Mat the Wad is a monthly web animation series, consisted of individual short stories and cartoons, experimental in animation style and inspirational or humorous in character.
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Garbled I got the idea for this Mat the Wad while talking to my wife. In the middle of conversation I took a large bite of my dinner and continued what I was saying. When you've been around someone long enough, a curious form of communication evolves.
Matt
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![]() Spaghetti |
![]() Movies |
![]() Yawn |
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A Brief History ... |
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![]() Caveman |
![]() Revolution |
![]() Whoopie |
![]() Anime Boy and K'narf |
![]() Some Kind Of Princess |
![]() Anime Heroes |
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Camping |
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![]() Packing |
![]() Driving |
![]() Grillling |
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Newfangled |
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![]() Watching TV |
![]() Playing Video Games |
![]() Surfing the Web |
![]() Puffy Snow |
![]() Wet Snow |
![]() Sneaky Snow |
![]() Head |
![]() Falling |
![]() Walk Cycle |
![]() Standing |
![]() Holding Head |
![]() Spike |
![]() On the sidewalk |
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![]() Castle |
![]() Mad Scientist |
![]() Monster Reaching |
![]() Leaves |
![]() House & Woods Smoke |
![]() Dinner Table |
![]() Robot Fight - Storyboard |
![]() Robot Fight - Preproduction |
![]() Robot Fight - Finished Frame |
Latitude Character Proportions |
![]() TV |
![]() Beach |
![]() Restaurant |
![]() Menu |
![]() Ordering |
![]() Bully |
![]() OOooo |
![]() Raking |
How it Began
As a professional animator Matt wanted a way to experiment with animation, to express the random ideas and styles that popped into his head. Due to the unpredictable, feast-or-famine nature of the animation business, he knew he would have to develop a style that was simple enough to be done quickly yet versatile enough to tell a wide range of stories. The oddly chunky and simplified characters came to life.
In 2008, the band Nine Inch Nails challenged its fans to create music video's for its Ghosts album. The band had created the album with the idea of doing it quickly, without over thinking it. Being a long time fan, Matt decided to approach his animation in the same way and he completed "In Vino Veritas" music video animation using this simplified style. The video received many views and it still enjoys a five star rating on YouTube.
In 2009, Matthew A. Ducharme decided to create a monthly web series using the same simple style. The first “Mat the Wad” was published in February of 2009 and Matt continues to work on creating new shorts every month.