I have no idea which Phillie Phan I was going to send this to... if you're on my list of people I should have sent stuff to 2 months ago and want this, speak up!
Showing posts with label Phillie Phanatic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Phillie Phanatic. Show all posts
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Happy Birthday Phillie Phanatic!
I have no idea which Phillie Phan I was going to send this to... if you're on my list of people I should have sent stuff to 2 months ago and want this, speak up!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Sketch Card #1 - Phillie Phanatic
The first batch of sketch cards have mostly reached their recipients. I'mma start posting them now anyway.
The first one I did (after my Al Hrabosky from a few months ago) was of The Phillie Phanatic. This one went to Stale Gum along with a pile of stickers. Here 'tis, just in case you haven't seen it on Stale Gum already.
Drawn on 9/13/11
Media: #2 pencil on one of those thick decoy cards out of a pack of Gypsy Queen
So why the Phanatic? A couple of reasons. Chris is a Phillie Phan, so I wanted to draw a Phillie for him. Chris is also primarily a set collector, so I don't really know his favorite player even after trading with him for what? Four years now? So, a card for a generic Phillie Phan should get the Phanatic. Plus I had only been drawing regularly for a couple of weeks at this point and sketching a big fuzzy critter is a lot easier than trying to figure out Ryan Howard's face. Besides, the Phanatic is Phun! I almost want to do another one with colored pencil this time.
Here's the back. Backs are tough. Just look at Topps Lineage. As you can see I'll never be a letterer. I went with the typical "hit" card boilerplate on the back of this one. Not sure if Topps' lawyers would ever allow them to promise that a collector could ever be lucky enough to get tripped by Matt Diaz though.
The first one I did (after my Al Hrabosky from a few months ago) was of The Phillie Phanatic. This one went to Stale Gum along with a pile of stickers. Here 'tis, just in case you haven't seen it on Stale Gum already.
Drawn on 9/13/11
Media: #2 pencil on one of those thick decoy cards out of a pack of Gypsy Queen
So why the Phanatic? A couple of reasons. Chris is a Phillie Phan, so I wanted to draw a Phillie for him. Chris is also primarily a set collector, so I don't really know his favorite player even after trading with him for what? Four years now? So, a card for a generic Phillie Phan should get the Phanatic. Plus I had only been drawing regularly for a couple of weeks at this point and sketching a big fuzzy critter is a lot easier than trying to figure out Ryan Howard's face. Besides, the Phanatic is Phun! I almost want to do another one with colored pencil this time.
Here's the back. Backs are tough. Just look at Topps Lineage. As you can see I'll never be a letterer. I went with the typical "hit" card boilerplate on the back of this one. Not sure if Topps' lawyers would ever allow them to promise that a collector could ever be lucky enough to get tripped by Matt Diaz though.
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