Read about my latest illustration and design projects, along with random geeky things that interest me!
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"
Mystery Packs of Artwork (9/15/2020) - Mystery packs of my artwork are available and there’s only TEN available! Each pack will include one original one-of-one personal sketch card, one signed official trading card that features one of my published drawings, one signed mini print, and one of my business cards with a drawing on it! There will also be some packages … Continue reading "Mystery Packs of Artwork"
Making Sketch Cards (9/15/2020) - Making sketch cards is possibly far more complicated than you might think. You might assume from looking at one that it’s a simple task of just sitting down and sketching out an image, but it’s far more than just that. What are sketch cards? What are sketch cards is a question I went into answering … Continue reading "Making Sketch Cards"
Mini Pop Culture Paintings (9/6/2020) - I’ve been creating acrylic paintings on 2×2″ canvases for a little while now. Often I create these when I have some leftover paint from a project or just some time between projects. They’re a great way to practice painting, and because they’re roughly 1/2″ deep with a wooden frame, I can attach a magnet to … Continue reading "Mini Pop Culture Paintings"
Star Wars: Chrome Perspectives Sketch Cards (8/8/2020) - For baseball fans, this was a big week with the release of Topps Chrome Baseball but in a far off galaxy is another shiny chunk of cardboard, Topps Star Wars: Chrome Perspectives. This set focuses on the latest Star Wars sequels, episodes VII-IX (check out some of my previous posts featuring artwork from other Star … Continue reading "Star Wars: Chrome Perspectives Sketch Cards"
Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Series 2 Sketch Cards (6/25/2020) - Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Series 2 is the final trading card installment to the last film in the Star Wars prequel trilogy. Back in December Series 1 released and for the printed card and sketch card imagery, they drew mainly from what was available from the trailers. Series 2 releases well after the movie had … Continue reading "Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker Series 2 Sketch Cards"
Magik Drawing (6/22/2020) - I’ve been looking over some of my more recent drawings and it confirmed what I already knew; I’ve drawn A LOT of portraits. It’s a product of how I spend a lot of my time drawing sketch cards that entail drawing mostly portraits (Star Wars and baseball), and that when I am commissioned it is … Continue reading "Magik Drawing"
Cryptozoic DC CZX Super-Heroes & Super-Villains Sketch Cards (6/1/2020) - Cryptozoic DC CZX Super-Heroes & Super-Villains Sketch Cards was released in 2019, so I’m a little behind on posting about the artwork I did for this set 🙂 This set focused on the movies from the DC Universe. Including the Watchmen, Superman vs. Batman, the Justice League, and many more! This isn’t the first project … Continue reading "Cryptozoic DC CZX Super-Heroes & Super-Villains Sketch Cards"