tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11433669579824706422024-03-13T14:21:04.682-04:00RemovalArtwork by Reuxben, formerly of the Yale Herald, the Yale Daily News, and more. Or just for Fun. <br>Plus words.<br>
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<br>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.comBlogger1902125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-69295913222404301522023-10-31T23:53:00.011-04:002023-11-01T00:55:33.081-04:00FanArt_ink.Fire<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlNIcubLRxD2SFiDzHejoeJyQ7XghR-lSenW6a0aMTGJydoBaPjBSuBA7tFemnS8DGHT1VsKQktowDs2UMZX2HNNLNJ6xmqUAJFM5EDWNHWEkqeANsI52qox9bs86DA6KYmDdhn5riWw7cvmKQoRcvoanJAmCuW9TW1gc2h4kpZFb74tiXnrmFGqkB0w/s2307/ink23_31Fire_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2307" data-original-width="1737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtlNIcubLRxD2SFiDzHejoeJyQ7XghR-lSenW6a0aMTGJydoBaPjBSuBA7tFemnS8DGHT1VsKQktowDs2UMZX2HNNLNJ6xmqUAJFM5EDWNHWEkqeANsI52qox9bs86DA6KYmDdhn5riWw7cvmKQoRcvoanJAmCuW9TW1gc2h4kpZFb74tiXnrmFGqkB0w/w482-h640/ink23_31Fire_S.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><br />
<a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> burns out Day 31, "Fire," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=220146">Chandra, the Firebrand</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439758">Fanatical Firebrand</a>, and <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/psdg/10/ja/velican-dragon">Velican Dragon</a>! <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">All right, that's the ballgame. This year felt special, and after a nervous first couple illustrations as I
got my traditional-art legs again, I feel like I really got back into the
swing of traditional art--I've had a difficult relationship with art lately, but this year has helped me fall back in love with it, I'd say thanks to Clip Studio Paint, and now this Inktober run. I'll definitely be sad to move on from these daily Magic drawings--the relentless grind requiring everything of you is the closest thing to Yale I've felt since graduation, I realized, which may be why I love this marathon so much--but a deep
depression always follows Inktober, I've found, as I shift back into my usual uselessness,
but since we got so many new subscribers this year, maybe people will
stick around--I usually only pick up a couple, but <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkbeast.html">Amalia</a> alone got me a <a href="https://twitter.com/Reuxben/status/1718113671946400078">boatload</a>. We'll see. But in any case, I'm definitely in need of
some rest, my body's pretty beaten up, so I'll try to take it easy for a
bit. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYoYjU_h81MG6VDziLrZN5AAk8ySiMhcwU6EyX9-r1BNdVtv2a63kmPYfnacivrj3VBSMg0yoXoQ4_n38oz_qCeLIRPnaqzqFI-lnEofyFUMgCukkmssvPZmoUD46FJ-B5T_fuXx5xFr_GGvstvEHkZKsX3D7hQWwXIyaieM2o6V7YQym8nnIz1FwD_o/s1606/ink23_31Fire_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1606" data-original-width="1221" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYoYjU_h81MG6VDziLrZN5AAk8ySiMhcwU6EyX9-r1BNdVtv2a63kmPYfnacivrj3VBSMg0yoXoQ4_n38oz_qCeLIRPnaqzqFI-lnEofyFUMgCukkmssvPZmoUD46FJ-B5T_fuXx5xFr_GGvstvEHkZKsX3D7hQWwXIyaieM2o6V7YQym8nnIz1FwD_o/s320/ink23_31Fire_C.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p> Indeed, MTGinktober 2023 is in the books, and with such a deceptively tricky final prompt for the road. It's simple, but you don't want to just draw just something mundane for the finale, so I thought of drawing one of my all-time favorite characters, Chandra, but in Jaya's costume for the gag. Complement with a little ragtag crew, one of which is also a firebrand (<i>totally </i>intentional!), and we're good to go.<br /></p>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfekJT8MRB8Z5tyeULHDEUTx7UfqzIDkaqZXk2QiF7SbaDyuWvtJhn9GgFajQ-2t0GVJivPcVPkoMqK1Wv9PDf1eurCwTtDP9dZHq3zjpdKyDmLf6f3qeKnr8wrMQ_jb9ZfER-NUtvtNVZyPWBmpjFFkvrGf2svDrWnVQZrvW8BuM2A_6GvSu7cpZow/s1568/ink23_31Fire_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="1214" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCfekJT8MRB8Z5tyeULHDEUTx7UfqzIDkaqZXk2QiF7SbaDyuWvtJhn9GgFajQ-2t0GVJivPcVPkoMqK1Wv9PDf1eurCwTtDP9dZHq3zjpdKyDmLf6f3qeKnr8wrMQ_jb9ZfER-NUtvtNVZyPWBmpjFFkvrGf2svDrWnVQZrvW8BuM2A_6GvSu7cpZow/w496-h640/ink23_31Fire_P.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: The background's from <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=212591">Approach My Molten Realm</a>, which is another "<a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkcelestial.html">Magic expression</a>"--an Archenemy Scheme--I've wanted to make sure I got. After hitting a Dreamcast card, that leaves only a couple left as of now--I'm thinking a release event card like <a href="https://scryfall.com/sets/tbth">Battle the Horde</a>, and so on--hope to complete the checklist by next year--ooh, do I have to draw a checklist card? I mean, we actually drew <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkdagger.html">stickers</a>.</p><p> All right, lastly, as is tradition, my usual closing offer--I'm happy to do a couple of
requests if there was any character or card anyone was hoping to see that
didn't make the cut. Though if you're here, you know we have some 200
images in the archive, just click any October since 2016 and peruse as you will.
All right, thanks so much for tuning in, I really appreciate it, and
hope to see you next year.</p>Reuxben</center>
Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-65313604937328883732023-10-30T23:31:00.002-04:002023-10-30T23:32:10.462-04:00FanArt_ink.Rush<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig6L2erO-1lniRdIXYYnKoOLLEeXbz31mNGP60ZBY5Afmwe3wEVSkYDfyN5exbRN3nrQss0YKxFB4G0hZTO6p-dXuOjEtxQnQeBa6lhFJ6GNeEReDTfGNAeYN861RdWmAMZ3c0roOh7iOv1QkICBNfdN86IYF3PZQ1npfzK0X8N9Egxd5umLfBwOLTsA/s2296/ink23_30Rush_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2296" data-original-width="1731" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhig6L2erO-1lniRdIXYYnKoOLLEeXbz31mNGP60ZBY5Afmwe3wEVSkYDfyN5exbRN3nrQss0YKxFB4G0hZTO6p-dXuOjEtxQnQeBa6lhFJ6GNeEReDTfGNAeYN861RdWmAMZ3c0roOh7iOv1QkICBNfdN86IYF3PZQ1npfzK0X8N9Egxd5umLfBwOLTsA/w482-h640/ink23_30Rush_S.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> can't relax on Day 30, "Rush," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=113540">Saffi Eriksdotter</a> and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=497799">Hans Eriksson</a>!
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUrZBXWftMuPZarr-8LiPiYcUhFi1bqs-lN70RO0wCi49zAdOAW_YJFg2LItmQQnq2i59A5sJXHGWD04IfCxNAjG12Fs-6sowPZLeiJOwCLHUrQg5VA9KWH5u8W8urNbsBe2HL0CB4UF-27OcNyWl6NfW3JdpZNY-M93_QFX2B6fLzna17VjJ00XNWwo/s1620/ink23_30Rush_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1243" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBUrZBXWftMuPZarr-8LiPiYcUhFi1bqs-lN70RO0wCi49zAdOAW_YJFg2LItmQQnq2i59A5sJXHGWD04IfCxNAjG12Fs-6sowPZLeiJOwCLHUrQg5VA9KWH5u8W8urNbsBe2HL0CB4UF-27OcNyWl6NfW3JdpZNY-M93_QFX2B6fLzna17VjJ00XNWwo/s320/ink23_30Rush_C.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><p>I wanted to draw the Erikkids again, and while I've written a little alternate universe for <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2016/10/funbiglittle.html">Saffi</a>, and as long as we're hitting tropes, I thought it'd be funny to do the inevitable <i>onsen </i>episode of MTGinktober, where they're trying to unwind but their constant rival shows up to ruin their day off. I figure they're like Team Rocket, except rather than blast off from Ash attacking them every episode, a Lhurgoyf always wrecks their day.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUcvORG2O9JVRvdYIvsq1206vYN2e7GrePt7R4EhrcLf5j1PCMpbtL5FhSfJlDlExQUMZHaKcnYrkCT1vNWDezw0Me09Nluvl2DOqT6pV5euxbJIt1lBBks_follFdilF-bTT52sWJKHe_WRDLxalsCoB2LEhD8L7eAlzLJ6KdO3hCWW-ao4DXo65LMI/s1634/ink23_30Rush_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="1253" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUcvORG2O9JVRvdYIvsq1206vYN2e7GrePt7R4EhrcLf5j1PCMpbtL5FhSfJlDlExQUMZHaKcnYrkCT1vNWDezw0Me09Nluvl2DOqT6pV5euxbJIt1lBBks_follFdilF-bTT52sWJKHe_WRDLxalsCoB2LEhD8L7eAlzLJ6KdO3hCWW-ao4DXo65LMI/s320/ink23_30Rush_I.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is Saffi's third MTGinktober appearance, the <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkmatch.html">second</a> of which was Hans's debut, and this makes two for Hans--one for each Han, I guess. He's always relaxing and trying to have a chill time, but she's always on edge, always on the lookout for a goyf, and she's always right.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwlWPc01vb4CH6aS4y7_G28jY_po9zVDgKGL1P4bOjRRJoep7_4VIuejwKcJmoIdV96XrBGlqsL25VjS6TgX5SpANeJrCpG7ln7KyxyWe3vq6U1Hu4PHXJs3ZYoN-WMi7xr6MlQDHCjfbM0DcMX5ua1oy7uB3U-SQhIwaznMudigknXEd3eXIlsXKRd4/s1618/ink23_30Rush_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="1245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwlWPc01vb4CH6aS4y7_G28jY_po9zVDgKGL1P4bOjRRJoep7_4VIuejwKcJmoIdV96XrBGlqsL25VjS6TgX5SpANeJrCpG7ln7KyxyWe3vq6U1Hu4PHXJs3ZYoN-WMi7xr6MlQDHCjfbM0DcMX5ua1oy7uB3U-SQhIwaznMudigknXEd3eXIlsXKRd4/w492-h640/ink23_30Rush_P.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: The lurker in the upper left is of course the <i>8E </i><a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=46622">Lhurgoyf</a>. The setting is <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=548535">Invigorating Hot Spring</a>, and that monkey's just trying not to let the humans' problems harsh his vibe. The background waterfall is from <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=1519">Concordant Crossroads</a>. Their head towel patterns are a banana, a flower, and her trusty sword. <br /></p>
Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-13408210372375379662023-10-29T23:53:00.017-04:002023-10-30T01:23:37.288-04:00FanArt_ink.Massive<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k6bKZJAHzP7HAeZqhUnkbF5u8JiE4G_BCYarY1KV4uts5PFliZjjC-Ig8z8C1MuRWxozkq4HmX-IUCQnAj7fZIC6-1Z9KdsLoaaxCVaS_yQvVvKHKs7Pc6LQd7tHudZw009oZALyvZvIzpPwsVsnKZY4M0uwYSHm9h_kdr-ag1tofVpGjzkbLFUnnSU/s3510/ink23_29Massive_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3510" data-original-width="2635" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6k6bKZJAHzP7HAeZqhUnkbF5u8JiE4G_BCYarY1KV4uts5PFliZjjC-Ig8z8C1MuRWxozkq4HmX-IUCQnAj7fZIC6-1Z9KdsLoaaxCVaS_yQvVvKHKs7Pc6LQd7tHudZw009oZALyvZvIzpPwsVsnKZY4M0uwYSHm9h_kdr-ag1tofVpGjzkbLFUnnSU/w480-h640/ink23_29Massive_S.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> goes big on Day 29, "Massive," starring (inhales deeply) <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=410012">Nahiri, the Harbinger</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=386672">Sorin, Solemn Visitor</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=402079">Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger</a> <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=391948">Ugin, the Spirit Dragon</a>; <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1160/emrakul-the-promised-end">Emrakul, the Promised End</a>; and <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/493/kozilek-the-great-distortion">Kozilek, the Great Distortion</a>.<br /></p></center>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGePDiEgC5awIHNA5cEyesymwy1a_sXNVc_LHhnmqOf6HVi4NXKcmAUSFTQ3MyA9t4tQNS9HivXxPDeLLMq_Z1EyMTPvr3FyPtDUg_kxmdId-659GR6LNZYr-TjFl5kVjNpwODn8QfIltSQzpNRuguy0Pa_nfIYtpjeEnPsiam1c_ZLGnFhAGXIdWqvmc/s1659/ink23_29Massive_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="1276" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGePDiEgC5awIHNA5cEyesymwy1a_sXNVc_LHhnmqOf6HVi4NXKcmAUSFTQ3MyA9t4tQNS9HivXxPDeLLMq_Z1EyMTPvr3FyPtDUg_kxmdId-659GR6LNZYr-TjFl5kVjNpwODn8QfIltSQzpNRuguy0Pa_nfIYtpjeEnPsiam1c_ZLGnFhAGXIdWqvmc/w246-h320/ink23_29Massive_C.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p>For this prompt, and since we're into the
last few days, I wanted to do something a little special and draw the biggest illustration I've drawn
yet for MTGinktober, using the whole of my artboard paper. I was inspired to draw tiny Eldrazi as the gag by John Avon's tiny Emrakul, but then I considered scale differences, which lead me to my one of my absolute favorite images--that staredown between Frieza and Goku that contrasts their sizes so dramatically--but who could play those roles? The <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkmatch.html">Erikskids</a>? Radha <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2018/10/fanartinkswollen.html">Radha</a>? The Three.<br /></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOjeQ3HaEJwJrD9xUyA5J4nRxAgGDoxjcYhZFu85UFf1DCmt_1fAGA2-KBQsVWzHJ1nkvoVEXS1yjqtnq3j6KoOJFFIU61KdS96sbNxSn9DEsmriTvUqPstGVXCBEb7EFDMZlq5j2HPOAKM-L5wAMoepDZYMHDCNCnLrktuzjjw32bciDpqK-QUmeJEQ/s1620/ink23_29Massive_Omake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1620" data-original-width="1284" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOjeQ3HaEJwJrD9xUyA5J4nRxAgGDoxjcYhZFu85UFf1DCmt_1fAGA2-KBQsVWzHJ1nkvoVEXS1yjqtnq3j6KoOJFFIU61KdS96sbNxSn9DEsmriTvUqPstGVXCBEb7EFDMZlq5j2HPOAKM-L5wAMoepDZYMHDCNCnLrktuzjjw32bciDpqK-QUmeJEQ/w159-h200/ink23_29Massive_Omake.jpg" width="159" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is over double the size of my regular Inktober sketchbook--at most, I'd divide this artboard in half when I used sheets from it a few years <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkominous.html">ago</a> (it's a dream to draw on, though can bleed near the edges).
The scan's so big, it chopped off Ulamog, so I had to scan it in parts and stitch it! The last time these PWs came together was also a DBZ <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/10/fanartinkdragon.html">spoof</a>, oddly enough, but personal favorite <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2016/10/funbrokenjump.html">Nahiri</a> makes her <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkblind.html">sixth</a> MTGinktober <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkblind.html">appearance</a>, as she is <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinktrap.html">always</a> fun to <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkfarm.html">draw</a>. Sori and Ugin are two-timers, but surprisingly Emrakul has shown up <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/10/fanartinkbuild.html">three</a> and a <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkhope.html">half</a> times <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkgigantic.html">now</a>.</p></div>
<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Mc9TJupGC1TGrskaAPA6BNfWT7GFEQVXjKAxBxVRjbJXSagYz_obS6ciAK4-d46JmZU51EeQu1_98Q3wxjxv7_UFokNf493pbtMDG422mWjh6cHwgNqsvthM2D_4SwYps-KChFAmlOLwbeTHNEqytMK5MVQzSwgJefI8TdHGOdfTtRiXE-TOBgu_iXU/s1690/ink23_29Massive_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="1256" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Mc9TJupGC1TGrskaAPA6BNfWT7GFEQVXjKAxBxVRjbJXSagYz_obS6ciAK4-d46JmZU51EeQu1_98Q3wxjxv7_UFokNf493pbtMDG422mWjh6cHwgNqsvthM2D_4SwYps-KChFAmlOLwbeTHNEqytMK5MVQzSwgJefI8TdHGOdfTtRiXE-TOBgu_iXU/s320/ink23_29Massive_I.jpg" width="238" /></a><p>Special note--sadly, I cut my other super sweet idea--a send up of <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/b2j9gm/mtg_arena_when_your_opponent_says_good_game_and/">For Whom Doth the Game be Good, Sir, I Ask You This?</a>, which woulda been perfect--crazily niche, involving a recently <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/lci/185/ghalta-stampede-tyrant">previewed card</a> and even the streamer's name is huge.</p></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_9f8IVayRHl_mMzsE5Ln-JIF4h_BIxCOH09br4-GL1H2xImCWjGjAdpLUhllEvtg9nnogm6LeQii4rRN-ehOi3uiQ-rUOrU2TuTAOe5Eaj3fWzOh-Jc7K6xTdzq4Vg4SmR4hCDllgRBXXVGp47tJSQ4ot_lkTgbJ13Yuki9hPmQTwoykTxFyONFJ114/s1639/ink23_29Massive_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1639" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK_9f8IVayRHl_mMzsE5Ln-JIF4h_BIxCOH09br4-GL1H2xImCWjGjAdpLUhllEvtg9nnogm6LeQii4rRN-ehOi3uiQ-rUOrU2TuTAOe5Eaj3fWzOh-Jc7K6xTdzq4Vg4SmR4hCDllgRBXXVGp47tJSQ4ot_lkTgbJ13Yuki9hPmQTwoykTxFyONFJ114/w486-h640/ink23_29Massive_P.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: Beyond the size difference between the main two, we had to goof further by having tiny Eldrazi titans in the background, plus Ugin to complete the callback. Ugin is prepping a kamehameha and Ulamog is playing all three moves in <i>Janken</i>. Cheater. There's also Flying Nimbus in the upper right corner since we're drawing DBZ clouds.<br /></p>
Reuxben</center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-79456866431860627752023-10-28T23:50:00.007-04:002023-10-29T00:23:30.392-04:00FanArt_ink.Sparkle<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP0bcq_9Mz11mGene1FVoKVN1vSDCYb0fGAA7HOjIiAVd_MriamSu87OnjfEndMB4GfFBGqTRvuNYqtg-wzyHTpiL5HRg20kzgIuLFSnCq3bgy5qJ8hJEYsVss-QfpD1mvU62gTlhKyWr_Ncy913QzTzDq-WgeNirWOKh2d6MttSmBYAYYCwPPnMpt04/s2304/ink23_28Sparkle_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="1735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP0bcq_9Mz11mGene1FVoKVN1vSDCYb0fGAA7HOjIiAVd_MriamSu87OnjfEndMB4GfFBGqTRvuNYqtg-wzyHTpiL5HRg20kzgIuLFSnCq3bgy5qJ8hJEYsVss-QfpD1mvU62gTlhKyWr_Ncy913QzTzDq-WgeNirWOKh2d6MttSmBYAYYCwPPnMpt04/w482-h640/ink23_28Sparkle_S.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> twinkles its toes into Day 28, "Sparkle," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=626234">Anikthea, Hand of Erebos</a> and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=548351">Go-Shintai of Lost Wisdom</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDU7PsXSxBb2wD9DIpLYLfvZrv94XfuHKPVwxRfqhABcWmuybsYBcF6nqRp4meJN6panDOcwONgQgGZm6nIneRemkG6eD1rvF6yiARhqQBZnQWqce5LPToJY35QYwlkehisEwxOM-beLzMZy1Zd2qN1KyZMJlNO-MGmwSrXDMzzqtIvAROfToAq7TGxw/s1656/ink23_28Sparkle_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1220" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDU7PsXSxBb2wD9DIpLYLfvZrv94XfuHKPVwxRfqhABcWmuybsYBcF6nqRp4meJN6panDOcwONgQgGZm6nIneRemkG6eD1rvF6yiARhqQBZnQWqce5LPToJY35QYwlkehisEwxOM-beLzMZy1Zd2qN1KyZMJlNO-MGmwSrXDMzzqtIvAROfToAq7TGxw/s320/ink23_28Sparkle_C.jpg" width="236" /></a></div><p>This was definitely a tough one to figure out. Initially I thought of Algen's famous sparkly tokens, but nothing felt like it could anchor a piece, so maybe jam from my heyday drafting almost literally nothing but BW throughout OG Theros block, with all my Limited <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=380405">faves</a>? Maybe a Go-Shintai crew piece. Ultimately, I wanted to have Lost Wisdom, who I've long wanted to draw, taunting an Enchantment Creature with an impossible/dumb riddle (maybe it's possible, who knows), but as to what that would look like, that just came together right as we were getting ready to pencil. <br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sL-1ruTFqDwap6M3Ei9eebfH7Lim2gBqqoNOyxUFDfGHsEAiKKeX4omWN8OwlAVhSpWh1vOZSR1_MUQ0wKtmma945sHPL-ok9tUx3rygfFoVRAS_zQcLBlT3Agji4HB59jz8JSwVclKrzyqg-5gxIbUCVVPoQeB6CZOCM6fbJWq4pw-4Ans0Seh7MRw/s1637/ink23_28Sparkle_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1637" data-original-width="1214" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8sL-1ruTFqDwap6M3Ei9eebfH7Lim2gBqqoNOyxUFDfGHsEAiKKeX4omWN8OwlAVhSpWh1vOZSR1_MUQ0wKtmma945sHPL-ok9tUx3rygfFoVRAS_zQcLBlT3Agji4HB59jz8JSwVclKrzyqg-5gxIbUCVVPoQeB6CZOCM6fbJWq4pw-4Ans0Seh7MRw/s320/ink23_28Sparkle_I.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is everyone's debut, but it's my second time doing that starry <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2018/10/fanartinkstar.html">Nyx technique</a> which was a byootox-load of fun to do and see come together at the end. But we were so undecided until the very end of pre-production that I actually had research for some three pieces, including a literal splash image of Kiora in case this image didn't work out.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTegKlUkGqUa2X-lc_XDGULTTYfwx_MToZ_-6TVUHnfSK-pfLSOrCNIRv_ab-Q7mewYQ1_tplo-0jl5OIQLQUJwb8nnZ8dka3RFdFSD0JVQa_Li8h5v7QIiu4wY54HNULn7oRLzIE7CMcJos2UmU7cRKbJVWFqBNwfrlZtB2w7MRzKMQJqoPSPLdxRRAo/s1657/ink23_28Sparkle_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTegKlUkGqUa2X-lc_XDGULTTYfwx_MToZ_-6TVUHnfSK-pfLSOrCNIRv_ab-Q7mewYQ1_tplo-0jl5OIQLQUJwb8nnZ8dka3RFdFSD0JVQa_Li8h5v7QIiu4wY54HNULn7oRLzIE7CMcJos2UmU7cRKbJVWFqBNwfrlZtB2w7MRzKMQJqoPSPLdxRRAo/w472-h640/ink23_28Sparkle_P.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: I couldn't resist a nod to my old drafting run, so Anikthea is actually ticked off by not figuring out the riddle and is currently bestowed with <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=378456">Spiteful Returned</a>, which I will never tire of saying helped me beat Yamaken <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2018/10/fanartinkstar.html">once</a> (just once; I lost the match!). And as this is an Algen jam, we gotta toss in the swooshy B (ß), which is in the splash. Meanwhile my signature is carved in a stone pillar from the surrounding <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=485391">Sanctum of Calm Waters</a>. </p>
Reuxben</center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-55397681040229580032023-10-27T23:53:00.001-04:002023-10-29T00:15:06.590-04:00FanArt_ink.Beast<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUyXebW9oObttEjPbgS7gaLHJ1FUC1EZBkw-cyO9MLiPECHPpVZo9iZXI5AQ46LxBapOXNZtP4WSuffdaXKmheft5L4LmNyXHvxPzVNGsRlAPn9CrKspshsWPPrHoP0M0jFl9szIMvfWzZzrrGTTtiBCCX68VthJpK7dJrRsQj0MoAiFREk64oheQVaY/s2312/ink23_27Beast_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2312" data-original-width="1739" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdUyXebW9oObttEjPbgS7gaLHJ1FUC1EZBkw-cyO9MLiPECHPpVZo9iZXI5AQ46LxBapOXNZtP4WSuffdaXKmheft5L4LmNyXHvxPzVNGsRlAPn9CrKspshsWPPrHoP0M0jFl9szIMvfWzZzrrGTTtiBCCX68VthJpK7dJrRsQj0MoAiFREk64oheQVaY/w482-h640/ink23_27Beast_S.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> affectionately crashes into Day 27, "Beast," starring <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/lci/299/amalia-benavides-aguirre">Amalia Benavides Aguirre</a> and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=452871">Affectionate Indrik</a>!</p></center><center>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggv2BqS9CLnTGFpTLa8KIdI0YscWZc4XzEy_-NF_A4VFenpseqAzyu57v5f4_Xx-lNXGPxrSFkFX-_lIEkn_rYeNl2SfIgR1CeigXZ8s32er2uBNOhPPM-ZRHHbnzWfkMOKF9hLMZkPyzyZfm9F58n9khZDiGRSLEgjKH95dWz8gsldrJtg5BebDN8qvY/s1582/ink23_27Beast_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="1241" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggv2BqS9CLnTGFpTLa8KIdI0YscWZc4XzEy_-NF_A4VFenpseqAzyu57v5f4_Xx-lNXGPxrSFkFX-_lIEkn_rYeNl2SfIgR1CeigXZ8s32er2uBNOhPPM-ZRHHbnzWfkMOKF9hLMZkPyzyZfm9F58n9khZDiGRSLEgjKH95dWz8gsldrJtg5BebDN8qvY/s320/ink23_27Beast_C.jpg" width="251" /></a></div><p>I was absolutely eager to draw this yet-unreleased Vampire the <a href="https://old.reddit.com/r/magicTCG/comments/17gz1g8/lci_amalia_benavides_aguirre_historias_del_magic/">moment</a> I saw her, and fortunately the prompt lined up with a creature that would gravitate towards her. Combo with some more sketches strewn about and we have a winning <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkmap.html">composition</a>.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kWP84DnonSJFqSqG_sFl7QToy99QUQY8nD5xX4ODTRaX1VlKXo6gdNCr7OrvVmYmfmfTkdbYqSJYPkiqVbCUQO5URF7T39SLJ-eObNwSkHkD8F0V4C4ta7t0G0fVpSD975H85DFavgbD9CEJTQjWAi5IWOPuFETluMZUMK1DCmzRnwoZDuYIUhHynhc/s1657/ink23_27Beast_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9kWP84DnonSJFqSqG_sFl7QToy99QUQY8nD5xX4ODTRaX1VlKXo6gdNCr7OrvVmYmfmfTkdbYqSJYPkiqVbCUQO5URF7T39SLJ-eObNwSkHkD8F0V4C4ta7t0G0fVpSD975H85DFavgbD9CEJTQjWAi5IWOPuFETluMZUMK1DCmzRnwoZDuYIUhHynhc/s320/ink23_27Beast_I.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is not the <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinksnack.html">first time</a> we've drawn an officially previewed, yet-unreleased card, and it's always a bit of a thrill. And I decided to start up my next sketchbook with her as I had a hunch this one would be special, and indeed it is. Plus I apparently have another sketchbook in the wings after this one--I thought I was down to my last one. So plenty of paper to get to.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRhn4XzcdoKdhFKSMkcfi-PfkJAiAMytsNTEWpma63DssZQB9AndfltWFKnudlh_VDwtlDCRsLoKJDGNk308qytXAv-XNAnK5PKHslpoYQb6umHnfOLT5WbEzj-KRnpoLpwk1vsW_MhWOaUkoRptF39uLBARlnliK7XwSCoYSf54GuQkJD80Ff2uokp0/s1667/ink23_27Beast_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1247" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBRhn4XzcdoKdhFKSMkcfi-PfkJAiAMytsNTEWpma63DssZQB9AndfltWFKnudlh_VDwtlDCRsLoKJDGNk308qytXAv-XNAnK5PKHslpoYQb6umHnfOLT5WbEzj-KRnpoLpwk1vsW_MhWOaUkoRptF39uLBARlnliK7XwSCoYSf54GuQkJD80Ff2uokp0/w478-h640/ink23_27Beast_P.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: Her doodles (or the Beast's?) are <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=461076">Arboreal Grazer</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439739">Ravenous Chupacabra</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=473127">Lovestruck Beast</a> (which inspired the hearts motif); <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/376/craterhoof-behemoth">Craterhoof Behemoth</a> (in kid mode, which inspired the rest's naive stylings); and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=484726">Yannik, Scavenging Sentinel</a>, who I've been wanting to draw. <br /></p>
Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-58066533441171954782023-10-26T22:32:00.002-04:002023-10-26T22:48:18.510-04:00FanArt_ink.Remove<center>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ahsW7-QOV9IMjn6YtPMW97fJe3mEfocBbtGOti4lUTy542wIbJ38OmAJJBrvPOORwRHRQ7NgwBanDLYVzRmknPOBQQvy4hwwKVypI-pF8WZPpjT2Nslurx4kRlqrk5SxmlwPdRHoDsbosdHjYo0eHpIMmIuvc441WAuUeyq71_GwugqwxfMqiNNHpws/s2291/ink23_26Remove_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2291" data-original-width="1730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ahsW7-QOV9IMjn6YtPMW97fJe3mEfocBbtGOti4lUTy542wIbJ38OmAJJBrvPOORwRHRQ7NgwBanDLYVzRmknPOBQQvy4hwwKVypI-pF8WZPpjT2Nslurx4kRlqrk5SxmlwPdRHoDsbosdHjYo0eHpIMmIuvc441WAuUeyq71_GwugqwxfMqiNNHpws/w484-h640/ink23_26Remove_S.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> interacts with Day 26, "Remove," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=540946">Cemetery Desecrator</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=11470">Remove Soul</a>, and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=179235">Path to Exile</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuftTiL72Ftlh3IhPm6KRIThyhRzPuo44BCkK6abjjH_UvcU8Ujzcg1fJ53Y_ApK1lwWqLWwku9tk6dzGOiQG6QOAdH8m-oPGdTEwlg5Db6A9NjwBVhBi8jXZPLsJQ8a14qh8BxEDujTm646IWiZmN16GXe3uQbUJ3VUmG1dlCvoUUwIGsxP0ieGCrew/s1638/ink23_26Remove_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="1258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpuftTiL72Ftlh3IhPm6KRIThyhRzPuo44BCkK6abjjH_UvcU8Ujzcg1fJ53Y_ApK1lwWqLWwku9tk6dzGOiQG6QOAdH8m-oPGdTEwlg5Db6A9NjwBVhBi8jXZPLsJQ8a14qh8BxEDujTm646IWiZmN16GXe3uQbUJ3VUmG1dlCvoUUwIGsxP0ieGCrew/s320/ink23_26Remove_C.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><p>All right, with this illustration, we've officially killed our Inktober sketchbook after picking up this 60-pager <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkgargoyle.html">last year</a>. I can either start up my duplicate--bought two by accident--or dig into my larger size artboard, which I ruled in two to make a few illustrations a few years <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkcrawl.html">ago</a>. We'll see how we're feeling--fortunately, my hand has been in great condition, I'm just physically tired, so maybe we can rally these last few days and put on a real show. But at least we're done with this sketchbook, which was annoying miscut at top, making it hard to align while scanning.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpulXr6BgR9RL0yHCMZqnLO0lAuaZsTHIHmouuEdipFBhKyhLuT5kwKQIdqTEvXrZYWazNsebmkvn34LoHf-b7-S9-EoPaigQVaZm7tBQI36MPalZlp1YiwsqCkCZHMUIQbz-TEuFGUen4y-bO2FRRESbjtjdiqYYDxpiTcvMHhPTLznypOBq_kYXBpg0/s1657/ink23_26Remove_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1657" data-original-width="1251" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpulXr6BgR9RL0yHCMZqnLO0lAuaZsTHIHmouuEdipFBhKyhLuT5kwKQIdqTEvXrZYWazNsebmkvn34LoHf-b7-S9-EoPaigQVaZm7tBQI36MPalZlp1YiwsqCkCZHMUIQbz-TEuFGUen4y-bO2FRRESbjtjdiqYYDxpiTcvMHhPTLznypOBq_kYXBpg0/s320/ink23_26Remove_I.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: Not a huge fan of Dan Scott, but this creature is actually one of my favorite illustrations of his, and this guy was perfect for the prompt since he not only removes counters himself, but he also exiles stuff, which used to be known as "remove from the game." Couple that with the double-whammy of referencing the coolest <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193742">Essence Scatter</a> and an equally sweet white exile effect and we're good to go for yet another of the previously rare <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkdangerous.html">non-legend illustrations</a>, though the Zombie is mythic, at least.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVsAUfosPAdJBnUjlF0ss3T0iJ1_jZUbiKPTZlJZmUkk-goYqkMNSuV91ZH9UogTImHia65CSKIa2X1N9-A_ELDP3juvdv3j9Kf6r2fR7TH7w9RItPkL_bDGhd4fGUG1f3tcWay-QvsHIFm98gJGZ8uzMk7BJjoERv1aKh8Bvx-GJIAVmhSYcMjsW-kY/s1650/ink23_26Remove_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1240" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBVsAUfosPAdJBnUjlF0ss3T0iJ1_jZUbiKPTZlJZmUkk-goYqkMNSuV91ZH9UogTImHia65CSKIa2X1N9-A_ELDP3juvdv3j9Kf6r2fR7TH7w9RItPkL_bDGhd4fGUG1f3tcWay-QvsHIFm98gJGZ8uzMk7BJjoERv1aKh8Bvx-GJIAVmhSYcMjsW-kY/w480-h640/ink23_26Remove_P.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: To up the "remove" quantity, we have him losing his grip on his counter-removing <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=81979">Umezawa's Jitte</a> (which also functions as creature removal--and is its <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkslippery.html">second</a> MTGinktober appearance), and it's all set over a combat-removing <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=476494">Labyrinth of Skophos</a>, which, as a minotaur-themed land is interesting in (but untintentially referencing) that race's tendency to get <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439487">overkilled</a>. There's even a proper non-sequitur Easter Egg of an Easter Egg--the Sliver Mark Tedin hid in <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=73988">Dreamcatcher</a> is hanging out in the exhaled portion of the mist. Plus my signature is hidden in the maze.<br /></p>
Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-65585421745207124952023-10-25T23:50:00.011-04:002023-10-26T00:31:21.643-04:00FanArt_ink.Dangerous<center>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmBGSx5CCQ-cz7dXsDI9czePG78x8vNW4K2iubHsM9fIamO4j9SNsjmg1hhhj9RbKzjh8tcBQ1qsWDQI1Uc4mLXuR9Yv46zlluIidhVRCtwmCfuuykptLL21UllfSdmRpnpgq7W8klO_7agNguyGEaqQHhpTUwm7_2h2zFzKgHHW9wVEcD_z0V8N0nDE/s2282/ink23_25Dangerous_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1709" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmBGSx5CCQ-cz7dXsDI9czePG78x8vNW4K2iubHsM9fIamO4j9SNsjmg1hhhj9RbKzjh8tcBQ1qsWDQI1Uc4mLXuR9Yv46zlluIidhVRCtwmCfuuykptLL21UllfSdmRpnpgq7W8klO_7agNguyGEaqQHhpTUwm7_2h2zFzKgHHW9wVEcD_z0V8N0nDE/w480-h640/ink23_25Dangerous_S.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> lives on the edge on Day 25, "Dangerous," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439665">Famished Paladin</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=443119">Sorcerer's Wand</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=479552">Splendor Mare</a>, <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/iko/293/porcuparrot">Porcuparrot</a>, and <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1286/selfless-savior">Selfless Savior</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe_GR_eJbVS1IpOhhTLGk_qp_FKlVPEKiX7LRelxz1ULt41EsmRNH-0YADw-dXbfh4HeFpiCUip5-qJWSzD24Y13gNrX9FlqPNd3SmfQa_E5cWJWMlFfGTHNbmVcwuokb49bDhsdbUQyQlyTD3IxnZucirdOdTXt3apqPL9yowFFlaYJ5G4aeX-CiRnc/s1625/ink23_25Dangerous_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="1245" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXe_GR_eJbVS1IpOhhTLGk_qp_FKlVPEKiX7LRelxz1ULt41EsmRNH-0YADw-dXbfh4HeFpiCUip5-qJWSzD24Y13gNrX9FlqPNd3SmfQa_E5cWJWMlFfGTHNbmVcwuokb49bDhsdbUQyQlyTD3IxnZucirdOdTXt3apqPL9yowFFlaYJ5G4aeX-CiRnc/s320/ink23_25Dangerous_C.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><p>It was certainly tricky coming up with a compelling concept for this prompt, but after getting past just <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=40545">inherently dangerous</a> creatures, I thought of a straight-up lethal creature combos. We've done <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinknest.html">Kiki combo</a>, which is pretty obvious, so I was thrilled that we finally get to draw an illustration I've been wanting to flesh out <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2018/10/fanartinkcruel.html">fully</a> since <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/10/fanartinkdizzy.html">last decade</a>--my dear, sweet Paladin-Wand combo! We even got to work in some special guests that didn't exist back when he was first printed, too. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-H_qLMomKJYzWsQWeTO7d9Nu89f6YZDVBZyV6Ab-GvpswrFJ2DVIBzWmbgbZGW-LaGtRcOdG35gC1qhGv26Tc5A5ApvkM2LhSc3VcqRDB3uyX6tKTeT04D7G89QJTflXVsSP1mFgTDIFi2rNwRYTO18nEmk8UBZNBjrKKSbfNvJ19bj6ivkXNZMyNsc/s1584/ink23_25Dangerous_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1584" data-original-width="1217" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha-H_qLMomKJYzWsQWeTO7d9Nu89f6YZDVBZyV6Ab-GvpswrFJ2DVIBzWmbgbZGW-LaGtRcOdG35gC1qhGv26Tc5A5ApvkM2LhSc3VcqRDB3uyX6tKTeT04D7G89QJTflXVsSP1mFgTDIFi2rNwRYTO18nEmk8UBZNBjrKKSbfNvJ19bj6ivkXNZMyNsc/s320/ink23_25Dangerous_I.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is another of the rare, <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkmap.html">non-legend</a> MTGinktober illustrations. It's even Artisan legal, a truly wonderful format I wish they'd put up more. I've drawn Famished Paladin's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinkleakwizard.html">background</a> before, but this is his proper debut along with everyone's else. This is indeed the complete, insta-lethal combo as I play it (especially satisfying with EOT-cycle into mutate), with added elements of double protection via the pooch and the enchantment creature, and double the pain outlet via the mutate and equipment. <br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhcgYmuD_aE78bFQaBTA-mqsz30eyRqemR63c5qjgzcNW5VM_D7v-qstJ-1m6AvdxGeqslvDDorFj4pV4g_2zVhUdCZf5Pl2qpLs3t744Z1BaXHlvuc883cAG5SfFNg97-imCyuuk4sUNFnm8HepKrkEdafWOWHMoUgAc8nm8jubnaggzd4Hn96OyXvY/s1642/ink23_25Dangerous_G.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1642" data-original-width="1231" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvhcgYmuD_aE78bFQaBTA-mqsz30eyRqemR63c5qjgzcNW5VM_D7v-qstJ-1m6AvdxGeqslvDDorFj4pV4g_2zVhUdCZf5Pl2qpLs3t744Z1BaXHlvuc883cAG5SfFNg97-imCyuuk4sUNFnm8HepKrkEdafWOWHMoUgAc8nm8jubnaggzd4Hn96OyXvY/w150-h200/ink23_25Dangerous_G.jpg" width="150" /></a></div><p>Here's the initial gesture, which told me we could be in for a straightforward drawing--the more belabored, the riskier it is of going to time, but this one flowed relatively easily. I don't actually have the hound in my current list, but prolly should--either way, I had to work him in there, and fortunately I'd drawn a similar illustration that I could pull confidence from. </p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYcgfuLOGSuMwzcm2jIdc46oFIPuIh2q8S_Wh-Q3XNeUxCnq6pmt_j0SslDzeAEZbsl4QKIDFPL8OVioWKrZn9kRktkCB1hNsOsl94fU2i4YtRpkFHBfuzxp3BTQxXyc_5WvJXz4OyT6KqHDQUYnEJQXk7ERMs8ITag5h0zvGsfvGAlbxkyDfYVl-1vs/s1646/ink23_25Dangerous_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="1255" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMYcgfuLOGSuMwzcm2jIdc46oFIPuIh2q8S_Wh-Q3XNeUxCnq6pmt_j0SslDzeAEZbsl4QKIDFPL8OVioWKrZn9kRktkCB1hNsOsl94fU2i4YtRpkFHBfuzxp3BTQxXyc_5WvJXz4OyT6KqHDQUYnEJQXk7ERMs8ITag5h0zvGsfvGAlbxkyDfYVl-1vs/w488-h640/ink23_25Dangerous_P.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: The background, as well as the sparkles, come from <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=476252">Alseid of Life's Bounty</a>, which is actually my protection card of choice in the deck. But I was thrilled to be able to work in Randy Vargas's version of the pup as a sorta nod to my own hound that left. That triggered a slump I've been in ever since, which I reasoned out while drawing this (plenty of time to think and talk to yourself while drawing these things). My signature is in his right shoulder armor detail. The ridges on the spines come from the <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=479648">OG Porc</a> though the shapes are from the showcase.<br /></p>
Reuxben <br /><p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-7821773091949010682023-10-24T23:05:00.002-04:002023-10-24T23:05:54.270-04:00FanArt_ink.Shallow<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6nRHKVy-23bT5nltzrRXJFEWDGnUSpeD_VTI7RqNmFbxle-AmLILDS-qe_bCm9Wb9vpgfdKelxWIroe9md4dgwIPRoG5PCbB3PxuNHrmVpQi_wa_cB_RbLHwqSV7dClmwv-2q1h-gfgTYe_DL7ostCRfvuX_TlGjAFDVgxmb449mj5eM6rGQDaotNtM/s2305/ink23_24_Shallow_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2305" data-original-width="1703" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6nRHKVy-23bT5nltzrRXJFEWDGnUSpeD_VTI7RqNmFbxle-AmLILDS-qe_bCm9Wb9vpgfdKelxWIroe9md4dgwIPRoG5PCbB3PxuNHrmVpQi_wa_cB_RbLHwqSV7dClmwv-2q1h-gfgTYe_DL7ostCRfvuX_TlGjAFDVgxmb449mj5eM6rGQDaotNtM/w472-h640/ink23_24_Shallow_S.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> superficially looks into Day 24, "Shallow," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=562336">Mari, the Killing Quill</a> and <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/unf/176/pietra-crafter-of-clowns">Pietra, Crafter of Clowns</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJF-_MqS8L_sMJeffDiSTtXsI5iSWRIH3zbJ9Ch10HZ61mtcWcjIrxFnKW-KtTrUUw8T191PWx0jS53OABrQ2ODPHo4vqhyphenhyphenPmVAGS8OsMi2pzBH_R92-qNn5lMroIFPmK-Y0i8AM5ka-HnajqhWdBgOhP7fs6JNO5Hzu3bR6uhkIV7xh-KYdv2jkoMJ2s/s1618/ink23_24_Shallow_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1618" data-original-width="1205" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJF-_MqS8L_sMJeffDiSTtXsI5iSWRIH3zbJ9Ch10HZ61mtcWcjIrxFnKW-KtTrUUw8T191PWx0jS53OABrQ2ODPHo4vqhyphenhyphenPmVAGS8OsMi2pzBH_R92-qNn5lMroIFPmK-Y0i8AM5ka-HnajqhWdBgOhP7fs6JNO5Hzu3bR6uhkIV7xh-KYdv2jkoMJ2s/s320/ink23_24_Shallow_C.jpg" width="238" /></a></div><p>I had a couple ideas for this prompt, but as I felt oddly emotional reading the <a href="https://twitter.com/wizards_magic/status/1716484834241999104">news</a> that Magic is not only collaborating with Marvel, but it's going to be a multi-year, multi-tentpole release plan, I felt like doing something pertaining to that. It really feels like we've <i>now </i>surely lost something--we've cheapened Magic. Obviously everyone gets to enjoy whatever however, but for me it feels sad to see us give up our game to be other properties' dancing monkey, especially when Disney has their own legit cool multiversal TCG to use and Marvel has Snap.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi___TiZIZO81_ETjylFjQOer3lP3L5X-t3zXOtF1ueiIh3BRwlHXFLW4e45EXI3QNh5QSoCTg9rpe2DHFheR_4HsxbAA8ddt3d7fhxrLhpPxDiLbdidzAqUdROYw1wOhCA7xEehda56i_t23pnknz4mjqjhEX7L18e_BcNkPRDFlxxh7oB4qlmEKR5P1w/s1667/ink23_24_Shallow_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="1270" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi___TiZIZO81_ETjylFjQOer3lP3L5X-t3zXOtF1ueiIh3BRwlHXFLW4e45EXI3QNh5QSoCTg9rpe2DHFheR_4HsxbAA8ddt3d7fhxrLhpPxDiLbdidzAqUdROYw1wOhCA7xEehda56i_t23pnknz4mjqjhEX7L18e_BcNkPRDFlxxh7oB4qlmEKR5P1w/s320/ink23_24_Shallow_I.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is my first multi-panel <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinkfaninvestigate.html">comic</a> in <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinksparkhat.html">years</a>, but not our first comic for MTGinktober, the <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkdivided.html">first</a> of which was also on a relatively controversial subject for Magic. I chose these characters because one seems mean, and the other is, believe it or not, an actual Magic clown, but I felt kinda bad drawing her getting bullied, but the gag calls for it. I don't use emoji, but I woulda worked the clown emoji in there if I did. </p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGdRb6OWgZFu4on8R_QD1Oyf1_NmvrlyL6Ow_erW7N0_NEWh0Bbp5vVFGnHLQgbOKFmQhnlSsczIYoTtMJECCK9s7wgomoPlAIBIad3JVwFqEycf7CxOC95d1-lZOOXKCds1SH6trM-p94L_eelLo13UJzLOnrHvXPHOpRpJARW_DoB24xozgI3VNdSo/s1635/ink23_24_Shallow_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="1209" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGdRb6OWgZFu4on8R_QD1Oyf1_NmvrlyL6Ow_erW7N0_NEWh0Bbp5vVFGnHLQgbOKFmQhnlSsczIYoTtMJECCK9s7wgomoPlAIBIad3JVwFqEycf7CxOC95d1-lZOOXKCds1SH6trM-p94L_eelLo13UJzLOnrHvXPHOpRpJARW_DoB24xozgI3VNdSo/w474-h640/ink23_24_Shallow_P.jpg" width="474" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: We've drawn Magic trophies here and <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/10/fanartinktreasure.html">there</a>, but never a Pro Tour <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkbounce.html">trophy</a> until today--this is Joel Larsson's. Pietra has an ABC sandwich and an open soda (with my sig on it) next to her unsleeved, rubber-banded, 71-card deck next to her collection of うんこpoop figures, which have the McDonald's M. The 60-card crack references my disdain for EDH--I blame them for this relentless release, social play, and <a href="https://scryfall.com/sets/ltr">I</a><a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/152/walker">P</a> <a href="https://scryfall.com/sets/40k">slu</a><a href="https://scryfall.com/sets/who">sh</a>. But here I am drawing legends every year.<br /></p>
Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-46130573039145228782023-10-23T21:42:00.001-04:002023-10-23T21:42:46.536-04:00FanArt_ink.Celestial<center><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL1eQxvkM7EKuk4tCVR6N1R-bSnIf9AfOWQ8tIyC_2X47dk0zThHwOd2MqBiiOanr3P-E7I8WMn8mcLulR0hjmjj9mVh3KqicnDf546Tb533yxy95CxR_XqjOkss8PC31PkVPr6_QIvIj9kGoYbdSxfGiIqRY-HU60MvdMbmEwwn-X6UIEtGLdPodKq0/s2282/ink23_23Celestial_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2282" data-original-width="1722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjL1eQxvkM7EKuk4tCVR6N1R-bSnIf9AfOWQ8tIyC_2X47dk0zThHwOd2MqBiiOanr3P-E7I8WMn8mcLulR0hjmjj9mVh3KqicnDf546Tb533yxy95CxR_XqjOkss8PC31PkVPr6_QIvIj9kGoYbdSxfGiIqRY-HU60MvdMbmEwwn-X6UIEtGLdPodKq0/w482-h640/ink23_23Celestial_S.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> twinkles into Day 23, "Celestial," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=558541">Giada, Font of Hope</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=479752">Yorion, Sky Nomad</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=1571">Falling Star</a>; and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=484721">Shabraz, the Skyshark</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoO-7acAaSwmr0bSGjVT2AoWc9C8VDdmQ0EmdWwI0RSFBr4bFZGbEcr4sqWBjqh7biOCiBV6Ry8GylIEoCO9NympeSHgJK-cQlbh0u7F6RYeCADy8UnYEWI9_z0ilWmekYHRfxk4MNY9Ko7zO0s9519I7JzT4o-7cUO7_q7yqMyIVfL8-kasIOKDWm-Y/s1614/ink23_23Celestial_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1614" data-original-width="1226" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoO-7acAaSwmr0bSGjVT2AoWc9C8VDdmQ0EmdWwI0RSFBr4bFZGbEcr4sqWBjqh7biOCiBV6Ry8GylIEoCO9NympeSHgJK-cQlbh0u7F6RYeCADy8UnYEWI9_z0ilWmekYHRfxk4MNY9Ko7zO0s9519I7JzT4o-7cUO7_q7yqMyIVfL8-kasIOKDWm-Y/s320/ink23_23Celestial_C.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p>I legit had no idea what to do here even while starting to pencil it--I let the drawing sorta dictate what to do. I even snapped a photo of the initial gesture to give an idea of what I was working with. The trickiest thing was who to cast--I've been wanting to use <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/psdg/1/ja/arden-angel">Arden Angel</a> to hit the Dreamcast set, but I want to up the difficulty/obscurity by using one that hasn't seen print yet, so that left us with a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWF5JXotlDs">CovertGoBlue</a> reference to Yorion and flying sharks, with <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79Sdrwp7aqQ">angel-in-training</a> Giada for actual celestial credibility.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t2dcf02bWI6tauWNKiYmtzJFgL6IsDqMPvxSRDX1FHv67whbKEbpok3FAT-b6JG0FS0BH6ucH9dT7gMwgHcZB-4zX_d54SC3FpM60foQuWJ8570YiPeuO3-XvagIQ_Gy5qli5TJA2eehel4Rj6LqrrtGHyP-cDBE_N_hpMO_WlMb72aZtO-VGYt9m64/s1549/ink23_23Celestial_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1549" data-original-width="1202" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1t2dcf02bWI6tauWNKiYmtzJFgL6IsDqMPvxSRDX1FHv67whbKEbpok3FAT-b6JG0FS0BH6ucH9dT7gMwgHcZB-4zX_d54SC3FpM60foQuWJ8570YiPeuO3-XvagIQ_Gy5qli5TJA2eehel4Rj6LqrrtGHyP-cDBE_N_hpMO_WlMb72aZtO-VGYt9m64/s320/ink23_23Celestial_I.jpg" width="248" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is everyone's debut, and Falling Star appears to be our first dexterity-banned card.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2G3KV7h4beluOZ1nCpufNprkyIBp-lZAwB8ukzSozDJqpy0CY324PQ1rDE_LrfM5FI0wTvOSt77x2RuTkhmXxRUd6S04-kWiN5rhJm2EYSONIc9Mcize_RFAOG8q2dmYfINNKSkHYHHwB3O56tsVWyVTMSdRfi0QBhFk8O47fjvmQThQQTWIh6vImzM/s1649/ink23_23Celestial_G.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="1244" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-2G3KV7h4beluOZ1nCpufNprkyIBp-lZAwB8ukzSozDJqpy0CY324PQ1rDE_LrfM5FI0wTvOSt77x2RuTkhmXxRUd6S04-kWiN5rhJm2EYSONIc9Mcize_RFAOG8q2dmYfINNKSkHYHHwB3O56tsVWyVTMSdRfi0QBhFk8O47fjvmQThQQTWIh6vImzM/w151-h200/ink23_23Celestial_G.jpg" width="151" /></a></p><p>Here's what we were scrambling to cobble together our illustration
with. Fortunately it turned out OK, and we could take it a little
lighter today to rest up.</p>
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Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-6715132169729376162023-10-22T23:48:00.003-04:002023-10-23T00:01:06.496-04:00FanArt_ink.Scratchy<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcUotso6YFWEVaPAjq7o_QRebq41iEzZmb9mz5-XMTS9itn7o5OIvpDTqiFd6gvIOOo0wPX-A2LMHgG5smVmrfrrlYXubUWqgzRfIfxabajLVFqNdL1w46grNnQqolVjItSl71XIxTSkRA4tbRNCswyOm_7ORLLTXZfUh8Vau5bVsOGsyVuE8EXRWYKw/s2294/ink23_22Scratchy_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="2294" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcUotso6YFWEVaPAjq7o_QRebq41iEzZmb9mz5-XMTS9itn7o5OIvpDTqiFd6gvIOOo0wPX-A2LMHgG5smVmrfrrlYXubUWqgzRfIfxabajLVFqNdL1w46grNnQqolVjItSl71XIxTSkRA4tbRNCswyOm_7ORLLTXZfUh8Vau5bVsOGsyVuE8EXRWYKw/w640-h482/ink23_22Scratchy_S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> thrills Day 22, "Scratchy," starring (deep inhale) <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=548472">Towashi Songshaper</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=4965">Mirri</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=46048">Iron Myr</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=476468">Gallia of the Endless Dance</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=46056">Copper Myr</a>; and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=401973">Omnath, Locus of Rage</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TSE-7EvZcN9sbNgvFCBm7uveQFmvwzAnGoEn3nj7Zebbg5bvuS22TgHEZBJjga4pWCHmvGrMR5CX51ZVDRNwPkH7_4u6GpDJFSyW5PhthhowJ41s0Scn7umpoSdxl923limQXJShLEqja12AYoxEqBKD99Wm8Cqa10GdqOS1EtaiT9GRZODI8gzdPWo/s1548/ink23_22Scratchy_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1198" data-original-width="1548" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_TSE-7EvZcN9sbNgvFCBm7uveQFmvwzAnGoEn3nj7Zebbg5bvuS22TgHEZBJjga4pWCHmvGrMR5CX51ZVDRNwPkH7_4u6GpDJFSyW5PhthhowJ41s0Scn7umpoSdxl923limQXJShLEqja12AYoxEqBKD99Wm8Cqa10GdqOS1EtaiT9GRZODI8gzdPWo/s320/ink23_22Scratchy_C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I was thinking of something basic like Arlinn scratching her ear along with Hex or some character scratching Hex, but then I thought of scratching records via this ridiculous DJ card that actually exists and thought a dance party might be more doofy. And who better to dance than Gallia? But then what dance? I was going to go super niche with the X-Men Evolution dance, but then I thought of the <i>Thriller</i> dance, which famously has some <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GWoOlk8gYg">scratchy moves</a>. And then fill the dance floor with fellow RGers and we're ready to rage.
</p><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUoliaJciaau1TrVkpA6sUE_Qq7ACENja5EEb0bxHGgOhXluuWjzr-WWmjwWkPOHGYAvtCRz3OzJxNtT9U6Gz0cNvbNbUN9vQivKpQCzyCDNRFfRZeifCHPcfr_8PO3rIuzE_FxwdnTn1AlvQwyghBUWSXfDsWrZlDJ122dTyS5Z_F2jjiv26EH3BKwQ/s1630/ink23_22Scratchy_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1630" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsUoliaJciaau1TrVkpA6sUE_Qq7ACENja5EEb0bxHGgOhXluuWjzr-WWmjwWkPOHGYAvtCRz3OzJxNtT9U6Gz0cNvbNbUN9vQivKpQCzyCDNRFfRZeifCHPcfr_8PO3rIuzE_FxwdnTn1AlvQwyghBUWSXfDsWrZlDJ122dTyS5Z_F2jjiv26EH3BKwQ/s320/ink23_22Scratchy_I.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is Mirri's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkmusic.html">third</a> MTGinktober <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinksplatvampire.html">appearance</a>--funnily enough her last appearance was music-related, too. Gallia makes her debut as a dancer here--usually she's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinksleep.html">passed out</a> or about to--but has made the show now <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkempty.html">thrice</a>. Omnath gets his rage on in <i>Doritos </i>mode, but has appeared <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkdisgusting.html">once</a> before. The adorable <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinksnack.html">mana</a> myr make their <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2018/10/fanartinkprecious.html">third</a> appearances.<br /></p>
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Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-77449674958691270142023-10-21T23:56:00.009-04:002023-10-23T21:45:59.667-04:00FanArt_ink.Chains<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJN_RNob9T17ofUwkyd-K2tHr3VPYmBWWaGUdnxqHikoVy4bVYriiHFrVBxqirKXsdknR9OrpVreLSjgjoYXOQe5nVE_W6PoDGsrO3AxlAD4YR7SdpqXmzMP7GT4bwNgFE0bl9Vjbfrvimoa5sDzmBT-YPaHsL6ZY7tbF2M8Uio1n1VkVO3XAC96S6UQ/s2273/ink23_21Chains_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2273" data-original-width="1721" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJN_RNob9T17ofUwkyd-K2tHr3VPYmBWWaGUdnxqHikoVy4bVYriiHFrVBxqirKXsdknR9OrpVreLSjgjoYXOQe5nVE_W6PoDGsrO3AxlAD4YR7SdpqXmzMP7GT4bwNgFE0bl9Vjbfrvimoa5sDzmBT-YPaHsL6ZY7tbF2M8Uio1n1VkVO3XAC96S6UQ/w484-h640/ink23_21Chains_S.jpg" width="484" /></a></div> <center><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> links up with Day 21, "Chains," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=461026">Massacre Girl</a> and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439809">Angrath, the Flame-Chained</a>!</center><center> </center>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbNKE_sw-BxaxCIsqTvu6Qfl5BzH-NOk-hHUcK2AbC2I4C1fPozhTzzBld0uNW0DIZS3p90OFMkZEufqjU-dr5AGU4DgvOMqgsNwk46jVlyEFDDdTu4o4ZFiSPZRFZyy3OIs_1093pP_i3tPnIZpNGGBfS0XWFF0lVZdlFKS0oRaMe584jWWHXXMcaz8/s1643/ink23_21Chains_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1643" data-original-width="1246" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbNKE_sw-BxaxCIsqTvu6Qfl5BzH-NOk-hHUcK2AbC2I4C1fPozhTzzBld0uNW0DIZS3p90OFMkZEufqjU-dr5AGU4DgvOMqgsNwk46jVlyEFDDdTu4o4ZFiSPZRFZyy3OIs_1093pP_i3tPnIZpNGGBfS0XWFF0lVZdlFKS0oRaMe584jWWHXXMcaz8/s320/ink23_21Chains_C.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p>Ah, man this was a tough one to concept--I almost mulliganned it completely (and I did have to restart after my initial gesture draft just wasn't working) for my backup idea of just featuring the lunatic from the Chinese alternate-art <a href="https://imgur.com/a/k3LKkBI">Sanitarium Skeleton</a>, but I managed to work that in and go ahead with these two. And that's after a lengthy process of figuring out who to draw in the first place--I almost went with Poly-K to knock out some Face the Hydra, but I hate hydras. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObIBTsjcE4teAT7wNf-3YjfoC_7L-Xj5HZoiXTjfNhXWGcGzLNLF3H55UKq2xB7NokWZwI5-Jem6YBa7pqHHc44FREwuAf7Gt6SuC7RzIgqooOgwm76MllDmRSI158V5_D8ty0Fu4wNoqI-TH9tU9AcAbiAifV8ipbwF0Y1onXxH8HfuFObOM7qGvrGo/s1675/ink23_21Chains_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1675" data-original-width="1249" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObIBTsjcE4teAT7wNf-3YjfoC_7L-Xj5HZoiXTjfNhXWGcGzLNLF3H55UKq2xB7NokWZwI5-Jem6YBa7pqHHc44FREwuAf7Gt6SuC7RzIgqooOgwm76MllDmRSI158V5_D8ty0Fu4wNoqI-TH9tU9AcAbiAifV8ipbwF0Y1onXxH8HfuFObOM7qGvrGo/s320/ink23_21Chains_I.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is Angrath's MTGinktober debut, but I play him almost daily in my BR Explorer deck, which clued me into using his <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/398/angrath-the-flame-chained">chibi version</a> for inspiration here, since that's my deck's sleeve, not to mention the <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/pl21/3/angrath-the-flame-chained">Year of the Ox</a> edition for added clarity on some of the costuming. Massacre Girl makes her <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkteeth.html">sophomore appearance</a> at long last after several years away. With the inclusion of a region-locked version of a card, that leaves just about one or two remaining <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinksaddle.html">Magic expressions</a> before I'll have drawn them all. <br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_62ltlVhwGIgtNKMlOvu1RzsqYgrZqPakieahMoWId_jcsTppLHFMd0vh6s9S5gu862y0m6ceFGkGOqBcCE0QkliA36bmDKTx53BCU7bHsTaIImiRGcmslK6s6SMrDBOz68COoktYaY84DkPGvoSoK8r-0hUjHHQNcYVO6nGAvjSUodfD3pHxzw2pJw/s1622/ink23_21Chains_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="1242" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1_62ltlVhwGIgtNKMlOvu1RzsqYgrZqPakieahMoWId_jcsTppLHFMd0vh6s9S5gu862y0m6ceFGkGOqBcCE0QkliA36bmDKTx53BCU7bHsTaIImiRGcmslK6s6SMrDBOz68COoktYaY84DkPGvoSoK8r-0hUjHHQNcYVO6nGAvjSUodfD3pHxzw2pJw/w490-h640/ink23_21Chains_P.jpg" width="490" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: As mentioned, the background is from the Chinese alternate-art Sanitarium Skeleton. This Massacre Girl is sort of a mix of all the different versions she's got since the main Chris Rallis one is a little tough to read in parts--notably she gets her spiked choker from <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/1233/massacre-girl">Tsubonari</a> and her pants from <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/425/massacre-girl">MiDQN</a>.<br /></p>
Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-56167210175839261612023-10-20T23:04:00.003-04:002023-10-20T23:04:33.360-04:00FanArt_ink.Frost<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP999VwYOgpa3P77q8eUP8_W6wMc52YiHP37gepxNOs3so9-PyFYuSo0NzBupcxATJzwSQBr-27tg_HrXAFfha9KffY7qn67FTF00fIhmyTobgVKOUj265rxJG_7UT68gzkJjxBsAxcbfMU9Fl_ecVKsX9w5HDpWcZotCWvPPuFq6gnNUUcXeF1hCctUA/s2274/ink23_20Frost_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2274" data-original-width="1730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP999VwYOgpa3P77q8eUP8_W6wMc52YiHP37gepxNOs3so9-PyFYuSo0NzBupcxATJzwSQBr-27tg_HrXAFfha9KffY7qn67FTF00fIhmyTobgVKOUj265rxJG_7UT68gzkJjxBsAxcbfMU9Fl_ecVKsX9w5HDpWcZotCWvPPuFq6gnNUUcXeF1hCctUA/w486-h640/ink23_20Frost_S.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> sdasd Day 20, "Frost," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=423754">Kari Zev, Skyship Raider</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=522214">Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer</a>; and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=78964">Kumano, Master Yamabushi</a>!</p>
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<br />Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-40831027212923065672023-10-19T21:29:00.000-04:002023-10-19T21:29:04.664-04:00FanArt_ink.Plump<center>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTarXcf4j3ZOImY-e7kqo9G7BjErpt5bKDrgv3YSIhObl5X8zNnOY2cbRcFHu29fTa72pXpJlYiIZOwKa47hMECK2JiNHUHtKHPkdConm9te0gDw2G9RV5rdRbOOu5eyV_Yw91CBD0BRO9t6fswVAAXxXpEs3BhhPoAZixqwHTLRcDz6MaTYdy_oZuqmw/s1606/ink23_19Plump_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1221" data-original-width="1606" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTarXcf4j3ZOImY-e7kqo9G7BjErpt5bKDrgv3YSIhObl5X8zNnOY2cbRcFHu29fTa72pXpJlYiIZOwKa47hMECK2JiNHUHtKHPkdConm9te0gDw2G9RV5rdRbOOu5eyV_Yw91CBD0BRO9t6fswVAAXxXpEs3BhhPoAZixqwHTLRcDz6MaTYdy_oZuqmw/s320/ink23_19Plump_C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>I had three solid ideas for this one, but this quick and easy meme spoof won out since it was the most straightforward and let me catch up on sleep and resting my hand. The other leading contenders were <span id="ctl00_ctl00_ctl00_MainContent_SubContent_SubContentHeader_subtitleDisplay"><a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=433115">Nin</a> pinching <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=445979">Pir</a>'s chubby cheek or The Dryad from <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=19624">Vine Trellis</a> going after <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=629746">Eriette's Tempting Apple</a>, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=22053">Lure</a> style, but this one I knew I could churn out, and this was done in record time--the sun wasn't even setting. </span> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIckGW2mi6fZa4zkncqvOf6qcK_A1Sw1BrpZB3Kux7F-56YEspfZ_u2FGwNDFhzDUqyUEysCJcxu_jRfZiPfvvXXIdF4Flb32XoRt5ePH8HeA3KmxzkiG3e1HX-mZGCaYC4wHfliFpUWDqklKzoTvkF0nvJ5KLZ2ypm2l47ZaQ1QNUB9wARrN4G23bITU/s1574/ink23_19Plump_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1177" data-original-width="1574" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIckGW2mi6fZa4zkncqvOf6qcK_A1Sw1BrpZB3Kux7F-56YEspfZ_u2FGwNDFhzDUqyUEysCJcxu_jRfZiPfvvXXIdF4Flb32XoRt5ePH8HeA3KmxzkiG3e1HX-mZGCaYC4wHfliFpUWDqklKzoTvkF0nvJ5KLZ2ypm2l47ZaQ1QNUB9wARrN4G23bITU/s320/ink23_19Plump_I.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: Unintentional, but these are two flip walkers, making this a full DFC party. And this is actually Lil'iana and Garruk's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2016/10/funrelaxwet.html">second</a> time MTGinktobering together (with these same flip iterations, to boot, though this is the Grzegorz Rutkowski <i>From the Vault</i> version to get him without his dumb helmet), but it's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2020/10/fanartinkhope.html">Liliana</a>'s <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinkconnecteternalnight.html">ninth</a> appearance <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2016/10/funscaredtree.html">herself</a>--and of <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkfound.html">those</a>, it's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/10/fanartinkinjured.html">Lil</a>'s <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinkravendoublefaced.html">fifth</a> <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkjuicy.html">time</a> on the show, taking the lead. If it's not clear I'm not into drawing hulking dudes, this is only Garruk's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/10/fanartinkbait.html">third</a> showing. I thought about using Chandra and Gideon here, but I can't stand Gideon, and these two have a vague lore <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=239962">connection</a>.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmlO43UmQgSYWYiYTSO862OSMqIhQD55eJlVuWBclSUP0TQt2g5LokybDZM87gtJolpl0f8SujQUD96RHhrUfjvs7wdE0QM1_FWG1ZKNkh0efGGz2efc5s8rhVNHAi3SsLdMo1R-EMttv-rPH9kvoNtEdGF74YKuBuTXC9ApTELX3pLYrLURCvGUcjUI/s1613/ink23_19Plump_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1201" data-original-width="1613" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAmlO43UmQgSYWYiYTSO862OSMqIhQD55eJlVuWBclSUP0TQt2g5LokybDZM87gtJolpl0f8SujQUD96RHhrUfjvs7wdE0QM1_FWG1ZKNkh0efGGz2efc5s8rhVNHAi3SsLdMo1R-EMttv-rPH9kvoNtEdGF74YKuBuTXC9ApTELX3pLYrLURCvGUcjUI/w640-h476/ink23_19Plump_P.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: This composition is of course based on the "girl stares at muscular guy" meme. The background is based on Garruk's card. My sig is hidden in the shoulder fuzz. </p>
Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-10481795711622469452023-10-18T22:42:00.001-04:002023-10-18T22:42:23.485-04:00FanArt_ink.Saddle<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRi5_8VhHlnFul1LBaPIbovqgQhpDdk8QVZYdpA4nZkvCL5DU0Kuy578Tk3y6iOOVHFd8yFgjfSKI4s3BF0-qqEU-QxPxJm9iw1aHzTdoUlmhZCXs9Qexjq48lXRL1fOm8bVA6G_GXnezIf7l7lzyWvt6LfFUj2-oJLcq1OOlSkB-qykCSrNGz9CyEbY/s2287/ink23_18Saddle_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2287" data-original-width="1728" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiRi5_8VhHlnFul1LBaPIbovqgQhpDdk8QVZYdpA4nZkvCL5DU0Kuy578Tk3y6iOOVHFd8yFgjfSKI4s3BF0-qqEU-QxPxJm9iw1aHzTdoUlmhZCXs9Qexjq48lXRL1fOm8bVA6G_GXnezIf7l7lzyWvt6LfFUj2-oJLcq1OOlSkB-qykCSrNGz9CyEbY/w484-h640/ink23_18Saddle_S.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> giddies up to Day 18, "Saddle," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=10609">Lady Zhurong, Warrior Queen</a> and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=407652">Saddleback Lagac</a>!
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdO8uB2MeWB7guX8DacYl1LrcTFM3cOJUW-An3Gq0G2kMhRmlWSt6wX-vMlQjhjJ7Ha5JCP94PWNSgLz3A6V3klTOMfo6m5Cup8nqlTVH6fpDtkrlZ5tFyrpZJ4HL5jSzV5NN03AlbydE4BNBN2WG0wx0DNyyXv0KDNqDf_-EdMYTAZrDQH12I71UWRcc/s1656/ink23_18Saddle_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="1235" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdO8uB2MeWB7guX8DacYl1LrcTFM3cOJUW-An3Gq0G2kMhRmlWSt6wX-vMlQjhjJ7Ha5JCP94PWNSgLz3A6V3klTOMfo6m5Cup8nqlTVH6fpDtkrlZ5tFyrpZJ4HL5jSzV5NN03AlbydE4BNBN2WG0wx0DNyyXv0KDNqDf_-EdMYTAZrDQH12I71UWRcc/s320/ink23_18Saddle_C.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><p>All I knew for this one was that we were finally Horsemanshipping it up at long last, since I've been meaning to draw a <i>Portal: Three Kingdoms</i>
legend and this prompt was perfect for it. And then who better to
saddle up than personal favorite card name, Saddleback Lagac?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVC4kthS5lhddYF8d8FBr7RcDghsmFC1Uc_n9-KIGNe59NTmEELQFMwigSeFmXNh4x9tX-uRdjVJ0f0t9kvzmc3wv7fLcBlpUEDeqeGRWWDA-IGp0dqDO-shTFaRFGxF7WaIcQ71g8YiVgWbs6xXO_W5s7b6PtKRmTaxFQobHl90lfFmEfre0scvB-d8/s1210/ink23_18Saddle_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="911" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVC4kthS5lhddYF8d8FBr7RcDghsmFC1Uc_n9-KIGNe59NTmEELQFMwigSeFmXNh4x9tX-uRdjVJ0f0t9kvzmc3wv7fLcBlpUEDeqeGRWWDA-IGp0dqDO-shTFaRFGxF7WaIcQ71g8YiVgWbs6xXO_W5s7b6PtKRmTaxFQobHl90lfFmEfre0scvB-d8/s320/ink23_18Saddle_I.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This was our first significant ink smear of the season. Fortunately, it was right where I could easily work around. So as far as MTGinktober debuts, this one was full of them wire to wire.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2rWJ4atu4qfnAsibLgTK0jaBfR16bnsGmoEe3G9xmvsnX9yHe412ZVQ8X0uaRXKmoFM2cAvGbvLDLuQ9nVPmNpDQJ4YeBXD1eHIEzra1VE8lHv-uAYr_7A-u0GcEYTMdZVm3TdoTNmCzqiMjRXn4HZ-DindHG7eJeVpNOLt9ZSpm6hF3_ZlF1_4wQE0/s1284/ink23_18Saddle_P_Omake.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="1284" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw2rWJ4atu4qfnAsibLgTK0jaBfR16bnsGmoEe3G9xmvsnX9yHe412ZVQ8X0uaRXKmoFM2cAvGbvLDLuQ9nVPmNpDQJ4YeBXD1eHIEzra1VE8lHv-uAYr_7A-u0GcEYTMdZVm3TdoTNmCzqiMjRXn4HZ-DindHG7eJeVpNOLt9ZSpm6hF3_ZlF1_4wQE0/w200-h194/ink23_18Saddle_P_Omake.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>Here's the culprit. I use an Ace Super Cup lid to help me balance on long stretches when my regular paper guard is too big, but there's always the risk of it hitting some drying ink, and indeed it did here. <br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU2pIYY_pZyInFYSGk51Ma6kH8J_SK96QCwcBo8CkxsIJcY9pI-XSGCtw_83g07MOko-IL4v1WeQCNNIbSS_tXpnVYHW4SttFez2xhEbEN3e-MBudyO87Tu_27_cHPoHqUzDep9NtxJjStD5GmLTOYoGfyQtShW9xxxFARaZg6Gb5dS8e7wpfod-RbPU/s1645/ink23_18Saddle_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="1252" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdU2pIYY_pZyInFYSGk51Ma6kH8J_SK96QCwcBo8CkxsIJcY9pI-XSGCtw_83g07MOko-IL4v1WeQCNNIbSS_tXpnVYHW4SttFez2xhEbEN3e-MBudyO87Tu_27_cHPoHqUzDep9NtxJjStD5GmLTOYoGfyQtShW9xxxFARaZg6Gb5dS8e7wpfod-RbPU/w488-h640/ink23_18Saddle_P.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: I know she's sourced from China, but I couldn't help but do some <i>ukiyo-e</i> inspired backgrounds. We've got elements from <a href="https://twitter.com/JapanTraCul/status/1712944297832489260">Misty Moonlight</a> and by <span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0">Mizuno Toshikata </span><span class="css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0"><a href="https://twitter.com/JapanTraCul/status/1714218443430584337">Autumn Maple</a> by Kamisaka Sekka.</span></p>
Reuxben<p></p><p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-4723936516019835992023-10-17T21:38:00.002-04:002023-10-17T21:38:29.634-04:00FanArt_ink.Demo<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBjrI-QNKcgyBbSTghJa6lySIt9E-sFpieFHPPa26uWLS98K_0FBxybWB163Or-qNTAD7IHKKR8_fkpgBq7WFl4bku5zKQpxsgH6VLOZijVXKT5c3hXe_cbn69emPaLUgy_o9hnwXCT-JkXdW8cQubejH2L6aXpJLCkPsSjRdymt_F7xyfKSz11UyTnU/s2291/ink23_17Demo_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1736" data-original-width="2291" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBjrI-QNKcgyBbSTghJa6lySIt9E-sFpieFHPPa26uWLS98K_0FBxybWB163Or-qNTAD7IHKKR8_fkpgBq7WFl4bku5zKQpxsgH6VLOZijVXKT5c3hXe_cbn69emPaLUgy_o9hnwXCT-JkXdW8cQubejH2L6aXpJLCkPsSjRdymt_F7xyfKSz11UyTnU/w640-h484/ink23_17Demo_S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> comes here to Day 17, "Demo," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=583795">Harbin, Vanguard Aviator</a> and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=417787">Fleetwheel Cruiser</a>!
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Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-29253229856194615812023-10-16T23:03:00.000-04:002023-10-16T23:03:46.326-04:00FanArt_ink.Angel<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihlSGRrICCBkpcOxtL4aOxhpmSXK490mO4ml9v_FScwKu88EtdJIQRu3WVI8EAK8QMD-uhofhBI4a-VqQHpt1CwcCvM-DtyXNNztlmB2tPkcNN1O7VoItuMvK9U1R50U_U8TwVj8a0WPrNMMk7LBBhvhpLavJWBjRn5-NF2GBaY-O_JZGNYl0dLLnm9k/s2294/ink23_16Angel_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="1730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihlSGRrICCBkpcOxtL4aOxhpmSXK490mO4ml9v_FScwKu88EtdJIQRu3WVI8EAK8QMD-uhofhBI4a-VqQHpt1CwcCvM-DtyXNNztlmB2tPkcNN1O7VoItuMvK9U1R50U_U8TwVj8a0WPrNMMk7LBBhvhpLavJWBjRn5-NF2GBaY-O_JZGNYl0dLLnm9k/w482-h640/ink23_16Angel_S.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> bes not afraid of Day 16, "Angel," starring <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/281/karmic-guide">Karmic Guide</a> and <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/278/sanctum-prelate">Sanctum Prelate</a> in <a href="https://scryfall.com/search?order=set&q=set%3Asld+%28%28cn%3E%3D278+cn%3C%3D281%29+or+cn%3A%27588%27%29&unique=prints">Hannes Mode</a>, obviously!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK24BlzEPHxJpyisWUn-YOqGm5okk9dqNOTlyduJCxyewUw3zPiy_Z0MD5x6lHBjGjYxECMYe5OKdoQfDVLFIx783njHDGf3dCxBDbPihMCApEkk-BlfadlGACGP9_JyF7jGaWgbNDFbyQCbEAqM9V5TkjA3zU8QPg4H_wwfTj9nt_oBiybtDaQgbYdY/s1585/ink23_16Angel_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1585" data-original-width="1199" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYK24BlzEPHxJpyisWUn-YOqGm5okk9dqNOTlyduJCxyewUw3zPiy_Z0MD5x6lHBjGjYxECMYe5OKdoQfDVLFIx783njHDGf3dCxBDbPihMCApEkk-BlfadlGACGP9_JyF7jGaWgbNDFbyQCbEAqM9V5TkjA3zU8QPg4H_wwfTj9nt_oBiybtDaQgbYdY/s320/ink23_16Angel_C.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p>This was such a treat to work on--I even got a little emotional in the process, just thinking about the past and everything (though, our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swDYKtL7VDM">My Chemical</a> soundtrack--among <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhrF90-iDUM">others</a>--certainly wasn't/was helping). Anyway, I'm glad how this turned out, as it felt special while making it. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnYFkGHHzMlmNeU_ciJpo7s_DIKrxYqKljFB3XFvo8gHpBcFkSyfbMBSFH5vxBzR4MAvl9HRICHRGP4E3kRjdCp2ZHHbfHo0nsNbiJvbuYpviDFhSHApF6EIho6lQZFKAFci2kYv_D_M5EPp9hmnYHfp6qdyTvfVY7REHqp4ymOml20IoAdS1mgKAK2s/s1617/ink23_16Angel_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1223" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLnYFkGHHzMlmNeU_ciJpo7s_DIKrxYqKljFB3XFvo8gHpBcFkSyfbMBSFH5vxBzR4MAvl9HRICHRGP4E3kRjdCp2ZHHbfHo0nsNbiJvbuYpviDFhSHApF6EIho6lQZFKAFci2kYv_D_M5EPp9hmnYHfp6qdyTvfVY7REHqp4ymOml20IoAdS1mgKAK2s/s320/ink23_16Angel_I.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: While this is each character's MTGintkober debut, it's not our <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkteeming.html">first</a> full-Hannes fan art, nor even the only one with his signature <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2016/10/funflightsqueeze.html">sakura</a>. But there's this painting by <a href="https://twitter.com/schaturvedi/status/1057552827713761281">Ernest Chiriaka</a> that I've always wanted to study and this was a perfect opportunity to channel the utter placidity captured in <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/sld/280/sphere-of-safety">Sphere of Safety</a>, which itself hearkens back to perhaps my absolute favorite Magic illustration, <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=278252">Commander's Authority</a>.<br /></p>
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Reuxben<p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-24625511461192349212023-10-15T23:13:00.001-04:002023-10-15T23:33:19.366-04:00FanArt_ink.Dagger<center><center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ65aXh3RlJK_FkciODLDfFlUnVjTZvJr06BRexrQ4W-7dzcJ4CB0RG_1G1meJdIaYOV4NLrtFyOl-LMdoBfqBARHtpS8MkdcVgZ4wf-WGCPJu4g6Pex63jzDqiBon6mBgmDtEmtbpio8FTawEcBT995H1Vf4hNCLAFbFj64kJLtOvdvoAJi66EjHONw/s2276/ink23_15Dagger_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="1737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZ65aXh3RlJK_FkciODLDfFlUnVjTZvJr06BRexrQ4W-7dzcJ4CB0RG_1G1meJdIaYOV4NLrtFyOl-LMdoBfqBARHtpS8MkdcVgZ4wf-WGCPJu4g6Pex63jzDqiBon6mBgmDtEmtbpio8FTawEcBT995H1Vf4hNCLAFbFj64kJLtOvdvoAJi66EjHONw/w488-h640/ink23_15Dagger_S.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> takes a stab at Day 15, "Dagger," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=416832">Kaya, Ghost Assassin</a> and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=83235">Royal Assassin</a>! </center></center><center><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjuaz3fTi_lBeKBG_nfS5lWpv8H9wovU-8OiZeGPBaJ2VjaG_ZNGffXtDgO4SxLaf_n29YWM8Jliw8ritfYUlsP0ipqmXHUDc50ol96Nwl4jM5ZCcjPVUDoaMUqCRZZ8XtvWfSycosHpK8A144ZsTtHwI34P0CtxiBOTJiipxoTU8mtxWmttm6FM3XAA/s1506/ink23_15Dagger_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1506" data-original-width="1128" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDjuaz3fTi_lBeKBG_nfS5lWpv8H9wovU-8OiZeGPBaJ2VjaG_ZNGffXtDgO4SxLaf_n29YWM8Jliw8ritfYUlsP0ipqmXHUDc50ol96Nwl4jM5ZCcjPVUDoaMUqCRZZ8XtvWfSycosHpK8A144ZsTtHwI34P0CtxiBOTJiipxoTU8mtxWmttm6FM3XAA/s320/ink23_15Dagger_C.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>I hit upon a <i>Spy vs. Spy</i> spoof a little later in the concepting phase, but the tricky thing was casting it. I went with two B/W assassins for <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkbluff.html">maximum mirroring</a>, including my all-time favorite Royal--back when I started out this guy was unstoppable at stopping attackers--our little kitchen table crew just folded to it. One memorable victory was against this really conceited know-it-all type, who just relentlessly kept attacking into my active Royal, as if he'd break through via sheer force of will with his giant guys attacking one per turn...like he was gonna tire out Royal!<br /><br />
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Reuxben</center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-87346095883337698822023-10-14T23:44:00.007-04:002023-10-15T00:13:31.030-04:00FanArt_ink.Castle<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4_1SkSms9WSz8H0mFYw1AWqJpDnBDS5F4jbb_Rogc31cLU6UF1HJWO-qMRHUkaJRAUICTF6BrpMDR5sCD1zcLD8xGZgiod6p2XvF25sXcRQmysEuQqfqUIcJjF-mRQGLZHj9B5QzsYLfhSn7wFGud6D2QLW9BIy_1ByNWm0vEfIYRtwOFVLpjyjSbbE/s2294/ink23_14Castle_S.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2294" data-original-width="1736" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4_1SkSms9WSz8H0mFYw1AWqJpDnBDS5F4jbb_Rogc31cLU6UF1HJWO-qMRHUkaJRAUICTF6BrpMDR5sCD1zcLD8xGZgiod6p2XvF25sXcRQmysEuQqfqUIcJjF-mRQGLZHj9B5QzsYLfhSn7wFGud6D2QLW9BIy_1ByNWm0vEfIYRtwOFVLpjyjSbbE/w484-h640/ink23_14Castle_S.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /> <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> storms Day 14, "Castle," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=473037">Ayara, First of Locthwain</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=159301">Jacques le Vert</a>; and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=473203">Castle Locthwain</a>! <p></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE5F56GwluVYMNq66qlTA6J0yvtp4Q4iUv13YriRBkhHDqYaDdprHZ1UegVonfzma-hZyvmTvXSEd6wDhxE_WPBZtgu2ysq1Qr6fKGNI615iLbFnioQqS5vPmX0b9Hwr0nDmPzRcUJS_arZwTY9Cyvv3GXWba-BDlE1p17GFa3P_eyPgaLtRrO8PlSqg/s1646/ink23_14Castle_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1646" data-original-width="1258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJE5F56GwluVYMNq66qlTA6J0yvtp4Q4iUv13YriRBkhHDqYaDdprHZ1UegVonfzma-hZyvmTvXSEd6wDhxE_WPBZtgu2ysq1Qr6fKGNI615iLbFnioQqS5vPmX0b9Hwr0nDmPzRcUJS_arZwTY9Cyvv3GXWba-BDlE1p17GFa3P_eyPgaLtRrO8PlSqg/s320/ink23_14Castle_C.jpg" width="245" /></a></div><p>I wasn't quite sure what to do with this prompt until I randomly thought of "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gothic">American Gothic</a>," and seeing how Jacques, who I've long wanted to draw for whatever reason, hits the old man's pose and facial construction pretty dead-on. I was sure Ayara should be the female lead since she apparently gets married daily or at least constantly, and no other guy hit the notes like Jacques.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs42TkHazEGWmnbhLivcVl2Ivz63peaebxD6EG1dDpgNnj3ZiUQG2DBNOORfGebFAeoRHbjXaMex1wzEsxmT1vnnbvqiwlFTU4MhL0jD0gXmpGF2OpbyxfvcMEXueq7LB7GZyy7sp0bKP0Il9VOv8s7SJB_KhSrJYREmh-fbI6us45j2BDEUNw0Gqa8Y/s1640/ink23_14Castle_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="1238" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAs42TkHazEGWmnbhLivcVl2Ivz63peaebxD6EG1dDpgNnj3ZiUQG2DBNOORfGebFAeoRHbjXaMex1wzEsxmT1vnnbvqiwlFTU4MhL0jD0gXmpGF2OpbyxfvcMEXueq7LB7GZyy7sp0bKP0Il9VOv8s7SJB_KhSrJYREmh-fbI6us45j2BDEUNw0Gqa8Y/s320/ink23_14Castle_I.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is everyone's debut, and might just be our first Reserved List card to make an MTGinktober appearance. Also neat to feature a land prominently. <br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKG1befNC7UaFfvX8zDIg59uu5AAEVXMtHrABC3qOXI2_UBRa74QuBpPWwEcBQFjydTwlW_wyd1pJS_83YBCy9P90KC9LImPqJRrT03q7x0EqBHaNKTHiOOH6dsP0PvVC2U8wVJk9-UeDohpFFhtYjbskgRoFBvw6aXfFTLqGCp84xtQsKaSgJzBngrGw/s1632/ink23_14Castle_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1241" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKG1befNC7UaFfvX8zDIg59uu5AAEVXMtHrABC3qOXI2_UBRa74QuBpPWwEcBQFjydTwlW_wyd1pJS_83YBCy9P90KC9LImPqJRrT03q7x0EqBHaNKTHiOOH6dsP0PvVC2U8wVJk9-UeDohpFFhtYjbskgRoFBvw6aXfFTLqGCp84xtQsKaSgJzBngrGw/w486-h640/ink23_14Castle_P.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: The main prop is of course <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=220642">Sharpened Pitchfork</a>, and then since Jacques's stomach doesn't make the original card's crop, I looked to Andi Rusu's other Magic designs and went with gear based on <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=1683">Sir Shandlar of Eberyn</a>'s armor. And since we had some wiggle room for his design, and they're ostensibly married here, I suited him up with his and her colors' Shandalar rings: <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=259689">Ring of Valkas</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=259699">Ring of Kalonia</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=253696">Ring of Thune</a>--its <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/10/fanartinkring.html">second</a> MTGinktober appearance; and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=259692">Ring of Xathrid</a>.<br />
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Reuxben</p><p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-40346891802575684272023-10-13T23:41:00.006-04:002023-10-13T23:41:53.784-04:00FanArt_ink.Rise<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLacb9AGpiW5XFCTQxGHTP-mfJVnZ3lgS_6R6TQR6TNoalLp5BflwnB6V4oGxgxGtXU8EB8JVHSMjAC-TbXYGt6QGg-CvDeuu6p2mUMbPRgXsZZwnJewMrDxEOicZBmk5hpI1Chnv2aTARQ9Ys3RM7DmTRNwg2ImCjXuqAbfdvANJodxCNH3_LpKKpCg/s2284/ink23_13Rise_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="1730" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHLacb9AGpiW5XFCTQxGHTP-mfJVnZ3lgS_6R6TQR6TNoalLp5BflwnB6V4oGxgxGtXU8EB8JVHSMjAC-TbXYGt6QGg-CvDeuu6p2mUMbPRgXsZZwnJewMrDxEOicZBmk5hpI1Chnv2aTARQ9Ys3RM7DmTRNwg2ImCjXuqAbfdvANJodxCNH3_LpKKpCg/w484-h640/ink23_13Rise_S.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> moves on up to Day 13, "Rise," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=574564">Braids, Arisen Nightmare</a> and <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/ywoe/24/second-little-pig">Second Little Pig</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ5uhayxiD_7Tb09bM8U5oygLiJHPmoYXbt7eR83QSyJipsCsaefgu-a_MokEiCrBtCQvDggAp8dynJ25GxyY9yrOtWyWSRgbtFIBMrsSM20gS9gFdydjd009bwKfmVkVStDNrueB0BjeZR3Wh2P9Qf5IB5ybNF8gcSUAX26X80JPMbNJ5zhyJIz-u8c/s1553/ink23_13Rise_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="1180" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLJ5uhayxiD_7Tb09bM8U5oygLiJHPmoYXbt7eR83QSyJipsCsaefgu-a_MokEiCrBtCQvDggAp8dynJ25GxyY9yrOtWyWSRgbtFIBMrsSM20gS9gFdydjd009bwKfmVkVStDNrueB0BjeZR3Wh2P9Qf5IB5ybNF8gcSUAX26X80JPMbNJ5zhyJIz-u8c/s320/ink23_13Rise_C.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p>I wasn't sure what to do with this prompt until I literally started drawing, and Braids kinda emerged--I've been trying simply pulling interesting cards before going to sleep and then just jamming a concept when I wake up, and so far that's been working out pretty well--I'm making good time, and my hand is in much less pain. I'm worried I won't have time to make a <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkflame.html">compelling concept</a>, though, which is why I usually do all my research before sleeping. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYo5A-kDaL7kRvrTLsQnDn-fdjsRiBPIRhSgMbavlQWS5khERYfsPmmy_AuaPwo6NoRHcMum3LiLID-3PVf12O_bjZGr5mu5NZMQNyT6J87dUK7H2S7VrBz0AKBTIUoxIuh-zysVwYi-x0557pNV2qjB2KdnlhlWy2I7ROQ8EeSyKQNaMHlGVHOdXlwXQ/s1647/ink23_13Rise_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="1206" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYo5A-kDaL7kRvrTLsQnDn-fdjsRiBPIRhSgMbavlQWS5khERYfsPmmy_AuaPwo6NoRHcMum3LiLID-3PVf12O_bjZGr5mu5NZMQNyT6J87dUK7H2S7VrBz0AKBTIUoxIuh-zysVwYi-x0557pNV2qjB2KdnlhlWy2I7ROQ8EeSyKQNaMHlGVHOdXlwXQ/s320/ink23_13Rise_I.jpg" width="234" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: All I knew was I wanted this little piggy in
there, as I've had a blast with him in the Alchemy precon
event and he really rises to the occasion. And it's our <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkspicy.html">second</a> day in a row with goggles and piggies--from Arena exclusive cards, to boot. But this is Braids's second MTGinktober <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinkextinctautumn.html">appearance</a>, though the first time in nightmare mode. As for how to treat her, I ended up bouncing between pretty much all the current versions to make a composite of her, notably the hair at top is chiefly from <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/pwcs/2023-4/ja/braids-arisen-nightmare">Daisuke Tatsuma</a>, central crossing braids from <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/dmu/84/braids-arisen-nightmare"> Heonhwa Choe</a>.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEz-sDLS0ynhDagQFYfV2rv2bu0eIzXPSFAN0hFnVKqKxmL1i-U8PDfvUwRhevUl8ZNuEZpSEqPMvu4uEXEJXhOL72j5AXGhlr9MaxiOorbTlnfK18YWNsLHG6o5qqz3_eut16kVLC70TvF840BAiUOyqbvDbaR6ErDrDAkwMkGF4Q7CpZH10bxtqlio/s1627/ink23_13Rise_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1627" data-original-width="1238" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYEz-sDLS0ynhDagQFYfV2rv2bu0eIzXPSFAN0hFnVKqKxmL1i-U8PDfvUwRhevUl8ZNuEZpSEqPMvu4uEXEJXhOL72j5AXGhlr9MaxiOorbTlnfK18YWNsLHG6o5qqz3_eut16kVLC70TvF840BAiUOyqbvDbaR6ErDrDAkwMkGF4Q7CpZH10bxtqlio/w486-h640/ink23_13Rise_P.jpg" width="486" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: As it's Friday the 13th, I wanted to include a reference to one of the 13er cards in Magic, but there wasn't a lot of space--you can see some blood trails like in <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=409891">Triskaidekaphobia</a> but I ended up having to draw over it, so instead we went with 13 dark smoke plumes at the top left.<br /></p>
Reuxben <p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-12894932111792116962023-10-12T23:47:00.010-04:002023-10-13T00:14:13.532-04:00FanArt_ink.Spicy<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFbBcC1wAng7-SHcarmET_onrLIrfn-lLA98PjpHqLvDLLkS5jfvXD31UQNDGWceblJrfRHf5aJkxQD4BRm4kSgW7YWDnJPO4-Z1s6krOQNvBR8GAH3Jfc8H3K5-KYIBmO8ufiARnYVPu_5zcDtsUChVHq3-zhPtn2Qv7qSvv8LFbPC2clVashZU2q58/s2273/ink23_12Spicey_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2273" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisFbBcC1wAng7-SHcarmET_onrLIrfn-lLA98PjpHqLvDLLkS5jfvXD31UQNDGWceblJrfRHf5aJkxQD4BRm4kSgW7YWDnJPO4-Z1s6krOQNvBR8GAH3Jfc8H3K5-KYIBmO8ufiARnYVPu_5zcDtsUChVHq3-zhPtn2Qv7qSvv8LFbPC2clVashZU2q58/w640-h486/ink23_12Spicey_S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> sears into Day 12, "Spicy," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=522262">Asmoranomardicadaistinaculdacar</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=513670">Dina, Soul Steeper</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=610892">Chandra, Hope's Beacon</a>; and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=548436">Atsushi, the Blazing Sky</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1ysua3EPDBolG3e50Dwy2ZU8TYa_7OBLfA2GPLm24lYmtIrNe20e_s0HzdisU1f7XJl1zansSp8vxT3Ycdda9hX-wpCa1-W3Ybp4QDT9Z6SZhLsjHGPUVpzdMABPwUy2Yz7r469A3LtA7tqCiDmL4DO5Bmh2EJzihtG5V1JWZzrgSH4U7n2ixlMk9qQ/s1563/ink23_12Spicey_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1192" data-original-width="1563" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1ysua3EPDBolG3e50Dwy2ZU8TYa_7OBLfA2GPLm24lYmtIrNe20e_s0HzdisU1f7XJl1zansSp8vxT3Ycdda9hX-wpCa1-W3Ybp4QDT9Z6SZhLsjHGPUVpzdMABPwUy2Yz7r469A3LtA7tqCiDmL4DO5Bmh2EJzihtG5V1JWZzrgSH4U7n2ixlMk9qQ/s320/ink23_12Spicey_C.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>This was another mercifully light one, so my hand can recover, as the pain of this marathon endurance test is certainly starting to set in. It was a toss up between having Dina serving some terrible tea or Asmo hitting with some atrocious entrée, and food made more sense. Plus the idea of Chandra crying from spicy food was a bonus attraction to this concept, since she famously cries in her latest card.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqC7teQA0FTaU9bQgU68_7sOQVgBxT4KMuBNQVAnxMqnvEUuNOd8X0tWAobWhHZBf-VxAC4N-_GzYMwtVnEgE2EMv9of1V0yRMNzchJ2KN8cqoxUjV0QnsURaMJC3MLk8Cumb_oYtYwMiKjIMdYE0cPAKaqrgpf-lL91vMQsmZHQAIxad74ovdYC_2lO4/s1575/ink23_12Spicey_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1217" data-original-width="1575" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqC7teQA0FTaU9bQgU68_7sOQVgBxT4KMuBNQVAnxMqnvEUuNOd8X0tWAobWhHZBf-VxAC4N-_GzYMwtVnEgE2EMv9of1V0yRMNzchJ2KN8cqoxUjV0QnsURaMJC3MLk8Cumb_oYtYwMiKjIMdYE0cPAKaqrgpf-lL91vMQsmZHQAIxad74ovdYC_2lO4/s320/ink23_12Spicey_I.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: It looks like the official prompt has the typo "Spicey," which maybe subconsciously inspired this composition since the idea is Asmo had a type on the menu for fresh caught Atsushi, but they thought they were ordering sushi. Anyway, this is the <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinksalty.html">chef</a>'s third MTGinktober <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinkleakwizard.html">appearance</a>, and the <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinksourspiritii.html">brewer</a>'s, and I've officially <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search?q=chandra">lost count</a> of how many times the favorite firebrand's been featured--though this is the first time I've drawn her in actual fire mode, so I should have all iterations covered at this point. Atsushi debuts. <br /></p>
<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxH3YW4U_fW29Y7i9W1CXHoa6J845RrnneJzP4RJQ50RckKimrJlwiL4IaU_yBf3mEivBIiknmdSpTn-1u0VlBF6ANsEWkD9_ntaropyLZ8SbvghbERGCtlQisqkyQutroWh7vjru__RSoPDqB3UwZxzFsU571b8LaIfdNTRjt5pR_TFpwirWZMp26KA/s1605/ink23_12Spicey_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="1605" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijxH3YW4U_fW29Y7i9W1CXHoa6J845RrnneJzP4RJQ50RckKimrJlwiL4IaU_yBf3mEivBIiknmdSpTn-1u0VlBF6ANsEWkD9_ntaropyLZ8SbvghbERGCtlQisqkyQutroWh7vjru__RSoPDqB3UwZxzFsU571b8LaIfdNTRjt5pR_TFpwirWZMp26KA/w640-h480/ink23_12Spicey_P.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: The background elements come from Asmo's card, but there's the "dancing monkey" from <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=534886">The Meathook Massacre</a>, plus another personal goal furthered--I want to draw every kind of card expression available in Magic, and every time I think I've hit them all, I realize there's another, so today we scratch off "Arena-exclusive" from the list via the oinker in <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/ywoe/11/overcooked">Overcooked</a>. Just a couple more styles of card left, by my count, then I'll truly have drawn them <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2023/10/fanartinkbounce.html">all</a>.<br /></p>
Reuxben<p></p><p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-3769517063337865522023-10-11T23:33:00.001-04:002023-10-11T23:33:32.167-04:00FanArt_ink.Wander<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnO-uR9TpzhqQ1SExqiazfyuiGuBZG3V3Tnfq-1qifbjImYfSe68EMriPa95DBO999Zo3lAYOXTwdb9sVnTNOkyFggMBtTaBtf8CwtfXVDqTc8wqXRM3c2NSHH5U8AcoLmm63QWaSvCU38smRtyKZwbgVF6mgYSDak7k6K_-OdCA3jVtiUHtShYUATj8/s2292/ink23_11Wander_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2292" data-original-width="1735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnO-uR9TpzhqQ1SExqiazfyuiGuBZG3V3Tnfq-1qifbjImYfSe68EMriPa95DBO999Zo3lAYOXTwdb9sVnTNOkyFggMBtTaBtf8CwtfXVDqTc8wqXRM3c2NSHH5U8AcoLmm63QWaSvCU38smRtyKZwbgVF6mgYSDak7k6K_-OdCA3jVtiUHtShYUATj8/w484-h640/ink23_11Wander_S.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> moseys into Day 11, "Wander," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=597036">Balan, Wandering Knight</a> (Mai Okuma version); <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/rvr/420/fblthp-the-lost">Fblthp, the Lost</a> (Tetsu Kurosawa version); and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=140171">Cairn Wanderer</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iMVDpkRnsCbX9_9FMjmWhsDLAGJjcjfFAaiTGSmCHhRCHLY5pQpEKbbe18PGAM9mo8CRew1VYMfFhwSWWoy2xPgVI9v1fEqFKrH9KQj90EUplF3dv3VfPorxFHHgPfJ03RuegUPgLg88IL0M-9NORY-xvVP9xB3zWIfUdK3molp_kW1M8mppiJ83dk4/s1654/ink23_11Wander_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1654" data-original-width="1241" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iMVDpkRnsCbX9_9FMjmWhsDLAGJjcjfFAaiTGSmCHhRCHLY5pQpEKbbe18PGAM9mo8CRew1VYMfFhwSWWoy2xPgVI9v1fEqFKrH9KQj90EUplF3dv3VfPorxFHHgPfJ03RuegUPgLg88IL0M-9NORY-xvVP9xB3zWIfUdK3molp_kW1M8mppiJ83dk4/s320/ink23_11Wander_C.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I was of course almost going to do a Wanderer piece, potentially a direct sequel to last year's "<a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2022/10/fanartinkkind.html">Kind</a>" piece, since we seem to be doing more sequels this year for whatever reason, but I just can't sit well with doing the most obvious thing. So I went with not just Balan, but the Animu version, with corresponding Fblthp, to boot, since--all respect to the legendary Jesper--I am not crazy about his official card's design. And then I thought of Cairn Wanderer as a sorta more timid member of the group.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-00J-BRRjZJ3QH3W-eoh4YRPEbTa5jCVhzv90fOa7wixHkVD7DMIFMub9U1_yPVI5SV2ayExJXs3hHFpyOlbK5sksZ86e2IXqiSPtKRpK_eBcN3d08dPufqX9D0kIqWrh1_1G71QJHgDSvp1jbspjO5DsdSQHHWhuDDDtuURUz0UmcaK3GKVekGn6ZeM/s1524/ink23_11Wander_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1198" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-00J-BRRjZJ3QH3W-eoh4YRPEbTa5jCVhzv90fOa7wixHkVD7DMIFMub9U1_yPVI5SV2ayExJXs3hHFpyOlbK5sksZ86e2IXqiSPtKRpK_eBcN3d08dPufqX9D0kIqWrh1_1G71QJHgDSvp1jbspjO5DsdSQHHWhuDDDtuURUz0UmcaK3GKVekGn6ZeM/s320/ink23_11Wander_I.jpg" width="252" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: Wow, I'm shocked, but this is <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2019/04/fanartfbbrmetimbers.html">Fblthp</a>'s MTGinktober debut. These guys are like a team of explorers-for-hire who specialize in just aimlessly traveling. If you need that peculiarly pointless job performed, they're your crew. </p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dNwfm-lKtYbSWf7WZ5s-0CpEc6uJ_5D5phFPb71WqZZM_QoLFxD0YS7Yw3Qa-KaN5yxl1dCBQmDP6we8KOKQmxVYEFJfn48ksUQbiTvzdgiNeGpKUt2DhSRSUx3rQopn2PovbO4rFBWmpOo6hOq4FDSvrbUIBMFnKOHKFOcYq7k4_AmDLen908GS9Jg/s1632/ink23_11Wander_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1233" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dNwfm-lKtYbSWf7WZ5s-0CpEc6uJ_5D5phFPb71WqZZM_QoLFxD0YS7Yw3Qa-KaN5yxl1dCBQmDP6we8KOKQmxVYEFJfn48ksUQbiTvzdgiNeGpKUt2DhSRSUx3rQopn2PovbO4rFBWmpOo6hOq4FDSvrbUIBMFnKOHKFOcYq7k4_AmDLen908GS9Jg/w484-h640/ink23_11Wander_P.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: The background comes from the <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=433243">original Balan</a>'s cairny background. And my sig is in the grass in the background. I also almost forgot her hair in the original pencils.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMMPKrg4C84EEc6iqRAxnxc4Plntd1wCFzrMDUw996DQiJivkgdyOyXahW9CGSv8_vDRBk1k8gT8Ut6vYoY0evByu_RHtb9Kf4yOh-7SUWFZjq7zKJKxuiHLDUCErXbYf61pHj5D3EMoXC3RNpztjxnsJuwVy2X98R7jV_HU4li3APbxfaADHcLXmAhY/s1546/ink23_11Wander_P_OG.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1192" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHMMPKrg4C84EEc6iqRAxnxc4Plntd1wCFzrMDUw996DQiJivkgdyOyXahW9CGSv8_vDRBk1k8gT8Ut6vYoY0evByu_RHtb9Kf4yOh-7SUWFZjq7zKJKxuiHLDUCErXbYf61pHj5D3EMoXC3RNpztjxnsJuwVy2X98R7jV_HU4li3APbxfaADHcLXmAhY/s320/ink23_11Wander_P_OG.jpg" width="247" /></a></div> </center><center>But I caught the miss in the nick of time before inks! </center><center><br /><center>
Reuxben</center><p></p><p></p></center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-27430980273869437822023-10-10T23:51:00.001-04:002023-10-10T23:51:21.710-04:00FanArt_ink.Fortune<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyoDGeJxqsDa9mZOyHJVkdUPE9h4J-Pb9-L0IxcPFhWtanUyTOMUTVOOJ6j95n_25muOMg4Tj2UkbwLx_tyXKHdzTDg3oYpvC8FY5aKOXer-YIHrbHla2HKnN30qNpDIk_dlw8246sttYY1HiZX4lLSCaNptY1fzqwIHy4r6TZsOnKfIcCUH8xfPT5JY/s2286/ink23_10Fortune_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2286" data-original-width="1722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJyoDGeJxqsDa9mZOyHJVkdUPE9h4J-Pb9-L0IxcPFhWtanUyTOMUTVOOJ6j95n_25muOMg4Tj2UkbwLx_tyXKHdzTDg3oYpvC8FY5aKOXer-YIHrbHla2HKnN30qNpDIk_dlw8246sttYY1HiZX4lLSCaNptY1fzqwIHy4r6TZsOnKfIcCUH8xfPT5JY/w482-h640/ink23_10Fortune_S.jpg" width="482" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> lucks into Day 10, "Fortune," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=433265">The Unluckiest Planeswalker</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqABsTtIzxla3ZcGS8clnSyH1a4KGrNs7K_FjF1EW5PeKhz8vR8fHy-YFP8bW3CILVNI-MA-zedE99Cdm5WCWBu2fIf9-gtEcGXpT-Y3spFbZ2zlx_Gfd6WkH1rBbzGrf-Jw-kR90XmGjDOOwVKZAbYkeT-VDRTAFbxQDMkFx8Tu3j8qclPjb4-vABgw/s1599/ink23_10Fortune_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="1242" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwqABsTtIzxla3ZcGS8clnSyH1a4KGrNs7K_FjF1EW5PeKhz8vR8fHy-YFP8bW3CILVNI-MA-zedE99Cdm5WCWBu2fIf9-gtEcGXpT-Y3spFbZ2zlx_Gfd6WkH1rBbzGrf-Jw-kR90XmGjDOOwVKZAbYkeT-VDRTAFbxQDMkFx8Tu3j8qclPjb4-vABgw/s320/ink23_10Fortune_C.jpg" width="249" /></a></div><p>I must have deleted my initial ink pic in the flurry, so we're just going to make do with these three images, how unfortunate. But I knew I wanted to take it a little easier today to rest up my hand, so we went with the Unluckiest cautiously optimistic his sudden influx of loot will eventually stop raining down in time not to suffocate him.<br /><br /></p><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: This is The Unluckiest's debut or <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2021/10/fanartinkcompasscurse.html">second</a> MTGinktober appearance, depending on how you count.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcE8fp0qecpQ9bafNvjiJ94oLR1uJxz1WwikQuCopZSC-wFpE5JorM_hjQKm0AtJhYpTdoNW9dqzCeh9sDXEzhCn2UqMCKaoClND6Tkggui4JBm3CrS8QeD4YMaVJaJ2iBayOOxl1QrAVXEIWxjNUFo1swipjpBoAvuh4tlCybbZPkwotkB5EWFhN534/s1565/ink23_10Fortune_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="1203" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYcE8fp0qecpQ9bafNvjiJ94oLR1uJxz1WwikQuCopZSC-wFpE5JorM_hjQKm0AtJhYpTdoNW9dqzCeh9sDXEzhCn2UqMCKaoClND6Tkggui4JBm3CrS8QeD4YMaVJaJ2iBayOOxl1QrAVXEIWxjNUFo1swipjpBoAvuh4tlCybbZPkwotkB5EWFhN534/w492-h640/ink23_10Fortune_P.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: There's some special treasures in the haul. First, we've got <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=527548">Treasure Vault</a> framing up top, complete with Algen's swooshy B (ß) in the money pile; the horn of a <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=464150">Good-Fortune Unicorn</a>; an arrow from <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=126289">Fortune Thief</a>; a <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=473188">Lucky Clover</a>; the gem from <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439766">Pirate's Pillage</a>; there's <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=48923">Krark's Thumb</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=439540">Krark's Other Thumb</a>; a <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=180618">Tainted Sigil</a>; and an <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=96870">Orzhov Signet</a>.</p>
Reuxben</center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-90528757435945869812023-10-09T23:45:00.002-04:002023-10-09T23:57:19.473-04:00FanArt_ink.Bounce<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXEy8PDihEV6dzyoxV7BI0ZfVcDgdoEWKfYOAm2NEPsFTWPF2cJa8nSWCkjHwfeSm8CLGyH32hf8q7ofCZ8Ad183jzMeOkisgYb1Qr46C_nqeCJYVwNcp93h4dwf34FA3asqsEE9XaU4mr6rlxEc-UkxMays5YbedWKY0eNT-thU-Hwo6sgT1OBvNV-c/s2270/ink23_09Bounce_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="2270" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggXEy8PDihEV6dzyoxV7BI0ZfVcDgdoEWKfYOAm2NEPsFTWPF2cJa8nSWCkjHwfeSm8CLGyH32hf8q7ofCZ8Ad183jzMeOkisgYb1Qr46C_nqeCJYVwNcp93h4dwf34FA3asqsEE9XaU4mr6rlxEc-UkxMays5YbedWKY0eNT-thU-Hwo6sgT1OBvNV-c/w640-h482/ink23_09Bounce_S.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> rolls easy when it rides into Day 9, "Bounce," starring <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/slx/5/hargilde-kindly-runechanter">Hargilde, Kindly Runechanter</a>; <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/slx/3/cecily-haunted-mage">Cecily, Haunted Mage</a>; <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/slx/17/zethi-arcane-blademaster">Zethi, Arcane Blademaster</a>; and <a href="https://scryfall.com/card/slx/23/malik-grim-manipulator">Malik, Grim Manipulator</a>!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSTda0yz0DFs7nFykCSSYCvkATS310aBu-aBZM4pZrDjde6Qfnn28txn1xBpp_6DHKvQJPKlmzmgSTpwB9BoDS2rp8cHfGCj2LanOJ7WNJSxOFTMaoL8otbxDXEFav8v9cylzG5RT0c26NHqLjlIi20VG2AHg1cNaWxE2Mk7v-K_AKHoQi2cp_BBU53Q/s1657/ink23_09Bounce_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1284" data-original-width="1657" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTSTda0yz0DFs7nFykCSSYCvkATS310aBu-aBZM4pZrDjde6Qfnn28txn1xBpp_6DHKvQJPKlmzmgSTpwB9BoDS2rp8cHfGCj2LanOJ7WNJSxOFTMaoL8otbxDXEFav8v9cylzG5RT0c26NHqLjlIi20VG2AHg1cNaWxE2Mk7v-K_AKHoQi2cp_BBU53Q/w640-h496/ink23_09Bounce_P.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>This was a toss up between this concept and just a light illustration of <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkcloud.html">Alexi</a> having a playful hop, so I can take it easy since I'm really starting to feel the pain and exhaustion by now. But this concept was too good and stupid not to do, so we went with a send up of a classic SNL sketch, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XhwQUqm_Hw">Bounce in California</a>." Funnily enough, SNL also had legendary, strong <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwCQDbzBerI">Cecily</a>.<br /></p>
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Reuxben</center>Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-45854044419355448322023-10-08T23:52:00.013-04:002023-10-09T00:33:35.176-04:00FanArt_ink.Toad<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVhPsGtnYSr-q4OFDBbo71EgZint_r_Nd-xTvljIKqOUQsNA0S3pzoRcF_MDqqfYI-BjRHLJqVTAk4CpzVt5tNMcvFMc9EHYqYniJFrOQSr6ejAWdwM1OCjNjvdndh1ilikvNzIFaOuX_8kH9vq70MvOXCfUE8eCseQTxrtf8Y2VFdBlbpUDIzGEdHMw/s2293/ink23_08Toad_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2293" data-original-width="1708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTVhPsGtnYSr-q4OFDBbo71EgZint_r_Nd-xTvljIKqOUQsNA0S3pzoRcF_MDqqfYI-BjRHLJqVTAk4CpzVt5tNMcvFMc9EHYqYniJFrOQSr6ejAWdwM1OCjNjvdndh1ilikvNzIFaOuX_8kH9vq70MvOXCfUE8eCseQTxrtf8Y2VFdBlbpUDIzGEdHMw/w476-h640/ink23_08Toad_S.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> hops into Day 8, "Toad," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=479520">Thalia, Guardian of Thraben</a> (Hannes's Secret Lair version) and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=410010">The Gitrog Monster</a>!
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Reuxbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756079060745342367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143366957982470642.post-4771342052065778132023-10-07T23:52:00.010-04:002023-10-08T00:22:30.303-04:00FanArt_ink.Drip<center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdYKanotFWHsKnYEqqFv36CVHRnAiJB16z4IT8X8mGhjjeKlWplnnRmoDHxkHkNG0VwcIZ4Ap2okWOUQ6q5xgsytpSbyt5v23qItyESoLej3WIvsn90KOFCJeIIgYhU2yy6EL4WwO9NfhTceVNtsUfOBnQCbNCg07cpntVzCpo2Ng2cjO517DGezt1RE/s2288/ink23_07Drip_S.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="1729" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkdYKanotFWHsKnYEqqFv36CVHRnAiJB16z4IT8X8mGhjjeKlWplnnRmoDHxkHkNG0VwcIZ4Ap2okWOUQ6q5xgsytpSbyt5v23qItyESoLej3WIvsn90KOFCJeIIgYhU2yy6EL4WwO9NfhTceVNtsUfOBnQCbNCg07cpntVzCpo2Ng2cjO517DGezt1RE/w484-h640/ink23_07Drip_S.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><p><a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search/label/Inktober">MTGinktober</a> styles into Day 7, "Drip," starring <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=366367">Domri Rade</a>; <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=193593">Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief</a>; and <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=369011">Teysa, Envoy of Ghosts</a>!
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5POIWkTiJyqG_RmtA3K1nUVEvkg0_8-NbKtgnWupN9L7eZM56ZaQiI6KL6NVXFiHeRhFnDFpom8MupyalVT9MJNyt3T8BcDsn9tl6zyxn0Od8R0gMF6oO05npW2mJqPdLgs2n1yhTT5k03d_svr6-cdNlv3lrBG5cX-5p31D774h7usXZ1mmqnGkGmY/s1529/ink23_07Drip_C.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1529" data-original-width="1166" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5POIWkTiJyqG_RmtA3K1nUVEvkg0_8-NbKtgnWupN9L7eZM56ZaQiI6KL6NVXFiHeRhFnDFpom8MupyalVT9MJNyt3T8BcDsn9tl6zyxn0Od8R0gMF6oO05npW2mJqPdLgs2n1yhTT5k03d_svr6-cdNlv3lrBG5cX-5p31D774h7usXZ1mmqnGkGmY/s320/ink23_07Drip_C.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><p>I always look forward to these fashion-centric prompts, and this was an easy decision--to use the slang for drip rather than an actual water-themed piece, though in that case I mighta gone with Emry. The only tough part was deciding on outfits, and then I was on the fence about changing it up by using water-themed characters or flashing back to these three. They just need to have easily readable heads since I couldn't rely on their outfits to sell the characters, which is a bit of a shame for Magic character design.<br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FKhEm2HNDfMGIiKuUynUFjIYsRCl7yayYiSN6GUXDT7dpK7OvLaUD5Y0o7GwYYWYZzgEnBaCz1tdzME-Iby8LNND15p9DnLoxk62wzhSAvC-5oVrGIlSm7bBU92qjsKsorHsFump35T3d9OwihC5gwycVBtbUjS8JJLx08rdwauV-zkORX-BR9fvXlo/s1590/ink23_07Drip_I.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1590" data-original-width="1206" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_FKhEm2HNDfMGIiKuUynUFjIYsRCl7yayYiSN6GUXDT7dpK7OvLaUD5Y0o7GwYYWYZzgEnBaCz1tdzME-Iby8LNND15p9DnLoxk62wzhSAvC-5oVrGIlSm7bBU92qjsKsorHsFump35T3d9OwihC5gwycVBtbUjS8JJLx08rdwauV-zkORX-BR9fvXlo/s320/ink23_07Drip_I.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><p><b>Fun Facts</b>: Why these three? Well, this is a sequel to a piece from <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkfall.html">2017</a>! So while this is personal favorite PW Domri's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/search?q=domri">sixth</a> MTGinktober appearance, it's Drana's third <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2018/10/fanartinkdrooling.html">rodeo</a>, and only Teysa's <a href="https://reuxben.blogspot.com/2017/10/fanartinkfall.html">second</a>, but I would definitely like to draw her in her own illustration some time. <br /></p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XLugX9dmzVFY-Vazcio5t1HMGT5mbJZwAexwJglJH5-NiHWUhH2sRwH0R-y_Myt1zIwe0ypkBkU9hyjXqnH9681PV0uq-ONcugfEEJZlyl6cRMkRWHWd3X7bxyZ01UIvDlpRoHbUY8ceAQ-ykjODaehwN-BlxVh3839T2dvUCdHM8v7Olg1WfiGtL0s/s1604/ink23_07Drip_P.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1604" data-original-width="1221" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XLugX9dmzVFY-Vazcio5t1HMGT5mbJZwAexwJglJH5-NiHWUhH2sRwH0R-y_Myt1zIwe0ypkBkU9hyjXqnH9681PV0uq-ONcugfEEJZlyl6cRMkRWHWd3X7bxyZ01UIvDlpRoHbUY8ceAQ-ykjODaehwN-BlxVh3839T2dvUCdHM8v7Olg1WfiGtL0s/w488-h640/ink23_07Drip_P.jpg" width="488" /></a></div><p><b>Easter Eggs</b>: The composition is from the 2017 "Fall" piece, down to tossing the signature-etched pumpkin and Domri repping the Gruul logo on his headwear. I added the <a href="https://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=253512">Supreme</a> logo spoof, as I understand that it's a high-end fashion goof. <br /></p><center>
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