HEROES CON 2012!! Charlotte, NC June 22-24

This marks my official "debut" convention as a working pro in the comics business and it happens to be the 30th anniversary of the first Con I ever attended!  

HeroesCon 2012
June 22 -24

Charlotte Convention Center
501 S. College St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

ADMISSION:
1-day Pass: $15 per person
3-day Pass: $30 per person
Kids 12 & Under get in FREE!

SHOW HOURS:
Friday: 11AM-7PM
Saturday: 10AM-6PM
Sunday: 11AM-6PM
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I’ll be at table
AA-245  (for new folks that's back in Artist Alley where all the really cool peeps hang out.)

Sketches will be available along with original art.  Sketchbooks for 2011 will also be available .

Sketch pricing is as follows:

• Sketchbooks (includes trading card size sketch on back cover)  $10
• Sketch Card (2.5 x 3.5) one character: $10
• 9 x 12 one character, copic markers: $40
• For more complex sketches (multiple characters, backgrounds, etc)...get there early and ask me about it.  :)  

 I will take a short list at the beginning of Friday and Saturday. If time permits I may open up on Sunday.

Artist of the Day!

Thrilled to be able to say I was selected as "Artist of the Day" by Rittenhouse Archives yesterday for their upcoming Marvel's Greatest Heroes trading card set.  This is what's been taking all my time pretty much Oct - Jan. 

Since they posted up a 9-card preview of the cards I completed on Facebook - I can show them here. 

Enjoy the preview, and as I'm able to show more of my cards I'll post them up here.

Catching up

Wow, I haven't posted out here in quite some time, and for the 2 people that follow me - sorry about that.  ;)  Actually I've been quite busy throughout the holidays on a project that as of now I still can't show any of that work but hopefully will be able to in the next few weeks.  However I can put up a few art pieces I've done recently that are not related to that particular project. 

I've also gotten to know some amazing artists over these last few months who have really motivated me to continue to improve, just by looking at how they approached similar challenges to the ones I've had. 

I'm "in between" projects at the moment - yes, I've just agreed to another "as yet unnamed" project, but will say that I will be working on an unspecified number of sketch cards for an unnamed publisher.  More to come on that soon. 

Art Update

I haven't posted in a while as I've found my schedule suddenly packed heading into the holiday seasons.  But here are a few updates: 

• "Grace Awakening" is still about 1/2 done for the first issue.  Unfortunately, the book as become a bit of a casualty as some other things have come up - but they're REALLY COOL things.  :D

• Got inspired recently about a new book - will be more of a sword / sorcery themed book.  I have the concept, now it needs to be written. 

• Finally - I've been asked to participate as an artist on an official trading card set that has yet to be announced. I will be doing an unnamed number of  'sketch cards'.  Right now, I can't give any more details than that, but suffice to say that THIS is as close as a 'dream come true' as I've ever had.  Once I am officially announced by the publisher I can give more details, but for now, I'm heads down working to produce the best art as fast as I can.  

 So, that's what's up with me, hope your holiday season is shaping up to be a good one.  Mine is going to be extremely busy, but if the last week is any indication, I'm going to be loving every minute of it.

Sketchbooks Available

Sketchbooks have been in for about 2 weeks now and I've had several folks order and I've enjoyed the variety of custom sketch requests I've gotten from folks.  It's actually really encouraging and inspiring when I get these requests because I try to continually push myself to get better. 

Here's a snapshot of several of the ones I've completed so far. 

I've also learned that shipping outside the US is expensive.  More expensive than I anticipated, but that's okay.  If I get many more requests for overseas shipping, I may have to bump the price though just to break even on the book. 

So for now, I have a number still available.  If anyone would like one - please let me know at moonlightpress93@gmail.com and I'll get one set up for you.  $10 for a custom sketch on the back cover. 

Sketchbook Arrives This Week!!

My 2010 - 2011 sketchbook is due to arrive this week from the printer so will be opening up for orders for anyone who wants one.

It's 16 black / white pages of artwork from me over the last year.  Front and back covers are in color.  Let me know if you're interested in the original artwork used in the sketchbook.  Some was sold during Heroes Con this year, but I still have many of the original pieces including the covers as well as the centerpiece.  

Prices: (shipping not included)

• $10 - Everyone will receive a personalized pen / ink sketch on back cover of character of your choice.  (There is  section that will be trading card size on the back cover that will be used for your personalized sketch).

Final cover / back cover are below.  

Sketchbook cover

I just finished the back cover for my sketchbook and so now it's all about formatting everything properly to send off to the printer.  Here's the initial version for the final cover.  I've changed the color on the title but otherwise it's pretty much the same.