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Star Wars Fan Days III Oct. 24-25 2009

2009-10-03T15:18:00.000-07:00

Hey all, it's that time of year again and I will be appearing at Star Wars Fan Days 3 in Plano Texas on October 24-25. As always I will be doing on site sketches in black and white and color, as well as selling prints. Be sure to come by and say hello!

Here is a link to the official Fan Days site: http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/fandaysIII-artists.html

The Empire Muggs Back

2009-07-30T10:51:00.000-07:00

I recently was asked by Lucasfilm to customize a Mighty Muggs figure for their project "The Empire Muggs Back: A Mighty Good Cause" to be auctioned by the Make-A-Wish Foundation. I decided instead of doing a character I'll paint a Star Wars scene from the movie - two scenes to be exact, one on each side of the character. One side is the scene of Luke outside his homestead on Tatooine watching the binary suns setting, the other is a view inside the Millenium Falcon cockpit as we see Tie Fighters attack the ship. These were displayed along with many other artists' designs at the Lucasfilm Pavilion at San Diego Comic Con last weekend! Have a look at the pics I took there.

This auction goes on from July 31-August 14, 2009. More information may be found at www.theempiremuggsback.com

San Diego Comi Con July 22-26, 2009

2009-07-15T11:58:00.000-07:00

I will be once again attending San Diego Comic Con this year and will be set up in Artists' Alley at table CC-15. For those interested I will be available for commissioned sketches both black and white and color. I will also have some prints available and some original Topps and Upper Deck sketch cards for sale including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Lord of the Rings and Marvel Masterpieces 3.

Here are my commission rates -

9"x12" head sketch
Pencil - $15 Color - $25
9"x12" full character sketch
Pencil - $20 Color - $30-$50

Personal Sketch Cards

Pencil - $10
Grayscale - $15
Color - $20

If you're not looking for commissions just feel free just to stop by my table to say hello. See you there!

My Galaxy Sketch Cards Featured on Star Wars.com!

2009-03-23T23:23:00.000-07:00

Star Wars official site just posted a feature on the work I did for Topps Star Wars Galaxy Series 4 card set. I did 100 sketch cards plus 15 red cards sold exclusively in Target stores! You can check out my interview and work here: http://www.starwars.com/vault/collecting/topps20090316.html

Here are a few more samples of my sketch cards:

Phoenix Comicon Jan 23 - 25, 2009

2009-01-14T08:32:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, once again I will be attending Phoenix Comicon slated for January 23-25 this year, so if you're going be sure to drop by and say hello! I will be sharing a space with Spazdog Comics this time around in the main exhibitor hall at Booth 6 and 7.

I am up on the artist guest list on their site which you can view here:
http://www.phoenixcomicon.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=11&Itemid=65

I will be doing the usual sketch commissions on request as well as selling prints, including some new ones!

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Star Wars Fan Days II, Oct 25-26

2008-10-18T00:03:00.000-07:00

I am one of the guests attending Star Wars Fan Days II which is being held in Plano Texas this coming weekend of October on the 25th and 26th. This is a show run by Official Pix who will also be giving out exclusive Fan Days sketch cards to the artists to draw your favorite Star Wars character at your request! Quick pencil sketches will be free, grey scale will be $12 and full color $20.

If you are attending be sure to stop by my table and say hello!

Details of the show can be found at http://www.scifiexpo.com/DCC/Next-Convention.html

Clone Wars Sketch Cards!

2008-08-05T13:11:00.000-07:00

I recently completed work on the Clone Wars set for Topps, so here are a few examples. Enjoy!

New Trailer

2007-11-28T11:35:00.000-08:00

Here's my latest trailer for my film:

http://s38.photobucket.com/albums/e147/DavRab1/?action=view&current=TrailerBsmall.flv

Celebration IV Art Print on Star Wars.com

2007-04-18T19:50:00.000-07:00

Star Wars Celebration IV is just around the corner! Being held in L.A. this time round from May 24-28, it should be an event to remember. This year there will be almost 50 artists offering limited edition Star Wars prints exclusively for the convention. I am honored to be one of those artists! My art and profile are now up at Star Wars.com here: http://www.starwars.com/community/event/celebration/news20070417.html

Here also is what my print looks like. These will be limited to 250 prints. Email me at davra@earthlink.net if you have any questions.

Film Update: Composite Test Shot

2007-02-05T23:11:00.000-08:00

What you see here is a scene from my green screen shoot (which I mentioned in my last post), except I decided to bring this into Photoshop and do a composite still. This is pretty much the look I am going for, particularly for the end of the film.

Legend of Shallandra film update

2007-02-05T22:38:00.000-08:00

It's been a while since I posted anything about my film so here are a few stills from a green screen shoot I did a few weeks ago. Since the trailer I put up a while ago I recast the main part of Kindra, now played by Erin Lanus. These are scenes from the final confrontation at the end of the movie. I gotta say that both Erin and Rich (playing Golgoth) here have done an excellent job, especially in the sword fight choreography, in which they are well skilled.
Enjoy!

Wrath of the Titans

2006-11-07T11:42:00.000-08:00

New Comic Cover - Wrath of the Titans!

Bluewater Productions and Alias Comics recently signed a deal with the legendary special effects artist Ray Harryhausen to publish comics based on his fantasy films. Harryhausen is best known for his stop motion animated monsters in films like The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans. Bluewater gave me the honor of doing a comic cover for one of those titles, Wrath of the Titans. The story is to be set five years after the events of Clash. This publication is set to be released April 2007.

Sketchbook For Sale

2006-10-03T19:43:00.000-07:00

I have a new sketchbook for sale. This book is 8.5x11" and has twenty pages (correction from ten which I previously said-sorry I goofed) contains characters from Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Blade Runner, Superman, Batman, and more! The cost is $12 per sketchbook plus $3 shipping withing the U.S. International is $5. I prefer money order or cashier's check but you may also send a payment through http://www.paypal.com (send to davra@earthlink.net) If you decide to mail me a payment, email me at davra@earthlink.net and I'll send you the mailing address. Thanks for looking!

UPDATE! I will also draw an original sketch on the inside cover. Email me and ask what you'd like me to draw. :)

10th Muse and Blackbeard's Legacy Prints!

2006-09-25T23:00:00.000-07:00

I have finally made prints of these covers I painted for Alias comics, Blackbeard's Legacy and Tenth Muse. They are on 11x17" high quality card stock, and will sign them on request! You can order one through http://www.paypal.com (send to davra@earthlink.net) The cost is $20 per print plus $3 for shipping within the U.S. International shipping is $5.

UPDATE! I am throwing in a free sketch card with each print. They are my own sketch cards, an example shown here. Email me and ask what you'd like me to draw for you.

Update on film progress

2006-08-07T14:08:00.000-07:00

Okay, the film so far as been pretty slow in getting it together...but I've covered some ground. I have the main actors in place and so far they are doing very well. We have been working out some of the choreography for the swordfight and I have a couple of sequences done, more or less.

Also I have a rough teaser trailer, really just to give the viewer an idea of how the film is going to look. It includes some of the actual scenes to be used in the final cut, some that won't be used (like the swordfight, which will be redone) and a few storyboards here and there. There are also some effects shots in there which I am proud of...
Welll enough talk, check out this link to view the trailer. It's best to save it on to your desktop, then view it:

http://www.skyhookentertainment.com/short/teasertrailer.htm (requires Quicktime to view it)

By the way, the pics you see above are ideas I'm playing around with for the dvd menu. :)

Cover Art for Alias Comics!

2006-07-05T22:03:00.000-07:00

For all you comic book fans, I was comissioned by Bluewater productions associated with Alias Comics to illustrate a couple of covers for their titles. One for the popular book known as Tenth Muse, also a cover for their new comic series Blackbeard's Legacy. I was given the ok to show these, so enjoy. :)

You can check out their website at http://www.bluewaterprod.com

My profile on StarWars.com

2006-04-13T23:14:00.000-07:00

Lucasfilm's Bonnie Burton interviewed me for their ongoing Star Wars Artist series over at StarWars.com which is now online. Click the link below to read the article!

http://www.starwars.com/eu/explore/profile/f20060411/index.html

2006-03-10T23:08:00.000-08:00

Here is a color concept piece I did for my film, which by the way, the working title is called Legend of Shallandra.

Movie Project

2006-03-10T22:44:00.000-08:00

For some time I have been making preparations for a short fantasy film I plan to shoot. I won't go into too much detail on the story, suffice it to say it is about a a girl who under circumstances has no choice but to go on a journey to save her husband and face a greater trouble that may turn her world upside down.

The film has been storyboarded, costumes have been made and props are ready to use. I have one actor in place but I am still searching for a girl to play the main role.
For the time being I'd like to share some of the storyboards that have been done for the film. I will continue to make updates as the film progresses.

Most Curious...

2006-02-16T18:55:00.000-08:00

The animated feature Curious George was released in theaters last week with a weekend opening of $14 million, which as far as 2d animation goes is not a bad number. The company where I work (Fat Cat animation) had the honor of getting a contract to do a couple of sequences for Universal for the movie. My role in this whole thing was to paint the backgrounds along with a couple of other artists. It was a pretty hectic time, for some departments more than others but definitely worth it! So go see the movie and support the 2d animation industry, otherwise I will be out of a job!!! ;) Okay not really, but do go see it...heck, I haven't seen it myself! Must go this week.
In the meantime here are a few backgrounds I did for the movie...

2006-01-01T00:28:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year!

I just completed all 206 sketch cards for the Lord of the Rings Evolution set. Man, these were more of a challenge than the Star Wars set...maybe because I had to draw more human faces this time whereas Star Wars has a wide variety of aliens and robots to choose from also. Here are some samples of my cards approved by Topps. Enjoy. :)

Lord of the Rings Sketch Cards

2005-12-05T17:49:00.000-08:00

Topps have once again asked me to do a set of sketch cards for them, this time for Lord of the Rings Evolution! I have committed to doing 200 so far, but I may do more. I can't post any of my work just yet but I will as soon as Topps give me the ok!

New Work

2005-12-03T17:29:00.000-08:00

Here is some recent work I created completely in Photoshop.

Back from C3!

2005-04-26T19:22:00.000-07:00

Just got back from Star Wars Celebration 3. Had a great time but man it was jam packed in there! I thought San Diego Comic Con was bad. Got to meet some of the other Topps sketch artists including Joe Corroney, Randy Martinez, Matt Busch, Sarah Wilkinson (Sarah's awesome), Cat Staggs, Cynthia Cummens, Justin Chung, Tommy Lee Edwards, plus many more. Thanks guys for being very supportive and all your encouraging words! I enjoyed talking to all of you.
George was there but the lines for him were way too long so I just skipped on that. On the other hand Rick McCallum candidly walked by in the hall and stopped to say hi to me and my friends! We shook hands and had our picture taken with him...a very cool moment.

Other news - though rather late news - my sketch cards for the Topps Revenge of the Sith set are out since April 2 and I'm already seeing a few on ebay. Really good feeling to see people are buying them. What's been even better is hearing from people saying they are a big fan of my work. Wow, that's feels really weird...
I will have some scans up soon showing my sketch cards, so anyone who's been waiting, don't worry they're coming!

An update on the Galactica book cover, it's been a while since I submitted my rough sketch for approval, so I called the publisher and well, the editor is currently on vacation...but I was told they are pretty sure it has been approved. I was getting worried for a while wondering if it was going to be approved at all. Anyway, I'm still excited about this project. I haven't had a Star Wars book cover/comic cover published yet but this is the next best thing for me. Wish me luck!

A bit more about me and my current projects...

2005-02-01T19:47:00.000-08:00

Well you've probably already guessed I'm an artist. I work as a part time freelancer in role playing game products, book covers, trading cards, etc. I thought you'd be interested in hearing about some of my current projects. Following the sketch cards I completed for Topps publishing for their Star Wars Heritage set (see image in last post) they have asked me to do sketch cards for their Revenge of the Sith set coming out in April. I have been commissioned to do 200 cards which I just finished a week ago. A lot of work but fun! Unfortunately I can't post any just yet - not until I get an ok from the editor.

I am also working on a couple of painted pieces for Decipher cards for their 'Wars' series. These guys are serious about their product and I'm proud to be a part of it! But man, are there some talented artists working on this set. I have no choice but to raise the bar for myself.

Lastly, this is another project I'm pretty excited about - Ibooks publishing have commissioned me to do a book cover illustration for their next Battlestar Galactica novel. Not based on the new series...this one is a reprint of an old novel published during the original series based on the episode 'The Gun on Ice Planet Zero" (the one when they land on the snow planet, remember?) but the original title was called "The Cylon Death Machine" which is a much better title I think. So far all I've done is rough sketch for which I am waiting approval from Universal before I'm given the go ahead. It's been a couple of weeks since it's been submitted, hopefully everything is going okay!

Anyways January was definitely not a bad month for work. Can we keep this up??