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The third piece in the Swish series by Dion Hamill which is currently on eBay. The use of the light in this piece is amazing with brightness almost blinding. The shadows are also well blended in. Dion has painted in gouache on stiff quality illustration board.
Swish 03 :

More Artists Proofs from Frank Kadar. Frank has a selection of awesome one of a kind artwork currently on eBay. I especially like the Red Skull one, it’s very menancing and perfect timing for the upcoming Captain America movie.
Red Skull :

From a previous post, featured artist Dion Hamill described two new series that he was currently working on, namely Swish and Tinman. The second Tinman piece is currently on eBay. This piece is painted with gouache on stiff quality illustration board. I think this piece is incredible as the tinman discovers a patch of green [...]

Featured artist Chrissie Zullo has allowed me to feature more of her incredible Cinderella Fables are Forever covers. She used oil paint on 20″x30″ wood panel in grayscale before using Photoshop to add colours. This piece reminds me of the Black Widow for some reason!
Pencil Sketch :

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Cover :

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For the recent Thor movie, I thought it would be fun to showcase a recent Thor sketch by featured artist Pasquale Qualano. Also in case you missed it previous check out Frankie Washington’s Thor sketchcard post for more things Thor related.
Thor Sketch :

I’ve been meaning to do a short write up since I saw the [...]

Canadian born Chrissie Zullo is the cover artist for the Fables spin-off Cinderella. She’s lived up and down the East Coast, from South Florida, to North Carolina, and moving soon to New York. She’s allowed me to showcase Cinderella – Fables are Forever #2, the process from a preliminary sketch to the final product below.
Cinderella [...]

Some of the Marvel Beginning sketch cards by Frankie Washington are currently on sale. This is a unique opportunity to pick some amazing pieces of original artwork. Remind to bid high and bid often if you like ‘em! Click on the respective card to be taken directly to the eBay auctions. (More sketch card auctions [...]

In the last post, I showcased a sneak peek into the artwork of Uko Smith. Over the years, Uko has done freelancing work for a multitude of companies including White Wolf, Green Ronin, Lucasfilm, Topps, Hasbro, DC and Marvel Comics providing cover work and concept designs.
FX Trade Cover :

Prelim :

Pencil :

Inked :

FX Page 4 (Sequential) [...]

The last post was a sneak peek into Frankie Washington’s sketch cards on Marvel Beginnings – Series 1 which is getting released April. It’s a 180 card set. My favourite from all his sketch cards is this Doctor Octopus.

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7 Cards per Pack
24 Packs per Box
12 Boxes per Case

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I recently showcased Frankie Washington’s sketch card on Thor set. Today’s showcase is Frank Kadar’s artwork on the upcoming (23-Mar-11) Marvel Dangerous Divas set from Rittenhouse Archives. Each are unique and one coloured sketch card is available per box.
Would love to hear your thoughts on which card from Frank you liked best.

Previous featured artist Sara [...]