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Fantasy Art Card Collecting Secrets

Fantasy Art Card Collecting Secrets

Online Course
Created byHowExpert
Last updated 8/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Fantasy Art Card Collecting Secrets

Course content

1 section • 13 lectures • 1h 12m total length

  • Welcome0:13

    Discover fantasy art card collecting secrets, written by expert press Steven Yoder and narrated by Kenneth G. Painter, Jr., for practical guidance in building your collection.

  • Introduction3:49

    Discover the fantasy art card collecting niche, its 1991–2002 heyday, and how to store, collect, and invest in over 150 sets with chase cards.

  • Part 1 - Decide Who You Want To Collect1:42

    Decide which fantasy art artists and card sets to collect, from TSR D&D art to famous and fringe artists, and use the appendix to guide depth and storage.

  • Part 2 - Decide How Deep You Want To Go5:22

    Decide how deep you want to go in fantasy art card collecting by weighing base sets, chase cards, and autographs, and learn how rarity and box distribution shape value.

  • Part 3 - Decide How To Store Your Collection4:31

    Decide how to store your fantasy art card collection by choosing display or compact storage, considering acid-free boxes, binders, sleeves, and protective options, while guarding against sunlight, temperature, and humidity.

  • Part 4 - Where To Buy3:16

    Discover where to buy fantasy art cards from comic shops with liquidated back stock, conventions, and auctions like eBay, with tips on negotiating bulk deals and evaluating seller feedback.

  • Part 5 - How To Buy2:26

    Explore how to buy fantasy art cards, from sealed boxes to singles, weigh chances for chase cards, and choose collated sets with reputable dealers.

  • Part 6 - Bits And Pieces: A Niche Within a Niche6:56

    Discover the niche within a niche of fantasy art card collecting, including promos, sell sheets, parallel sets, box toppers, stealth cards, holograms, air cards, misprints, and other esoteric ephemera.

  • Part 7 - You've Got It All. What Now?5:12

    Explore broader collecting options beyond core fantasy art sets. Discover 21st century archives, cheesecake art, and bad girls of comics, while weighing costs and rarity.

  • Part 8 - When Your Hobby Becomes An Investment6:04

    Turn fantasy art card collecting into an investment by insuring your collection and documenting value. Liquidate excess wisely, know the market, and balance spending with enjoyment.

  • Part 9 - Finally, The Checklist15:30

    Create a comprehensive checklist of all art assets and chase cards across releases from comic images, Fiji, and other sets, divided into three sections, excluding box toppers and promos.

  • Friedlander Publishing Group10:08

    Explore fantasy art card collecting through 90-card regular sets, colossal and chase cards, and parallels like silver and gold foil, plus autograph and metallic storm cards.

  • Other Companies7:14

    Explore notable fantasy art card sets from various companies, highlighting base sets, chase cards, autographed and foil cards, gallery and lenticular toppers across artists like James Gurney and Mort Kunstler.

Requirements

  • None

Description

Do you love fantasy, science fiction, and horror art, but can’t afford (or don’t have the space for) prints or originals? Maybe you have a passion for collecting, but sports card sets just aren’t your thing.

Then perhaps the all-but-unknown area of fantasy art cards is for you. There are over 200 different card sets, with such famous names as Frank Frazetta and Boris Vallejo; and even one dedicated to the grandfather of fantasy art, Maxfield Parrish.

Because so few people are aware they even exist, fantasy art cards are an inexpensive hobby to start, or even complete, a collection.

This guide will give you the ins-and-outs of fantasy art card collection, from how to get started, to how and where to find the best deals, and closing with a comprehensive and complete list of all the available sets from the two major publishers of these cards.

So get your D-ring binders, 9-pocket pages, and top loaders with penny sleeves, and let’s get started!

About the Expert:

Steven Yoder is a published author, entrepreneur, business owner, and avid fantasy art card collector. He has turned his hobby of collecting art cards into a full-time business on eBay selling them under the trade name paperdragons, and has become one of the most recognized authorities in the world for this niche. He is considered to specifically be an expert in the identification of genuine autograph cards from Friedlander Publishing Group, and has contributed extensively to Jeff Allender’s House of Checklists with additions and corrections regarding these and other, fantasy art cards. Steven lives in Arkansas with his wife, cats, and over 400,000 fantasy art trading cards.


Who this course is for:

  • Art Students

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