Card Art that Exemplifies Color/Guild/etc.
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Posted on May 22, 2014, 6:30 p.m. by ducttapedeckbox
As the title says, what common/uncommon do you think best represents its respective color/guild/shard/etc. with its art? Please keep this discussion focused on common or uncommon cards. I will be using one (or more) of these to make 3D abacus-style life counters.
I think this is an appropriate forum posting. Apologies Epoch if you think it's more appropriate elsewhere.
You could also go with the guild gates as they're super cheap.
May 22, 2014 6:38 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #4
Yeahhh Lightning Bolt would definitely be too tricky for me with my limited experience. I had trouble with the glowing yellow light from an M14 Cancel ahah.
I may do the charms, but that's really boring (with respect to creativity of selecting a card art to represent a guild). Thanks miracleHat!
May 22, 2014 6:38 p.m.
You could also do the signets or cluestones. Again, super cheap.
May 22, 2014 6:39 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #6
True as well, kmcree. But again, they're kind of boring to choose as something for a guild. I'm not sure if I like how they'd "pop" either :S Are there any that you think would look really good in 3D? Thank you for the suggestions :)
May 22, 2014 6:41 p.m.
miracleHat says... #7
Blast of Genius would be cool. Electrolyze (but they are expensive, wouldn't you need like 20?), Izzet Staticaster shows the cackling side of the izzet. Man, the izzet have a lot!
May 22, 2014 6:45 p.m.
I actually think most of the cluestones would look pretty cool, if you're able to cut around the guild symbols and make those 3D it would be interesting. Some of them are a little hard though.
May 22, 2014 6:47 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #9
Looking at them again, I think some of the cluestones are pretty cool. The trickiest part of the Boros Cluestone and Azorius Cluestone would be the studs/circles that aren't attached to anything. I'm primarily a Dimir player so I may start with the Dimir Cluestone .
May 22, 2014 6:53 p.m.
SevenSeasAgo says... #10
I've always thought that Hellhole Flailer and Showstopper really show the nature of Rakdos.
May 22, 2014 7:12 p.m.
MindAblaze says... #11
Obelisk of Jund , grixis naya bant and esper
They don't hit all the guilds though...
Cartel Aristocrat seems like it would be a pretty awesome representation of Orzhov
May 22, 2014 7:13 p.m.
Do you have a picture of what this would look like as a finished product? I'm quite interested.
May 22, 2014 7:14 p.m.
ducttapedeckbox says... #13
Thanks for the input guys! I'm looking for something like Cartel Aristocrat is to Orzhov. Something symbolic but not obvious.
Orcinbob, I'll try to post picture of my first attempt. It's not great, but I don't think it's bad either. You could search for Magic Abacus on Google, I used an M10 (same as M14) Cancel for my first.
May 22, 2014 7:34 p.m.
Color is Easy enough: Rancor is easily the most green card I've ever seen Dissolve is blue in a nutshell
Doom Blade is as black as you can get
Soulmender is white all over
Shock is the first red spell anyone names.
Commons and Uncommons that fit each guild? hmm...
Fall of the Gavel Azorious
Skyknight Legionnaire Boros
Psychic Strike Dimir
Slitherhead Golgari
Gruul War Chant Gruul
Blistercoil Weird Izzet
Kingpin's Pet Orzhov
Spike Jester Rakdos
Trostani's Summoner Selesnya
Drakewing Krasis Simic
Or: Guildmage Cycle (Either one works)
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=+[guildmage]||text=+[guildmage]
Shards?
Windwright Mage Esper
Slave of Bolas Grixis
Scarland Thrinax Jund
Rakeclaw Gargantuan Naya
Rhox War Monk Bant
or the blade cycle:
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=+[blade]||text=+[blade]&color=+%28[W]|[U]|[B]|[R]|[G]%29&format=[%22Shards%20of%20Alara%20Block%22]
May 22, 2014 8:20 p.m.
Death_The_Kid says... #15
I wanna see Rakdos Cackler or Call of the Nightwing
miracleHat says... #2
any red firebreathing dragon. Lightning Bolt (that might be a bit tricky in 3D though). any of the charms (Selesnya Charm ).
May 22, 2014 6:34 p.m.