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Published: 2011-06-24 21:02:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 75611; Favourites: 1724; Downloads: 2570
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Jace Belerin. Master mixologist, blue things enthusiast, and literal plumbing wizard.Here we see Jace in a dreamlike moment of introspection and invention. Unlike me, this sort of dream does not cause Jace to wet the bed.
There aren't many paintings of Jace in which he's actually wielding his element - it's usually just glowy blue squiggles. I've always liked rendering challenges. And water is one of the toughies. So I decided to go just bonkers with it.
Check out the original sketch for how overboard I almost went with this, when it had been planned as a textless, vertical format card.
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For Magic: the Gathering. Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Art directed by Jeremy Jarvis.
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Because water is hard to work with in a photoshoot, for reference we used collected alien drool-spooge, slathered onto saran wrap, dried with a hairdryer, and bent into shape. Special thanks to H. R. Giger for letting us borrow a few aliens for the day.
Our condolences to Ensign Johnny Redofshirt, who did not realize what his brief, but passionate love affair with a charming face-hugger would ultimatly mean.
And congratulations Ms. Facehugger Redofshirt, on your new baby!
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All of us are still blown away by this particular card at the shop in which I work. People cheer when it is handed out as a promo. I still wish i could take Jace home with me....
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Totally awesome! Destined to replace Jace, The Mindsculptor as my desktop wallpaper!!
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Oh. MY. GOD!! I love Jace and I love this just as much! Yay for BLUE!
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Based on this and the artists comments, you have no idea how awesome my friends an I think you are, man. 8'D
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This actually looks cool...but for some odd reason on the Magic card his nose looks huge; like some kind of strange Muppet version of ridick...
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This is my second comment, but I want to say I was very happy to receive this card last Friday Night Magic.
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I got my contributor copies yesterday. Since I knew they'd be promos, I tried to design them for foil. If I do say so myself, I think they turned out great.
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They definitely did. You did an amazing job. Every time a new expansion comes out, I look forward to more of your art, so this promo was a welcome surprise.
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Heh, didn't expect to be the first one to comment here. Great piece, but one thing's been bugging me since the first time I saw it: his nose. I know it's a lighning issue, but it looks HUGE, and it's even more pronounced on the card due to lower resolution.
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The artist's comments/info made me laugh so hard. Thanks for that.
The picture is awesome, too. What does it take to become an artist for Magic: the Gathering? Or WotC, at least?
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All of WotC, including Magic, shares a portfolio dropbox. I think it's just "artdrop@wizards.com." (If you check their website, it's on there somewhere.)
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So any artist can send their portfolios to that email, or just ones they contact?
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Anybody. And each art director will look at it.
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Alright then, thanks. I'll keep that in mind for when I've gotten more experienced.
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jaw literally dropped. favorite planeswalker, so awesome.
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This is so stunning! I opened up the wallpaper sized one on your website yesterday and left it up on my screen for an hour so I could see it each time I walked by. The meditative pose, the gorgeous colors, and that WATER!!! That has to be the coolest rendering ever. Did you paint it? Although any way you made it, it rocks.
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It's a little paint, a little computer. Most of my work uses a bunch of different methods. Just whatever is going to work best for any given piece.
Thanks so much!
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I wonder if this is going to be in Innistrad or the new duel decks coming up?
In other news, completely unrelated to you or this art: I hope Lilianna is featured in Innistrad.
YAY FOR SHAMELESS WISHLISTING!
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Jace's Ingenuity with this pic is gonna be a FNM promo, soon.
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that actually makes perfect sense...
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When does Innistrad come out?
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it's the new block for October
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Ah. So there's still much waiting to do. Damn. I've got some stuff for that I really want to show.
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=w= It's always good to see new art on cards... especially in NEW expansions. ^.^
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The water looks fantastic! And wet! I'm not sure that water is supposed to spew out of one's skull, though. He might want to see a doctor about that.
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This is simply impossible it can get any better, you perfectly captured the flawlessly and seemingly effortless power of the character. and having chosen water instead of the typical energy cloud surrounding his magics you just took him about 70 steps forward in getting ppl to visually grasp the utter coolness of the guy.
Again beautiful work you are truly overdoing things in just the right way. ^_^
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O_O Wow! This is incredible! Jace is truly in his element here! The background is so kick-ass! Jace looks really cool here, too.
But that background! Holy hell this is incredible!
Must...get...this...card!!!
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Not only is the picture awesome, your description made my day...
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so... let me just confirm its going to get released in m12 then
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It's some sort of promo that came out yesterday. Friday Night Magic, I think.
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is this the new art for Jace's Ingenuity?
I didn't even know it would be in M12!
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Incredible! Will this be used as card art or other art for MTG?
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Yep! This is (I think) the current Friday Night Magic promo.
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Ohh man, need to hit that up then!
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Wow. You *painted* all that water? Incredible.
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