Part One: Evolution Of An Artist! The HAPPY SHOW!

[JiMMyJaM08061991]

have u seriously kept work from when u were 3 years old,its awsome for a 3 year old. have u never even went to a con to hand out ur work. can u draw sequential art

[jamesjohnking]

What kid didn't draw at 3 years of age?

[jrskurt]

got some skills, just keep on rocking :):)

[jrskurt]

i know!! u are born, to do this m8, just keep on rocking :)

nice work btw :)

[heathybro]

im so glad you you have loads of vids about drawing you have a real talent im 14 and look foward to a carear in art and your work inspierd me to draw one of the best drawings ive ever done i even bought a book about marvel art thnks!!!!!!!!!!

[MattHawes]

Thank you very much for the kind comments!

-- Matt

[hfcleo]

btw. that first snoopy.. Gawd damm impressive son ;)

[MattHawes]

Thank you very much for the kind comments!

-- Matt

[hfcleo]

WOW! Great work. I just remembered a phase that i went through pre-graduation. where i would only draw eyes and maybe subtle facial features... lasted a year or so before i got back into drawing GBZ. Still now, i sometimes draw building plans, even thou its not my job to. lol.

[AmericanBulldog18]

man even when you were young you still drew good

[MattHawes]

Thank you!

-- Matt

[unInnocentBystander]

Dude Big Fan of your work! your drawings look as if they came straight from the original comic or even better. Every time i watch one of your videos i wanna draw afterwards then realize I'm not as good

[MattHawes]

Thanks for the kind words about my art. I am always happy to learn that my work can inspire other people to draw. That's a great compliment. I appreciate it!

-- Matt

[ppg07863]

Wow, I use to be a big drawer too for 26yrs and I still carry a drawing pad to work every day ^_~ I always got comments yrs ago in elementry school and high school. I remember winning a contest in Elementry for drawing a HUGE WALL BANNER took like 6 10 feet of Computer paper... I wrote and drew the ENTIRE Wizard of OZ Story!!!! This is for real. Took me like a month to do it! I probably could find it somewhere ^_~ this was like 15yrs ago.. I also remembering drawing Snoopy as my first character

[ppg07863]

hey man this soo reminds me of me growing up when I got hooked into drawing! All I wanted for my birthday and Christmas was Paper and markers which I always gotten for almost 26yrs! BTW, That snoopy one ya did reminded me of my first drawings.. I use to be good at Charilie Brown and the Gang.. After that I got started into Power Rangers, then drawing Anime like Sailor Moon ALL THE TIME like 5yrs of SM, then I did 3 yrs of Dragonball Z, and 4yrs of Yu-Gi-Oh, and 7 yrs of Pokemon pictures

[dxrip619]

wow at age 11-12 your way better than me at age 13-14

[Arrolis]

Sweet, that is amazing... at age 9 your drawings are better than mine at age 15-16... i still try tho.. i have a REALLY hard time with mouths and hands

[MattHawes]

Thanks for the kind words! I know a lot of artists that have trouble with hands. I personally feel that I have trouble with the back muscles. Thanks.

-- Matt

[dxrip619]

Wow i love this its so awsome!!!!!!!

[MattHawes]

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

-- Matt

[curt344]

WOW, you really did grow a lot during those years, Matt. Your starting point was also above average.

Awesome!

[MattHawes]

Thank you very much, Curt! -- Matt

[barth36]

Wow! That's cool!

[MattHawes]

Thank you very much, Barth! -- Matt

[LinneaKou]

Wow, Matt, you're so cute as a kid! And it's SOOO obvious that you had major talent even at age 3! (You could draw Snoopy better than I could!!!) Can't wait for the next parts!

~LK

[MattHawes]

Thank you very much, LK! :-) -- Matt

[anna1969]

That's very good Matt you like your heroes then!!!

[MattHawes]

I've always liked superheroes! :-) Thanks, Anna! -- Matt

[Marihani]

I see the hormones kicked in in the later bits! hehe! SO COOL, Matt! I couldn't draw like you did at 3 when I was 30 - heck - maybe even not now! LOL!

[MattHawes]

Hi, Mari! Heh. Yeah, I was wondering if someone would mention how I started drawing more girls later on. Thanks! -- Matt

[jahmietheshort1]

aw that's so cool!

[MattHawes]

Thanks, Jamie! -- Matt

[Camlore]

Awww!! You were just too cute, and very talented at such a young age too. I wish I could draw, but I can barely write legible. Thanks for sharing.

Dianne

[MattHawes]

Hi Dianne! Thank you! :-) -- Matt

[lucid123]

you were such an adorable kid!

[MattHawes]

Shucks. Thanks, Emily! :-) -- Matt

[guinnesshead]

Im very impressed. Glad you found your way to youtube :)

[MattHawes]

Thank you very much, Guinesshead! I'm glad you're a YouTube pal of mine! -- Matt

[TheWiseMonkey]

you were truly a born talent!

And it seemes you always wanted to do something with comics like you always loved comics.

~ James

[MattHawes]

Indeed, I always have loved comics! Thanks, Monkey! -- Matt

[soemochris]

nice glasses!

[MattHawes]

Thanks! Weren't they the best! :-) -- Matt

[bgirl90]

Wow Matt! Thank you for sharing your art! You are a born artist! Great job! Oh and by the way....you were such a cutie when you were younger! (not that your not now...lol) Hugs, Bay

[MattHawes]

Thanks, Bay! (blushes) I am uploading the other two parts of this installent as I write. A full, unbroken version is on view at my "TheHappyShow" account, but the resolution is a bit lower, due to limits on file sizes. -- Matt