Ok, I took a couple shots at this myself but find that I'm much better at doing playmats, but for now this is a lot of fun
My own tries are attached, personally I like the Marsh Flitter (Even if it's not totally finished) and the Merrow Witsniper more than the Shard Volley...
Hi guys and gals Been craaaaaaaaazy busy at work atm, so sorry for the delay on these ones - thanks go as usual to NejiX for carrying the pimping cane with such skill, as always!
Lots to get through as usual! First up, from norwebdesign - art by Le Cavalier Rouge as usual:
The Vampric Tutor and the Swamps are the stand-outs for me here
From a new seller, called letris81, art by someone called Vincent Olart:
These look reasonably solid (even if the Gemstone is a rip-off of yawg's work :rolleyes:)...The Mulldrifter looks the best to me.
From jteamfl:
Once again, these seem solid without being spectacular...seeing the extended O-Rings reminded me of Masamune's recently posted version, with completely new art btw! That was NUTS!
From hootbot:
hehehe....full points for a Python quote! This is just too funny for me not to love
These three are from Catherine:
Nothing like a foil alter! That Massacre just pops! The reworked Tendrils FNM promo has already seen some popularity on these boards I think....great stuff all round, yet again!
This was posted by tmhockey92, and I'm almost sure we've seen it before - if anyone knows the artist, please post them?
And to finish Friday's installment, two from antonpors:
Library of Alexandria BoP wins hands down out of these two Sick.
I'll be travelling in a car convoy of geeks from my local area to the Shadowmoor Pre Release in Melbourne, Australia tomorrow...anyone from this thread making it out of their studio/bedroom/dungeon to get to their local one?
I can't wait Got a LOT of stuff to show off; some of it from the very talented people who contribute regularly to this thread...I'll also try and get a photo of this one guy I know, who has an Unlimited Ancestral Recall made into an extended art, full colour and everything else, by Mark Poole!
Have a great weekend all! Kick some a$$!
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Okay i've tried finding on the net but i can't find it and i don't know how to search this thread as i'm sure its come up before.
Are these altered cards tournament legal? Is there any proof and stuff. .thanks!
And while i'm here, incomplete? spiritmonger!
Edit: Great bunch Mephiston. I saw most of them but i'll leave the posting for you i only ever post catherines artwork if i catch them in time '_'... really loving that library of alexandria Bop.. wish i had one... and i have no artwork to display this pre-release.. maybe next time :P.. also displaying some of these work on another thread. They love it so keep up the good work guys.
Also! A single shot from Lupe Woody:
Lupe has obviously been inspired by Catherine who completed an absolutely SICK full art version of this card...this is also pretty solid work - the pieces blowing off look really good
nicolarre - yeah I did read your post, it was really helpful!
I just disagree on the part where you said something about diluting the paint with water.
I wouldn't do that as the paint wouldn't stick to the card.
yawg are your golden paints matte fluid acrylics or just fluid acrylic.
Is the idea of using acetone, sandpaper or gesso on a card a good one?
I found out that golden fluid acrylics doesn't adhere very well unless I apply several passes over it.
I think the biggest critique that I can offer to anyone who is asking is this.
Tighten up your borders. Look at the works of the best alterers in this thread and you'll notice one consistent thing about all of their works. They always keep their lines clean. The key is to make the cards look and feel as though they were designed in the way that you've altered them. If a card was designed in this way you definitely wouldn't see random markings in the text box area or title bars.
I mention this, because it's the one glaring thing that arises whenever I see an altered piece. Well, that and color blending.
With that said, keep the art coming. i love seeing new alters and I love to see who's willing to take the next step up and raise the bar for everyone!:)
Are these cards playable in sleeves? I don't mean like in tournaments, but can you play with these painted cards in sleeves, and not have the paint mess up, scratch or wear? If so, I'd love to get some Skullclamps made up like Yawg's!
Are these cards playable in sleeves? I don't mean like in tournaments, but can you play with these painted cards in sleeves, and not have the paint mess up, scratch or wear?
Yes, they are completely playable, even in tournaments most of the time (obviously only if they are sleeved). The sleeves are actually the reason they won't get messed up, but to insure it a little bit more, I put a layer of spray varnish on top of the paint, and it works REALLY well. Just one coat basically helps seal it to the card, and makes it tougher to any scratching or wear it might get.
But sleeving it should make it last just as well.
Anywho, here's something I just did yesterday. I was going to make it textless like the others, but the flavor text was too relevant.
Also, the slight whitening discoloration in the textbox (left side) is just glare. It's not actually discolored or anything. Maybe I'll take a new photo later.. gotta run!
That Jaya alt art is sweet! Good work on both the concept and the lighting / pose for the central character. She really looks like she's going to be burning tail and enjoying every second
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I'm sure it's pretty cheap and available... Not sure. I'm still on the same can I got a while ago. And don't take it from me that it's the best answer, but I have noticed that the extra "layer" (it's super thin) just seems to make the card look and feel better. Because most of the time, acrylics can be scratched off pretty easily, depending on how thick the coat is, or the can be peeled off, if an edge catches... <_<
Edit to reply to a post: I don't use a varnish with Golden liquid acrylics because they bond to the card so well. However, sometimes cheaper acrylics (anything with 'student grade' in the description) can flake off cards especially if they're kept in a moist environment.
Do you guys think you could give a step-by-step description of how you completed a card? Maybe just pick a specific card that you did, and describe the order/layers/colors/techniques/materials/etc that you used? I would find that very helpful and I assume everyone interested in doing alters would find that useful too.
Different people uses different ways to alter cards, wouldn't it be great if we can compile a list of these tutorials together?
I will try my best to write up a tutorial if I find some time to burn, but don't expect much from me as I'm still relatively new and there are far better alterers out here capable of doing better!
omg, it's Sergeant Frog! lol..
I understand why you did this on a Japanese card, but maybe an English one would've been better since you covered up the whole pic? It's cool anyway.
And OMG, I love the Sargeant Frog Mind's Desire!!! I don't think it's a problem to use foreign cards with the art covered up, since the language isn't supposed to matter. Basically, no matter what language it is, it's still legal no matter what if the name/cc (and text box to some degree) are there. Of course, this is all relevant to whatever the head judge decides.
Also, my name used to be Nether Traitor, but it should still be listed under Masamune. The tutorial was a while back, and I have NO idea where it would be. Like I mentioned before @PBG: Is there any way to sticky all of the tutorials into the "Tutorials" forum?
Alright guys! Don't know has this been posted and apologies if it has (like last time's patch =() but here's three by lsr-cj:
Grove is my favourite out of these. Really like this one, well done.
WOW! Just found this one as i went along
That's heaps cool... thoughts?
Okay new fat patch by Norwebdesign - art by Le Cavalier Rouge.
WOW! How does Mephiston do this every week?! *bows down* Last set of swamps looks a bit dodgy to me but the hydroblast is alright.. man he sure loves his lands...
previewed this, not as neat as Mephiston but it'll do lolz..
Edit: ahh the hypnotic specter was posted few pages back... apologies for my bad memory, more to come don't worry! but its still a great piece of work
I haven't been in this thread since, well...the first page, hehe. You guys are really inspiring. Here are some extensions I did with liquid acrylics. Oros, Mortivore and the Evincar
I haven't been in this thread since, well...the first page, hehe. You guys are really inspiring. Here are some extensions I did with liquid acrylics. Oros, Mortivore and the Evincar
Those are all extremely good. The only thing I see wrong is that the little birds you put in on the Oros' text box look a little sloppy for some reason. Other than that, those are all very excellent.
A friend of mine is altering a playset of Mogg Fanatics and Goblin Ringleaders for me. I'll post them when he's done. So far he has some amazing idea's.
Recently put up some shadowmoor stuff on a site i wont mention. I'll try to get some pics up later for people:) Stuff was a lot of fun to work on amazing set to play seal with too:P Also posted up few non-shadowmoor stuff, wasn't too happy with crucible but it turned out ok. P-angel I was fairly happy with:P Anyhow headed off to friends:P
@nofingers awesome stuff man
@jujuhawk can't wait to see them:P I got a all foil gobo deck:P I wanna do something with my lackeys just no idea.... (really want them to come in foil)
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Lots to get through as usual! First up, from norwebdesign - art by Le Cavalier Rouge as usual:
From a new seller, called letris81, art by someone called Vincent Olart:
These look reasonably solid (even if the Gemstone is a rip-off of yawg's work :rolleyes:)...The Mulldrifter looks the best to me.
From jteamfl:
Once again, these seem solid without being spectacular...seeing the extended O-Rings reminded me of Masamune's recently posted version, with completely new art btw! That was NUTS!
From hootbot:
hehehe....full points for a Python quote! This is just too funny for me not to love
These three are from Catherine:
Nothing like a foil alter! That Massacre just pops! The reworked Tendrils FNM promo has already seen some popularity on these boards I think....great stuff all round, yet again!
This was posted by tmhockey92, and I'm almost sure we've seen it before - if anyone knows the artist, please post them?
And to finish Friday's installment, two from antonpors:
Library of Alexandria BoP wins hands down out of these two Sick.
I'll be travelling in a car convoy of geeks from my local area to the Shadowmoor Pre Release in Melbourne, Australia tomorrow...anyone from this thread making it out of their studio/bedroom/dungeon to get to their local one?
I can't wait Got a LOT of stuff to show off; some of it from the very talented people who contribute regularly to this thread...I'll also try and get a photo of this one guy I know, who has an Unlimited Ancestral Recall made into an extended art, full colour and everything else, by Mark Poole!
Have a great weekend all! Kick some a$$!
Are these altered cards tournament legal? Is there any proof and stuff. .thanks!
And while i'm here, incomplete? spiritmonger!
Edit: Great bunch Mephiston. I saw most of them but i'll leave the posting for you i only ever post catherines artwork if i catch them in time '_'... really loving that library of alexandria Bop.. wish i had one... and i have no artwork to display this pre-release.. maybe next time :P.. also displaying some of these work on another thread. They love it so keep up the good work guys.
Thanks
But this link was teh broken?
Also! A single shot from Lupe Woody:
Lupe has obviously been inspired by Catherine who completed an absolutely SICK full art version of this card...this is also pretty solid work - the pieces blowing off look really good
nicolarre - yeah I did read your post, it was really helpful!
I just disagree on the part where you said something about diluting the paint with water.
I wouldn't do that as the paint wouldn't stick to the card.
yawg are your golden paints matte fluid acrylics or just fluid acrylic.
Is the idea of using acetone, sandpaper or gesso on a card a good one?
I found out that golden fluid acrylics doesn't adhere very well unless I apply several passes over it.
Tighten up your borders. Look at the works of the best alterers in this thread and you'll notice one consistent thing about all of their works. They always keep their lines clean. The key is to make the cards look and feel as though they were designed in the way that you've altered them. If a card was designed in this way you definitely wouldn't see random markings in the text box area or title bars.
I mention this, because it's the one glaring thing that arises whenever I see an altered piece. Well, that and color blending.
With that said, keep the art coming. i love seeing new alters and I love to see who's willing to take the next step up and raise the bar for everyone!:)
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Yes, they are completely playable, even in tournaments most of the time (obviously only if they are sleeved). The sleeves are actually the reason they won't get messed up, but to insure it a little bit more, I put a layer of spray varnish on top of the paint, and it works REALLY well. Just one coat basically helps seal it to the card, and makes it tougher to any scratching or wear it might get.
But sleeving it should make it last just as well.
Anywho, here's something I just did yesterday. I was going to make it textless like the others, but the flavor text was too relevant.
Also, the slight whitening discoloration in the textbox (left side) is just glare. It's not actually discolored or anything. Maybe I'll take a new photo later.. gotta run!
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Edit to reply to a post: I don't use a varnish with Golden liquid acrylics because they bond to the card so well. However, sometimes cheaper acrylics (anything with 'student grade' in the description) can flake off cards especially if they're kept in a moist environment.
Different people uses different ways to alter cards, wouldn't it be great if we can compile a list of these tutorials together?
I will try my best to write up a tutorial if I find some time to burn, but don't expect much from me as I'm still relatively new and there are far better alterers out here capable of doing better!
omg, it's Sergeant Frog! lol..
I understand why you did this on a Japanese card, but maybe an English one would've been better since you covered up the whole pic? It's cool anyway.
And OMG, I love the Sargeant Frog Mind's Desire!!! I don't think it's a problem to use foreign cards with the art covered up, since the language isn't supposed to matter. Basically, no matter what language it is, it's still legal no matter what if the name/cc (and text box to some degree) are there. Of course, this is all relevant to whatever the head judge decides.
Also, my name used to be Nether Traitor, but it should still be listed under Masamune. The tutorial was a while back, and I have NO idea where it would be. Like I mentioned before @PBG: Is there any way to sticky all of the tutorials into the "Tutorials" forum?
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Grove is my favourite out of these. Really like this one, well done.
WOW! Just found this one as i went along
That's heaps cool... thoughts?
Okay new fat patch by Norwebdesign - art by Le Cavalier Rouge.
WOW! How does Mephiston do this every week?! *bows down* Last set of swamps looks a bit dodgy to me but the hydroblast is alright.. man he sure loves his lands...
previewed this, not as neat as Mephiston but it'll do lolz..
Edit: ahh the hypnotic specter was posted few pages back... apologies for my bad memory, more to come don't worry! but its still a great piece of work
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Those are all extremely good. The only thing I see wrong is that the little birds you put in on the Oros' text box look a little sloppy for some reason. Other than that, those are all very excellent.
Thanks to PotN at Solar Flare Studios for the awesome sig!
@nofingers awesome stuff man
@jujuhawk can't wait to see them:P I got a all foil gobo deck:P I wanna do something with my lackeys just no idea.... (really want them to come in foil)