Sketch Gallery
Marvel Superheroes Edition
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With Magic’s Marvel Superheroes set on the horizon, I thought I’d theme out this month’s sketch gallery with a few Marvel heroes I’ve been asked to sketch or alter cards with. Mostly alters. I suppose if artist proofs had been available for the Spider-Man or this set, I’d have been asked for more. Some say this is maybe why artist proofs are not made available for Universes Beyond releases. In any case….
I think this is the only artist proof I’ve done with a Marvel character?
Though a card alteration, it’s a full-art replacement, so it functions like an artist proof painting, and I’m generally up for this as it’s less of a headache than getting an alteration over only part of a card. I loved this idea of painting X-Men’s Phoenix as Millais’ Ophelia painting (commissioner’s concept).
Like so. While occupying less real estate should be easier, as at left, it’s actually tricky. When painted on a foil, it’s quite hard. Technically, the Dance of the Dead alter at right is a full-art-replacement. But the figures are so tiny on the card! So that makes it tricky as well. Remember, a Magic card art box is ~1.5x2”. I do thumbnails at this size. Both of these were fun, though. I did them at events, which I no longer do because I’d rather have spent more time on them, and done them in a more comfortable environment with fewer distractions!