I've been waiting a while to show you all this one! This piece was a bit of a game changer for me going forward. Can't talk about that yet though :)
Vivien's Arkbow for #mtgWAR
Zack Stella
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Zack Stella
@zack_stella
Magic:The Gathering Art Director and Illustrator of Imaginative Realism.
Joined November 2014
- #NobodyArtistClub Illustrator turned M:TG AD taking a step back to admire all'ya'all posting today and realized I could hardly start promoting other artists I like with negligibly low visibility myself!
- Thassa, Deep-Dwelling for #MTGTHB. AD: Dawn Murin She was a challenge - Large scale and distance are not normally within my comfort zone (made even harder by red skin) so a big thanks to @Victoradameart for helping me on my colors and lighting!
- Warren Warleader for #Magicthegathering #bloomburrow Acrylic, 18x24. A portrait of my late rabbit Edward, making this a favorite of mine. I not-so-secretly hope it catches on that people refer to the card as Edward the same way people know Dark Confidant as Bob. A thread:
- Guess what guys? I am pleased to announce, with great pleasure, that starting September, I will officially be part of the #wotcstaff team as a #MtG art director!
- Beyond excited to finally reveal my poster for Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight series! Getting to play in this universe and portray a lot of these characters for the first time was a dream come true! Thank you AD @IzykStewart #stormlight #brandonsanderson #bridgefour #rhythmofwar
- Gishath 2023 edition! (20x30 Oil on canvas, AD: @ovidiocartagena). I had a blast revisiting my giant giganotosaur for the return to Ixalan. Most folks know that I'm dinosaur OBSESSED (I wanted to be a paleontologist before becoming an artist). This one comes with a fun twist:
- Argentum Masticore for #MTGONE. When I first started painting cards, a masticore and a phyrexian were both on my bucket list, and here I got to check 'em both off, vacuuming blue Phyrexian prey off of the Monumental Facade under a cover of toxic clouds. AD: @ovidiocartagena
- Here's an interesting one - Schematic Mishra's Bauble for #MTGBRO. These were meant to be same layout as the original cards and illustrated by the original artist (Chippy in this case), but for whatever reason, he couldn't, so I was tasked with the update #wotcstaff (1/3)
- My #Elspeth for #MTGGRN dropped at #PAXWest2018 yesterday! If Teferi is my favorite of the oldwalkers, Elspeth is my favorite of the new, so a HUGE thank you to @MarkWintersArt for assigning them both, let alone badass underworld Elspeth!
- Locthwain Paladin for #MTGELD Locthwain was designed to look like they could wear their hematite armor both to battles and to ballrooms; beauty and elegance with dangerous wit and battle skill. ... which is why my wife was the ideal model for this piece! AD: @SheppardArts
