16. The Mandalorian & The Child.

I loved The Mandalorian. It was well written, directed, great characters and it felt new and fresh. I, like everyone, fell in love with The Child aka Baby Yoda and appreciated that The Mandalorian looked out for and cared for him. I wanted to test my hand at painting a scene and not just people. I blew myself away with this if we're being honest. It's 4x4 inches and I finished it with a high gloss. I took some progress photos so you could see how I work.

Darth Maul.

Darth Maul legitimately scares me and maybe that's why I was under a spell when I drew and painted this. This is my final Star Wars Topps Trading Card painting and I'm pumped to go out on this note. May the force be with you!

Master Yoda.

I went back and forth about doing Yoda for awhile, but ultimately, I'm glad I got to do him (and sideways at that). Happy, I am, to be posting this!

Anakin Skywalker.

I had a couple of people want me to do characters that I didn't originally intend to do so I'm going to be posting those over the course of the day. First up, Anakin Skywalker! It's specifically meant to be Anakin when he goes nuts! So, here he is! Worked with the colors and wanted to stick to a warm palette.

15. Kylo Ren.

Kylo Ren. I am in love. I saw the FINAL STAR WARS movie last night at 1:30 AM in IMAX (and it didn't get out until 4:15 am) and it was SO, SO GOOD. I cried, hard, a couple times, but Adam Driver. I love you. I adore you as this character. Also, I really, really love how this card turned out because of the purples and reds. I'm learning more about painting and it's so fun, but here we are, at the end of this series. I learned so much and had the best time doing it. Thanks for sticking with me!

14. The Child aka Baby Yoda.

There is nothing cuter in this world than Baby Yoda. I know it's not actually Baby Yoda, but that's what I'm calling him. I literally cannot contain myself when I see him. I think my heart is going to explode every single time I lay my eyes upon him. UGH! The Mandalorian as a whole is pretty fantastic, but I love that little creature. One more Star Wars post to go!

13. Rey.

Rey is one of my favorite characters from the new series. She's tough, compassionate, kind, and fights for what's right. Had to hook her up with a nice blue glow in this portrait. Rey forever.

12. Darth Vader.

There is no Star Wars without Darth Vader. He's easily one of the greatest villains in cinematic history and I couldn't wait to post him. I'm doing a Star Wars marathon right now and he's just too good. This is officially Star Wars week! The last movie comes out Thursday and I only have 3 more portraits to post! I've enjoyed this a lot.

11. Stormtrooper.

They never really know what's going on do they? I don't.

10. Jabba the Hutt.

I wasn't originally going to do Jabba the Hutt. I was having trouble selecting characters, but my little sister, Shelby, suggested him and I had to do it. I wanted to make sure he wasn't a bunch of muddy colors, but a fun, bright, slobbery mess. I really love the way he turned out. He's way cuddlier than they make him out to be in the movies!

9. Poe Dameron & BB-8.

The only card to feature two characters: Poe Dameron & BB-8! I had to paint super small to accomplish this, but this is a card I am also super happy with. I loved doing his jacket and his puffy vest and BB-8 looks super cute back there hanging out. Only 6 cards left!

8. Lando Calrissian.

Lando. The most fashionable person there ever was in his capes. I held a vote to see if people wanted to see old or new Lando and old Lando won. Party.

7. Boba Fett.

I'm not Boba Fett's biggest fan, but for some reason I chose to spend an ungodly amount of time pouring over the details of this bounty hunter. I mean, he's a cool dude, don't get me wrong; he's a true rebel. I don't know, I wanted to get all of the metal and rust spots down. This one is definitely my favorite!

6. C-3PO.

I find C-3PO to be kind of annoying, but when paired with R2-D2, I love the two of them together. They pair well. Anyway, I was freaking out having to do this gold metal, but I actually like the way it turned out.

5. R2-D2.

If R2-D2 isn't one of the cutest little droids, I don't know who is. I like when he uses that little arm to fix things. If you look at the card, it says Artoo-Deeto, but on a bunch of sites, it says his named is Detoo. Matt jokingly said, "What if this card is worth like $900 and you painted on it?" I'd say that'd be about my luck.

4. Chewbacca.

The Chewbacca noise has a few different spellings, but I can do it and it's pretty impressive. This was one of the first ones I did that made me realize I could do this set. So, I'm super happy with him!

3. Han Solo.

Han is a real rebel because he does what he wants, but comes in and helps everyone anyway. I'd hang out with Han Solo in the Millennium Falcon.

2. Princess Leia Organa.

I wanted to make Carrie Fisher more illustrative than realistic when I did her for this trading card. I had a good time with her. I definitely wanted to do iconic Leia.

1. Luke Skywalker.

In honor of the LAST STAR WARS MOVIE OF THE TRILOGY coming out in a mere 15 days, I wanted to do something REALLY special. Back in May, Matt and I took a trip down to Bell Buckle in Tennessee where we wandered around an antique shop. In the back, in a little basket, sat a set of old 1977 vintage Star Wars trading cards. I knew right then that I had to buy them so I could paint mini portraits on the front of the cards.

The back of the cards are super cool because they say stats about the character or talk about a scene. It's like an altered card, but not in the traditional sense. Anyway, I'm doing a series of 15 characters and I'm debuting a new style, too. I feel like this is what I've been working towards my whole life. Definitely want to do more in this style going forward.

It seems fitting I'd do this near the end of this year. I've done a lot of work in different styles and now I'm finally finding my way. It's very illustrative and I can't wait to show each of these pieces off because I feel like they just get better and better.

To Star Wars! Let's kick it off with Luke Skywalker!

Darth Vader.

This is a STAR WARS post. I had drawn Yoda and the Hoth battle scene, but Alison stopped by to see Darth and said the other drawings looked like a crackhead did them so I won't be posting those until modifications are made. I'll post more in a few days. I've got this job that I'm working on that's going to have me tied until Wednesday or so. May the force be with you. Star Wars > Star Trek.