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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 4m

You did the dragon for 2023.
the purple one is by artist Ivan Shavrin for 2025.

Cripes

VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 5m

As an Old Timey Vorthos from the old mothership forum boards, we used to seek out any jpg of the full art of novels, cripes it was hard, and trade them like contraband.

I finally found some of the paintings in the wild and just bought them. The Thran one I particularly love.
15/20

a painting of two wizards battling with pegasi in the background

a fantasy painting of a man over a cauldron with a standing woman standing in front of a city

A front/back photo of the novel The Colors of Magic by Jess Lebow

A front/back photo of the novel The Thran by J.Robert King

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 9m

"or the Ivan Shavrin one in 2025."

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 10m

Magic was super hyped for a while to make the Planeswalker symbol artworks and I loved seeing them adapted to each plane. From @rpancoast.bsky.social to @chasestone.bsky.social to @adampaquette.bsky.social and @tituslunter.bsky.social. They made for stellar computer backgrounds to hype a set.
14/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 15m

Are these all Magic art?
Yes*

*that asterisk is what separates Facebook groups on where it can be shown, traded or sold.
Live @pindurski.bsky.social's shivan dragon magic con deckbox in 2023, or the Ivan Shavrin one in 2025.
I think these are mega cool!
13/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 24m

Magic art is also sometimes design.

Like Steve Prescott creating the first iteration of the Avacyn symbol while in the concept art room, bouncing ideas and plenty of farts between them.
12/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 25m

Gimme that Anna Steinbauer working out ideas for Eldraine concept art.

In this case, there isn’t a card directly aligned, but sometimes there is.
11/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 31m

Love Jay to pieces, but those world guides aren't art books. What the people want is concept art in books. Then thumbnails, sketches, color studies, finals. ADs don't have time to make them.
That's what people want to see-raw ideas, people love and want to see it. (and cosplay needs the refs)
10/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 35m

To the real sickos who actually walked across the street at the "Concept to Compleat”, Magic Con Philadelphia, I remember you.
It was incredible, raw creative energy made by Magic artists that shaped worlds. Day 1 Friday, was all phyrexian concept art. It was incredible.
9/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 39m

Aside from the known, I personally collect the most in concept art.
That's the art that goes into the world guide/style guides that art directors send to artists. Make goblins like this, not that, sort of thing. Tyler's here was art award nominated for Throne of Eldraine.
8/20

a fantasy digital image of a person with a sword an their back to a tree preparing to fight a horde of red hooded, presumably goblins, with swords. It's an art by Tyler Jacobson

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 43m

Some comic pages have been nominated for art awards shown below, but weirdly, no covers yet. (and I own one of those variant #1 covers from Tyler Kirkham and love it.)
7/20

comic book pages from Flight of the White Cat by Dave Kendall

A comic book page by Andrew Robinson from the Magic the Gathering comic Fuel for the Fire, Part II, page 6

Two framed artworks, one in ink (black and white) and one in color. They are of a phyrexian angel, a metalized/fleshy mix unique to the Magic the Gathering IP. This is a variant comic book cover by Tyler Kirkham.

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1h

Tyler did a ton not long ago
Key arts, is what we used to call them

Here all art award nominated

6/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1h

@kyleccarson.bsky.social invasion had bangers across the bow
But yeah

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1h

More? Ok here’s some more art award nominated works. We can diverge for a second.
@tylerjacobsonart.bsky.social
@adampaquette.bsky.social
5/20

The magic the gathering world guide book, Zendikar

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1h

The epic team ups to packaging art were and still are all gorgeous.
All of these were nominated for art awards.
@ericdeschamps.bsky.social
@aleksibriclot.bsky.social
4/20

Korlash vs tombstalker by Alexis Briclot

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1h

Folks like Matt Adelsperger, and now Mari Hall and squad, the marketing ADs. The art for booster boxes like the stuff @pindurski.bsky.social does? That’s them and they deserve their flowers.

3/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1h

Originally there was one art director - the Jesper Myrfors, Jesse Mason’s favorite Sue Ann Harkey, Ron Spears, our boy Jeremy Jarvis.

But then spectrum the art annual #7 nominated this other art, and the Myths of Magic cover by Mike Sutfin entered the lexicon as voted by peers as GOOD art. 2/20

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 1h

Pull up
It’s time to talk about non-card #MTGart and why it’s amazing.
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Truman the Gray Merchant @trumangraymerchant.bsky.social · 3d

What are some of your favorite pieces of Magic art not from an actual card? They could be from supplemental media, marketing, packaging, concept art, etc.

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 17h

Hitting the #MTGartmarket:

Temple Garden by @adampaquette.bsky.social
Oil on aluminum dibond
31cm x 43cm (12.25” x 17”)

Ends Tuesday:
mtgart.auction/lorwyngarden

Adam holds his painting of a tree in a City square. He’s wearing a sweater

A painting of a fantasy looking free growing in the middle of a medieval city square where half the painting is shown in daytime, the other right side is shown at night time

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Ryan Pancoast - Illustrator/Artist @rpancoast.bsky.social · 1d

Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
Digital
AD: Stephanie Cheung

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 14h

Watching Athlos on tv and I gotta say

Primetime track and field is super cool

VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 16h

I like the part with the dog

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 17h

Hitting the #MTGartmarket:

Temple Garden by @adampaquette.bsky.social
Oil on aluminum dibond
31cm x 43cm (12.25” x 17”)

Ends Tuesday:
mtgart.auction/lorwyngarden

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Odd @oddindeed.bsky.social · 18h

Cardboard for a Cause is tomorrow!!

Darker Ritual (also available on tap) is ready to be imbibed!

Come out tomorrow...you do not want to miss Cardboard for a Cause (IYKYK)!

Even if you weren't able to sign up for any of our limited tournaments...there will be space to play and hang out.

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VorthosMike @vorthosmike.bsky.social · 21h

nice hashtags Jimmy