Recent pick ups (as of March 09) - Lots of scans!

[weasel-king]

I've had some of these for a month or more but just had the time to get through the scanning. So, let's jump right in, we've got a lot to look at!

The first three are for the trader box.

An MM3 AP, Kitty Pride by Karen Krajenbrink, and it was well worth the long wait:

The other two are not new acquisitions, but they were cards I found behind the shelf on which my scanner sits. Oops. A Witch King by Kevin Graham from LotR Masterpieces, and a Two Face from DC Legacy by Jim Kyle.

Then on to the cards for my collections.

Adam Hicks Rhino from MM3:

Mel Celestial from MM3:

Then an Anjin Anhut from MM3:

Finally a Tod Allen Smith from, you guessed it, MM3:

A couple of Artist Proofs from MM2 that I got directly from the artist (Jake Minor), a Gambit and a Rhino:

Then some Catwoman sketches from Batman Archives, one by Bruno Oliveira and two by James Cordeiro:

A Complete Avengers Firestar sketch by Justin Chung:

And one from WoM by Mark Dos Santos:

Commissioned and ACEO cards

First up are more spoils from Elaine Perna. Continuing my Family Guy/Spider-Man villains theme, we have Christobel as Dr Ock and Bruce the Performance Artist as Kraven the Hunter:

Several from Mark Spears. The first two (Mary Jane and Mystique, respectively) he had done and was simply selling; the Firestar and Rhino I commissioned from him:

A commissioned Rhino from Blair Shedd:

From Nathan Ohlendorf I've got four cards--he had already done the Zombie Spidey, so I asked for a Zombie Rhino. The others were some others he had already done so I picked them up for the Firestar and Rhino.

A couple more by George Calloway. The first has so much detail it's incredible. Firestar "and Friends" and one of X-23:

Commissioned Firestar and Rhino by Brandon Kenney:

Commissioned Gleek, Firestar, and Rhino by Rich Molinelli:

Then to end things for a while, a couple from the Star Wars universe.

A Lando by Ingrid Hardy...

...and a Lando/Leia by Randy Martinez:

 

[wildfan1833]

Those are some cool cards

 

[oasis]

man that Mary Jane is Hot..

 

[missionhocky10]

wow, very nice sketches!!

the 2 from family guy are my favorites :beer:

 

[jonpop]

This is probably going to be a dumb question but do the artists actually draw on the card or are they reprinted from an original. Cool cards nonetheless.

 

[weasel-king]

Nope, not dumb at all. The artists draw on the cards themselves. Some use colored pencils, some use markers, some even use oil paint (so I guess technically those aren't "sketch cards" per se).

 

[Boomer1967]

That Lando by Ingrid Hardy...Looks like Xzibit and he is coming to pimp the Millenium Falcon. Congrats on quite a haul.

 

[webottew]

Those are really cool!

Another "newbie" question. What is the ballpark range that an artist charges for a commissioned piece? And how do you go about contacting the artist?

Perhaps this info could be added to a NonSport stickied FAQ. I didn't seen one in Discussion

 

[weasel-king]

The ballpark range is quite big--I've paid from $10 to $75, but some artists charge $100 or more. I've only ventured toward the $75 end two or three times. If I had to guess, I'd say the average is maybe $20 or $25.

The great part is that most will draw anything you want, provided you can give reference pics sometimes. For example, I had to give Rich Molinelli some pics of Gleek for the card above. Or another example, for Elaine Perna's "Kraven" card above, I told her I wanted it to be be Bruce the Performance Artist as Kraven, but I wanted the vest, soul patch, and earring.

I know it's sort of taboo to mention other message boards here, but since the audiences don't over lap much I don't think it in poor taste. There is another mb called "Scoundrel" that has a lot of artists on it. That's the best place to start.