Read about my latest illustration and design projects, along with random geeky things that interest me!
Topps 2020 Star Wars Holocron Trading Card Artwork (1/1/2021) - The final Star Wars trading card set for the year released this week and it wouldn’t be 2020 if there wasn’t at least one little mishap! In this case there are two. The first is that the set was delayed a number of times and it’s now a little crazy for me to look at … Continue reading "Topps 2020 Star Wars Holocron Trading Card Artwork"
Interview with Chris Mixer About Collecting Sketch Cards (12/21/2020) - Recently, one of the biggest collectors of sketch cards I know and easily the most knowledgable person of the artform I know, Chris Mixer, asked me a few questions about being a sketch card artist. He posted that interview on his website and today I’m excited to share my interview with him here! A Conversation … Continue reading "Interview with Chris Mixer About Collecting Sketch Cards"
Topps 2020 Star Wars Masterwork Trading Card Artwork (12/19/2020) - Topps 2020 Star Wars Masterwork is a premium trading card set that includes sketch cards, some of which I drew! As this is a premium set, the sketch cards are on quality paper stock that have a great texture to draw on. The cards are also stiffer and thicker than other, regular sketch cards. This … Continue reading "Topps 2020 Star Wars Masterwork Trading Card Artwork"
Newly Commissioned Artwork (12/5/2020) - I wanted to share a few commissions I completed for people over the past few months. It’s a mix of sports and pop culture, and all of it was bigger than the artwork I do for trading card projects! Colby Cave Commission This was a 9×12″ mixed media commission of the late hockey player Colby … Continue reading "Newly Commissioned Artwork"
2020 Cryptozoic Rick & Morty Season 3 Artwork (11/28/2020) - Earlier this year Cryptozoic released their third and final Rick & Morty trading card set. It was so much fun returning to draw these crazy cartoon characters as I had previously worked on the first series. I also created a 9×10″ painting of Rick & Morty that I turned into a print last year! There … Continue reading "2020 Cryptozoic Rick & Morty Season 3 Artwork"
Marvel’s Runaways Trading Card Artwork (11/14/2020) - Upper-Deck recently released their Runaways trading card set on their epack platform. The set is sold exclusively through their online service, with each pack containing a hit like an autograph from one of the show’s stars or a sketch card drawn by someone like myself! This isn’t the first time I’ve worked on a set … Continue reading "Marvel’s Runaways Trading Card Artwork"
Star Wars The Mandalorian Trading Card Artwork (11/8/2020) - Star Wars the Mandalorian trading cards were just released by Topps this week. Some of my original artwork can be found in packs of these cards, sold at hobby shops and retailers! This trading card series focuses exclusively on season one of the Mandalorian, and explores all of the characters and settings from this season. … Continue reading "Star Wars The Mandalorian Trading Card Artwork"
Topps 2020 Gallery Baseball Base Card Artwork (10/26/2020) - Last year I had the opportunity to contribute illustrations to the Topps 2019 Gallery Baseball set. This artwork was used for the insert set called Impressionists and there were 30 cards in all. As per most insert sets, the cards were not found in every pack but instead 1 in every 88 or so packs … Continue reading "Topps 2020 Gallery Baseball Base Card Artwork"
Non-Sports Magazine Artist List (10/9/2020) - Non-Sports Magazine is published once every two months and every couple of issues they post a list of ‘hot’ artists. It’s unclear as to how they create this list but some artists figure it’s based off online sales of sketch cards. Either way they do it, it’s pretty neat when you find out that you’re … Continue reading "Non-Sports Magazine Artist List"
Mickey Mantle Personal Sketch Cards (9/20/2020) - Recently I created three Mickey Mantle sketch cards for a big baseball fan. These three drawings were based off iconic Mantle Topps trading cards from 1952, 1953, and 1956. These three sketch cards were drawn on plain, high quality paper stock that has the same dimensions as a trading card (2.5×3.5″). I used Copic markers, … Continue reading "Mickey Mantle Personal Sketch Cards"