What's your favourite artwork on any card?

[Stan]

This was mentioned in the prices rantfest, and the topic looks important enough to merit its own thread. Apologies if there is already an ancient long forgotten thread for this.

Anyhow:

http://archive.wizards.com/mtg/images/daily/arcana/454_vesuvandoppelganger.jpg

[jimmythegreek]

Anything by Quinton Hoover. My favorite of all time is All Hallows' Eve by Christopher Rush.

[jandax]

Winter Factory and portal 1 pyroclasm


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[Barook]

I don't know why, but I'm very fond of the Rancor art.

http://magic.wizards.com/sites/mtg/files/image_legacy_migration/images/magic/daily/twtw/twtw199_lgpmxs854x.jpg

Although the new Terese Nielsen FoW art is also the shit.

[Seraphix]

Cartographer is a cool one.

http://i.imgur.com/w4O1pce.jpg

[Tylert]

FNM Kitchen finks.
Gateway path to exile.

[Quasim0ff]

I like most Rebecca Guay artwork:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/31/e0/ff/31e0ff424d94f5c98ea56661f48701b9.jpg

I think her style is one of the greatest in magic. Her Path to Exile is also out of this world.

[the Thin White Duke]

I like most Rebecca Guay artwork:

I think her style is one of the greatest in magic. Her Path to Exile is also out of this world.

+1
Angelic Renewal is my favorite piece.

[MoxMonkey]

I would have to say juzam:
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/juzam007/11947569_10207262967189327_1680906209400523184_n_zpsvqstdlwh.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/juzam007/media/11947569_10207262967189327_1680906209400523184_n_zpsvqstdlwh.jpg.html)

http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/juzam007/10653859_10206486351374417_6077754346963277457_n_zpscd9k98ru.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/juzam007/media/10653859_10206486351374417_6077754346963277457_n_zpscd9k98ru.jpg.html)

[thulnanth]

Great thread!!!

Besides two of the already mentioned cards (Vesuvan Doppelganger and Juzam Djinn), two of my all time favorites are...

Norwood Priestess by Melissa Benson

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/thulnanth/Painting%20-%20Norwood%20Priestess.jpg (http://s258.photobucket.com/user/thulnanth/media/Painting%20-%20Norwood%20Priestess.jpg.html)

Anthroplasm by Ron Spencer

http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh280/thulnanth/Painting%20-%20Anthroplasm.jpg (http://s258.photobucket.com/user/thulnanth/media/Painting%20-%20Anthroplasm.jpg.html)

Take it easy,
Jared

[Sloshthedark]

Cartographer is a cool one.
Giancola is great!

...hard to pick one I love a lot of the old cards... but...

http://static.starcitygames.com/sales/cardscans/MTG/ARN/en/nonfoil/GuardianBeast.jpg

[Tourach]

I like so many of the old cards: Bottomless Pit, Radiant, Archangel, Kaysa and the APAC sunflower-plains and APAC-island showing the ship, to name just a few. I think my favourite images are Sheltered Valley and Lightning Dragon.

[cab0747]

I hope one day the FTV Grove of the Burnwillows art will be available in a non-foil version. By far my favorite art in the game.

http://i.imgur.com/KhkDWs2.jpg

[Sidneyious]

I like chippy, that's some good art (worldpurge).

[Stan]

I like chippy, that's some good art (worldpurge).

His Gitaxian Probe is quite good too.

[Seraphix]

Another one I love: Knight of the Skyward Eye, Shards draft fodder.

http://i.imgur.com/zoMgOZ2.jpg

[Kathal]

Mirage Dark Ritual and Infernal Contract. I never get enough from those two cards.

However, I like close to every artwork done in Mirage ^^

Greetings,
Kathal

[Rome]

http://chameleonsden.com/products/items/magic_the_gathering_legends_card_tolaria/thumbnail.jpg

Tolaria by Nicola Beeson! In my opinion, she is the best artist, magic ever saw.

But I also love Library of Alexandria and the old City of Brass!

[Bobmans]

Tariel is one of my favorite artworks. Got myself a playmat of this one.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160801/ed0aa17e17ac586180c0d5d2e72bb792.jpg

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[meffeo]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160801/d13d06aa3d5afd95038825b457eadf80.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160801/9632a9f2abe493bedf545481909478f8.jpg

Old shit.


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[Fox]

Halls of Mist, hands down best.
In terms of overall body of work, I'd have to go with RKF. i.e. Livonya Silone, Kaervek's Purge, Essence Flare, Misinformation.

[JohnGalt]

I can't choose one, but... this is one of my favourites:

https://s32.postimg.org/s1bfgmej5/IMG_20150701_155448421.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/s1bfgmej5/)

[Whitefaces]

The old Nightmare art is my favourite. Brings back so many good memories of kitchen table mono black decks.

http://static.starcitygames.com/sales/cardscans/MTG/LEA/en/nonfoil/Nightmare.jpg

Notable mentions - Cabal Therapy, Hand of Cruelty, Urzas Phyrexian Colossus, Dark Ritual and Chainer's Edict. No prizes for guessing my favourite colour :tongue:

[skyout]

Not even close for me:

http://www.artofmtg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Forest-Art.jpg

[Stan]

With a very great certainty, you can see by the choices people make in this thread when they started playing.

[Kathal]

With a very great certainty, you can see by the choices people make in this thread when they started playing.

For example, I started with Mirrodin 1, but I still like the Mirage artworks the most. So it is not that clear ^^

Greetings,
Kathal

[Bobmans]

With a very great certainty, you can see by the choices people make in this thread when they started playing.
Actually, no.

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[Noctalor]

Original Cabal Therapy for sure.

The only close ones are Glimpse of nature, and the unexpected shaman of spring
http://orig08.deviantart.net/8aa5/f/2014/208/d/b/mtg__shaman_of_spring_by_algenpfleger-d7sgcgo.jpg

[Richard Cheese]

I'm a big fan of Mark Tedin's older stuff like


Mindstab Thrull
Mind Ravel
Necropotence


I've also always liked Richard Kane Ferguson's stuff like

Nebuchadnezzar
Wildfire Emissary
Arcane Denial

[Ace/Homebrew]

I really like the portrayal of huge monsters with downsides from the early sets.

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=1756&type=card http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=365&type=card http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=445&type=card
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=354&type=card http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=1452&type=card http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=1478&type=card
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=1432&type=card http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=935&type=card http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=922&type=card

Funny that Jesper Myrfors and Mark Tedin were usually tapped for this task.

In addition to awesome authentic art, the text box feeds the feel of an unwieldy monster that only a powerful wizard could control. Of course a weak or unprepared wizard could also summon them, but would be quickly overwhelmed by their sheer power.

[Rocco111]

http://www.mikesutfin.com/project_images/eviscerator_lead.JPG

That!

Or Sealed Fate...

[PirateKing]

I always liked Serra Avatar's art. Felt like there was more going in the art that made me want to dig deeper. I'm sad they never picked it as an HD wallpaper.
http://66.media.tumblr.com/52ba12e67c4a1ef4bd6fb5bf5e7cd2ba/tumblr_mhq5dwRVXJ1ri1r1uo1_1280.jpg

Notable mentions are original Wrath of God because it reminded me of the the art in the bible from the beginning of Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Also any art that is simply art gets a lot of appreciation from me, like most land art and cards like Stasis.

[Richard Cheese]

Oh I also really like Harold McNeil's stuff. All the Tempest Circle of Protections are just gorgeous.

[CabalTherapy]

There were lot of awesome artworks, unique styles, and pictures that caused players to investigate the card. When I was a kid, I once received a core set starter pack with some cards and a thin guide how to play the game. I cannot remember the actual edition but it was quite a long time ago. All those fantastic creatures and spells let me dream about the foreign worlds and dragged me into the game; they had souls, in contrast to the highly polished generic ones they print nowadays.

I refer to something like beta/FBB Terror or Leery Fogbeast which were my favourite cards back then.

The most recent artwork I like is Tombstalker.

[Dice_Box]

Oh I also really like Harold McNeil's stuff. All the Tempest Circle of Protections are just gorgeous.
Pity the guy is a dick.

My picks:
http://magic.wizards.com/sites/mtg/files/image_legacy_migration/magic/images/mtgcom/fcpics/features/72_life_burst.jpg
http://www.artofmtg.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Descendants-Path-MtG-Art.jpg
http://magic.wizards.com/sites/mtg/files/image_legacy_migration/mtg/images/daily/features/feature69_sharpshooterSlice.jpg
http://www.artofmtg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Forest-Art.jpg
http://boros-szikszai.com/pictures/54/452_pic.jpg
http://66.media.tumblr.com/7ad681e13d9dfb575ce2370c8b5c47f9/tumblr_mokr6jCsLC1sus7tno1_1280.jpg
http://orig06.deviantart.net/7955/f/2012/099/2/4/mtg__restoration_angel_by_algenpfleger-d4vitks.jpg

[Jain_Mor]

@Dice_Box, is that Greg Staples art on a card? If so which one? I want it. Thanks :)

[Julian23]

That Unhinged forest is my mobile phone background :-)

[Dice_Box]

@Dice_Box, is that Greg Staples art on a card? If so which one? I want it. Thanks :)
Yes, its his art. It is the art for the 9th Ed Fat pack. Serra Angel vs Hypnotic Specter.

http://940ee6dce6677fa01d25-0f55c9129972ac85d6b1f4e703468e6b.r99.cf2.rackcdn.com/products/pictures/155095.jpg


That Unhinged forest is my mobile phone background :-)
I like that idea, I might have to borrow it.

[kirkusjones]

http://magic.wizards.com/sites/mtg/files/images/hero/CT20150521_icon.jpg


And pretty much anything by DiTerlizzi. Especially Nether Shadow.

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/5e/45.jpg

[ReAnimator]

Drew Tucker anything. By far my favourite artist, but i like lots of artists and collect a lot of signatures. Most of my favourite art is from the early years.

[Jain_Mor]

Yes, its his art. It is the art for the 9th Ed Fat pack. Serra Angel vs Hypnotic Specter.

But it's not on a card? Q_Q what a crime

[thulnanth]

Drew Tucker anything. By far my favourite artist, but i like lots of artists and collect a lot of signatures. Most of my favourite art is from the early years.

Have you seen the stuff he did for the Vampire card game? It is simply incredible... his style fits the cards so well. Definitely one of my favorites!!

Take it easy,
Jared

[CabalTherapy]

That Unhinged forest is my mobile phone background :-)

I've been using the Island for quite a while.

[ReAnimator]

Have you seen the stuff he did for the Vampire card game? It is simply incredible... his style fits the cards so well. Definitely one of my favorites!!

Take it easy,
Jared

I have but it's been about 15 years. It is fantastic for sure.

[Stan]

Julie Baroh has a lot of really nice pieces too. Nothing too polished or digital, just old school evocative art.

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&artist=+[%22Julie%20Baroh%22]

[kirkusjones]

But it's not on a card? Q_Q what a crime

It's split into two cards, actually. Hypnotic Specter and Serra Angel. The fatpack just combines them into a gorgeous panoramic.

[ahg113]

I carry a layers cheat sheet with me.

Humility is one of my favorites just because it's so nonsensical. What does the picture even mean?

http://www.thugdome.com/images/covers/cards/mtg_humility.jpg

A lot of the old cards hit that sentimental sweet spot. Recently though, the newest best art card has been Descendants' Path.

And because it was in a deck with Humility, probably also Goblin Trenches.

http://a2.res.cloudinary.com/csicdn/image/upload/c_pad,h_300,w_300/v1/Images/Products/mtg%20art/Apocalypse/full/Goblin%20Trenches.jpg

[eoinmoners]

Came across Hellfire when I started playing in '95 and have been obsessed with it ever since! I've been in and out of the game for years and always wanted to own one but I refuse to buy one, have to somehow trade for it. Some day...sigh :wink:

314

315

[Octopusman]

https://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/thumb/2/2f/Chaos_Orb.jpg/300px-Chaos_Orb.jpg?version=fb666d350ae4bb519b64a74eded8c702

[Michael Keller]

https://www.wizardscupboard.com/images/cards/D/seasonofthewitch.jpghttp://www.playunplugged.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/allhallowseve.jpg

[Star|Scream]

http://www.magicspoiler.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Berserk-Conspiracy-Take-the-Crown-Spoiler.png

[big_ticket]

original shivan dragon

[Weebo]

Most of the art from Robert Bliss, Quinton Hoover, and RKF. Probably Teferi's Curse, Tragic Poet, and Jasmine Boreal respectively for individual favorites. I understand the value of having more consistent art direction these days, but I miss the variety in older sets.

All around favorite card taking into art, flavor text, effect, etc. is foil 9th Greater Good.

[mistercakes]

https://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-0kvv9/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/52067/46134/magic-the-gathering-urza-s-legacy-single-card-rare-101-deranged-hermit-heavily-damaged-large-crease-10__28940.1461062581.jpg?c=2

i just miss how cards weren't super literal. how many squirrels do you think would be on the art if it were created today?

humor can't hurt either
http://magic.wizards.com/sites/mtg/files/image_legacy_migration/magic/images/cardart/TE/Recycle.jpg

[caiomarcos]

I have a lot of favorite art, many mentioned already, but since this is also my favorite card, I think it takes number one:

http://media.wizards.com/2016/images/daily/cardart_MIR_Final-Fortune.jpg

D. Alexander Gregory has a lot of very beautiful work, spanning the decades - stuff like Persecute and Spirit Mirror and Lifeline.

[meffeo]

https://cdn6.bigcommerce.com/s-0kvv9/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/52067/46134/magic-the-gathering-urza-s-legacy-single-card-rare-101-deranged-hermit-heavily-damaged-large-crease-10__28940.1461062581.jpg?c=2

i just miss how cards weren't super literal. how many squirrels do you think would be on the art if it were created today?

humor can't hurt either
http://magic.wizards.com/sites/mtg/files/image_legacy_migration/magic/images/cardart/TE/Recycle.jpg
It brings back so much memories. Thanks for sharing.

[spirit of the wretch]

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/hl/18.jpg

[Spam]

http://static.tappedout.net/mtg-cards-2/legends/equinox/2014-equinox-cropped.jpg

When I was a kid I used to love this art. So many good memories.

[AnvilOfCrom]

All the Mirage Lands. They perfectly catch the spirit of the Mirage Edition and the time when me and my friends first discovered the continent of Jamuraa.

[Fallen_Empire]

Drew Tucker anything. By far my favourite artist, but i like lots of artists and collect a lot of signatures. Most of my favourite art is from the early years.

+1

[Undomian]

Inkwell Leviathan, not close.

http://i.imgur.com/hpdlQQc.jpg

[guillemnicolau]

I really like baleful strix art

http://blog.mtgprice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/ku-xlarge.jpg

[Erdvermampfa]

I dont know why but I like the artwork on Elvish Ranger a lot.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/69/20/e9/6920e978160bce92d43d5c84fc1255bc.jpg

[kabal]

Don't have one favorite.... Here some of my favs.

http://i.imgur.com/qVTBCLz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/V7hPACy.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/YwpTSoW.jpg http://i.imgur.com/fl88uX0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/T6IKNO8.png http://i.imgur.com/JblgGJI.jpg

[kirkusjones]

When I first started playing (I was 9) that Sengir Vampire art freaked me out. I hated playing against my friend who ran it.

[from Cairo]

Hymn of Rebirth

http://originalmagicart.com/newsite/wp-content/gallery/the-specialist/rfk-hymn-to-rebirth.jpg

[Chatto]

Not just one, several:

https://cdn.pucatrade.com/cards/crops/sm/4607.jpg, https://hydra-media.cursecdn.com/mtgsalvation.gamepedia.com/1/12/Pendelhaven.jpg?version=b8a53486b47518d5bdd892f5496f8ba0, http://www.cardkingdom.com/images/magic-the-gathering/beta/island-c-37927-medium.jpg

Those are just a couple of favorites.

[Bobmans]

Inkwell Leviathan, not close.

http://i.imgur.com/hpdlQQc.jpg
It surprises me that a lot of artworks really artworks when taking a closer look at them at a much larger scale/resolution. A lot of hidden gems are out there. Obscure untill someone just takes a little longer look at the art.

[Mr Miagi]

I dont know why but I like the artwork on Elvish Ranger a lot.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/69/20/e9/6920e978160bce92d43d5c84fc1255bc.jpg
Well I certainly know why I like it :laugh:

[hyp3r1on]

It's a shame that Scott Kirschner doesn't get the same level of of praise as some of the other well known old school artists. Absolutely love his dystopian-style art. All time favourite cards arts are probably:

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=5730&type=card

http://s3.gatheringmagic.com/uploads/2011/08/18/humility-222.jpg

http://static.starcitygames.com/sales/cardscans/MAGPRM/counterspell_ARN.jpg

I'm also a big of Rebecca Guay and Terese Neilsen art, specifically her Guru Lands and cards like Life from the Loam and Descendent's Path.

http://www.lchr.org/a/14/98/images/guay_mtg_mulch.jpg

[HdH_Cthulhu]

Ok I gonna be that guy: Stasis!

Because the art fits a nice "WTF" theme with cards like winter orb or kismet.

And i also like dragons!

http://www.artofmtg.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Moonveil-Dragon-MtG-Art.jpg

[Bobmans]

Pity it is from a novel, but this is really a something. Agents of Artifice:
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/gamelore/images/b/b0/Agents_of_Artifice.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/640?cb=20141218173120

[apple713]

I like older artwork. Anything urza's block or earlier. I just like the style. I can't stand the new computer drawn stuff. Anyways here are some of my favs

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=159823&type=cardhttp://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=1488&type=cardhttp://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=426&type=cardhttp://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?type=card&multiverseid=1074http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=128&type=card

[Mr. Froggy]

I like older artwork. Anything urza's block or earlier. I just like the style. I can't stand the new computer drawn stuff. Anyways here are some of my favs

http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=159823&type=cardhttp://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=1488&type=cardhttp://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=426&type=cardhttp://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?type=card&multiverseid=1074http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=128&type=card

I agree wholeheartedly. You used to be able to tell the difference between artists just by looking at the artwork. Now everything looks the same.

[apple713]

I agree wholeheartedly. You used to be able to tell the difference between artists just by looking at the artwork. Now everything looks the same.

in addition to the artwork just being better (in my opinion) on the earlier cards, I also appreciated the card design more. The colors were significantly richer and although I have no proof, the card stock cards were printed on (for alpha, beta, and unlimited at least) seemed thicker and more sturdy than today. Today cards feel like cheap poker playing cards.

[thecrav]

I agree wholeheartedly. You used to be able to tell the difference between artists just by looking at the artwork. Now everything looks the same.

Except Teresse Nielson. I guess she's so popular that they know they can't force her into the mold. Only makes the mold more obvious, IMO.

[Claymore1]

Except Teresse Nielson.

Yes she's one of my favorites, especially since she did the GURU lands. :)
I also like Rebecca Guay and Steve Argyle.

Rebecca Guay has a lot of arts I like so It's difficult for me to choose one. :(

[apple713]

Except Teresse Nielson. I guess she's so popular that they know they can't force her into the mold. Only makes the mold more obvious, IMO.

She is one very very talented artist. Her and Ron Spencer have some of the most amazing artworks. They demonstrate their talents well in the alters they have made.

http://teresenielsen.typepad.com/photos/ron_and_terese_alteration/12.jpghttps://ronspencer.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/zombie-swamps-1-4-200dpi.jpg?w=1330&h=488https://ronspencer.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/zombie-swamp-italy-cleaned1.jpghttp://i.imgur.com/6UYYBQa.jpg

[paulmaster]

Storm seeker my fav since the last 20 years

http://magic.wizards.com/sites/mtg/files/image_legacy_migration/mtg/images/daily/wallpapers/Wallpaper_StormSeeker_1024x768.jpg

[keys]

I agree wholeheartedly. You used to be able to tell the difference between artists just by looking at the artwork. Now everything looks the same.

YES

Stasis and Time Walk have been two of my favourites forever. Love the surrealist fantasy style.

[barcode]

The card I collect, Earthbind.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/22284908/mtg/cards/earthbinds-small.jpg

[Dice_Box]

That is a very odd choice for collection.

[H]

That is a very odd choice for collection.

Not really, I don't think.

Whatever floats your boat, you know?

[Fox]

That is a very odd choice for collection.
Passes the Delver test, seems fine. :tongue:

[barcode]

Passes the Delver test, seems fine. :tongue:

Yup. One mana answer to Delver.

Besides, all of Quinton Hoover's artwork is the best. This is the one that stood out for me when I was a kid - it's just good artwork.

[gRR!!]

For me, it is and it will ever be Stasis. Wonderful art, wonderful card (and wondeful way to lose Friends when playing it :wink:)

I don't know why, but I also really like a lot the art of Sorrow's Path:

http://magiccards.info/scans/en/dk/116.jpg

[emidln]

Dakkon Blackblade

http://i.imgur.com/MLY9Gm0.jpg

[H]

Dakkon Blackblade

Did you know that RKF recently had playmats made up and for sale with this art?

[emidln]

Did you know that RKF recently had playmats made up and for sale with this art?

I didn't and can't find any details of that. Link, please?