- "The model we used in this painting was Josh Izzo, our resident Star Wars expert. We thanked many of our invaluable assistants by killing them off."
- ―Tim Hildebrandt
Josh Izzo worked as an assistant for artists Greg and Tim Hildebrandt during their creation of Topps' 1996 Shadows of the Empire trading card set. Izzo constructed a model T-65 X-wing starfighter, which the Hildebrandts used to paint the set's "Luke Scores a TIE" card. He also wore a custom-made Bossk mask to model as the female Barabel bounty hunter Skahtul and modeled as another bounty hunter.
Izzo later contributed content to Topps' Star Wars Galaxy Collector magazine.
Sources
"Filling in the Shadows" — Star Wars Galaxy Magazine 9- Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
"Around the Galaxy: Thunderous Applause" — Star Wars Galaxy Collector 6
