Sketch Pull, Commission, or Buy of the Year Thread

monkeymcgee · 12-20-2013, 01:55 PM

The year is almost up, so let's see your one favorite sketch card pickup this year, whether you pulled it, bought it, or commissioned it.

Like I'm sure it will be for everyone, it was tough for me to choose just one

. I settled on thinking about all of my favorites framed individually and up on a wall. Which one would my eye keep coming back to?

Deathgate · 12-20-2013, 02:30 PM

Really tough to narrow it down to one, but I'd have to go with this one. I picked up, pulled, and commissioned cards that I like more, but that I was able to add this card to my collection made me the happiest. Just as happy as this Mike Vasquez Poo-Eating Fly!

Spider-Fan · 12-20-2013, 02:36 PM

Too difficult. I can't do it. I have way to many commissions to pick a favorite from. I could maybe pick my 5 favorite

This is my favorite pull of the year. Probably also my biggest pull ever and the most valuable card in my collection. Who knows? Anyway... Iron Man 2 Jam sketch by Tony & Elaine Perna. Enjoy (again).

Magickyak · 12-20-2013, 05:57 PM

Easy one- The one artist I was hoping to pull in my case of Carnival, and I got it!

Now I'm hoping to pull one of her Portraits of Poe cards, and the Tell-Tale Heart and the Anabelle Lee ones she did are amazing.

lucky4444 · 12-20-2013, 06:07 PM

Pulled this one

Portlaw · 12-20-2013, 06:34 PM

Mine certainly has to be this Kezele Space AP I got commissioned, I had a great time this year hunting down sketches from the Space set. Had to pick between this which is my best commission or my Charles Hall Space Neptune which was my best pick up but here it is (again)

Gary Kezele Space AP of Jupiter Surface (or atmosphere as it has no land surface)

bradu · 12-20-2013, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Portlaw

Mine certainly has to be this Kezele Space AP I got commissioned, I had a great time this year hunting down sketches from the Space set. Had to pick between this which is my best commission or my Charles Hall Space Neptune which was my best pick up but here it is (again)

Gary Kezele Space AP of Jupiter Surface (or atmosphere as it has no land surface)

Gary Kezele impresses me so much with the variety he can produce...as someone myself who specializes in portraits, I often find that others who are good at portraits are ONLY good at portraits, and those who are great at other types of drawing really struggle with portraits. This dude draws awesome portraits and can come up with something like this? That's pretty badass.

kerg · 12-20-2013, 08:57 PM

Favorite is our Thor commission by David Desbois

JRCrosby · 12-20-2013, 10:15 PM

Robert Jimenez and I traded sketch cards.....so my favorite is the one given with LUV. Thanks for my Jason Voorhees, Robert!

alantown · 12-20-2013, 10:30 PM

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Cat · 12-20-2013, 10:41 PM

This sketch I commissioned from Anthony Hochrein is my favourite sketch for the year (maybe ever!).

nabzy28 · 12-21-2013, 04:15 PM

Well, it'd be impossible to pick a favorite commission. One that could be classed as a 'best buy' is too broad - was it by price? Listed incorrectly? So - I'll go with what I thought was my best pull from Star Wars to make it simple. Had too many awesome Marvel pulls so we're going with:

stewbacca · 12-23-2013, 12:30 PM

Id say either this one (picked up in when I got the case on a whim)

or this one (disney treasures 3-- i think there were only 144 total sketch cards)...

Both were pack pulled-- and both were sold

dd316 · 12-23-2013, 12:42 PM

Wow! How much did you open to get that Disney sketch?

stewbacca · 12-23-2013, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dd316

Wow! How much did you open to get that Disney sketch?

5 cases from blowout-- I bought at a good price just to get all the patch cel cards I needed... and (I am still trying to finish my damn patch cel set..), I thought I got everything in stock from them before their recent sale..

Between that sketch and the extra cels it pretty much worked out that I got all my stuff for free.. (well except the fact that I now have 5 cases worth of sets that I still need to get rid of.)

Pablo · 12-23-2013, 02:57 PM

Death by Kat Laurange. She did it for me in The Great Sketch Card Swap 2012, but for delays I received it this year.

PitViper · 12-23-2013, 03:20 PM

This is a tough one as I picked up a lot of quality stuff this year... I'm leaning towards this "reflection" Space! commission by the wizard (Gary Kezele)

VinnyH · 12-23-2013, 04:12 PM

Best to All,
VinnyH

Chuck Bartowski · 12-23-2013, 05:47 PM

Not a card, but this is my favorite commission of the year by David Desbois

rice71 · 12-23-2013, 06:45 PM

IDW Mar's Attack red book

Ty Hope · 12-23-2013, 07:14 PM

Jim Kyle

pinhead767 · 12-23-2013, 09:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chuck Bartowski

Not a card, but this is my favorite commission of the year by David Desbois

That is excellent. That's one of the best things ever. How big is it?

Chuck Bartowski · 12-24-2013, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pinhead767

That is excellent. That's one of the best things ever. How big is it?

About 9X12

kobe824 · 12-24-2013, 08:12 AM

I can't decide beside these two:

finfangfan · 12-24-2013, 11:47 AM

Here is my Artist Proof of the year from Natasa Kourti

She was awesome to deal with! She is still a college student in Greece, so she told me up front that she is very busy, but she still sent me scans of her preliminary sketch (which was also awesome!) and knocked out the card very quickly... She is very talented!

12-20-2013, 01:55 PM	#1
monkeymcgee Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: VA Posts: 10,974	Sketch Pull, Commission, or Buy of the Year Thread The year is almost up, so let's see your one favorite sketch card pickup this year, whether you pulled it, bought it, or commissioned it. Like I'm sure it will be for everyone, it was tough for me to choose just one . I settled on thinking about all of my favorites framed individually and up on a wall. Which one would my eye keep coming back to?

12-20-2013, 02:30 PM	#2
Deathgate Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bolivia, NC Posts: 3,091 GoatCollector2012	Really tough to narrow it down to one, but I'd have to go with this one. I picked up, pulled, and commissioned cards that I like more, but that I was able to add this card to my collection made me the happiest. Just as happy as this Mike Vasquez Poo-Eating Fly! __________________ ePack Id: goatcollector2012 - always looking to trade for Power Girl (DC), Kitty Pryde (Shadowcat), Black Cat or Rachel Summers (Phoenix, Prestige, etc.) cards - digital, base, inserts and sketches wanted

12-20-2013, 06:07 PM	#5
lucky4444 Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 987	Pulled this one __________________ :special::special::special:

12-20-2013, 10:15 PM	#9
JRCrosby Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 1,163	Robert Jimenez and I traded sketch cards.....so my favorite is the one given with LUV. Thanks for my Jason Voorhees, Robert! __________________ https://www.facebook.com/JasonCrosbyIllustration

12-20-2013, 10:30 PM	#10
alantown Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 817 Alantown	Deleted... Last edited by alantown; 05-14-2015 at 04:53 AM.

12-20-2013, 02:36 PM	#3
Spider-Fan Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 10,480	Too difficult. I can't do it. I have way to many commissions to pick a favorite from. I could maybe pick my 5 favorite This is my favorite pull of the year. Probably also my biggest pull ever and the most valuable card in my collection. Who knows? Anyway... Iron Man 2 Jam sketch by Tony & Elaine Perna. Enjoy (again).

12-20-2013, 05:57 PM	#4
Magickyak Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Marlborough, MA Posts: 1,754 Bluebeard45 Magickyak	Easy one- The one artist I was hoping to pull in my case of Carnival, and I got it! Now I'm hoping to pull one of her Portraits of Poe cards, and the Tell-Tale Heart and the Anabelle Lee ones she did are amazing.

12-20-2013, 06:34 PM	#6
Portlaw Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 1,473	Mine certainly has to be this Kezele Space AP I got commissioned, I had a great time this year hunting down sketches from the Space set. Had to pick between this which is my best commission or my Charles Hall Space Neptune which was my best pick up but here it is (again) Gary Kezele Space AP of Jupiter Surface (or atmosphere as it has no land surface)

12-20-2013, 08:57 PM	#8
kerg Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: US Posts: 4,129	Favorite is our Thor commission by David Desbois

12-20-2013, 10:41 PM	#11
Cat Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 62 caeeoz	This sketch I commissioned from Anthony Hochrein is my favourite sketch for the year (maybe ever!). __________________ Non sport collection: http://crazicat45.wix.com/catsnonsport

12-21-2013, 04:15 PM	#12
nabzy28 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: In a warehouse of common sense Posts: 7,235 nabzy28	Well, it'd be impossible to pick a favorite commission. One that could be classed as a 'best buy' is too broad - was it by price? Listed incorrectly? So - I'll go with what I thought was my best pull from Star Wars to make it simple. Had too many awesome Marvel pulls so we're going with: __________________ Sent from my Danger Hiptop T-Mobile Sidekick in 2002

12-23-2013, 12:30 PM	#13
stewbacca Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 274 stewie	Id say either this one (picked up in when I got the case on a whim) or this one (disney treasures 3-- i think there were only 144 total sketch cards)... Both were pack pulled-- and both were sold

12-23-2013, 12:42 PM	#14
dd316 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 9,839 dd316	Wow! How much did you open to get that Disney sketch? __________________ www.MostWantedTradingCards.com

12-23-2013, 02:57 PM	#16
Pablo Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 89	Death by Kat Laurange. She did it for me in The Great Sketch Card Swap 2012, but for delays I received it this year. __________________ Original art available here: http://bluepencil.storenvy.com/ http://artcoholics.net/Artist.aspx?artistID=136

12-23-2013, 03:20 PM	#17
PitViper Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 306	This is a tough one as I picked up a lot of quality stuff this year... I'm leaning towards this "reflection" Space! commission by the wizard (Gary Kezele)

12-23-2013, 04:12 PM	#18
VinnyH Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 10,130 vjweb	Commissioned this from Charles Hall... Best to All, VinnyH __________________ I admit, I like collectibles for the action. Buying, selling, prospecting, gambling, etc., are parts of the fun. I will say that being older than many here I just can’t justify sticker autos. Give me a nice on-card auto and I feel that little connection to the signer.

12-23-2013, 05:47 PM	#19
Chuck Bartowski Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Alaska Posts: 3,199 bartowski1976	Not a card, but this is my favorite commission of the year by David Desbois

12-23-2013, 06:45 PM	#20
rice71 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Bay Area, Ca Posts: 1,830 aznb71	IDW Mar's Attack red book

12-23-2013, 07:14 PM	#21
Ty Hope Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,864	Jim Kyle

12-24-2013, 08:12 AM	#24
kobe824 Banned Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 3,567 lakerskb824	I can't decide beside these two:

12-24-2013, 11:47 AM	#25
finfangfan Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 10,771	Here is my Artist Proof of the year from Natasa Kourti She was awesome to deal with! She is still a college student in Greece, so she told me up front that she is very busy, but she still sent me scans of her preliminary sketch (which was also awesome!) and knocked out the card very quickly... She is very talented!