If you'll notice, this week is a multiple of ten. That means it's wallpaper week! The theme this week is to create a wallpaper that somehow shows the wizardly duels that the game of magic (supposedly) represents.
I decided to rage against conformity and use an illustration from outside the MtG family. I think it still does a good job of portraying what happens in a typical (if not a little creature-heavy) game of Magic. Enjoy!
"If I do go to heaven, I'll smack god across the face and tell him to get me a grilled-cheeses sandwhich and then say 'Yea what now god!? Say some'in! I dare you!' "
Reminds me of a banner blurrycloud did a little while ago.
Lordpenguin: Pretty cool... It would have been nicer with some more belnding on quicken and some kind of effect of the magic bouncing off... really good effort, too.
Um, I've never posted--so forgive me if I lack any unwritten etiquette--let alone submitted an entry. Would Serra Angel vs. Hypnotic Specter as original artwork be appropriate?
I feel like submitting friday, cause by that time it's finally clear what is allowed and what isn't. By that time there's an entry that violates the rules but is approved and thus wins the contest by being the only one with certain properties.
What is the point of choosing a theme if the rules are completely changed every time and strange things are allowed?
For example, we make a banner out of a Phelddagrif. Suddenly in the last days other artwork is allowed.
We make an animation about the magic storyline. Zero Wing is allowed, a song isn't.
This weeks theme is a Wizard Duel. Why are Angels, Specters etc allowed?
Make the theme DUEL if you want to allow every duel. There's no value in choosing the theme if Nex is changing the rules all week.
I feel like submitting friday, cause by that time it's finally clear what is allowed and what isn't. By that time there's an entry that violates the rules but is approved and thus wins the contest by being the only one with certain properties.
Your. Animation. Had. Nothing. To. Do. With. The. Magic. Storyline.
Stop *****ing about it. The Magic storyline is clear as stone. It's the novels etc. If you don't understand that, then you're just dumb. CD's was about the Phyrexian Invasion on Dominaria, put into Zero Wing form. It had everything to do with the storyline. Stop *****ing about it. Yours had nothing to do with the storyline, and Charlie's was fine. Get. Over. It.
Now, as for this week, in technicality, playing a game of Magic is a Wizardly duel. Summoning creatures is part of it. Creatures fighting is part of a Wizardly duel.
"If I do go to heaven, I'll smack god across the face and tell him to get me a grilled-cheeses sandwhich and then say 'Yea what now god!? Say some'in! I dare you!' "
You also have to understand that Wizards never print their Planeswalkers (the wizards), the only one to be printed I believe is Urza, disguised as the blind seer.
So you are basically saying we should make a duel of wizards, with MTG art, where only 1 wizard is available (and imho not a good position to make interesting things)...
"If I do go to heaven, I'll smack god across the face and tell him to get me a grilled-cheeses sandwhich and then say 'Yea what now god!? Say some'in! I dare you!' "
@flappy: I'm not changing the rules, I'm carifying them. DB and I try to make clear what I mean when I make the first post, but that doesn't always work. When it doesn't, we post clarifications as they're needed.
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Now, as for this week, in technicality, playing a game of Magic is a Wizardly duel. Summoning creatures is part of it. Creatures fighting is part of a Wizardly duel.
Yes. This is the case, and what I was getting at. The theme is, essentially, the flavor behind the game of magic, of which this is a part.
@blurrycloud: That's not what I had in mind, but as long as it represents the flavor of some aspect of the game of magic (it could be deckbuilding or getting out their manabase, for instance) it's fine.
@blurrycloud: That's not what I had in mind, but as long as it represents the flavor of some aspect of the game of magic (it could be deckbuilding or getting out their manabase, for instance) it's fine.
Wizard casting a spell.
Spell in form of a soratami rune, with inscriptions.
She is reading from it while casting.
That's Arcanis, mister Omnipotent for you. And he ís a wizard, as is Yugioh (since he plays cards).
Also, Avatar isn't disallowing my entry, but Blurrycloud's. Once again he can submit whatever he likes. This should be the last time Blurrycloud is messing with the rules. His entry is nowhere near a duel.
Wizardly Duels
Now hop to it!
Original artwork by Viktor Titov.
..keep your mind open enough and someone is going to throw some crap in..
..cause i'm sick of being treated like i have before
like it's stupid standing for what i'm standing for..
..it's not faith if you're using your eyes..
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I think it's brilliant. You get my vote. You should try to improve your skills, but the idea and so far execution is great.
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How the crap do you make these in paint?
Wallpaper's aren't my forte, so I'm not gonna enter this week.
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Reminds me of a banner blurrycloud did a little while ago.
Lordpenguin: Pretty cool... It would have been nicer with some more belnding on quicken and some kind of effect of the magic bouncing off... really good effort, too.
http://www.gregstaples.co.uk/images/Serra%20Angel%20vs%20Spectre.jpg
My apologies, if necessary, in advance.
@Angel: You'll have to do something with it to make it your own, but it's fine to use as the basis of your submission.
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Your. Animation. Had. Nothing. To. Do. With. The. Magic. Storyline.
Stop *****ing about it. The Magic storyline is clear as stone. It's the novels etc. If you don't understand that, then you're just dumb. CD's was about the Phyrexian Invasion on Dominaria, put into Zero Wing form. It had everything to do with the storyline. Stop *****ing about it. Yours had nothing to do with the storyline, and Charlie's was fine. Get. Over. It.
Now, as for this week, in technicality, playing a game of Magic is a Wizardly duel. Summoning creatures is part of it. Creatures fighting is part of a Wizardly duel.
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Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell....
Planeswalker's Favor Planeswalker's Fury Planeswalker's Mirth Planeswalker's Mischief and Planeswalker's Scorn each depict a Planeswalker. But I highly doubt you could make a wallpaper with them.
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or must it always come with two sides?
Battle of Wits is a wizard duel. Delirium Skeins, Traumatize, stuff like that. Who says wizards are planeswalkers, if wizards are blue's most common creature type..?
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Yes. This is the case, and what I was getting at. The theme is, essentially, the flavor behind the game of magic, of which this is a part.
@blurrycloud: That's not what I had in mind, but as long as it represents the flavor of some aspect of the game of magic (it could be deckbuilding or getting out their manabase, for instance) it's fine.
- Non-magic art is allowed.
- You don't have to use wizards, but people that play magic.
Allright, I used this stuff to create this wallie. At least it can't be disqualified this time.
Hope you all like it.
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Wizard casting a spell.
Spell in form of a soratami rune, with inscriptions.
She is reading from it while casting.
I mean rendering effects.
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That has absolutly nothing to do with a duel.
That's Arcanis, mister Omnipotent for you. And he ís a wizard, as is Yugioh (since he plays cards).
Also, Avatar isn't disallowing my entry, but Blurrycloud's. Once again he can submit whatever he likes. This should be the last time Blurrycloud is messing with the rules. His entry is nowhere near a duel.
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