http://www.boredpanda.com/how-to-recognize-painters-by-their-work/
Inspired by the link above (where you can identify an artist based on their artwork), I noticed that the same can be said about Magic artist.
For example, if it is dreamy, starry, blurry background, it is Terese Nielson.
If it is long hair women with ling flowy robe, itis Rebecca Guay.
If it is cartoonish, it is Phil Foglio.
What about yours?
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GMR21=OYS, I know you.
Salt is part of the game. Deal with it.
You can tell a wayne Reynolds card by the posture of the characters. He draws all his human characters thrusting their chest out.
Ha that is true. I have never noticed that. I always recognise Reynolds by his bold lines and sharp adges. There are so many pointed edges in hos compositions.
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You can tell Rob Alexander illustrated a card because he most likely also signed it. If Scott M. Fischer illustrated a card with one humanoid in the art, it bares a striking resemblance to himself.
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You would never guess, at the terrifying sight of the man, that Hunding was as charming a companion as one could wish for.
Art by Nils Hamm usually has complex textures and smatterings of all kinds of colors you wouldn't expect to be there. Baleful Strix, Briarhorn, Coursers' Accord, etc.
If it looks like it could be a stained glass creation or a comic book, it is Quinton Hoover. And yet he has some really kickbutt art. I once put a Quinton Hoover deck together! It sucked...but it looked great doing it! Vesuvan Doppelganger Pixie Queen Lesser Werewolf Nettling Imp
If it looks like the artist used a real person posed, it may well be Douglas Shuler.
3rd edition Serra Angel Lodestone Bauble I actually played regularly at this subject's store, he was a real nice guy but has passed away. His face shape (long and pointed) was actually how he looked. Douglas always used real people as models, took photos for what he imagined so that he could highlight the people's faces even if the rest of the drawing looked somewhat cartoony.
Love Rebecca Guay, and agree with the comments on Richard Kane Ferguson. Another example is Livonya Silone. His oil pointings (at least I think they were) are phenomenal.
You can usually tell it's Steve Argyle by the colour palette, he uses a lot of pinks, and contrast!
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I can spot Kev Walker art from a mile away. He has a distinct style of highlights and shadow and limited color pallet. Interesting fact; every time Kev Walker draws something undead an angel gets it's wings (may also be true for Carl Critchlow).
I have difficulty differentiating the art style between Mark Tedin vs Anson Maddocks
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"Isn't the shortest route through the canyon?"
"Yes."
"So shouldn't we—"
"No."
“There are no weak Jews. I am descended from those who wrestle angels and kill giants. We were chosen by God. You were chosen by a pathetic little man who can't seem to grow a full mustache"
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Henry G. Higgenbotham only did 4 arts, but is one of my favorite artifact artists, as his arts look like photographs of models and miniatures that have subtle digital effects added, and for a very simple reason. That'swhattheyare. Note his use of color and warmth to complement the old brown border. Fantastic, and completely unique.
Inspired by the link above (where you can identify an artist based on their artwork), I noticed that the same can be said about Magic artist.
For example, if it is dreamy, starry, blurry background, it is Terese Nielson.
If it is long hair women with ling flowy robe, itis Rebecca Guay.
If it is cartoonish, it is Phil Foglio.
What about yours?
Salt is part of the game. Deal with it.
Ha that is true. I have never noticed that. I always recognise Reynolds by his bold lines and sharp adges. There are so many pointed edges in hos compositions.
Almost all Pete Venters art has someone grimacing or making a startling face.
Wayne England draws a lot of particularly grotesque and unusual creatures.
Every art Robert Bliss did was gross-looking.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Just checked gatherer. I second that.
Salt is part of the game. Deal with it.
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Definitely my favorite Magic artist.
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Shame many classic artists are no longer employed by Wizard or hired to do powerful cards.
Shu Yun, the Silent Tempest WUR Voltron Control
Temmet, Vizier of Naktamun WU Unblockable Mirror Trickery
Ra's al Ghul (Sidar Kondo) and Face-Down Ninjas
Brudiclad, Token Engineer
Vaevictis (VV2) the Dire Lantern
Rona, Disciple of Gix
Tiana the Auror
Hallar
Ulrich the Politician
Zur the Rebel
Scorpion, Locust, Scarab, Egyptian Gods
O-Kagachi, Mathas, Mairsil
"Non-Tribal" Tribal Generals, Eggs
Vesuvan Doppelganger
Pixie Queen
Lesser Werewolf
Nettling Imp
If it looks like the artist used a real person posed, it may well be Douglas Shuler.
3rd edition Serra Angel
Lodestone Bauble I actually played regularly at this subject's store, he was a real nice guy but has passed away. His face shape (long and pointed) was actually how he looked. Douglas always used real people as models, took photos for what he imagined so that he could highlight the people's faces even if the rest of the drawing looked somewhat cartoony.
Love Rebecca Guay, and agree with the comments on Richard Kane Ferguson. Another example is Livonya Silone. His oil pointings (at least I think they were) are phenomenal.
Bruna, Light of Alabaster | Karlov of the Ghost Council | Breya, Etherium Shaper | Marchesa, the Black Rose | Queen Marchesa | The Mimeoplasm | Avacyn, Angel of Hope |
Pauper:
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Frequent lurker and vorthos player
Robert Bliss' art is probably one of the most talked about that I can remember.
I second that.
Salt is part of the game. Deal with it.
Also, his art is heavily textured.
Salt is part of the game. Deal with it.
Hands down, my favorite artist
Cheers!
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"Isn't the shortest route through the canyon?"
"Yes."
"So shouldn't we—"
"No."
- From Canyon Minotaur
Same, although Lord of the Unreal and Bloodline Keeper disappointed mw since its basically the same dude.
"You can tell how dumb someone is by how they use Mary Sue"
Henry G. Higgenbotham only did 4 arts, but is one of my favorite artifact artists, as his arts look like photographs of models and miniatures that have subtle digital effects added, and for a very simple reason. That's what they are. Note his use of color and warmth to complement the old brown border. Fantastic, and completely unique.