I've said this before, and I'll say it again... one of my favorite Star Wars characters drawn by Mike is Chewbacca (see my post from October 2020 for some of Mike's various styles of drawing Chewbacca). And I have been lucky  enough to have gotten a bunch of Mike's Chewbacca sketches over the years- some via Ebay purchases, or from the Facebook Star Wars groups I'm in, and some have come by trades. They just seem to find me. 

Today's Chewbacca sketch is a panoramic sketch from Star Wars Illustrated: Empire Strikes Back, and comes from a good friend who is always on the lookout for me for Duron and other cartoony sketches. I call this one "Hoth Chewy".

What's not to love about this sketch? My favorite thing about this sketch is how Mike drew Chewy's expression. Mike is exceptional at conveying emotions thru expressions. How he draws the eyes. How he draws the mouth. Even the eyebrows help to paint the picture in this sketch. Then Mike takes this sketch a step or two further by adding the windswept fur and the snow. Particularly the snow on Chewy's head. Who can blame him? Nobody likes that snow and wind combination! I feel lucky to have this sketch. Shout-out to my good friend Justin for trading me this beauty!

Well, that's all for today. Thanks for stopping by and reading! 

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 Another sketch from the set that started it all with me- Lord of the Rings Masterpieces II. The first sketch card I ever bought was a Gandalf sketch from Masterpieces II by Mike, and any time I find one of Mike's sketches from this set I try to buy it. Problem is prices have been skyrocketing lately, and I don't have the deep pockets to win as many as I would like. So it thrills me when I get a card like this.. Gandalf, from my favorite set, by my favorite artist. 

I love that Mike's experience doing caricatures comes out in his art for this set. Yes, Ian McKellen has a big nose, but Mike exaggerates it in this sketch and does it flawlessly. Another thing he does in this sketch that some other artists may have not thought to do is the all black background. It's dark in this scene, and while other artists may have only focused on Gandalf,  Mike thought enough to let us know it was dark in the scene. I'm not sure if Mike thinks his way thru his cards or if it just comes to him naturally, but I think it's brilliant. 

Overall just a great addition to my Duron Lord of the Rings collection. 

I know this was short, but that's all I have for today. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

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