In January, I teased some of my work on Topps’ upcoming 2010 National Chicle Baseball trading card set. Today, I’m able to show you a bit more, as all of the artwork below has already been teased or previewed in one form or another. Below, Jon Lester, Adam Jones, Gordon Beckham, Evan Longoria, Kevin Richardson and Paul Konerko.
I’m new to the world of trading card collectors but I’m trying to stay ahead of the learning curve. If you happen to be a collector, then you’re no doubt familiar with Topps Redemptions, a program wherein a lucky collector can pull a “winning” card and redeem it for various prizes, including autographed memorabilia and artists’ sketch cards. That’s where I come in.
I recently lent a hand, helping Topps to fulfill some of their 2009 Baseball Series 1 redemptions (I guess they’re a bit behind schedule). Below are the 25 cards that I completed on commission. In addition I was allowed to keep 5 cards for myself (though I’ve yet to tackle those puppies) – I’ll probably execute those five in full color and sell them off right here on the site, so stay tuned. Until then… Scans below.
Think I liked Avatar much?
Below, some good ol’ fashion photo manipulation. My wife and I… if we were Na’vi.
I’m very proud to be a part of the upcoming all-painting 2010 National Chicle baseball trading card set from the Topps Company. On Friday, Topps gave Beckett Media a sneak peak at some of the cards from the set, including my artwork for the Gordon Beckham/ Evan Longoria Dual Autograph card (right).
In truth, neither of these are my strongest work from the set. Moreover, had I known the artwork would be cropped in this fashion, I would’ve approached both compositions differently. I’m probably just being picky, however. At least one blogger thinks the card’s alright, and the fans are what matters.
Hopefully in the coming weeks I’ll be able to showcase some of my other work from the set. In the meanwhile you can gander at the below artwork featuring Indians rookie Carlos Carrasco. The below image is NOT one of the pieces I produced for Topps, but it should give you a sense of what to expect from my work on Chicle. Hope you dig it.
Bit late in posting this – Best wishes for a healthy and happy New Year. Here’s hoping 2010 beats the heck out of 2009. Not holding my breath though…
Sketched in pencil, painted in watercolor, finished and tweaked in Painter and Photoshop.
And a detail…
Sirana Partners is a New York based commercial real estate investment and advisory firm in the process of opening its doors for business. Below, the logo I designed for the firm, as well as a web banner designed for the impending launch of their web site (Coming Soon).
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I previously posted some design work I did for this year’s 5th annual ITPMAN Triathlon. While the poster design went to print, the t-shirt went through a few more revisions before hitting the presses. You’ll find the final design below.
I really thought this was done… but I was wrong. While I really loved the rendering in the original version, stepping back for a few days I realized that I lost the “story” somewhere along the way. Hey, it happens. Here’s the new version, which I think does a much better job of conveying the protagonist’s metamorphosis.
This is another scene from my story The Reaper King (which incidentally has hit a major road block around the 100-page mark…). I’m calling this one “metamorphosis by moonlight.” I really like this one. I don’t use watercolors, but it has a watercolor-feel to me… if that makes sense.
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And… EMBIGGENED!
It recently occurred to me that I have a lot of older work that, while amateurish to my eyes in the rearview mirror, showed a lot of potential, and I wondered, to myself, if there were some salvageable concepts in the lot. Turns out, there are quite a few, and I’m having some fun revisiting these old bits and polishing them up. Added benefit: The portfolio thickens…
I forget the impetus for this one. It’s probably long forgotten me as well.
Here’s the original, circa 2004.
And the new. Click to embiggen.
