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Here we have a lovely amazonian elf who's lost her way. Or perhaps found it.For followers of Magic: the Gathering, this is a Naya vixen who found life in the barbaric wild of the jungle just a touch too safe and mundane. So she decided to venture to a place where you can become barbecue at any second, just because the land beneath you felt like burping.
I wanted to give her a sense of being an immersed immigrant. She's adopted much of the dress, customs, and ways of her new home, yet retains and incorporates her own history. Not entirely acculturated in this strange land.
For scheme, I thought it'd be fun to experiment with a mostly neutral subject on a highly saturated and active background. Kinda the opposite of what I usually do. It's amazing just how much color we perceive from context alone.
For Magic: the gathering, copyright Wizards of the Coast.
Art direction by Jeremy Jarvis.
Obsidian headdress by Sharphead, a division of Discount Bandages and Sutures Incorporated.
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Comments: 173
Argentum-Silva [2011-07-31 02:45:03 +0000 UTC]
Reminds me of my little sister... They both have an air of "We can get along well, or I can just split you clean in half." Scary and pretty.
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Monami-kunART [2011-07-27 07:00:11 +0000 UTC]
Very pretty. I love how smooth you make your skin and hair. The details are simply amazing!
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DragonLord01 [2011-06-21 02:32:26 +0000 UTC]
I own a Bloodbraid Elf, and now I'm wishing this had been on the card. Very nice.
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Kenseiden [2011-05-19 01:14:13 +0000 UTC]
amazing art conception. Great card (almost broken also). Very happy to find you here on DA.
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mustbecalm [2011-04-10 16:37:26 +0000 UTC]
I tried so hard to find the source of this picture. And I have found it!
That picture is why I love elfs (: You have to keep doing this kind of drawings :3 I love it <3
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surrealgreen [2011-03-12 01:18:16 +0000 UTC]
Gorgeous. I love how her skin glows...and I want her hair!
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Hvsky [2011-03-06 17:53:15 +0000 UTC]
Just great!
I just dont get it why they do only a few prints of your version (which is just freaking awesome!) as a strange special version.
Its just really hard to get those cards over here and the actual art from the Alara Reborn just sucks in comparison...
Do you prefer to do only prerelease cards? (same with Woolly Thoctar -.-)
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Chi-tenshi [2011-01-03 08:05:37 +0000 UTC]
Oh wow... wow wow wow wow wow
I barely ever comment on pictures but this... it... just... wow. WOW. amazing!
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MoonRevolution [2010-12-21 19:22:26 +0000 UTC]
This one is so much better, sorry but the other one was....fugly.
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kariu007 [2010-10-04 01:57:32 +0000 UTC]
Awesome rendering on Naya, never seen one so well done.
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yazukiwolf [2010-09-19 21:28:38 +0000 UTC]
wow, great job rendering. Almost looks like it was done in a 3D program
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Vaghauk [2010-09-19 13:08:58 +0000 UTC]
outstanding work !!! love the details and everything!!
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ErithEl [2010-09-12 06:31:50 +0000 UTC]
I've always admired the artwork for Magic: The Gathering (although, to be honest, I really don't understand the game, itself... >_<). You have some amazing work. I love the background and the lighting in her eyes. Was this done in Photoshop?
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SteveArgyle In reply to ErithEl [2010-09-18 11:00:14 +0000 UTC]
Yep. Pretty much all my stuff is painted in Photoshop nowadays.
Thanks!
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MademoiselleOrtie [2010-08-31 11:13:29 +0000 UTC]
The costume, the diadem and the plait remind me the movie AVATAR
That remains a magnificent image nevertheless
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SteveArgyle In reply to MademoiselleOrtie [2010-09-18 11:01:52 +0000 UTC]
Would it help if you knew it was painted about a year and a half ago? Before most of us knew what Avatar was.
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MademoiselleOrtie In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-09-18 12:11:36 +0000 UTC]
I never said that it was inspired by the movie, just that it remind it to me
In any case, it's good to know that.
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RB-Illustration [2010-08-28 22:00:02 +0000 UTC]
The details in her outfit are incredible! As well as the lighting from the fire.
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KageRyuu666 [2010-08-25 22:27:49 +0000 UTC]
Yo man, as a magic player, who uses Bloodbraid Elf. I would like to thank you greatly for the awesome promo art you have created. It is truly amazing, and such a better artwork to use, and I applaud you.
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BellieBelle In reply to ??? [2010-07-28 17:34:40 +0000 UTC]
wow this looks amazing great job
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Poison-Stripes In reply to ??? [2010-07-19 03:28:10 +0000 UTC]
Oh man, I'd LOVE to have this version of Bloodbraid Elf, if only for the kick-ass artwork!
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Morgalahan [2010-07-03 09:16:51 +0000 UTC]
I check your website more often for image uploads than your DA account, and I had this as my desktop background for a while, and couldnt help just staring at it for ages. I blame you for my lost time There's just something about the skin... and the detail... and... and... *eyes explode*
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SteveArgyle In reply to Morgalahan [2010-07-27 19:52:58 +0000 UTC]
Thank you! I prefer my website, since I can put up sketches and alternate versions in the same page.
I'm sorry about exploding your eyes. I can send you some Pokemon balls to replace them. Just be careful to pop them out before "choosing" them.
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Valentina-Remenar [2010-05-30 10:32:09 +0000 UTC]
WOW...awesome. I love how you paint her eyes...actually everything
because whole drawing is so amazing.
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NegativeZeroX [2010-05-19 07:16:50 +0000 UTC]
I love this art and it really looks good on the card!
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