Don Pedicini Jr.

Star Wars Galaxy 7 Sketch Cards TOPPS

2011-11-30T13:09:00.000-08:00

I have signed on to do x50 sketch cards that will be inserted into hobby packs. I also will have x3 artist proof (return) cards to sell beginning in February 2012 when the set is released. If you are interested in securing one of these cards please contact me asap. Here are some samples of cards that will be placed into hobby packs.

Cancelling My Horror Weekend Appearance

2011-10-24T13:37:00.000-07:00

Due to work scheduling I am forced to cancel my appearance at this weekend's event. Sorry for any inconveniences but it was unavoidable.

Halloween Horror Expo 2011

2011-09-06T13:50:00.000-07:00

I have just confirmed I will be a guest at the Halloween Horror Expo on Oct 29th and 30th at the Eastwood Mall Expo Center in Niles, Ohio. I will have prints available as well as original artwork and sketch cards both on personal stock and on licensed stock including Hammer Horror. Also I will have Hammer Horror sketchbooks for only $10 each. This is always a great show and if you are a fan of anything scary make sure you come out to this one. You won't be dissapointed.

New Sketchbook Available

2011-08-22T10:58:00.000-07:00

Ingrid Pitt Original Artwork

2011-08-03T18:59:00.000-07:00

Last week I finished up an Ingrid Pitt piece I was working on for the cover of my Hammer sketchbook coming out this October. Here is what it looks like.

Peter Cushing is Grand Moff Tarkin

2011-07-22T11:02:00.000-07:00

Here is one of the return cards from the Star wars galaxy 6 set. Done all in stipple on licensed cardstock.

North Coast Comic Con Summary

2011-06-14T08:30:00.000-07:00

I arrived at the show about an hour before it started on Sunday and there was already a bunch of people set up. I got to see again Bryan Borgman (Stratos), Sean and Stephanie Forney, Chris and Maureen Yambar, Robyn Griggs, Uko Smith and writer Marc Sumerak along with Dan Gorman and Robert Kraus (RAK). The show had a great turnout for a first time show and the promoter Roger treated everybody wonderfully. Hopefully he will do another show this Fall. If you are a dealer or artist in NE Ohio I would highly suggest doing this show.

North Coast Comic Con ONE WEEK AWAY!

2011-06-06T11:43:00.000-07:00

Don't forget to stop out next Sunday at Tadmor Hall from 10 to 6pm for this great show. Probably one of the largest gathering of artists, actors etc in a very long time in NE Ohio. Tickets are a mere $5 each. Go to North Coast Comic Con website for more info and directions.

Anakin Skwalker Star Wars Clone Wars return card

2011-06-03T09:42:00.000-07:00

Here is Anakin Skywalker from the season 2 Rise of the Bounty Hunter set from Topps. This is a return card or artist proof card. What that means is as part of the payment we retain a certain amount of cards to do with as we wish. The only way you can get these cards is directly from the artist....

" Call Me Snake..." Escape From New York

2011-05-28T18:43:00.001-07:00

One of my top 10 (maybe even top 5) movies is Escape From New York. Great movie, acting and storyline. Here are some recent Snake Plisskin cards that I have finished....

Star Wars Galaxy 6 Return Card " Your lack of Faith Disturbes Me"

2011-05-23T10:08:00.000-07:00

Artists are given extra cards on most sets that they work on as part compensation for creating the cards that go into packs for the hobby and retail stores. I created this one on one of my retail backed return cards. It was done in wine colored Copics then colored with markers.

North Coast Comic Con (Akron, Ohio) June 12, 2011

2011-05-20T12:40:00.000-07:00

I will be a guest at the North Coast Comic Con at the Tadmor Hall on June 12, 2011. I am really excited to go back to this venue since it was one of the first places I used to attend to see artists and writers I liked. For more information, click on the link above.

May 15th, 2011 All AmeriCon Warren, Ohio

2011-04-26T13:32:00.000-07:00

All AmeriCon II

I will be one of the guest artists at the 2nd annual All AmeriCon in downtown Warren, Ohio (Comfort Inn). Admission is ONLY $2 per person. I will have a bunch of prints as well as original art for sale, sketch cards (including Star Wars, Doctor Who, CSI, CSI NY, Hammer, Baseball and much much more). I will also have an exclusive Bettie Page piece of artwork that will be used for the upcoming set shown. First licensed set in 15 years. Stop out if you can.

Bettie Page is "out for approval"

2011-01-25T13:50:00.000-08:00

As of this morning I have sent my pack insert sketch cards to be approved by the estate and Versicolor Productions. I will have artist proof cards and oversized cards that will be available to view and to buy once the set is out in July as well as the original artwork submitted for "printed cards".

Also today I received back from Topps my x3 artist proof (return) cards for the 2011 Series 1 Baseball set. The deadline was so tight I didn't even have a chance to scan in any of the cards even these. At some point I will be making these cards available for purchase. They include: Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki and Joey Votto.

Star Wars Rise of the Bounty Hunters Cards OUT NOW!

2010-10-25T11:58:00.000-07:00

The newest Star wars card set from Topps has now been released. I did a total of 100 Hobby sketch cards and 50 retail (Target) sketch cards. They are all monochromatic except for I did one ultra rare full color Anakin card for the Hobby cards so if you find that one great job. I will be posting my artwork from this set soon.

Bettie Page Licensed Artwork

2010-09-07T08:59:00.001-07:00

I have been asked to contribute artwork to the first licensed Bettie Page card set in 15 years. I am doing 10 sketch cards as well as artwork for the base card set. I will have special artist proof cards that will be made available once they have gone through the approval process so keep an eye out.
Also don't forget I will be a guest at the New Dimension show on November 14th, 2010 at the Century III Mall.

Warren, Ohio Art Walk July 3rd, 2010

2010-06-18T07:42:00.000-07:00

Coming up on Saturday July 3rd, 2010 I will be a guest of All American Cards and Comics in Warren, Ohio as a guest artist set up in front of their store. The hours will be between 10am to about 2ish. I will have alot of original artwork for sale as well as some prints and other goodies. At the same time All American will be running a sale on their graphic novels and some back stock comic books so come by and get some great deals.

Screaming Tiki This Coming Weekend!

2010-06-04T11:10:00.000-07:00

The weekend of June 11-13 I will be a guest artist at the Screaming Tiki show in Niles, Ohio. If you are in the area stop on by....

The 52nd Philly Non Sports Card Show THIS WEEKEND!

2010-04-29T18:34:00.000-07:00

This weekend I will be a guest at this wonderful show. It is actually in Allentown, Pa. . I will have PSC's for sale (including this Jack Sparrow) as well as prints, some Topps return cards and some other original artwork. Stop on by...

April Update

2010-04-07T13:12:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long break in between updates... here is what is going on as far as projects...

Breygent:
Cartoon Sketches
Woodstock Era
Sci-Fi/Horror Movie Posters

Topps:
2009 Baseball Series 1 redemptions
2010 Baseball Series 2

Cult Stuff:
project to be named

I will be appearing at the 52nd Philly Non Sports Card show in Allentown, Pa. on May 1st and 2nd.

More cards coming soon...

2010-01-19T13:15:00.000-08:00

I have just sent in my first batch of 50 2009 redemption series 1 cards for Topps Baseball. I see some of my last batch making their way onto Ebay. I am currently working on the second batch of 50 right now and will have those sent in by the end of the month. Also I am working on some exclusive gold foil cards for Strictly Ink which include The Avengers, The Professionals, Doctor Who Big Screen. I do have artist proofs for The Avengers, Doctor Who Big Screen and the Professionals and will make those available sometime in March hopefully. Also just arrived onto my art desk are 2 sets of cards which I will announce when I am able to... IF you make it to the Jeff Harper show in Akron on Feb 7th or Steel City Con at the end of Feb that will probably be what I will be working on...hence I will be unable to do commissions at either show.

Happy New Year 2010!

2010-01-01T17:10:00.000-08:00

Wow, I cannot believe it's already 2010. 2009 flew by and was a very productive year. I am looking forward to 2010 and want to really focus on refining my stipple art. Also I have already had fun doing my first 2010 set... Topps Baseball Series 1 for 2010. I contributed 10 cards to be pack inserted and have 3 returns for sale. 10 is such a small amount as to what I have done for the Series 1 2009 set. I did over 300 cards and I am currently working on 100 more to be used for redemptions...
Also I am not working on the Star Wars Galaxy 5 set for Topps. I had to pass on it due to a very very tight deadline and did not want to rush the artwork. I am also working on The Essence of Fairyland for Sadlittles and I am waiting on two other projects to grace my mailbox.

Great art for a good cause

2009-11-25T08:32:00.001-08:00

My good friend Kevin Graham has just had his artwork used in conjuncture with zazzle for their store. He is widely known for his pointillism style (BIG plus in my eyes) and is one of Lucasfilm's best artists out there. He currently has some health issues and of course that brings up bills. He is a very kind and generous person always doing stuff for others especially for children with health problems with the 501st Carada Garrison. If you can please go look at his great artwork and if you have some extra money buy an item. He gets a portion of the money and it will be going towards his medical bills.
Thanks.

http://www.zazzle.com/starwars_keving*

Just Announced 2010 Appearances

2009-11-23T19:49:00.000-08:00

I have just locked into two dates for the beginning of the 2010 season. Keep checking back for more details on what new artwork will be available at these shows as well as the long awaited Vol. 1 sketchbook.

The Avengers (BBC) Additions Preview Strictly Ink 2009

2009-11-06T18:51:00.000-08:00

I am creating 40 cards for the limited edition set The Avengers Additions coming in December 2009 from Striclty Ink. Here is a sneak peek. I am very happy to be working on this set since I am a huge fan of the series... Cheers!

Topps baseball Series 1 Redemption Sketch Cards

2009-10-19T12:06:00.000-07:00

I have been asked to complete more sketch cards for those that received redemption cards in their packs. Here are some that have been approved so far. More to come.

The Clone Wars have begun

2009-09-17T07:41:00.000-07:00

I have been hired by Topps to work on the Star Wars Clone Wars Season 1 Widescreen set. I am currently creating artwork for a total of 50 cards that will go into 25 hobby packs and 25 retail packs. From what I understand the retail will include Target, WalMart and Toys R Us. I will also receiving back 3 cards to sell as return (or artist proof) cards. Sale date is slated for late October. It looks as if I will be very busy in the Star Wars Universe in 2009 and 2010....

One Week Till the Pittsburgh Comicon

2009-09-04T11:48:00.000-07:00

One week from today I will be a guest at the Pittsburgh Comicon. My table location is A014. I will have original art as well as sketch cards and prints. I will be a part of a panel on sketch cards with Allison Sohn, Sean Pence and Tod Allen Smith. That will be Saturday at noon. Also stop by my table to see what I have been doing lately with vector art. Here's a sample. This Yoda was created entirely in Adobe Illustrator CS4 and took about 10 hours.....

Doctor Who Big Screen Additions Mono Set

2009-07-13T13:34:00.000-07:00

I was asked to contribute to this set which will be released next month by Strictly Ink. It is limited to ONLY 999 sets. I am doing 50 cards to be inserted into sets and I have return card blanks as well if anyone is interested...

Akron Comic Con June 26th, 2009

2009-06-10T07:26:00.000-07:00

I will appearing at this wonderful show put on by Jeff Harper. It is always a great show with a low cost to get in the door and great door prizes. I will be having some new original art sketch cards for sale including Ghostbusters (since it is the 25th anniversary) and Twilight.

Packaging Design for Fireworks Company

2009-05-28T08:31:00.000-07:00

Way back in 2000 I worked for B.J. Alan /Phantom Fireworks as one of their graphic artists. Hours were way long during the season however we were able to create some near packaging design pieces. Here are two that I created. Both were done 100% digitally....

Pittsburgh Comics and Collectibles Show

2009-05-12T12:04:00.001-07:00

On Sunday, May 31st from 11:00 to 5:00 at the Century III Mall in Pittsburgh, New Dimension Comics will be having a one day show. Since the Pittsburgh Comicon has been pushed back till Sept, the folks at NDC have decided to fill in by having this great show. Come out and see me. I will have some new great sketch cards for sale as well as some returns (Hopefully I will have my Terminator Salvation returns by then) as well as other cool stuff.

Super Summer!

2009-05-06T08:34:00.000-07:00

Since the new Wolverine movie was fantastic and is a great start to the summer blockbuster season I have decided to put up some of the superheroes cards I have done in the past....

One More Week Till Star Trek

2009-05-01T13:18:00.000-07:00

And yes Nimoy will be making a guest appearance! In other news I had a great time at Steel City Con. Thanks to Dave and Ron for the commissions and to Jay and Tod, and Barry and DJ for making it extra fun!

STEEL CITY CON COMING SOON!

2009-04-13T10:50:00.000-07:00

I will be appearing SUNDAY ONLY April 26th, 2009 at the Steel City Con in Pittsburgh, PA at the PISA! I will have sketch cards for sale as well as exclusive return sketch cards (available from me only) and some promo art postcards. The show runs from 10-4 on Sunday but there will be alot of other great artists there all three days and Anthony Daniels (C-3PO) will be making a very rare Pittsburgh appearance. Admission is very reasonable and great for the whole family. For more info go to The Steel City Con site.

Terminator Salvation Sneak Peek

2009-04-03T18:35:00.000-07:00

The Editor at Topps has given me the OK to show some of my cards for the set. Starting out here at my return cards. More to follow...

Terminator Salvation (Topps) Sketch Cards

2009-03-20T07:09:00.000-07:00

I was given permission today to announce I have done 56 sketch cards for the upcoming Terminator Salvation set. 50 will be pack inserted and 6 will be returned directly to me. At this time I am unable to show any due to non-disclosure agreements but at the end of April that will be lifted. Keep an eye out for scans.

Update: March 19th, 2009

2009-03-18T13:17:00.000-07:00

Just a quick note... I have done an additional 100 cards to be used as redemption for Topps Series 1 Baseball Cards. I also am working on a project which is Top Secret right now. Once I get the OK I will announce what it is.
The Appearance Schedule has been updated. I also will be teaching a course on June 30th in Warren Ohio for their Summerfest Program. This year's spotlight artist is Andy Warhol and I will be teaching a class for students ages 12 years and up. More info to come.

Star Wars Galaxy Return Cards pt.2

2009-01-30T07:07:00.000-08:00

Here are the remaining return cards. Boba Fett is not available.

Star Wars Galaxy 4 Return Cards Pt.1

2009-01-26T07:58:00.000-08:00

Here is the first batch of return cards that I will be receiving back from Topps as part of payment for services rendered. They are all available at this time. Feel free to contact me with serious offers.

This Coming Sunday January 25th Akron Comic Con!

2009-01-21T10:22:00.000-08:00

This Sunday marks another appearance for me at the Akron Comic Con. Jeff Harper always puts on a great show and at a cost of $3.00 to get in (under six years old FREE) how can you beat it? I will have Indiana Jones Masterpieces Return Cards available for sale as well as Topps Baseball Series 1 Return cards. I will also have 100 of the pack inserted images of baseball cards to look at in my portfolio as well as my upcoming Star Wars Galaxy 4 Cards and much much more.

Pt. 2 of Baseball Return Cards

2009-01-19T07:38:00.000-08:00

Here are the last 3...

Topps Baseball Series 1 2009 Return Cards are Now Available Pt. 1

2009-01-19T07:34:00.000-08:00

I just received from UPS my return cards from Topps for working on this set. I received 8 back but 1 is a gift for someone! Here are the others that are currently available.

Play Ball!

2009-01-14T12:21:00.000-08:00

I can finally announce that all of my sketch cards have been approved and I am one of the sketch artists for Topps Baseball Series 1 2009 set. I am really excited about this since this makes me an officially licensed MLB artist. I did 100 cards for this set and I am getting back 8 cards to do with what I wish. This set should be out very soon so keep an eye out for it and once I am allowed I will show the cards...

More Indy Return Cards and a Whoopsie

2009-01-12T19:20:00.000-08:00

I have posted two more of my return cards from my Indiana Jones set I recently worked on. The Marion Ravenwood is spoken for but the other is available in my Ebay store.
Also today klutzy me fell and slipped on the ice while getting out of my car. I broke my right elbow again (second time in 10 years). This time it may be worse, I go back to the doctor next week for more x-rays and to see if I have to have surgery to put two screws into place to push the bone back into place. Part of it broke off. Good news is the doctor said I can still draw......

Anatomy of an Indiana Jones Masterpieces Sketch Card

2009-01-11T15:12:00.000-08:00

When I created one of the Panoramic cards I did for the Indiana Jones Masterpieces set from Topps I really liked how the pen and ink part came out and almost left it as is. I ended up scanning it in at that stage. I did end up coloring it and picked it for my only Panoramic return card. Return cards are those cards that Topps allows we the artists to keep as part of payment for services rendered. They are very rare since the only way you can get it is directly from the artist. This one is now on sale in my Ebay store. Follow the link to the right to see it.

God of Thunder....... and Rock and Roll!

2009-01-07T12:21:00.000-08:00

It is now safe to put a commission of The Greatest Band in the Land....KISS I was asked to do for a Christmas present. I didn't want to put it up earlier and let the cat out of the bag. Mixed media: Colored pencils, ink and acrylic.

Indiana Jones Masterpieces Returns Coming Soon

2008-12-30T13:12:00.000-08:00

Rumor has it that my returns are on their way back to me which is very good news. I will be posting them in my Ebay store within the next several weeks. They also include one Panoramic sketch card set.

The Professionals Very Limited Sketch Cards

2008-12-18T07:46:00.000-08:00

I have just completed a very limited amount of sketch cards for The Professionals set which is now shipping from Strictly Ink. This set is limited to only 250 sets with a sketch being included in each one. In addition each set will have an autographed card by "Bodie" Lewis Collins. For more details and to order please go to:

Strictly Ink

Star Wars Galaxy 4 and more...

2008-12-01T12:39:00.000-08:00

I am about halfway done with my Star Wars Galaxy cards and will be starting another project by the end of the week. I cannot say yet what it is however it is a license I have been wanting to work with for a long long time. As soon as I get the go ahead to say what it is I certainly will...
I also have updated my website to make it more user friendly for viewing purposes. Only drawback is I have hundreds yes hundreds of sketch cards to upload for viewing. And that's not including the over 300+ I will have in addition within the next month....

Here's a Secret Invasion comic book blank variant cover that I drew on. Hope you like it because I have a bunch more to come.

Upcoming Projects

2008-11-05T07:03:00.000-08:00

I start a new project tomorrow which will be very fun. Can't say what it is yet though. The second I can I will. Also I am working on 2 sketchbooks right now. A 2008 and a 2009 Vol. 1 convention sketchbook. I have so much material it can't all fit into one. The 2008 should be available next month and the 2009 Vol. 1 should debut in Jan at the Akron Canton Con.

10,000 HITS!

2008-09-24T13:26:00.000-07:00

Wow, I have had my art website: www.donpedicinijr.com for 7 years come this December and today I hit 10,000 hits. I am in utter shock and eternally grateful for everyone that looked at my site.
I am currently working on Indiana Jones Masterpiece Set. I am creating 106 cards for that set. I am also getting ready for the Steel City Con in Pittsburgh at the end of October. I will have a lot of cool artwork on display and a bunch of Halloween themed art such as Leatherface, Michael Myers, the original Universal Monsters and even the Winchester Boys from the Hit TV series: Supernatural, will be making an appearance.

Who Ya Gonna Call? GHOSTBUSTERS!

2008-08-07T11:49:00.001-07:00

I am in the middle of working on a commission project for a collector and I am having a ball doing it. Here are the first three cards...

The CSI Fest continues

2008-07-31T12:25:00.000-07:00

Here is one of the cards I did last year to be put into packs. It was done with colored pencils and took a very long time to do layering but the more I look at it it was worth it....

More CSI Goodness

2008-07-30T07:27:00.000-07:00

I was asked to create some more CSI cards for Strictly Ink. I am not sure if it is for redemption cards or what but here is a sample of what I have created. These were all done in pencil (a mix of H, 2H and B leads)

The Clone Wars Have Begun!

2008-07-21T19:53:00.000-07:00

This week on July 26th all of the new Clone Wars merchandise will be hitting the shelves along with the set of 250 sketch cards that I contributed to... here is a sample

Update...

2008-06-24T09:47:00.000-07:00

Wow,
I didn't realize it has been so long. Well since my last post I have completed 106 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull cards and I have also worked on Star Wars Clone Wars cards as well. As soon as Topps gives me the OK I will post images and numbers. Currently I am working on a sketchbook which I hope to have done by the end of the year and some more work for Strictly Ink including some 2000AD sketch cards. Also I will be a guest at the Akron canton Con on July 20th, 2008 at Tadmor Hall. Jeff Harper always runs a great show and I am very happy to be a part of that. The show runs from 10:00am to 4:00pm. I will be there from 10 till 3:30 so stop out and say hi. I will have sketch cards for sale as well as some prints and some of my Indiana Jones KOTCS return cards.

Update on Workload...

2008-03-07T07:46:00.000-08:00

Right now I am currently working on two projects: Marvel Masterpieces 2 and another project that I cannot reveal yet until I know I can. Hopefully within the next month or two I will have more projects lined up for the Spring and Summer.
Also right now the LOTR Masterpieces 2 cards I worked on are out in the world. Some have made their way to as far away as Australia. On March 19tht the Indiana Jones heritage cards will be making their way out into the world. Everyday I am enjoying working on this smaller format more and more. It's pretty neat to be able to create 3-4 finished pieces of art a night. I am still working on some larger pieces but right now the sketch cards are taking most of my time....

LOTR Masterpieces 2 Cards are OUT!

2008-02-22T11:26:00.000-08:00

I see many of the cards I have created have made it into collectors and dealers hands. It should be interesting seeing what has surfaced and what still is lying in a pack waiting to see the light of day again.

Breast Cancer Foundation Sketch Card Benefit

2008-02-01T08:27:00.000-08:00

I have just committed to doing 4 sketch cards for this very important cause. The theme is strong women in SCI-FI and Comics. I am sure everyone has had to deal with this dreaded disease in some capacity. Here is a link to the site:
258 West Authentic Signatures

If you are a fellow artist please contact Marco and become involved. Every little bit helps!

Indiana Jones Heritage Series

2008-02-01T08:07:00.001-08:00

This weekend I will be putting the finishing touches on my 156 cards for this set. I have been waiting over half my life to do something like this. With this set I have become an official Lucasfilm Approved Artist. Here are some samples...

LOTR Masterpieces 2 Set

2008-01-31T13:17:00.000-08:00

I have contributed 256 cards to this set. It is my first set in working with Topps which has been on my wish list for a very long time. Not to mention LOTR is one of those series where I think is as close to perfection as you can get!