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"Rampaging Yao Guai" Painted for Magic: The Gathering - Universes Beyond (Fallout) AD: Colin Boyer I asked my AD to paint something nasty and wasn't disappointed. A good radioactive friend! :) Unfortunately I'm not allowed to show sketches for Universes Beyond.

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Not an art post, but something important I want to share: The older I get, the more I realise how important exercise is to keep my body and mind healthy. Artists especially tend to have a very unhealthy life style with spending most of our time sitting. A year ago my body essentially quit out on me and I started to get all kind of health problems that ended in an emergency surgery in october. It was the wake up call that I needed. I always wanted to pick up archery, so I joined a club in my area and started training twice a week. 5 months ago I also picked up strenght training in my local gym twice a week and the two combined improved my mental health and body beyond everything I could ever imagine. I'm a different person now, than I was a year ago and I'm so proud of the progress I made. I'm also a better artists because the exercise helps my mind to be focused and not as scattered as it once was. Maybe this motivates some people to also pick up some weights or join an activity that keeps the body moving. I'm not saying it will cure depression or serious mental health problems, but it will help!

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I'm very excited to share my first Hearthstone card that got released recently! :) "Beyond the Mirage" Painted for Hearthstone: Battlegrounds AD: Lea Faske It was definitely challenging, because the typical Hearthstone style is different from my usual rendering style, but I tried my best to emulate it and think I found a good bridge between my style and theirs. Thanks to my amazing AD for trusting me! :)

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Heya! :)

I hope this isn't too forward, but I've been seeing a lot of your Magic the Gathering art and thought you'd be a reliable source to ask. How does one go about applying to Wizards of the Coast as an illustrator? Or is it the type of gig where they contact you, and there aren't any application channels?

I know I'm a long way from being experienced enough to apply either way, but I'd really like to know how I'd have to go about it.

Thanks and have a great day!

Hi! :) They used to have an art drop email where you could apply with your portfolio, but as far as I know, it got so overrun with spam and portfolios that were far away from MtG quality, that they closed it a couple years or so ago. Nowadays your best chance is to post your work on social media and hope that one of their AD's decides to take a chance with you, or do a SmartSchool mentorship where Magic AD's will look at your portfolio in some classes. But that's very expensive and off the table for most people I think. Social Media and just being active and connecting with artists who already work with Wizards is your best bet! If they think your work is ready, they can recommend you to AD's if you have build an honest connection with them. In my case, the Art Director who reached out to me bought one of my inktober originals in 2018 and followed my work since a while and decided I'm ready to work with them at some point.

(I'll post this public so other people can get his info as well)

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Look at this very friendly ghostie fellow I painted for Magic the Gathering - Murders at Karlov Manor! :) AD: Molly Smith

I really enjoy painting more gritty and dark stuff once in a while so I was happy to paint a new Spirit Token for this set.

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I'm excited to finally share this proud Capran boy I painted for Humblewood 2 a while ago. ♥️ It's the official illustration for the new playable Capran race. 😍 Can't wait for the new campaign to be officially released. Everyone worked so hard to make it a reality! Prints are available here!

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✨ Mist Dancer ✨ Painted for Magic: The Gathering - The lost Caverns of Ixalan AD: Molly Smith

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I'm currently doing my first official Magic card signing with my agent Matthew Schneider. Thanks to everyone who wants their cards signed. It means a lot to me! :) If you are interested in having my cards signed in the future feel free to contact Matt via his Website. European and Germany based folks can directly contact me with email and we'll figure something out! :D

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✨ Tributary Instructor ✨ Painted for Magic: The Gathering - The lost Caverns of Ixalan AD: Molly Smith I always wanted to paint a Merfolk for Magic. This was so much fun. Look at him teaching the young! :)

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✨ Cerise, Slayer of Fear ✨ Painted for Magic : The Gathering - Wilds of Eldraine (Alchemy) AD: Dawn Murin This was the first card I painted for Alchemy. I'm a bit sad that there will be no physical copy of it. 😔

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✨️SNAREMASTER SPRITE ✨ For Magic: The Gathering - Wilds of Eldraine AD: Deborah Garcia Probably my fav illustration I have done for Eldraine. I really enjoy how the colors turned out. 😊

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ELUSIVE OTTER Painted for Magic: The Gathering - Wilds of Eldraine AD: Deborah Garcia I had so much fun painting this little critter. Eldraine is my favourite plane to work on so far. 😊

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Do you sign cards of your mtg art?

For US and international customers I sign with my agent Mountain Mage. You can contact him for the cards you want to have signed and I'll sign them during my next official signing event. :) If you are located in Europe you can contact me via Email and we see if we can figure something out. I take signings within Europe personally when it's a minimum of 10 cards.

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✨ Inscription of Abundance  ✨     For Magic: The Gathering - Tales of Middle Earth AD: Colin Boyer & Matt Cavotta  A very challenging card to find a working composition for but I was excited to paint Galadriel teaching a spell to little Arwen.

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✨  Farhaven Elf  ✨   For Magic: The Gathering - Tales of Middle Earth AD: Colin Boyer I'm so happy that I got the chance to paint an elf for this set! :)

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🍰Second Breakfast with Merry and Pippin 🍰 For Magic: The Gathering - Tales of Middle Earth AD: Colin Boyer My second card for this set which was incredibly fun and a unique thing to paint! Who else is hungry now?🤤

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✨   Bill The Pony ✨   Painted for Magic: The Gathering - Tales of Middle Earth AD: Colin Boyer  FINALLY! After two long years I can show Bill, the first MtG card I have ever painted.  It's special to me because of that, but also because it's related to Lotr!  Edit: Sorry, had to delete the sketches. Middle Eearth Enterprises doesn’t allow us to show any progress steps.