Favorite Artist
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Posted on July 30, 2013, 10:49 a.m. by SevenSeasAgo
I'm sure every now and then everyone admires some of the art on these cards, but does anyone look out for one artist specifically?
Personally, I look for anything done by Nils Hamm. You can tell if he did almost instantly. I collect his cards. He's done cards like Baleful Strix
, Grave Titan
, Dungeon Geists
and other sweet cards.
So tell me who your favorite artists are or what card arts you love :)
July 30, 2013 11:02 a.m.
CrimsonKing says... #5
Rebecca Guay. I am a painter who specializes in watercolor so I'm very fond of her work.
July 30, 2013 11:08 a.m.
ever since i started to play magic back in 2002 i really like Mark Zug's painting and how he captures volume and mass of things, one of my favs is Mark Zug's art of Serra Angel for 8th edition
i also appreciate artworks from:Rebecca GuayJohn AvonJason Chancarl critchlowbrom chippy
July 30, 2013 11:35 a.m.
Does anyone like Raymond Swanland? I like Vengevine , Nyxathid and Savageborn Hydra
July 30, 2013 11:44 a.m.
SevenSeasAgo says... #8
I love Raymond Swanland artworks. Especially Nyxathid .
July 30, 2013 11:46 a.m.
John Avon is my favorite, hands down. It's not even just for the Unhinged basics (though it's largely for that!). Everything he touches is just really good. The charms he did were all excellent, for instance.
Steve Argyle is up there too, though I suspect some people don't like his style after Liliana of the Veil . Either way, Deathrite Shaman and his Bloodbraid Elf are fantastic.
July 30, 2013 11:49 a.m.
I love a couple different artists, but Make a Wish gets no love for it's dope art.
July 30, 2013 12:43 p.m.
NobodyPicksBulbasaur says... #11
That little gem could be a pretty dope foil. Wonder if they did it right.
July 30, 2013 1:23 p.m.
Oh so many of the Magic artists are amazing, but I really love Wayne Reynolds' art, with Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
and Ib Halfheart, Goblin Tactician
.
But I must say that Swanland's art is bloody amazing.
July 30, 2013 1:41 p.m.
My personal favorite is Chris Rahm. Amazing artwork with a lot of little detail you may not notice at first, like the bite wound on huntmaster of the fells's hand
July 30, 2013 1:43 p.m.
Unforgivn_II says... #14
Zoltan Boros is beast. Not always because of his art, but because of his name. Zoltan is a pretty cool first name, and when your last name is that of a guild, well, you can't really get more into magic.
As far as art goes, Howard Lyon has some pretty nice ones. One of my favorites is Angel of Flight Alabaster .
Also, I thought Make a Wish was revered only for its art... its not that good as a card, but I see its art used quite a bit (DotP uses it for an achievement for example). Also another Howard Lyon art
July 30, 2013 2:32 p.m.
Ron spencer is one of my favorite artist on mtg cards. Here are some of his works:
and a classic: Terror
July 30, 2013 3:03 p.m.
TheOne4221 says... #16
Johannes Voss is one of my favorites.
Blood Artist , Restoration Angel , Gift of Orzhova , among others are really good.
July 30, 2013 3:39 p.m.
I enjoy almost all of the artwork on Magic cards, but I must second the Johannes Voss, vote, as I think Blood Artist is brilliant. Also Gift of Orzhova was my background for a while.
July 30, 2013 4 p.m.
Cobthecobbler says... #18
My favorite artist has been, and always will be Raymond Swanland.
Me and my friends had a challenge amongst ourselves that we had to make a deck using only one artist (outside of lands), and this is my Raymond deck: Raymond Swanland cards OP
Being an artist myself, I'm always so inspired by his pieces, and I love the work he does going into so much detail. If you notice, all of his shadows are black and then fade out. It creates a really nice effect; not to mention all of his cards have a use and/or are ridiculously good.
In my opinion, Banefire is one of the best burn spells ever printed. Vengevine is widely known as a ludicrously overpowered card, and Thraximundar is one of the very competitive EDH generals for overall easiest way to incur general damage.
One of my favourite cards by him though, has to be Dragonmaster Outcast . I love that card so much and it's such a fun way to win a game. Wolfir Silverheart has beautiful art and has won me more games than I can count in my Gotta Catch 'em All! (UPDATE) deck.
And finally, everyone loves Wurmcoil Engine . In fact, everyone loves it so much, they'll throw it in their deck as a one-of just because why not?
July 30, 2013 4:28 p.m.
anson maddock the alpha prints of Animate Dead , Cyclopean Tomb ,
ben thompson Mistbind Clique ,
ron spencer Infernal Spawn of Infernal Spawn of Evil
mark brill Water Gun Balloon Game
palol parente Armadillo Cloak
Steve Argyle Liliana of the Veil , Deathrite Shaman , Bloodbraid Elf .
July 30, 2013 5:41 p.m.
Desertion , Hazezon Tamar , Jasmine Boreal , Searing Spear Askari , Wildfire Emissary
Phil Foglio and Kaja Foglio:
Cloud Pirates , Snowfall , Bird Maiden , Kismet , Touch of Brilliance
Jon Avon and Rebecca Guay are some of my other favorites.
July 30, 2013 6:09 p.m.
Svedishgypsy says... #21
Terese Nielsen and Rebecca Guay are amazing artists. Dismember , Angel of Jubilation , Basandra, Battle Seraph and the Guru lands are just a few of my favorites by Nielsen, and Kaysa , Auramancer , Bitterblossom , Channel and Drowner of Secrets are my favorites by Guay.
Nielsen even made new art for Hanna, Ship's Navigator !
July 30, 2013 6:10 p.m.
John Avon all the way.
I'd like Rebecca Guay more if she made more than one piece of art. Man, that willowly woman with long almost always blond hair really gets around.
July 30, 2013 6:13 p.m.
Rebecca Guay has such a nice art style, I wish they commissioned her to do more card art.
I also like Wayne Reynolds and Raymond Swanland. Gotta love all those sharp edges in their art.
Overall, it looks like wizards is moving more towards digital art, which makes me a little sad. Traditional medium art just looks so nice, like cards from older sets.
July 30, 2013 6:20 p.m.
I hate picking favorites but currently it's Johannes Voss. The feel, and not to mention just the angles that they're done are just so awesome. From the stain-glass wings on Gift of Orzhova that add so much eye drawing color on a black and white card. I suggest checking out some of his other work as well.
July 30, 2013 10:23 p.m.
I say Jason Chan for Avacyn, Angel of Hope , Angelic Overseer , Thraben Valiant , Deathpact Angel , and Knight Exemplar , honorable mention to Eric Deschamps for my two all-time favorite cards Ral Zarek and Tamiyo, the Moon Sage , special mention for Yoshino Himoris duel deck chandra nalar.
July 30, 2013 11:13 p.m.
SevenSeasAgo says... #26
Even though it isn't my favorite artist, Gift of Orzhova is by far my favorite piece
July 30, 2013 11:44 p.m.
wallshadow117 says... #27
Raymond Swanland is a great one; Nyxathid and Savageborn Hydra . I also like Chippy with cards like Chancellor of the Forge and Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon .
July 31, 2013 12:10 a.m.
Matthew Stuart is my favorite. I actually emailed him and asked if I could do my project on him due to me being an art major, he was really cool and send me signed stuff and art. But rootbound crag is my favorite art
gufymike says... #2
I'm still a mark poole fan.
July 30, 2013 10:55 a.m.