New from Breygent Marketing:
Don’t miss out on this hot new item!
Each Collector’s Preview set Contains:
1 Title Card
6 - 3D Lenticular Cards
9 Martian Creatures Cards
1 Joe Jusko Autograph Card
1 Promo Card
Star Wars Galactic Files. The Largest, Most Comprehensive Star Wars Trading Card Set. Ever.
350 card base set featuring characters, vehicles, creatures, and factions.
2 Hits per Box:
1 Sketch Card
1 Autograph or Embroidered Patch
Be sure to download the checklist.
From Rittenhouse Archives:
Rittenhouse Archives is proud to present this premiere edition Premium Pack Trading Cards series covering the first 72 episodes of the top-rated television program, NCIS!
Autograph Cards
Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto), Lauren Holly (NCIS Director Jenny Shepard), Rocky Carroll (NCIS Director Leon Vance), Cheryl Ladd (Mary Courtney), Bob Newhart (Dr. Walter Magnus), Charles Durning (Ernie Yost), Michael Nouri (Massad Director Eli David), Sean Harmon (Young Leroy Jethro Gibbs), Scottie Thompson (Jeanne Benoit), Sarah Jane Morris (Special Agent Barrett), Jessica Steen (Paula Cassidy), Rena Sofer (Margaret Hart), Pancho Demmings (Gerald Jackson) and more! (1 autograph card per Premium Pack)
Relic Cards
Mark Harmon (Special Agent Jethro Gibbs), David McCallum (Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard), Pauley Perrette (Abby Sciuto), Michael Weatherly (Special Agent DiNozzo), Sean Murray (Special Agent McGee), Rocky Carroll (NCIS Director Leon Vance), Cote de Pablo (Ziva David) and more!
(2 cards per Premium Pack)
36 Episode Cards, with 2 episodes per card (front/back)
(3 cards per Premium Pack)
9 Stars of NCIS Cards (1 card per Premium Pack)
This month we are clearing out our Lost Trading cards from InkWorks and Rittenhouse Archives. All cards are in our Ebay store now starting at 99 cents, including some great “very rare” cards, like the Michael Emerson card from Lost Seasons 1 Thru 5.
I love Star Wars and I love trading cards… so I’m loving these video box breaks by Blowout.com. Check it out:
To view all 8 (!) videos, visit: http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/non-sport-box-breaks/258050-star-wars-galaxy-7-video-case-break.html
How did you get into drawing sketch cards?
One of my passions is “Plein Air” painting. That’s the French expression for painting outdoors and working in natural light. I’ve been painting since 2009.
Before every piece of work I would paint these small thumbnails because it was a great way to see if the composition or colors would work before committing to a larger painting. I noticed I was putting a lot of time into these thumbnails. Almost the same amount of time as a larger painting.
In 2010, I was looking for another media outlet to share my paintings. So I created a deviantART gallery. Somewhere down the line I came across artists posting these incredible “sketch cards”. I really wanted to be part of this community of artists and began researching online.
I took the old fashioned route and sent samples to multiple companies. Out of the handful of sample sheets sent, I was thrilled to hear back from Breygent Marketing. So the first official set I worked on was “The Golden Age of Comics: Heroes and Villains”.
What is your favorite subject to draw?
As much as I love painting landscapes I really enjoy illustrating anything Star Wars!
What is your favorite character to draw?
Hands down….Boba Fett! My first exposure to this character was back in the 80’s when watching “Empire Strikes Back”. At that time there wasn’t much background info on Boba Fett. So the mystery was always there. And now with the updated info on the Fett’s, he’s even more exciting to illustrate. He’s just one of those characters that seems to have an infinite amount of ways to draw.
Do you prefer black & white sketches or color sketches?
I’ve always been a fan of color, tonal work and texture. I love taking the simplest lines and shapes then bringing them to life with color.
What kind of materials do you prefer to work with?
As much as I hated using watercolors in college… it’s now my favorite medium to use! But some sketch card sets won’t take my watercolors too well, causing the card to warp or buckle. One time I received a set of blank cards with a waxy layer and it didn’t take my watercolors at all! In this scenario I’ll use markers, brush pens, gouache and colored pencils instead.
Who is your favorite sketch card artist?
I have an infinite list of sketch card artists that inspire and motivate me…you know who you are - LOL! But if I had to pick one that always leaves me in awe, it’s Mark McHaley. His watercolor techniques for portraits are so mesmerizing to look at. He has a great minimalistic approach to his line-work and he’s just brilliant with the use of white space.
What are you currently working on?
Recently wrapped up “Red Sonja” and currently working on “Vampirella”. Both sets will be released by Breygent Marketing. In between sets I’m completing several illustration and sketch card commissions.
Has your career as an artist benefited from doing sketch card work?
Yes, I’ve been very lucky to work on many licensed sets and I’ve gained new customers and fans along the way.
Do you collect trading cards for yourself?
I used to collect both Sport and Non-Sport sets during my childhood. Nowadays I collect really unique sketch cards made by other artists. I was part of a trade off last year involving 20 artists. Each artist chose one character… in my case I chose Astromech Droids. So I proudly own 20 unique cards… some killer R2 units and some original designs! My favorite card that I own was created by Jen Gubicza. She created a Jabba the Hutt sketch card completely made of fabric.
Do you have a website / blog / online presence where readers can find more information about you?
Yes, feel free to visit, follow and go to:
Website: gdedios.com
Blog: gdedios.blogspot.com
DA: geralddedios.deviantart.com
Twitter: twitter.com/TheArtgd
Youtube: youtube.com/TheArtgd
Written and painted by rock poster, Garbage Pail Kids/ Wacky Packages artist Joe Simko, this card set mixes iconic cereal box art with popular horror films, creating a modern sweet treat!
Hobby Box - 24 Pack - Details
5 Sticker Cards per Pack
OR
4 Sticker Cards and 1 Random Premium Gift per Pack
(Complete 55-title base set guaranteed per hobby box)
Random Premium Gifts include:
Silver Spoon Foil Fusion Cards (8 designs),
Magnet Gross-ery Aisle Tryptic (3 designs),
11” x 17” Point of Purchase Poster (1 design), and
original, hand-drawn Sketch Cards (color and b/w)
Approximate ratio odds of finding premium inserts per Hobby Box
(Odds based on 1st printing – 2,000 Hobby Boxes)
Foil Fusion Cards - 2:1 box
Magnets - 1:2 boxes
Point of Purchase Poster – 1:1 box
Sketch Cards – 1:2 boxes
The Big Bang Thery Trading Cards are now available for pre-order at Cryptozoic for a suggestion retail price of 84 dollars a box. The set release date of this long awaited set is March 23rd.
Pre-order here: http://store.cryptozoic.com/product_p/bigbangtheory_tc.htm
Personally, I can’t wait for these!
About this set:
The characters on The Big Bang Theory do everything that we, as hobbyists, love: discussing science, passionately debating hypothetic battles between comic book characters, and playing games. So, it’s only fitting that the cast has their own trading cards. From Penny’s Halloween party to robot-on-robot melee, you can collect your favorite moments in the show. You can’t polybag these, but you can sort them in pages and carry them around in a three-ring binder. Score!
5 cards per pack; 24 packs per box
$3.50 per pack MSRP
*Only available in the United States
Inserts: Autographs and Memorabilia
Autograph and memorabilia cards feature the CZE hologram to guarantee authenticity.
The sell-out at Nonsporttrading.com continues with the addition of James Bond trading cards at our Ebay Store.
Today’s top card is the John Cleese A125 Autograph Card, starting at only 99 cents! This card normally starts at appoximately 50 dollars.
How did you get into drawing sketch cards?
About 5 years ago I was contacted by Steven Frank and he was doing a fund raising event for the March of Dimes. His idea was to have artists do sketches on these 4 x 6 cards that were imprinted by the March of Dimes. He asked me to do a couple, which I was more than happy to do. The fund raiser was very successful I guess. From there I got a few more inquiries from other organizations to do sketch cards on the standard 2.5 x 3.5 format. Then Steve started 5finity and asked me to participate in a couple of their projects. Since then I have always been doing something with sketch cards. Even if it’s creating my own, and selling them on eBay.
What is your favorite subject to draw?
Superheroes. But I don’t get asked all that often to draw a sketch card of them. Somehow most requests for sketch cards are for boobs and butts! LOL. And can I really complain that I get to draw those?
What is your favorite character to draw?
Whatever someone has asked me to do next. HA! There are so many. Probably towards the top of the list are Power Girl, Supergirl, The Hulk.
Do you prefer black & white sketches or color sketches?
Color. As an Artist, I feel you can convey so much more depth and emotion using color. Black and white can be effective when used here and there. But for me when it comes to sketch cards, color is better.
What kind of materials do you prefer to work with?
Right now I am using any and all markers that will get the job done for a specific image. I use Prismacolor and Copic markers. I also have a couple Faber-Castell brush markers I will pull out every now and then too. Finishing touches could be Faber-Castell colored pencils and white gouache.
Who is your favorite sketch card artist?
Wow. There are so many of them. I know I am going to leave someone off this list and piss them off (If that is you, please accept my humble apologies!). How about Jim Kyle, Meghan Hetrick, Bill McKay, Axebone, Amy Clarke. The list goes on and on.
What are you currently working on?
I just completed cards for 5finity Bill Tucci’s Shi collection. I am currently working on Ken Galan’s Contemporary Pin-ups. And after that is a project for Bad Axe studios next card collection.
Has your career as an artist benefited from doing sketch card work?
Sure. One sketch card project can lead to another. Which is wonderful. I am always so grateful to be approached to participate on a sketch card project. But if you are asking do sketch cards lead to other type of artistic work? Then the answer is not really. When someone sees one of my sketch cards, it leads them to ask about doing more cards. It never leads to asking about doing full comic pages or a large commission piece. They are just very different disciplines and I am finding out they are like parallel universes and rarely do they collide into one another.
Do you collect trading cards for yourself?
Nope.
Do you have a website / blog / online presence where readers can find more information about you?
My website is www.artofm2.com
My deviantArt page is http://mmunshaw.deviantart.com
And I am on Twitter at @mmunshaw
