D Alexander Gregory is one of the best artists still illustrating magic cards. He actually has some style and his cards are recognizable as his, not generic cg crap.
Just cause you can't beat off to the picture on your planeswalker card doesn't mean it's a bad picture. Go google some Argyle fanart pictures if you want pictures drawn by another immature perv like you.
Haha... great stuff. Thanks for updating my perception of what's kosher to say around here when someone is an obvious ********.
I'm voicing my complaint for this, not because I agree with it at all (I think this whole topic is pretty ridiculous), but if we complain maybe we'll get some other artists doing planeswalkers. Can we get a cycle done by Rebecca Guay please?
As a Rebecca Guay fan, I must admit that this would not blow over well for a lot of people (although I can imagine that she could actually pull off Ajani, Jace, and maybe Liliana pretty well if done right). The fact that it would look too jarring in comparison to the rest of other Magic art nowadays let alone planeswalker art. Don't get me wrong though. I would love to have a planeswalker I can use for my decks that are immune to Persecute Artist.
And back to the original topic. I'm actually surprised that this conversation is going on. I hate to say cliched things like how "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" since it makes me feel so sophomoric as it's something that is usually said to something so juvenile. I see that gone are the days when people voted Phil Foglio to be people's favorite Magic artist and could care less how Gerrard looked in Recycle as he did in Charisma.
His views are entirely correct, although a little rough. Rough may be what is needed for people to hear in the thread sadly.
The OP was rude, but he's entitled to his opinion.
If people want to dislike the art, let them like them dislike the art.
Arguing that everyone who dislike it is just a pervert is just as immature.
That Liliana looks like she weigh 80lbs, imo that representation of beauty is much more misogynistic than drawing large breasts.
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I'm voicing my complaint for this, not because I agree with it at all (I think this whole topic is pretty ridiculous), but if we complain maybe we'll get some other artists doing planeswalkers. Can we get a cycle done by Rebecca Guay please?
Guay doing a cycle of planeswalkers would be enough reason to stop using that card type. Her art is obnoxiously bad.
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but D. Alexander Gregory's interpretation of both Liliana and Chandra were poorly judged by both himself and the Magic art directors. He gave them facial features found mostly on anime characters (small chin, big eyes, big mouth, large top of head) and large noses that contrast oddly with the anime features. The shading around their eyes is far too dark, making them look older than they should. It's the combination of clashing features that make the faces look bad. Anime features do not look good on realistic faces.
That said, there are really only 1-2 pieces of art in which Liliana is any sort of "beautiful", and none of them are on planeswalker cards.
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...well, ajani 3.0 and garruk, primal hunter look okay, I dislike the other ones.
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Haha... great stuff. Thanks for updating my perception of what's kosher to say around here when someone is an obvious ********.
His views are entirely correct, although a little rough. Rough may be what is needed for people to hear in the thread sadly.
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As a Rebecca Guay fan, I must admit that this would not blow over well for a lot of people (although I can imagine that she could actually pull off Ajani, Jace, and maybe Liliana pretty well if done right). The fact that it would look too jarring in comparison to the rest of other Magic art nowadays let alone planeswalker art. Don't get me wrong though. I would love to have a planeswalker I can use for my decks that are immune to Persecute Artist.
And back to the original topic. I'm actually surprised that this conversation is going on. I hate to say cliched things like how "beauty is in the eye of the beholder" since it makes me feel so sophomoric as it's something that is usually said to something so juvenile. I see that gone are the days when people voted Phil Foglio to be people's favorite Magic artist and could care less how Gerrard looked in Recycle as he did in Charisma.
The OP was rude, but he's entitled to his opinion.
If people want to dislike the art, let them like them dislike the art.
Arguing that everyone who dislike it is just a pervert is just as immature.
That Liliana looks like she weigh 80lbs, imo that representation of beauty is much more misogynistic than drawing large breasts.
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Just to not get occasionally incinerated: I looove this and this art by D. Alexander Gregory. I love Lord Bolas in general.
Strange thing I like his old cards (Cursed Scroll, Lobotomy, Gifts Ungiven) far more than new ones - ah! with exception of Bolas.
Guay doing a cycle of planeswalkers would be enough reason to stop using that card type. Her art is obnoxiously bad.
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder but D. Alexander Gregory's interpretation of both Liliana and Chandra were poorly judged by both himself and the Magic art directors. He gave them facial features found mostly on anime characters (small chin, big eyes, big mouth, large top of head) and large noses that contrast oddly with the anime features. The shading around their eyes is far too dark, making them look older than they should. It's the combination of clashing features that make the faces look bad. Anime features do not look good on realistic faces.
That said, there are really only 1-2 pieces of art in which Liliana is any sort of "beautiful", and none of them are on planeswalker cards.
I really dislike some of her art, but she's done a lot of good pieces:
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I agree, people should read what they post. Before they post it.
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