David Mattingly

David Mattingly

@davidmattingly.bsky.social

I'm an illustrator & teacher, I did 54 Animorphs covers. I teach at Pratt Institute. I am Professor Emeritus at School of Visual Arts. You can get signed prints of my artwork at: https://davidmattingly.com

2,243 Followers 2,220 Following 27 Posts Joined Feb 2024
14 hours ago
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Tonight is the auction of my sketches on Heritage. Both are priced very reasonably, so click the link for a chance to own a piece of original art for less:
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6 days ago
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Thanks to everyone for a sensational sale of my work through Heritage.com. I have two more sketches from some of my favorite projects. Please click on the link to see a full sized .jpg of the sketch:
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1 week ago
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My brilliant brother Jim has created the new MAGA anthem!! Enjoy!! For you, Elon!!
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2 weeks ago
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did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/899057887

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2 weeks ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. This cover was featured on "Saturday Night Live." You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
etsy.com/listing/812665721

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1 month ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers, but they appeared in black and white and small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. Stay all the way to the end for a surprise!! You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/790288384

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1 month ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798783044

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1 month ago
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I’m selling a painting by Richard Hescox that was the cover for “Dray Prescot Book 31 Masks of Scorpio”. (Daw, 1984). Oil on 24" x 36" canvas wrapped board. Signed and dated 1983 in the lower right of the image area.
You can preview and bid on it here:
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1 month ago
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I’m selling the full sized pencil preliminary drawing for “Conan the Victorious” by Kirk Reinert . I have it up for auction on Heritage.com. You can preview and bid on it here: 
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1 month ago
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I have one more set of paintings by other artists that I am selling through Heritage.com, including a wonderful unpublished finished piece by Bernie Wrightson. You can preview and bid on all of the paintings here:
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1 month ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/1170002407

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1 month ago
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I will be selling a lot of paintings by other artists that I have collected over the years in the next couple of weeks on heritage.com. I wanted to tell some stories about how I came by having these paintings.You can view and bid on my entire consignment in auction : comics.ha.com/c/search.zx?...

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1 month ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/899052539

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1 month ago
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I have been using an AI video generator to bring some of my paintings to life. Each sequence is my original painting with additional motion added. I have prints of all of my painting available on my web site here:
www.davidmattingly.com

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1 month ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here, just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/812662435

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1 month ago
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🎇S2E11: The David Mattingly Interview!

Here is a nice interview with me on the "Animorphs 55" podcast. I am sorry to say I made a major mistake right at the beginning of the interview. I mixed up Animorphs 3 and 4.
3 was the first cover I did, of Tobias turning into the hawk.
Link to the podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/227k...

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1 month ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/884028382

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1 month ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/897954595

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2 months ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/805393401

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2 months ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798779814

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2 months ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/798775628

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2 months ago
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I did flipbooks for all of the Animorphs covers I did, but they appeared in black and white and very small, so I am posting them here so you can see them large and in color. No AI here--just Elastic Reality and painting. You can buy a signed print of this cover here:
www.etsy.com/listing/897951851

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2 months ago
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Animorphs 5 was the only cover that I was asked to redo. The original cover had Marco morphing into a gorilla. I redid it with him morphing into a lobster. This is the first time I have ever posted the full flipbook. You can buy a signed print here:
www.etsy.com/listing/888129842

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9 months ago
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I am pleased to announce that I have been named Faculty Emeritus at School of Visual Arts. After teaching for almost 25 years at SVA, I am retiring. I will miss teaching, and am grateful for the many wonderful students I had over the years.

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1 year ago
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I am the artist who did most of the Animorphs covers. I have five rare Animorphs items for sale, including 2 pieces of original Animorphs by me.
www.ebay.com/itm/33577843...
www.ebay.com/itm/23572441...
www.ebay.com/itm/23592326...
www.ebay.com/itm/23592327...
www.ebay.com/itm/33577842...
#animorphs

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1 year ago
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I have two more paintings on sale on Heritage, this time one for a book by Martin Caiden and the other from Douglas Hill’s “Exiles of Colsec” series.
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#animorphs #art #artist #scifi #scifiartist

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1 year ago
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RICK JAMES ORIGINAL ALBUM COVER ART "BUSTIN OUT OF L7" by artist DAVID MATTINGLY | eBay OWN A PIECE OF ROCK AND ROLL HISTORY! It includes and unopened copy of the album. Original cover sketch for "Greenthieves" art by David Mattingly. Original cover sketch for "The Reality Matrix" art by...

Extremely rare original artwork for Rick James cover “Bustin” Out of L7”. Check it out on ebay: www.ebay.com/itm/23511385...
#RickJames #PunkFunk #80s #Ateam #Ipitythefool #wednesdayvibesl #Onset #Episode

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2 years ago
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Check out David Mattingly

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1 year ago
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Kevin Stein, The Guide to Larry Niven's Ringworld, Baen, 1994. Cover: David B. Mattingly.

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1 year ago
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Concept art for Tron, by David Mattingly, 1982

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