One of my least favorite things about Magic the Gathering is that almost all the really pretty cards are outrageously expensive. Like.... just let me have the pretty deck!
(Also just the game as a whole is really expensive and it's probably the game's biggest problem. I could rant about this for ages)
Here's a completely normal tutorial on building your first deck in Magic the Gathering. It's not an elaborate shitpost where things get weird. People who follow me know that I don't do that kind of thing.
‘Mystic Remora’ releases as a print Thurs 15th Jun, 12PM (PT) 🌊 This was probably the coolest piece I did for Magic the Gathering: Secret Lair collection! I remember when I first got the brief I was shocked… how the hell was I going to paint a creepy looking fish in my style, let alone make it mystical?
Remora fish have this strange shaped suction cup atop their head. Which made me think… what if the pattern of the suction cup head was instead magical runes! And so, after all sorts of trial and error, I managed to make something that kept true to my style and fit within the world of Magic — a sorceress of the sea drawing upon the the magical powers of her companion, a mystical runed remora.
Another reskin Secret Lair, this time of The Princess Bride!
Side note, one of my biggest pet peeves with these card reskins is when a character who should be legendary isn’t given a legendary creature card. Thankfully this one does not commit that sin!
The biggun. So this was for the very first Secret Lair, OMG kitties. (labeled as Thunderstorm) As it was the first I had 0 idea why they wanted this and was sure to make it as cute as possible. Regal Caracal, Mirri, and Cat token in order.
I wish I had like... a more fun story from this, but I had Salmonella while I was painting on the last week of this. So I don't really remember joy and happiness as I remember sleeping for 3 hours, painting for 45 minutes, and repeating the cycle for the 7 days I had it. Lost 8 lbs and uhhh I see why salmonella kills people. But the set was a hit and now there are many Secret Lairs out there :D
BEHOLD! The latest card I drew for Magic the Gathering: "Shadowborn Apostle" is out in the wild! 💫🔮💀 I had so much fun doing this one! Would you add it to your deck? 👀