People's Choice - Best MTG Art + COMPETITION
Vintage
SCORE: 208 | 203 COMMENTS | 27683 VIEWS | IN 7 FOLDERS
Bloodghast . The artwork is very cool and beautiful, and it suits very good the the card, it gives me an idea of something mystic and dangerous, and a little tribal. I was thinking about River of Tears , but Bloodghast is the best.
August 30, 2012 4:23 a.m.
The artwork on Word of Command is by far my favorite. It looks just so beautiful...
August 30, 2012 5:02 p.m.
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite all the way. This piece of art conveys the extremely rare yet powerful sense of sublime, that is, the simultaneous and contradictory feelings of breathtaking beauty and unspeakable horror. This card's art really makes me feel the same way I do when watching natural disasters: we're struck by the beauty and grandeur of nature, yet we're horrified by the death and destruction it brings. Feeling both emotions at the same time produces a very disturbing and interesting result. Elesh Norn's art is that powerful to me.
August 30, 2012 8:22 p.m.
pookypuppy6 says... #8
@reedrocks: Hahahahahaha! Don't get me wrong, Word of Command is powerful, powerful art. I just always laugh when I see it or see it mentioned because it is just a pair of eyes against black! Nothing else, the artist just said "Yep, that'll do it!"
And those eyes...it's like they are both squinting and looking at me disapprovingly while I pick my nose. I wonder who the eyes belong to? Stewie Griffin?
August 30, 2012 8:46 p.m.
http404error says... #9
The MTGO Word of Command thingy is pretty epic too. Does some semblance of justice to the original.
August 30, 2012 9:55 p.m.
Ooooh, either Emancipation Angel , Shriekgeist or Skinrender .
Emancipation Angel just looks sublime, I put her in any white decks I have just so I can look at the art.
Shriekgeist because the holo highlights all the right areas for that ethereal undertone (and because I made my abacus life counter out of shiny shrieks).
Skinrender because who doesn't love the Alien franchise? ;)
August 31, 2012 11:24 a.m.
My next vote goes to a truly epic and beautiful piece of art:
The target is shown having traveled most of the way into the kakuriyo, the spirit world, and meets a giant turtle. Who wouldn't want that?
September 1, 2012 6:57 a.m.
Eternal Dominion It just looks so epic and powerful and, just lots of stuff going on in the picture.
September 1, 2012 1:30 p.m.
I'll have to go with Vanishment . The card is pretty bad, but the art with the butterflies encircling the zombie-looking guy is very flavorful and I always stop to look at it.
Honorable mention: Shimmering Grotto (not the Lorwyn one).
September 1, 2012 9:13 p.m.
Those butterflies aren't encircling the Zombie... the Zombie is getting turned into butterflies!! :o
September 2, 2012 9:39 a.m.
miracleHat says... #15
My favorite picture on a card would have to be Bogardan Hellkite . that thing is just awesome.
September 2, 2012 3:14 p.m.
parasitian says... #17
I need to mention frickin Massacre Wurm THAT TOOTHY GRIN
September 2, 2012 5:16 p.m.
Omniscience When I saw this card I thought of the sheer beauty and the flavor text is just great.Mad props to Jason Chan, honorable mentions of some of his artwork: Avacyn, Angel of Hope Counterspell the jace vs. chandra edition Gisela, Blade of Goldnight Khalni Heart Expedition Lord of the Unreal (great flavor text)
Stasis Just the pure essence of expressive pop art-esque, totally unique to the game and the ability i just heart. for lulz Stasis +Kismet
Honorable Mention: Lightning Bolt (Textless Players Rewards) Promo Card FoilIt's just absolutely powerful and pretty
http://sales.starcitygames.com/carddisplay.php?product=166965
September 4, 2012 10:23 p.m.
Terese Nielson does some amazing art. I mean, just look at the Guru lands. She does cool stuff with cards like Call to Mind too.
Ah, how I wish I had a set of Guru lands to get signed. :(
September 4, 2012 11:36 p.m.
Just a reminder, theres only a couple more days left until I draw out the winners for the cards up for grabs! Best of luck to everyone.
September 5, 2012 8:19 p.m.
I would say Tezzeret, Agent of Bolas , the art is just great.
September 5, 2012 8:27 p.m.
Birthingpod, fun, good art and really playable in standard
in the right deck i think that Survival of the Fittest is the strongest
Ekuryua says... #1
Iona, Shield of Emeria
August 29, 2012 2:40 p.m.