Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Good Show, Sir.
Good Show, Sir is a blog devoted to bad sci-fi/fantasy novel covers. If anyone who visits my blog has illustrated any of these covers, I apologize ahead of time. Some of these are not poor illustrations. Some are just victims of bad concepts. Then again, some are just bad Frazetta knock-offs and wacky examples of 1970s illustration. If we can't laugh at ourselves, what's the point?
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Friday, April 16, 2010
Thursday, April 15, 2010
RoE Full Art
Here are the large versions of my illustrations for Rise of the Eldrazi. Click through for the largest size. Enjoy.
full size Escaped Null
full size Affa Guard Hound
full size Shared Discovery
Full size Reinforced Bulwark
full size Escaped Null
full size Affa Guard Hound
full size Shared Discovery
Full size Reinforced Bulwark
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Rise of the Eldrazi cards
Here is the complete set of my cards from Rise of the Eldrazi:
Full art is coming soon ...
Full art is coming soon ...
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Magic the Gathering article
Today on the Magic: The Gathering website, there's an article on the upcoming card set.
The article includes this image:
Might this be a section from one of my new illustrations? Only a few more days and you can find out ...
The article includes this image:
Might this be a section from one of my new illustrations? Only a few more days and you can find out ...
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Houston Grand Prix
The Houston Grand Prix was a great event. At the Boston GP last summer, I only had two cards in print. So this time, it was great to have a collection of cards behind me, even if, as I heard many times, my cards are "only good in limited." This refers to the kind of gameplay in which my cards would see action. As the cards I illustrated are fairly weak common cards, no one uses them in their premier play decks.
But not a big deal. I was there as an artist, not a gamer, so I set up my display and got to work. I signed stacks and stacks of cards, but I spent most of the weekend sketching on playmats. These are protective surfaces on which one can put cards without fear of them getting dirty on the table. Many have a blank face, so some fans of the game like to have signatures and original drawings inscribed on them.
I was also selling sketches on the back of my white-backed artist proof cards, which have the playable side printed, but no logo on the back. I created some sketches that a player could potentially use in the game: placeholder cards called "tokens."
I sold a few art prints, but no one took the jump and bought one of my original canvases (yet!).
The other artist in attendance was Steve Argyle, who seemed to have the opposite experience I had. His cards are mostly pretty powerful; some of the better cards in the game. He had a line of fans any time he was at the table. Some wanted signatures, some wanted sketches and others wanted to buy prints. He had to take breaks during the day to catch up on commissioned work. He looked swamped, but managed to stay in a good mood the entire weekend. He's a great guy, so check out his website.
When I go to these events, I'm usually not one of the big-name artists (Not yet, anyway). So I'm trying to make a name for myself as a good sketch artist until I have some powerful cards commissioned to me. I try to make sure everyone who purchases a sketch has something great in their hands when they leave. Doesn't always happen, but I try. So spread the word. I like drawing dragons.
But not a big deal. I was there as an artist, not a gamer, so I set up my display and got to work. I signed stacks and stacks of cards, but I spent most of the weekend sketching on playmats. These are protective surfaces on which one can put cards without fear of them getting dirty on the table. Many have a blank face, so some fans of the game like to have signatures and original drawings inscribed on them.
I was also selling sketches on the back of my white-backed artist proof cards, which have the playable side printed, but no logo on the back. I created some sketches that a player could potentially use in the game: placeholder cards called "tokens."
I sold a few art prints, but no one took the jump and bought one of my original canvases (yet!).
The other artist in attendance was Steve Argyle, who seemed to have the opposite experience I had. His cards are mostly pretty powerful; some of the better cards in the game. He had a line of fans any time he was at the table. Some wanted signatures, some wanted sketches and others wanted to buy prints. He had to take breaks during the day to catch up on commissioned work. He looked swamped, but managed to stay in a good mood the entire weekend. He's a great guy, so check out his website.
When I go to these events, I'm usually not one of the big-name artists (Not yet, anyway). So I'm trying to make a name for myself as a good sketch artist until I have some powerful cards commissioned to me. I try to make sure everyone who purchases a sketch has something great in their hands when they leave. Doesn't always happen, but I try. So spread the word. I like drawing dragons.
New Card
I got back from the Houston Grand Prix last night. A recap is coming as soon as I catch up on everything I missed over the weekend. Until then, here's a new card that will be released with the new Magic: The Gathering set, Rise of the Eldrazi.
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