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pgrieco
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Curious to see what people's favorite card arts are from magic (as I'm sure there's a lot of good art that I'm not familiar with), and favorite cards/artists in general. Personally, my favorite artwork is Slave of Bolas, with my favorite card being Lifeline. I can't say I have an artist I favor more than any other, though.
 
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Anything by RKF or Brom.
 
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Heartbeat of spring.
 
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rebecca guay oversized serra angel card that came with the homelands comic. why they never had her do more comics is a shame.
 
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Slave of Bolas has been my desktop background for years, amazing art.

I am a big fan of Word of Command, as simple as it is.

My pet card is Skill Borrower. It would be fantastic to own the original art or an uncut foil sheet from SOA.

 
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Vesuvan Doppelganger

Basically old art > new art somehow..

[Edited 1 times, lastly by CoupDeGrace on February 28, 2014]

 
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quote:
Originally posted by paragondave:
Anything by RKF or Brom.

This.
Especially RKF. Pillage was always a favorite of mine.

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quote:
Originally posted by CoupDeGrace:
Basically old art > new art somehow..

Depends on what you mean by "old" it seems to me magic has gone through a few periods:

A lot of the early painting are very good and some are exceptionally terrible. In general though the new style is more consistently good, but I think it gives less chances for really exceptional pieces to arise.

I really hope we don't go back to the art style that led to Boros Swiftblade. http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=83588

 
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It's not a common pick, but my all time favorite is "Painter's Servant" from Shadowmoor.

I love scarecrows and Dringenberg really nailed this one. He's also a fantastic non-mtg artist and his style is very unique.

Also helps that I love the flavor text... I could go on and on forever, but I'll spare you the drooping eyelids

[Edited 1 times, lastly by Zachstax888 on February 28, 2014]

 
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quote:
Originally posted by Pail42:
Depends on what you mean by "old" it seems to me magic has gone through a few periods:

A lot of the early painting are very good and some are exceptionally terrible. In general though the new style is more consistently good, but I think it gives less chances for really exceptional pieces to arise.

I really hope we don't go back to the art style that led to Boros Swiftblade. http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=83588


It's better than anything by Justin Hampton.

 
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Flame Spirit is far better, but I agree most of his art is cringe worthy and in the same comic-strip style.

I know this may not be his fault, but WTF does the art in Juxtapose even have to do with the card?

 
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I have an EDH deck of all Foglio art, does that give a clue to who is my fav?

http://vps.kmconsulting.co.nz/adrian/mtg/EDH.txt

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I really like some of the original artists, but my favorite is Ron Spencer, card is Bloodfire Dwarf, so amazing as a foil

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=26806

 
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quote:
Originally posted by KIP_NZ:
I have an EDH deck of all Foglio art, does that give a clue to who is my fav?

http://vps.kmconsulting.co.nz/adrian/mtg/EDH.txt


I need to see a picture of this. Claymore J Flapdoodle is a boss!

[Edited 1 times, lastly by stab107 on February 28, 2014]

 
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basically anything painted > computer generated art

The old dull colored paintings were cool and had charm. No offense to the poster above, but cards like Bloodfire Dwarf just have a comic book, super colorful, lustrous, vibrant feel to them... no mysticism. Like... there is no denying that the new Elspeth has more detail and looks like it took a lot more time to make than something like Stasis, Season of the Witch or Guardian Beast, but the old art leaves something to the imagination.

For that matter, if we actually think about our cards battling it out in fantasy land, it gets dumb... seems every random soldier or knight card is a chick. Knight Exemplar, Knight of the Reliquary, Order of the Sacred Torch, Order of the White Shield, Isperia's Skywatch, Wrens Run anything, most of the vampires, Somberwald Sage, Stoneforge Mystic, etc. etc. etc. So a battlefield that we create is scantily clad women fighting grotesque monsters. So what's the big deal, it's a fantasy game that a male demo buys. I get that, but it's just funny to picture the artist making these works like stepping back, turning their head sideways and looking at the art, then with a saliva-consumed lisp talk to themselves and say "I am now going to make your breast plate even bigger tee hee"

Hehe, ridicule away... I'm not passionate about this, just think its kinda funny.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by stab107:
I need to see a picture of this. Claymore J Flapdoodle is a boss!

It's not quite finished yet, need 2 more cards (Got the portal prosperity yesterday!)

I'll post pics when complete. Ramirez DePietro is the general.

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Morphling by RK Post

Met him at the Time Spiral Prerelease in Indianapolis back in the day - he actually did it by hand before computer generation took off.

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quote:
Originally posted by ryan2754:
Morphling by RK Post

Met him at the Time Spiral Prerelease in Indianapolis back in the day - he actually did it by hand before computer generation took off.


Man you're going to make me go find my altered by him to give it wings one and post a pic aren't you?

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Doomsday Specter.
 
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Melissa Benson since day 1 but more specifically : Planar Gate / Shivan Dragon and such styles ....

[Edited 1 times, lastly by mnDiff on March 03, 2014]
 
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quote:
Originally posted by KIP_NZ:
Man you're going to make me go find my altered by him to give it wings one and post a pic aren't you?


yes please.

 
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I really love Thunder Spirit art, feels very iconic to me even if most people wouldn't. Think given choice of what card I would love the art for I would choose that one.

Another favorite is Doppleganger...

 
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damnation

wtb original art, or even just a print.

 
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quote:
Originally posted by Bagbokk:
damnation

wtb original art, or even just a print.


If you really want it, your best bet would probably be to ask Kev Walker about buying one. Best bet would probably be via his Facebook page.

 
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John Avon, especially his lands. If you have any you don't want feel free to dump them off at my house.
 

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