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I'm not sure how many of you may have come across these or not, but the creators of the Dragon Shield deck sleeves, Arcane Tinmen, have created playmats. I've purchased one and they're fantastic. They're very thick and are quite similar to a gigantic mouse pad. I find them worth the money. Anywho, I'm not here to explain how great they are, but rather dispaly some Magic-related artwork of mine.
Several people in my area have purchased these playmats and requested I draw on them for them. I only have pictures of the first one I've done, but as I get the opportunity to view the others, I'll try and display them too.
They measure almost two feet wide and a foot and a half high, each playmat comes in one of three colors: blue, green or red, with black and white supposedly on the way. The border of the playmat is surrounded with attractive, stylized dragon images. The playing surface of the playmat is soft, smooth and cushioned. The back grips readily to the surface of a table.
I think I charged them like five or ten bucks for them, since they were local and friends and such. I think my best work is the red one I did for a guy. He wanted the promo art Grim Lavamancer, Isamaru, and Lightning Bolt all in a collage. I put a lot of work into his. I've also done a Teferi one and a Trogdor one.
EDIT: I just decided to browse my girlfriends photos and found the Trogdor piece I did. Here are four pics of the same mat. I can't decide which makes it easier to view, because it's a very picture.
I use a combination of Pilot Precise V5 Rolling Ball Very Fine pens, two different size Sharpies, and soetimes a paint marker or thick black marker. I tried to take these mats and make my own versions of some of the characters.
Thank you everyone for the kind words. I'll see if I can get the others on within this week.:)
I don't know how often you plan on doing this but these might work a little better for your needs. Since they are pure white you have more control over what your drawling, and you can whip out colored sharpies and ink them yourself.
What are these mats made of? would it be feasible to purchase the blank material somewhere, or cost effective at that? I'm thinking that something like this is a perfect idea for a gift for my wife, if I can find the right person/material to get it done
I don't know how often you plan on doing this but these might work a little better for your needs. Since they are pure white you have more control over what your drawling, and you can whip out colored sharpies and ink them yourself.
Thanks for the linky link Pringlesman! I've never seen those, however if I were to start taking on the task of creating these for profit, then that looks like a great way to go as opposed to purchasing the Dragon Shield playmats. Right now, I have locals who purchase a playmat from a local dealer and then give me a request they're intrested in. I let them know if it's possible or not and give them a ballpark figure how much I would charge. Thus far, it's been between $5 and $15. Trogdor was $5 and $15 was for the unshown Isamaru and Grim Lavamancer promo one. I know all the players here who purchase these playmats, so I give them a good deal on them.
As for coloring, well I'm not a great colorer. You can check out the monthly art contests to verify that one lol. I would also question the quality of those playmats. The Dragon Shield playmats are TOP notch. If those blank ones had the same design, then that would be amazing.
EDIT: Almost forgot, thank you again to everyone for the kind words. That means alot. You guys sure know how to make a fella feel good about his work.
Thanks for the linky link Pringlesman! I've never seen those, however if I were to start taking on the task of creating these for profit, then that looks like a great way to go as opposed to purchasing the Dragon Shield playmats. Right now, I have locals who purchase a playmat from a local dealer and then give me a request they're intrested in. I let them know if it's possible or not and give them a ballpark figure how much I would charge. Thus far, it's been between $5 and $15. Trogdor was $5 and $15 was for the unshown Isamaru and Grim Lavamancer promo one. I know all the players here who purchase these playmats, so I give them a good deal on them.
As for coloring, well I'm not a great colorer. You can check out the monthly art contests to verify that one lol. I would also question the quality of those playmats. The Dragon Shield playmats are TOP notch. If those blank ones had the same design, then that would be amazing.
EDIT: Almost forgot, thank you again to everyone for the kind words. That means alot. You guys sure know how to make a fella feel good about his work.
Well after seeing yours I decided it was time to get a playmat, ill let you know how good of quality they are, when I get mine and post the finished art. The guy on ebay said they are made from the same material as mouse pads iirc so who knows.
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Those are extremely impressive, especially the one in the first post. As usual for you, everything is extremely detailed and well drawn.
The Trogdor mat is definitely the funniest (I mean seriously, it's Trogdor), but the two you've posted so far about both fantastic.
I actually think the design that comes on the mats is really perfect for what you've done with them. It sets the mood and all you have to do is create one of your (usual) fabulous pieces of artwork on it.
I had purchased one of these playmats awhile ago and started drawing a Loxodon Hiearch on it, but was having trouble sketching on it. Did you just go straight to pen? I wanna be careful, but sketching out the porportions is proving kind of difficult on that type of material.
I had purchased one of these playmats awhile ago and started drawing a Loxodon Hiearch on it, but was having trouble sketching on it. Did you just go straight to pen? I wanna be careful, but sketching out the porportions is proving kind of difficult on that type of material.
I didn't sketch the drawings I did, I just drew them with the Pilot pen I mentioned earlier in the thread and a thin point Sharpie. I also useed a regular Sharpie and a big black marker for everything else. A friend I know suggested to me using carbon paper to transfer the image if I wanted to draw it on paper first, but I've never tried that. You may want to test that out and give it a go to help with the sketch work.
Ripe, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate them. If you can, post your mat when you get it done. I'd be intrested in seeing it.:)
I didn't sketch the drawings I did, I just drew them with the Pilot pen I mentioned earlier in the thread and a thin point Sharpie. I also useed a regular Sharpie and a big black marker for everything else. A friend I know suggested to me using carbon paper to transfer the image if I wanted to draw it on paper first, but I've never tried that. You may want to test that out and give it a go to help with the sketch work.
Ripe, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate them. If you can, post your mat when you get it done. I'd be intrested in seeing it.:)
Lucky, I'm the world's slopiest drawler, that would never work for me. When I got mine I was worried about carbon paper smudging on the places and generaly making a mess of everything. So I drew out my sketch, photocopied it, then I would cut out a small section, use that as a stencil, and continue on after that.
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Apparently my idea has caught on for drawing on these playmats. I happened to be surfing a very popular auction site and came across this....
Intrested in the closing cost? A sweet $128.19 plus $5.00 for shipping and handling. Something tells me I was REALLY giving my friends a discount on these, as I'm pretty sure I could duplicate that art or at least something very similar.
http://i15.tinypic.com/48c04gn.jpg
This is the End result, i used ballpoint pen and some sharpie, It looks alot richer and sharper in person, but oh well, I'm not the artist PBG is haha.
http://i15.tinypic.com/48c04gn.jpg
This is the End result, i used ballpoint pen and some sharpie, It looks alot richer and sharper in person, but oh well, I'm not the artist PBG is haha.
That looks really nice. The shading is fabulous and it's just extremely well drawn. I have a feeling it would probably look a little better if you used a better pen (extremely fine felt-tipped pens are probably the best), but it looks amazing as-is.
Also, I would suggest drawing something on the right side too. Right now it looks a little blank over there. You'd probably want it to be something that fit the style. The first thing that comes to mind is a Selesnya Guildmage mirrored to be facing the Hierarch, but I'm sure there are lots of other things (that may be easier to draw) that would look really good there.
@PBG: I so want to be one of your real-life friends. *Krashbot apparently wants a valuable, amazing-looking, custom playmat for free.*
Thanks ^^. I'm going over it with some darker markers to make it standout a bit better. I think I might put a demonfire or teferi on the other side not sure yet. Or something older not sure yet. Suggestions?
To go a step further on that, if someone would be willing to sell custom playmats. I'd surely buy one.
But that Heirarch does look really good, especially with just the Sharpie and Ballpoint pen.
Agreed. But since you're all so good that you can so easily draw Magic artwork, maybe you can do non-Magic artwork requests as well? Well, assuming you were to choose to do it for us and our money.
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Post your custom playmats & questions about custom playmats. As usual, keep requests for commissions or trades to PM.
I'm not sure how many of you may have come across these or not, but the creators of the Dragon Shield deck sleeves, Arcane Tinmen, have created playmats. I've purchased one and they're fantastic. They're very thick and are quite similar to a gigantic mouse pad. I find them worth the money. Anywho, I'm not here to explain how great they are, but rather dispaly some Magic-related artwork of mine.
Several people in my area have purchased these playmats and requested I draw on them for them. I only have pictures of the first one I've done, but as I get the opportunity to view the others, I'll try and display them too.
My friend wanted Toshiro and Crovax.
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I think I charged them like five or ten bucks for them, since they were local and friends and such. I think my best work is the red one I did for a guy. He wanted the promo art Grim Lavamancer, Isamaru, and Lightning Bolt all in a collage. I put a lot of work into his. I've also done a Teferi one and a Trogdor one.
EDIT: I just decided to browse my girlfriends photos and found the Trogdor piece I did. Here are four pics of the same mat. I can't decide which makes it easier to view, because it's a very picture.
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Your friends are lucky to have such a talented artist around.
Thank you everyone for the kind words. I'll see if I can get the others on within this week.:)
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Thanks for the linky link Pringlesman! I've never seen those, however if I were to start taking on the task of creating these for profit, then that looks like a great way to go as opposed to purchasing the Dragon Shield playmats. Right now, I have locals who purchase a playmat from a local dealer and then give me a request they're intrested in. I let them know if it's possible or not and give them a ballpark figure how much I would charge. Thus far, it's been between $5 and $15. Trogdor was $5 and $15 was for the unshown Isamaru and Grim Lavamancer promo one. I know all the players here who purchase these playmats, so I give them a good deal on them.
As for coloring, well I'm not a great colorer. You can check out the monthly art contests to verify that one lol. I would also question the quality of those playmats. The Dragon Shield playmats are TOP notch. If those blank ones had the same design, then that would be amazing.
EDIT: Almost forgot, thank you again to everyone for the kind words. That means alot. You guys sure know how to make a fella feel good about his work.
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Well after seeing yours I decided it was time to get a playmat, ill let you know how good of quality they are, when I get mine and post the finished art. The guy on ebay said they are made from the same material as mouse pads iirc so who knows.
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The Trogdor mat is definitely the funniest (I mean seriously, it's Trogdor), but the two you've posted so far about both fantastic.
I actually think the design that comes on the mats is really perfect for what you've done with them. It sets the mood and all you have to do is create one of your (usual) fabulous pieces of artwork on it.
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I didn't sketch the drawings I did, I just drew them with the Pilot pen I mentioned earlier in the thread and a thin point Sharpie. I also useed a regular Sharpie and a big black marker for everything else. A friend I know suggested to me using carbon paper to transfer the image if I wanted to draw it on paper first, but I've never tried that. You may want to test that out and give it a go to help with the sketch work.
Ripe, thanks for the kind words. I appreciate them. If you can, post your mat when you get it done. I'd be intrested in seeing it.:)
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Lucky, I'm the world's slopiest drawler, that would never work for me. When I got mine I was worried about carbon paper smudging on the places and generaly making a mess of everything. So I drew out my sketch, photocopied it, then I would cut out a small section, use that as a stencil, and continue on after that.
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Intrested in the closing cost? A sweet $128.19 plus $5.00 for shipping and handling. Something tells me I was REALLY giving my friends a discount on these, as I'm pretty sure I could duplicate that art or at least something very similar.
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This is the End result, i used ballpoint pen and some sharpie, It looks alot richer and sharper in person, but oh well, I'm not the artist PBG is haha.
That looks really nice. The shading is fabulous and it's just extremely well drawn. I have a feeling it would probably look a little better if you used a better pen (extremely fine felt-tipped pens are probably the best), but it looks amazing as-is.
Also, I would suggest drawing something on the right side too. Right now it looks a little blank over there. You'd probably want it to be something that fit the style. The first thing that comes to mind is a Selesnya Guildmage mirrored to be facing the Hierarch, but I'm sure there are lots of other things (that may be easier to draw) that would look really good there.
@PBG: I so want to be one of your real-life friends.
*Krashbot apparently wants a valuable, amazing-looking, custom playmat for free.*
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I don't care if I was framed for murder if I only got a warning I would let it go.
To go a step further on that, if someone would be willing to sell custom playmats. I'd surely buy one.
But that Heirarch does look really good, especially with just the Sharpie and Ballpoint pen.
Agreed. But since you're all so good that you can so easily draw Magic artwork, maybe you can do non-Magic artwork requests as well? Well, assuming you were to choose to do it for us and our money.
I saw those too! I thought it was you!!! =D
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