Deep Magic Cards
The Blind Eternities forum
Posted on July 26, 2016, 9:59 p.m. by Polcahuoron
So guys, I got the idea of putting magic card images through deep dream filters. Apparently this is what the internet dreams when it dreams Magic the Gathering. See if you can recognize what cards and art they are. Let's start easy and get harder:
EDIT:To save room, first post has been edited as an accordion. Further Posts will use thet accordion to make it easier for readers/followers. Thanks to DERPLING for the suggestion
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Some are so good you have to try dreaming twice or even three times
If you guessed the last one, this one should be a breeze.
I actually think this fits better than the original art.
So what do you guys think? Is this what you dream of when your dreams are magic related?
By the way, for anyone interested in making more or similar art from magic, you can make the computer deep dream and post it.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #6
these are so beautiful...
I want them to just do this to some cards for a promo set or something, I really love these, especially the second damnation art.
hell, the ones the in the last section would even fit into the "eldritch corruption" thing that hearthstone's been doing with old cards and that has been happening on innistrad
July 27, 2016 12:34 a.m. Edited.
What are the two between Grapeshot and Cryptic Command? Pretty sure I know all of the others
Some of them look beautiful :)
July 27, 2016 11:31 a.m.
Polcahuoron says... #9
Names are shown by hovering over the images. But those are promo Wrath of God. I'm glad to hear people like them!
July 27, 2016 12:11 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #11
nvm, I just realized how similar the promos for damnation and wrath are.
July 27, 2016 12:55 p.m. Edited.
Gidgetimer says... #12
It is almost like they are palate swaps. Like they did for the original ones too.
July 27, 2016 1:01 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #13
So, I've liked this so much, I've decided I want to start a series of these. Whenever I feel like it, I'm going to post some images of cards I've messed with using the deep dream softwares. Here's the latest:
So the Gatherer had this Chandra's original art, but for whatever reason doesn't want to tell me anything about the artist, the product it was on etc...so...yeah. Basically Chandra's Fury with her hands up.
This next one apparently didn't get dreamt very much, but you'll see.
And my personal favorite, dreamt in the style of Rousseau
What do you guys think? Would a series be cool? Which of these are good, which suck?
July 27, 2016 6:26 p.m.
Didgeridooda says... #14
Now I want a painting of Lightning bolt that is done like Stary Night.
July 27, 2016 8:01 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #16
Okay, so here are the updats for today:
First off, I never knew how good Eldrazi looked in Escher--it makes them look so chthonic:
Ok yeah, this one is technically a Jellyfish, but....
Can't help myself with this card: I can see my house from here!
But why stop Escher-esque dreaming there:
July 28, 2016 8:45 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #17
holy mother of god the supreme verdict was so amazing...
that one it feels selesnyan kinda
July 28, 2016 9:34 p.m.
I think I need a playmat of the grove of the burn willows. It was painfully beautiful
July 29, 2016 2:40 a.m.
Polcahuoron says... #19
So today we'll sort by alphabetical order. These were much harder to dream, and I don't know why. Dream software didn't want to dream most of these at first. Still we got some good ones I think, you tell me:
July 29, 2016 9:56 p.m.
DERPLINGSUPREME says... #20
to keep the thread a bit smaller and allow easier ways of finding the new stuff, try using
July 29, 2016 10:48 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #22
Sorry, I've been sick so there aren't a whole lot today. Oh, also, we're getting followers off TappedOut now, so that's fun. Anyway, here we go, let's see what you guys think:
August 1, 2016 4:14 p.m.
Could someone please do one of Kaalia of the Vast and Avacyn, Angel of Hope. please and thank you
August 1, 2016 11:15 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #24
@McKz
Of course! It'd be a pleasure. Did you have any particular style in mind or is any style good?
August 2, 2016 midnight
I dont know the name of the style ill try to describe it. it basically isnt over kill like most of these but it has slight color alteration and makes the art look abit simpler. if that isnt enough any style is fine.
August 2, 2016 1:48 a.m.
Polcahuoron says... #26
@McKz
Alright, so sickness and enthusiasm combined, so I went a little overboard. But hopefully, there should be at least one that fits the bill, let me know what you think:
There's another update for today, but I don't have time to post it right now, so I'll do it when I do get time. In the meantime, what do you think of these Avacyns and Kaalias?
August 2, 2016 12:16 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #28
Okay, so here's today official update. Lots of clouds.
I know--this next one is a repeat, but I just felt it could use something different from the earlier treatment.
This next one was done on request (someone personally asked me to make a cloudy version--see if you recognize it)
And, considering the weather-y theme, I just couldn't resist:
I know this is a shorter update than the others, but hopefully still good.
Also, I know a couple people were joining in early on, but it looks like that has waned. I didn't mean to turn anyone off nor to try to exclusively take the spotlight; keep posting whatever you guys have got or any ideas!
August 2, 2016 8:23 p.m.
If I ever get alters, I'd want this sort of thing done to them :)
August 3, 2016 5:41 a.m.
Polcahuoron says... #30
Ok, so here's the update for today. Again, it's a shorter one, but that's okay.
August 4, 2016 5:18 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #31
It's been a while, I know, but my computer got shipped out for repair, so I haven't really had the capability to post. And, since I finally had a computer today, I figured it'd be fun to do some. So, here they are:
August 11, 2016 6:14 p.m.
TheAnnihilator says... #32
Okay, sorry again. My computer is still out of commission, bear with my inconsistency in timing. Now today, there are some that the software altered only very little (sometimes just a simple palate swap)--that being said, I think we also got some really good ones out of this. I want which one it is to be a surprise, but I think there's one in particular that stands out, take a look and say which one you like most:
August 13, 2016 8:51 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #33
Sorry, accidentally posted on my friends account. Borrowing computers has that risk.
And this one got messed up and excluded from the original post:
August 13, 2016 8:55 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #34
Okay, today's a shorter update. And having to rewrite the post because my internet lost connection mid-post is...ugh...However, got some good ones. And, I went back and redid a card because I realized there was another art that was awesome and worked well with the software (in my opinion). Anyways, here it is:
August 14, 2016 11:11 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #37
Okay, since we haven't had an update for a while, this is a longer one.
August 26, 2016 8:47 p.m.
Polcahuoron says... #38
Ok guys, noticed an issue with the last update. I don't know how it happened, but the one that says "Battlefront Krushok" is actually and should be listed as "Knotvine Paladin". Again, I don't know how it happened, but yeah.
TheAnnihilator says... #2
Some of these look cool, some of them are just creepy. I like the first Green Sun's Zenith.
July 26, 2016 10:30 p.m.