Firefly Trading Card Set

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TWO

Monday, October 12, 2009 3:04 AM

Mike Dalton wrote about his Firefly card set on September 19,2009: "I like the Vintage T206 baseball cards and the simplicity of their design so I decided to do a set of my own with a contemporary subject. There will be ten cards, the firefly cast and Serenity. Can't wait to get them all done to post and see how they look as a final set!! "

On October 4, Mike Dalton continued: "These drawings were done to be printed 1.4 by 2.6 inches. The original is approximately three to four times larger. When the whole set is done I will provide a template or a large file you can use to print them out."

The art work and the cards printed on paper are here:
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Kaylee-139238040
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Mal-139239182
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Jayne-139239632
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Wash2-139238830
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Wash-137541517
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Work-in-progress-137541155

Four cards that have been posted, so far --

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is at
www.fileden.com/files/2008/8/13/2048723/Serenity-190pages.pdf

TWO

Tuesday, May 25, 2010 12:26 PM

Zoë portrait, sized like a baseball trading card, has arrived after seven months wait. Five cards done; five to go.
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Zoe-164963484

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

TWO

Sunday, June 20, 2010 2:57 PM

While we're waiting for Mike Dalton to finish the last cards, mleiv (a woman from Seattle, Washington) has started and completed a similar project consisting of nine 2.5"x3.5" portraits in pencil.
As a reader, your project is to compare and contrast styles between the two artists.
http://mleiv.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-ATCs-168291062
http://mleiv.com/mt/art/sketches/firefly_atcs/

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

OUT2THEBLACK

Sunday, June 20, 2010 4:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by two:
While we're waiting for Mike Dalton to finish the last cards, mleiv (a woman from Seattle, Washington) has started and completed a similar project consisting of nine 2.5"x3.5" portraits in pencil.

As a reader, your project is to compare and contrast styles between the two artists.
http://mleiv.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-ATCs-168291062 ! ! ! http://mleiv.com/mt/art/sketches/firefly_atcs/

Many thanks !

My preference is definitely more for the mleiv works ; the likenesses are consistently truer to character .

TWO

Thursday, June 24, 2010 4:47 PM

While we're waiting for Mike Dalton to finish his ten (or maybe only nine) cards, Ashleigh Michelle created three 2.5" x 3.5" sketch cards in india ink and marker on bristol board.

http://ashleigh-michelle.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-Wash-165516598

http://ashleigh-michelle.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-Zoe-165515675

http://ashleigh-michelle.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-Captain-Mal-165355
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What are Artist Trading Cards? They are http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Artist+Trading+Card individual art miniatures which pass hand to hand. Some sources have credited M. Vänçi Stirnemann, who began trading sessions in Zurich, Switzerland, in 1997, as popularizing ATCs in the modern era, although modern ATC's can be traced back to portrait miniatures and to a kind of business card popular with Impressionistic era artists.

Artists have produced miniatures for trade or self-promotion in many eras and places, and the current trend is thus part of this larger context. Historically there were few standard rules or guidelines to art trading cards, and many variances in sizes can be seen in older cards. The standardization in size of baseball cards is credited with creating the standardization in size for art cards. Today the only rule for these cards is their 2.5 by 3.5 inch size, same as baseball cards and collectible card games. There are, however, certain conventions usually observed by those who make and trade these cards, such as the expectation that they be traded, not sold, and that they be created as unique works or small limited editions of prints. Artists generally sign and date the back, and may also include a title and contact information. The face-to-face trading session is considered an integral part of the concept, although many people find each other via the internet and trade by mail.

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

TWO

Thursday, September 9, 2010 11:57 AM

Mike Dalton's 6th and 7th cards in his Firefly series. Inara, River, and, maybe, Serenity, to complete the set of Artist's Trading Cards.
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Book-178604426
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Simon-178604081

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

ZZETTA13

Thursday, September 9, 2010 12:21 PM

These are GREAT!

Thanks Two…..

TWO

Monday, September 13, 2010 1:26 PM

Mike Dalton wrote about the River artist trading card, “I think that a little more tweaking will be in order for this one. Still like it. Inara and Serenity will be the final two for the set.”
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/River-Tam-178926297

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

TWO

Monday, September 27, 2010 12:31 PM

Only one to go -- Serenity to finish Mike Dalton's artist trading card set.
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Inara-180641837

More Morena:

http://c-marie.deviantart.com/art/Morena-Baccarin-as-Anna-from-V-14358
6461

http://mary-chan.deviantart.com/art/Can-t-think-of-a-reason-179455199

http://ariawho.deviantart.com/art/Firefly-Inara-143132790

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

TWO

Tuesday, December 21, 2010 2:15 PM

The tenth and last image in the artist trading card series by Mike Dalton. The first card was finished last year, September 2009. Although this card may appear to be smaller than the other nine, it is really the same 791×438, rotated clockwise.
http://mdalton.deviantart.com/art/Serenity-190293240

The Joss Whedon script for "Serenity", where Wash lives, is
Serenity-190pages.pdf at www.mediafire.com/two

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