Some Sketch Card Commissions...

Here are a few Lord of the Rings Evolution aftermarket sketch card commissions I completed recently...

Interview on Sketch Card Art Blog

I was interviewed by Jessica Hickman on her Sketch Card Art Blog. You can check it out here:

http://sketchcardart.blogspot.com/2010/01/interview-with-david-rabbitte.html

Update on Galaxy 5

This past week the new Star Wars Insider magazine was released and includes a spotlight on Topps release of Galaxy 5 card set. "A Galaxy Not Far Away" features an interview with Topps editor David Waldeck, plus it shows a few of the artists' base cards - one of them being mine of Boba Fett fighting off the Stormtroopers. You can see it here at the bottom of the page! This was another pleasant surprise I didn't see coming! What's funny is this month the magazine centers around the Mandalorians (which will make an appearance on this Friday's Clone Wars) and talks of Boba Fett's origins, so it was perfect timing for my art to be shown!

Star Wars Galaxy Series 5

My latest news: Topps will be releasing their latest card set Star Wars Galaxy Series 5 early 2010. I will be doing sketch cards again (100 cards) but the big news is that I will have a base card included this time around! I almost had it accepted for Galaxy 4 but because of circumstances they could not fit it in - but good things come to those who wait!
As an added bonus (for me) they used my art on their sell sheet to advertise the set! This came as an unexpected and pleasant surprise to me and I am very grateful. You can see it here in the top left hand corner of Boba Fett vs. Stormtroopers in their concept design outfits (note the lightsabers). I will post a larger version when the release date is nearer.

Star Wars Fan Days III Oct. 24-25 2009

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

New Trailer

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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