what is up with Alexander Gregory drawing pictures of hideous women (i.e. liliana, chandra)? Is that his wife or something? Why do they have weak chins, sunken eyes, and weird noses? It's like she was hit by the ugly bus.. twice.
They don't have to be gorgeous, model-thin, scantily-clad women, but they shouldn't be ugly. This is a fantasy game, not a reality game. Even women in reality are rarely that ugly.
We went from one of the hottest female designs in Magic to....eww.
Its what aging does to you, all of 2 sets worth. In less than a year, Liliana 3.0 aged noticeably more and lost some functionality compared to her glamorous and usefulness of 2.0.
That's recent thing or something (I find Belbe's Armor absolutely okay). I wouldn't mind Chandra looking like this (not everyone is top model, right?) if not previous works of Jason Chan (the one on "Path of Planeswalker II" - prettiest Chandra ever), Steve Argyle and webcomics with Sarkhan, but this may be discounted with artstyle. Liliana is supposed to beautiful but "of Dark Realms" supposedly means that's "Lili" from Test of Metal, so her bad condition is understandable.
My husband always asks the same playing DotP13 but he adds Jace, Memory Adept to the roster of ugly women. 'Sigh' Men...
Yeah Liliana of the Dark Realms just looks...off. In a way, it's like he uses a computer from 1995 to render faces. Yet he's made quite a few beautiful pieces too...but there's always something a bit unsettling about his faces.
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Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
I don't think either of them are ugly. But even if they were, so what? Why is it that every woman in magic has to be pretty? Some people are ugly.
Well, Liliana should be, because, you know, demons and pacts and Griselbrand and that demon with K that the name is too weird and I'm lazy to type in google to see the correct name and etcetera.
But, we would have a big problem here with Steve Argyle designing every single woman in the game. Just because that Chandra makes me want to vomit and/or suicide, and that Lili was originally designed to be a badger, doesn't mean that the girls in the game should be that sexy as Lili of the Veil.
Also, D. Alexander Gregory could still design woman planeswalkers, as long as they are Nissa.
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You all just have really shallow and predictable taste. Call me devil's advocate or a hipster or whatever, but CtF and LotDR are two of my favorite arts because they look different from what I've come to expect in this game.
I also happen to prefer the look of jace3 to that of jace4. Jace4 just looks boring. And regular Venser PW looks way better than the promo version. Just a little sample of my taste.
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what is up with Alexander Gregory drawing pictures of hideous women (i.e. liliana, chandra)? Is that his wife or something? Why do they have weak chins, sunken eyes, and weird noses? It's like she was hit by the ugly bus.. twice.
They don't have to be gorgeous, model-thin, scantily-clad women, but they shouldn't be ugly. This is a fantasy game, not a reality game. Even women in reality are rarely that ugly.
UGH THANKYOU!!!
i brought this up a couple times, and everyone gets offended or something.
His chandra and Liliana are ATROCIOUS. he should stay away from females all together.
This is a matter of taste. I love his protraits of skinny titless women with real hips more than Argyles festival of boobs (altho I like argyles stuff besides his Lily)
I love skinny women. But I do not love the once-sexy mages, chinless ones.
Oh, wait.
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Nothing. All I want is Heroes vs. Monsters spoilers.
This is a matter of taste. I love his protraits of skinny titless women with real hips more than Argyles festival of boobs (altho I like argyles stuff besides his Lily)
The point isn't so much their body as it is their face. That is, to me, what's most unsettling about LOTDR and, to a slightly lesser extent, Chandra the Firebrand. Tho her hands also look rather awkward...woops, that again isn't about her main body...
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My Commander decks:
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Complaining about how good looking the planeswalkers are or aren't seems really juvenile to me, especially since you call his wife ugly, when you've never met her. I like LOTDR because she looks like an evil, soulless villain, unlike the physically improbable LOTV.
That, with a dash of completely unnecessary rudeness and misogyny. "Women are only valuable to me if I like the way they look," in the context of the art of a card game. To the point that the artist is untalented or has an ugly wife... ugh.
For me, Liliana 3.0 is just wrong, at least as far as the picture.
Quote from Wizards web site for Planeswalkers »
Liliana Vess's most formative experience was her pact with demonic forces. As Liliana faced the limits of her human lifespan, her health and power were waning. She contacted powerful demon lords, and one dark deal later, she was restored to her height of power and beauty. Today she appears to be in her 20s, but in truth she's over a century old.
You cannot say a woman has sold her soul to demons (and is fighting to get it back by killing them) in order to remain youthful and beautiful, and then have a picture of her as a hag. The rune-scarred picture on 1.0 is understandable, and did not look NEAR as bad as 3.0. It is like she went from high-class to crack addict.
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Continuity is a big deal. And when Liliana, a HUGE character in the magic universe gets a face lift and loses 40 pounds. Its stupid.
On her way to killing Griselbrand, she must have discovered cocaine.
Gregory's art (I just did a search on it on the Gatherer) is a collection of some of the worst pictures ever put to cardboard. Only one I think was in the "good" column was Garruk, Primal Hunter. I have always personally hated his art for Lure.
On her way to killing Griselbrand, she must have discovered cocaine.
Gregory's art (I just did a search on it on the Gatherer) is a collection of some of the worst pictures ever put to cardboard. Only one I think was in the "good" column was Garruk, Primal Hunter. I have always personally hated his art for Lure.
What? you dont like foggy guys with rabbit feet?
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They don't have to be gorgeous, model-thin, scantily-clad women, but they shouldn't be ugly. This is a fantasy game, not a reality game. Even women in reality are rarely that ugly.
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I wouldn't necessarily call them hideous artwork, but they are rather unique.
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We went from one of the hottest female designs in Magic to....eww.
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Its what aging does to you, all of 2 sets worth. In less than a year, Liliana 3.0 aged noticeably more and lost some functionality compared to her glamorous and usefulness of 2.0.
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My husband always asks the same playing DotP13 but he adds Jace, Memory Adept to the roster of ugly women. 'Sigh' Men...
Right up there with his blonde counterpart.
UBBreya's Toybox (Competitive, Combo)WR
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-Retired Decks-
UBLazav, Dimir Mastermind (Competitive, UB Voltron/Control)UB
"Knowledge is such a burden. Release it. Release all your fears to me."
—Ashiok, Nightmare Weaver
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
Well, Liliana should be, because, you know, demons and pacts and Griselbrand and that demon with K that the name is too weird and I'm lazy to type in google to see the correct name and etcetera.
But, we would have a big problem here with Steve Argyle designing every single woman in the game. Just because that Chandra makes me want to vomit and/or suicide, and that Lili was originally designed to be a badger, doesn't mean that the girls in the game should be that sexy as Lili of the Veil.
Also, D. Alexander Gregory could still design woman planeswalkers, as long as they are Nissa.
(Give your LGS judge a hug. He deserves it.)
I also happen to prefer the look of jace3 to that of jace4. Jace4 just looks boring. And regular Venser PW looks way better than the promo version. Just a little sample of my taste.
UGH THANKYOU!!!
i brought this up a couple times, and everyone gets offended or something.
His chandra and Liliana are ATROCIOUS. he should stay away from females all together.
Big thanks to Rivenor for the sig!!
I love skinny women. But I do not love the once-sexy mages, chinless ones.
Oh, wait.
(Give your LGS judge a hug. He deserves it.)
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The point isn't so much their body as it is their face. That is, to me, what's most unsettling about LOTDR and, to a slightly lesser extent, Chandra the Firebrand. Tho her hands also look rather awkward...woops, that again isn't about her main body...
Chandra, Torch of Defiance - Oops! All Chandras.
Prime Speaker Zegana - Draw for Power.
Pir & Toothy - Counterpalooza.
Arcades, the Strategist - Another Brick in the Wall.
Zacama, Primal Calamity - Calamity of Double Mana.
Edgar Markov - Vampires Don't Die.
Child of Alara - Dreamcrusher.
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Your tastes aren't my tastes and certainly aren't the artists tastes. Why does it matter? Sheesh
Does it get any more pathetic than that?
You cannot say a woman has sold her soul to demons (and is fighting to get it back by killing them) in order to remain youthful and beautiful, and then have a picture of her as a hag. The rune-scarred picture on 1.0 is understandable, and did not look NEAR as bad as 3.0. It is like she went from high-class to crack addict.
Standard:
WBRG Aggro-Reanimator Humans GRBW
Modern:
UR Twinning RU
G Venus Fly Trap G
U Artifacts Aggro U
Legacy:
B Reanimator B
WU Stoneblade UW
EDH
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Ignorance at its finest.
Its not even a matter of "ugly"
It looks like ****.
Proportions, shading, rigidness. It dosent need to be argyle to look nice.
Continuity is a big deal. And when Liliana, a HUGE character in the magic universe gets a face lift and loses 40 pounds. Its stupid.
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On her way to killing Griselbrand, she must have discovered cocaine.
Gregory's art (I just did a search on it on the Gatherer) is a collection of some of the worst pictures ever put to cardboard. Only one I think was in the "good" column was Garruk, Primal Hunter. I have always personally hated his art for Lure.
Standard:
WBRG Aggro-Reanimator Humans GRBW
Modern:
UR Twinning RU
G Venus Fly Trap G
U Artifacts Aggro U
Legacy:
B Reanimator B
WU Stoneblade UW
EDH
WBGGhave, Guru of SporesGBW
URGRiku of the Two ReflectionsGRU
WUBRGScion of the Ur-DragonGRBUW
Casual
Far too many to list
What? you dont like foggy guys with rabbit feet?
Big thanks to Rivenor for the sig!!