How Much Are Sketch Cards Worth? I’ve worked on sketch cards for a long time and a common thing I see asked is “how much should I sell my artist proof sketch cards for”? I also see collectors ask why artists charge what they charge and how much are sketch cards worth? I thought I’d …
Personally I’m not a big car guy. I’ve always liked the look of classic cars and high end sports cars but I’ve never been all that knowledgeable about them. I don’t know the details or really even the names of this or that type of car, but I have always liked the look of the …
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 …
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 …
I was commissioned to draw two pet portraits as Christmas gifts this year. Oddly, both commissions were of beagles! For both of these commissions I was provided a photo of the pet, with one of the pets only having a portion of the dog showing so I had to figure out what the hind legs …
I’ve had a store on Etsy since 2011. I used it a little bit at first and sold a few custom sketch cards on it immediately but then switched my focus solely to Ebay. Lately, I’ve found Ebay prices to be going through the roof and my sales declining. Because of that I am starting …
I was recently commissioned to create a large illustration of Chewbacca! The parameters were pretty wide open for what I could do, besides to have a good amount of detail on Chewy, include his bowcaster, and have an open place for the actor who played Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, to sign it. Really fun piece …
I was recently commissioned to create a traditionally illustrated portrait. The portrait is actually of a friend of mine. The stipulation was just that she wanted me to base the portrait on a particular photo she supplied me. Everything else was up to me. The Process The illustration was created on a fairly smooth 11×14″ …
