Clone Wars Widescreen Artists Returns are here

It's been a long wait but I have finally gotten my StaR Wars Clone Wars Widescreen Artist Returns back from Topps.
For this set I wanted to Do a series of PADME cards where Natalie Portman is dressed in the outfits Exclusive to Clone Wars. She still looks great.
These are extra special return cards because they are the only Full color sketch cards I have done for this set.
Each card is hand painted and completely Unique. Rgese are not reproductions, each card is a real piece of art!


I am now taking offers, but I want to do this as quickly as possible. The highest offer in the next couple of days wins the card. Ball park offers coming in are starting at $250.00 each, but some have higher offers already, check out the high bids with the cards. So please shoot in your offers as soon as possible! Fans who have already made offers, they are still good!
Please email offers to my email at randy@randymartinez.net


BONUS!!!! Each of my Clone Wars Sketches Comes with a Full sized (9 X12)Graphite Sketch on Vellum. For the Padme cards, I did full sized sketches before I did the cards. You get each respective sketch for FREE with the card.



Padme in Blue Travel outfit.
SOLD!


Padme in Air suite from "Blue Virus" Episode.
Buy it now for $500
Or
Minimum bid $250



Padme in Red Top.
SOLD!



Padme and Anakin
SOLD!



Cad Bane and Bounty Hunters
Buy IT now for $500
Or
Minimum Bid of $250



Ahsoka Tano and Clone Troopers
Buy It now for $500
Or
Minimum Bid of $250

BUT WAIT There is More!!!


Here are the sketches that come with each card.
They match up with the relative card.
Except the first sketch goes with "Padme and Anakin" I decided not to do this card, instead opting for the couple piece.
There are sketches that go with the Cad Bane and Ahsoka, but I have not had time to scan them.

Help an ailing artist!

I have some bad news. My girl friend and fellow artist Denise (Vasquez) has broken her right thumb. She actually did it a few weeks back, but was hoping it was just a sprain. But it hasn't gotten any better. We finally went to the hospital and the Xrays show a definite fracture near her upper knuckle, but there may also be some ligament damage. Like the trooper she is she played her guitar and sang three shows at the NAMM show, and drew 208 sketch cards for Star Wars Galaxy 5. Stubborn? Yes, she is, but her stubborness comes from her passion and virtue to get the job done she was hired to do. Even though, she was literally sweating from her brow as she drew each sketch card. Her virtue is inspiring. But eventually, you have to mend your wounds and she is now.

With a cast on, she cannot draw, play guitar, or even type very easily (All Left hand typing). We have no idea how long the healing process is going to take because the doctor is sending her to a SPECIALIST. This means I will be holding down the fort by myself for the most part, until Denise can find work were she doesn't need her primary hand. I have to focus on finding ways to support the both of us. I will most likely be starting a "DENISE AID" event where I will be selling stuff for great prices. In the mean time, Please take advantage of my Birthday Sale! It is good through January 31st. 25% off everything!!!!! Commissions, Prints, Books, you name it (Clone Wars returns are not part of the sale:). Every order will help a great deal. You can send her get well posts and messages here on her facebook page, but she'll definitely get them if you email her directly at socialbutterfly.denise@gmail.com Thanks everyone! Randy

Randy Martinez 2009 Holiday Sale!!!!!

LINK TO RANDY"S HOLIDAY SALE!

Hey Fans and Friends!

Things have been really busy at the old drawing board here.

In fact 2009 has been one of my busiest years ever.

Just some highlights:

Creature Features (Impact Books): My first authored and illustrated how to draw Monsters and Aliens book.

Star Wars Galaxy 4 : 1 Base set trading card (#46 Tusken Hero), 150 Sketch cards

Acme Archives: Limited Edition Giclee Print “A New Hope: Escape”

 Scholastic books “Star Wars: Rebel Force” Series: 4 Book covers with 2 more on the way.

Rittenhouse Archives: Sketch Cards for X-men Archives and Spiderman Archives.

The Star Wars Fan Days 3: VIP Sketch card program!

 

It’s been a great year, but what is next?

 

To end the year I have just completed all new art for 2 base set trading cards for Topps’ Star Wars Galaxy 5. Star Wars Galaxy 5 also features 15 exclusive Foil chase cards that features all new work by yours truly. To round things out for Galaxy 5, look for 2-3 trading cards featuring my artwork from past Star Wars Celebrations!

Look for Star Wars Galaxy 5 in January of 2010, AS Well as 200 Sketch Cards for Rittenhouse’s new Marvel 5oth Anniversary set.

 

I feel very fortunate that life has kept me busy and continues to keep great opportunities to come my way.

But, I would be remiss if I did not give thanks to those who have helped me get to this point. Of course I thank my friends family, and a big thanks to Denise Vasquez, but I really need to thank you the fans. If it were not for your continued support my work would not be as popular as it is today. So I thank you all so very much, from the bottom of my heart… But…

 

…Talk is cheap. So I’m going to prove my thanks by having an extra special Holiday Season Sale!

 

Lets start right off the top and take 25% off all commissions, Books, posters, and prints. Yes, that means everything!

Sketch Cards

Acme Prints

SW Celebration Products

Books

Games

Check out my Holiday Store to check out the savings!

 

But that is not all!

 

If you order two Commissions of any kind get 1 FREE Black And White Sketch Card!

 

But that is not all!

Orders of $100 or more get 1 Free Monotone sketch Card!

 

Wait, there is more!

 

Orders of $200 or more get1 Free Full Color sketch Card!

 

But wait there is one more Extra special bonus when you take advantage of my 2009 Holiday Sale.

 

As you may know I am raising my commission prices as of January 1, 2010.

As a “paying it forward” gesture, all orders made during my holiday sale will come with a 50% off coupon for one order in 2010. Redeemable at anytime in 2010! (Limit one per customer)

Dude, 50% off when you want 50% off!

You can’t beat that!!!!!!

 

PM me, or even better and SOOOOO much easier for me, email me at randy@randymartinez.net

 

Thanks everyone and Happy Holidays!

Randy

 

Star Wars Fan Days 3 UPDATE 2 V.I.P. Sketch Cards

(Link to Denise Vasquez Blog and her card info!)

I made it!
Finished all my V.I.P Sketch Cards.
There are:
 45 Black and White Sketches, all available for  Color upgrade.
1 Quick Color Wash Card
4 Full Color Cards

Can you believe all these cost is a blank VIP Fan days 3 sketch card?

Each of the full color sketch cards regularly cost $200 each!!!!

I can't believe I',m doing this. I'm nuts:)

Really though...

I have been blessed with a lot of good fortune the last two years. I owe a big thanks to the fans for supporting my art, and taking care of me through the years. Part of the opportunities I have had come my way is because the fans have helped make my work popular. So to give something back like this, is all my pleasure.

Take care of those who take care of you right?

Plus, and by no means less important, Ban Stevens and Philip Wise (the organizers) do a great job at putting Fan Days together and REALLY take care of the artists and guests like ALL CONVENTIONS SHOULD!!!! They do it right and others should learn from their example.

I give them a huge nod of thanks. Doing  These sketch cards for Fan Days is my way of saying thank you to Ben Stevens, Philip Wise, and all the fans.

Lets keep making Fan Days bigger and better!

So on to Pre order cards!

So I have a few cards left if anyone is interested in Preordering Fan Days 3 sketch cards to pick up at teh show. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A VIP MEMBER to order one of these. But they do cost money:)

Here is one Preorder I completed tonight.

A fan collects different aliens, and he gave me the choice between 5 Aliens from Jabba's Palace. I of course picked Salacious Crumb. Love this guy. Great laugh.

This piece is done in my Monotone style.

Pretty good eh?

 $50 for Preorder.

$20 for V.I.P. Sketch Card Color upgrade

Any Character you want.

This next Sample is a Quick Color Wash.

This is is the only full color style I am doing AT Fan Days.

(The $200 cars take way to long to do at teh show)

 $75 Preorder

$40 V.I.P. Color Upgrade

Any Character

Thats it for now. email me if you want to order!

randy@randymartinez.net

Star Wars Fan Days 3 UPDATE. V.I.P. Sketch Cards

Tick tock, tick tock.
That's what I hear while I've been working everyday. Fan days is next weekend, but we leave on Wednesday. Denise and I are driving to Texas. Yes, I know it is a LONG trip, but because of BAGGAGE  prices on airlines we can take more stuff with us for our tables. It seems like this is what we will have to do from now on as our inventory is getting bigger and bigger. But it's okay, Denise and I have neer driven through the lower part of the U.S. I've been through the Flagstaff AZ and Santa Fe NM rout, but never along the lower parts. So it's an adventure. We might do some side trips which would be fun. Would love to hear some suggestions from people if you have any.

Anyway, I finished up my work for Topps and met my our first deadline for our new book. Man, it's been stressful. But worth it because the work looks really good. 'm really proud.

As a pre break before the final run to Fan Days 3 Denise and I took a little trip to Ventura to see my 4 year old Nephew play Soccer. The last time we went to a his game, we were still living in Ventura. He had just turned 4, and well, was not the best player on the team. Which is fine, but I'm it's important to not that because of what Denise and I witnessed Yesterday morning.  Not only did my nephews team win the game, but my nephew scored 3 out their 4 goals. WOW. He's not only the best player on his team, the other parents were saying he's the best in his age group. He could still be a so-so player and we would be very proud of him, but we are proud that he has worked hard with his Dad, and understands that good things happen when you focus and give effort.

After that Denise and I came home to Hollywood and started right in to work. On this weekends menu? SW Fan Days 3 V.I.P. Sketch Cards. Don't know what that is? Read my Blog form a few days back about Star Wars Fan Days 3, it tells the whole story:)

The break did us good because  we were both able to get right into work, and it is much more fun to do this  with a fresh rested mind. Denise has been kickin' out some great looking cards, I'm very proud of her.
I'v gotten through about half of mine, so I thought I would post them here.
All of these will be available for color upgrade at the show.

STAR WARS GALAXY 5! My Art will be featured in my own series in the set!

I have exciting news that I can finally share with everyone!
I'm sure many of you are familiar with the "Star Wars Galaxy" Card series. For those who are not, "Star Wars Galaxy" is a trading card set produced by Topps Trading cards. It is a very unique set of trading cards because the entire set is Star Wars artwork. No photographs, unless of course that is part of the art medium. Each set is broken up into several categories; just to name a few...
- Character Portraits
- Movie concept art from the Lucasfilm Archives
- Posters and Promotions
- New Visions, Star Wars scenes inspired by events not seen on screen.
- FOIL chase cards. Rare cards pressed with shinny foil
- Sketch Cards (first offered in Galaxy sets with Series 4)

There have been 4 set's of Star Wars Galaxy thus far. The first Galaxy set was released in 1993, and I loved it! I was a freshman in College, so I could not afford to collect them, but I bought the books that featured the art from the cards.
Star Wars Galaxy 4 was released in 2009, 14 years after the release of Star Wars Galaxy 3. For me, Star Wars Galaxy 4 was the realization of a long time dream as I had always wanted my art to be part of this unique and very cool series of cards. I was given the honor of creating a "New Vision" trading card to be included in the base set of Star Wars Galaxy Series 4.  I mean the artists I would be associated with in this series alone was a dream come true; John Alvin, Drew Struzan, Ken Steacy, Basil Gogos, Marshall Arisman, Hugh Flemming, Jack Kirby, Boris Vallejo, Russell Walks, J. Scott Campell, Mark McHaley,Jason Palmer, Matt Busch, Sergio Aragonez, Jack Davis,...just to name a few.
The hardest part about this project was deciding what to create. What Character, what new vision scene can I do? So much to choose from. I finally decided on one of my favorite characters since I first saw Star Wars, the Tusken Raiders, or sand people. I always loved the design of these guys, and I always found myself drawing them. So I went with that inspiration and created this Trading card.

I titled it "Tusken Hero". It shows a Tusken Raider triumphantly holding his prize, a Krayt Dragon Pearl, which can only be taken from the gizzard of a Krayt Dragon. What's a Krayt dragon? Good Question. Krayt Dragons are sort of scene and heard in the Original Star Wars movie "Episode IV: A New Hope".
Remember, near the beginning of the film when C-3P0 is alone walking through the Desert? At one point you can see the bones of some long deceased creature, a very large creature. Well, that is, or WAS a Krayt Dragon. Those Bones are indeed the Bones of the Krayt Dragon in my Trading. So the Events in my card Happen some time between Episode 3 and 4.

A Krayt Dragon is referenced one more time in " A New Hope". When Obi Wan shows up in the Jundland Wastes to save Luke from the Tusken Raiders, the Tusken Raiders are scared off by a high pitch wailing. This sound is Obi Wan using the force to create the sound of a krayt Dragon. Interesting little nerd facts eh?

So that was Really cool. But that is fairly old news.

So what is the Exciting new news?

I am happy and very proud to announce that there will in fact be a Star Wars Galaxy Series 5!
I will once again have art work included into this wonderful series but on a much grander level.
My Art work will be FEATURED this time as the sets FOIL Chase card subset!
15 new pieces of art work printed up in glorious foil!
I'm so excited!!!!!!!
Each card will feature one of the main characters from the Star Wars Saga (Films Only for now).
Can you imagine lightsabers in foil? Sweet!
The style of work is the vector art that I have been producing for Acme archives, which has become very  popular over the last couple of years.

"A New Hope: Escape" by Randy Martinez for Acme Archives

I'm very proud of the work I have produced for this project, and cannot wait to reveal some of it to you. And I will when Topps allows me to.
But that is not all!!!

In addition to the foil chase cards, I have been informed that a few selection of my art from past Star Wars posters will be reproduced on trading cards. And there is one more little thing that i am not permitted to talk about yet, but I will:)

This is far greater than anything I could have dreamed... okay, maybe not dreamed, but you know, I am a humble person and I know there are many great artists who are just as deserving as I am to be given this great honor.
On a personal level...I almost feel like I want to cry because I've worked so hard to just get a taste of something like this, and here I am right in the middle of it. It really makes me look back and reflect on everything I've gone through. I'm by no means done with the road I'm traveling, but to realize a dream like this is sometimes hard to appreciate while you are in it.
It feels really great to have my hard work, and the love I put in my work recognized like this, and seen as professional enough to follow in the footsteps of artists like Russell Walks (Star Wars Galaxy 4 Foils) & Drew Struzan (Indiana Jones Foils)

Stay Tuned for updates!

My art on "The Big Bang Theory"!

I just got some really cool news that my Art will be used on the hit TV show "The Big Bang Theory"! I got a call from Acme Archives, whom I create limited Edition Fine Art Prints for, and they told me the news. Apparently they chose 10 prints from Acme Archives and 2 of mine were chosen.
Here are the two pieces they chose:

Bounty Hunters

Scoundrels

So keep your eyes open and see if you can spot my work on the walls.

BTW, I have artist proofs of both prints available for $100 each.

They are fine Giclee (high definition Prints) and are Limited Edition.

Email me at:

randy@randymartinez.net