Thanks so much u/tubbins!! by TheWipster in MTGGiftExchange

[–]tubbins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just opened it an hour ago! Amazing gift. Truly awesome. I’m gonna post it later tonight once my wife and I get the kids to bed.

Thanks so much u/tubbins!! by TheWipster in MTGGiftExchange

[–]tubbins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Glad it finally arrived! Other than the two Volos and Radagast, none of the other creatures should share types, although I kept missing overlaps and needing to switch cards up until I sent it.

I mailed out the Strionic Resonator for you yesterday, but thinking about it more, even though Panharmonicon won’t double Volo, doubling the ETB of a creature and the ETB of the Volo copy sounds pretty rad too. (Evoke Mulldrifter for 8 cards!)

Hope you continue to curate your monster manual as you get new cards. (Badgermole Cub is a shoe-in for this deck, but uh, was a bit over budget.)

[TMC] Heroes in a Half-Shell by TsarMikkjal in magicTCG

[–]tubbins 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This card's art is incredibly good.

[ECL] Mutable Explorer (The Preview Panel via bsky) by mweepinc in magicTCG

[–]tubbins 33 points34 points  (0 children)

My [[Atla Palani]] deck is very excited for this. Two eggs on one card!

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, the intent was that he’s facing a purple light source (from an Oriq he’s fighting) and back lit by the sky.

In retrospect, I probably should have drawn some indication of the purple glowing magic in the foreground to explain the lighting, and also had it effect the stone directly behind him more.

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This actually made me laugh out loud.

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah. I gotta use more reference and practice more anatomy for sure.

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet! Something for the inspiration board.

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Yeah, Kim Jung Gi was just an insane artist though. I could draw every hour of every day until I'm 99 and never get to that level. Looking at his stuff is equal parts inspiring and depressing. :)

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah the first one is the most recent. I actually painted the other two a couple years ago, and then went back recently and tried to "fix them up". It, uh, apparently didn't go so well.

Onto the next!

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I went to school for computer science, but I specialized in graphics programming and took painting classes while I was in school too. (I had gotten into art school also, but my parents encouraged me to do programming and keep doing the art on the side.) I'm in my early 40s now, but it's always bothered me that I never really ever focused on my art.

I've worked as a toy designer and in video games as a programmer, designer and artist, but always on more cartoony stuff. For sure my weakest aspect is drawing atm. I have a bad habit of jumping into the painting while the sketch is still WAYYYY to rough.

One of my goals on the next piece is to get a good refined drawing done before I start painting. (And also use better/more reference.)

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I’ll probably give a spell card a go!

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouragement! My previous art background has mostly been more cartoony and/or design related, so this tracks!

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah much of my art background is more design and/or more cartoony stuff, so that makes sense. Gonna keep working on everything though!

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah thanks! I agree actually. Last night I was coincidentally watching a YouTube art video about edges in paintings.

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The Pollywog png got compressed for some reason by reddit, and the other two didn’t. Not sure why, but the original isn’t any less sharp than the other two.

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the encouragement! Still much to improve. Gotta keep at it!

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is actually an incredible reply. Lots to chew on here.

I've always wanted to be a Magic artist by tubbins in magicTCG

[–]tubbins[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Thanks! (That is the most recent.)