Details are Sketchy: Panini America Reveals NFL Sketch Cards Coming to 2016 National
You can learn a lot about an NFL rookie by giving him nothing more than a few colored Sharpies, 2 1/2 by 3 1/2-inch cardboard canvas, about five minutes and one simple two-word request: Draw something. What you’re likely to discover — as we have at Panini America over the last several years during the annual NFLPA Rookie Premiere — is that the…
Rookies from the NFL, NBA Illustrate School Spirit for Panini America Sketch Cards
The old college try. That's exactly what some of the top young stars in the NFL and NBA delivered when Panini America officials asked them at various times throughout the last year or so to pay tribute to their university days with a series of truly unique Sketch Cards that will be unveiled later this week through the company's 2015…
Draw Play: Top NFL Rookies Exhibit Artistic Side on Rare Panini America Sketch Cards
You can learn a lot about an NFL rookie by giving him nothing more than a few colored Sharpies, 2 1/2 by 3 1/2-inch cardboard canvas, about five minutes and one simple two-word request: Draw something. What you’re likely to discover — as we have at Panini America over the last several years during the NFLPA Rookie Premiere — is that the…
Artistic Impressions: NHL’s Top Youngsters Get Creative for Panini America Sketches
When it comes to flat-out physical artistry on the ice, it's tough to beat the brand of beauty and brawn displayed by NHL rookies such as Nathan MacKinnon, Tomas Hertl and Mathew Dumba. But let's be honest, hockey fans across the world have come to expect physical masterpieces from the brightest young stars in the game. It's their ability to create…
Art of the Matter: Panini America Releasing New Sketch Cards at 2012 Toronto Fall Expo
You know, you can learn a lot about a professional athlete by giving him nothing more than a few colored Sharpies, a blank trading-card canvas, about five minutes and one simple two-word request: Draw something. What you're likely to discover -- as we have at Panini America during the last few years -- is that the resulting artwork is sometimes primitive,…
Artistic Impressions: Top NFL Rookies Get Creative for Unique Panini America Cards
Most folks would agree that the 35 NFL players who attended May's 2012 NFLPA Rookie Premiere have football down to an art form. Their real art forms, though, are every bit as interesting, compelling, revealing and fun to look at. Andrew Luck, the Picasso, is no match for Andrew Luck, the passer, but his rendition of Lucas Oil Stadium is pretty…
NHL Rookies Get Artsy for Panini America’s Unique 2011 Toronto Fall Expo Sketch Cards
You heard it here first: If this newest class of NHL rookies doesn't cut it in the league for some crazy reason, there's always the world of fine art. Indeed, as you'll soon see, many of the top young prospects in the game are as impressive with a Sharpie in their hands as they are with a stick. And beginning Friday at the 2011…
Details are Sketchy: Panini America Unveils One More Surprise for the 2011 National
ROSEMONT, Ill. -- The hits keep coming for Panini America wrapper redeemers at the 2011 National Sports Collectors Convention. And in this case, the hits are hand-drawn works of art from some of the top rookies in the NFL. And while we could talk all day about the small number of original 2011 NFL Rookie Sketch Cards randomly inserted inside the company's wrapper-redemption program, we…