More Galaxy 6 Cards Previewed!

Hey, guys! Today's post is showing off a few more sketch cards I did for the Galaxy 6 series, now that they've hit stores!!!! Here's some new ones mixed with some old ones I've already shown...

This next set was part of the 54 Target Retail cards I've done, to be inserted exclusively in the packs on sale at Target stores!

And if that wasn't enough, here's a screenshot of some of my cards on eBay! AWESOME! While I'm not making a cent off of them, I still think it's ridiculously awesome that people are buying my work! Thanks to all the friends and family that snatched some of them off of eBay, too!


Hit up eBay and search for "Joe Hogan sketch" to see the current listings!!

StarFest 2011 Banner & My Return!

Ben Payton, a friend over at TheForce.net, was kind enough to commission me to do another FanForce banner, this time for the Rocky Mountain FanForce's table at StarFest 2011! It was really fun to do another table banner, so I'm pleased to announce here first that I did this surprise commission for the RMFF!

Anyway, I'll be posting EVERY DAY FOR THE NEXT WEEK to make up for all the lost time, but I've been battling unemployment! Apologies for the lack of updates, but I plan on filling in with all the updates I've got to share (that I'm allowed to, anyway!). We'll call this the April Postapalooza! Catch you guys tomorrow!

Up, Down, And Everywhere In Between!

Hey folks,

Let's get this right off the bat...I missed last Friday's update. It probably isn't a big deal at all, but for almost a year straight, I've made it a point to update every Friday. Well, the last two weeks have been a bit of a roller coaster for me. So first off, I'm sorry!

I'm being laid off from my job this Friday, which has been my only stable source of income. I've been doing little freelance gigs here and there, but nothing that will pay monthly bills. I'm not too worried, because I've got a few back-up plans, but I'm not thrilled either!

To counter the loss of income, I've opened commissions. Rates are as follow:

Traditional work:
Pencil sketches = $10
Pencil + Ink work = $20

Sketch Cards Pencil = $5
Sketch Cards Inked = $10
Sketch Cards colored with Markers = $20

All originals mailed to you!

Digital work:
Full digital cinematic illustration = $50 flat fee (normally $100+!)
Digital Sketch Card (no color, just ink) = $15
Digital Sketch Card (color) = $20

No originals or prints will be mailed for digital work, but I'm more than happy to email the high resolution files to you! Including the Photoshop document, if you're interested.

Ask me about any other things you might have in mind that I haven't listed. Paypal is my preferred method (all payments to JoeWTFHogan@gmail.com). All payments must be before the work is given. Don't worry, I'm not a deadbeat! Also keep in mind that this is NOT strictly limited to Star Wars. I'm more than happy to do Original Characters, other established franchises, whatever! Just send me a note with what you want when you make your payment.

Anyway, I have a lot of cool announcements, but have to cut this week's entry short. Lot's of cool content in the next few weeks, so stay tuned!

Sketch Cards!

Early Wed afternoon, I woke up to a package that made its way to my doorstep, all the way from Spain. I opened it up, and here it is, and that's what I found!

If it looks familiar, it should! This Darth Revan sketch card belongs to Pablo Diaz. It was one of his many spectacular submissions for the recent Expanded Universe contest I held! I spoke very highly of this particular card of his to him, and how close this specific card came to placing in the top 3. Pablo took it upon himself to mail it to me as a gift!

And my normal sketch cards are on hold a few days to work on something special, but here's some digi sketch cards I've done as prizes for the recent EU contest!

Expanded Universe Winners!

The Expanded Universe contest is finished!!



Special thanks to the 22 folks who collectively submitted 102 sketch cards!!! You guys kicked serious ass!

Also, here's the 4th digital sketch card from my Order 66 story, Captain Craith!

"And A Gift!"..Gift, What Gift?!

A good friend of mine, Jeremy Jack, who I met during Sean "Cheeks" Galloway's Schoolism class. During the critiques, he became a good friend, and I was fortunate to share comments and questions about both of our work. Since then, he recently completed a 67-part-requestapalooza, which you can check out right here!

Anyway, Jer recently surprised me with an awesome gift, my character that I developed during Sean's class (and he was witness to), Master Peil Denn! He then provided me with the original lines so that I could color it myself, and it turned into a quick little collaboration that I was able to bang out between projects. I love, love, love the dynamic pose Jer threw him in! Awesome work as always, Jer! And thanks for the great surprise!!

And without further adieu, here's week 3 of my Order 66 Story, Scout! She was originally introduced in the Yoda Clone Wars novel, Dark Rendezvous. Since then, she's appeared in another novel, but my story was already in development at the time. I'm doing my best to bridge the gap in that Order 66 novel and mine, but there may be some contradictions. Hopefully not!

A Cool Feature!

So a few months back, an awesome Star Wars blog featuring custom figures done by various artist, posted this entry. Take a look at the backgrounds of the images...anything look familiar?

I got an email from a gentlemen (let's call him Darth Daddy!) informing me that they've just stumbled on my blog, after finding the Death Trooper image elsewhere! Cool! So they went ahead and added all my contact info in the post, which is VERY cool. You hear that, internet? People giving credit where credit's due!? That still happens?! Awesome! I'm glad courtesy hasn't been lost among all the trolling and fail pictures on the internet. Thanks so much for the plug, Darth Daddy & Elias!


You can check out their awesome blog by clicking right here! They've got some amazing work featured, so be sure to subscribe!

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Also, here's week 2's Personal Order 66 Story - Digi Sketch card...Master Boid!