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Description 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

theUNDEADSHARK [2010-05-17 09:10:49 +0000 UTC]

Great work.

Sidenote: should have been used as the standard Bloodbraid. not just the FNM.

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Forum-Toshop [2010-05-01 13:48:38 +0000 UTC]

We've featured your creation on our blog (Digital Painting Inspiration about Fire). [link]

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SteveArgyle In reply to Forum-Toshop [2010-05-10 05:24:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Forum-Toshop In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-05-10 13:35:35 +0000 UTC]

You're Welcome! Our pleasure to promote them

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MagiQKilleR [2010-04-26 13:41:37 +0000 UTC]

verry nice! haven't got it in my collection yet but will soon^^

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WhiteLadyoftheForest [2010-04-18 20:26:08 +0000 UTC]

Awesome and so perfect. The whole feeling is Hot and yet she looks so cool in temperature. Like the world at large does not touch her physically. I love your whole idea and concept to the whole balance of the painting. makes you feel like you are her..ready for any adventure that comes her way. Dramatic and Awesome at the same time.. I can't say more..

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mooseaxe [2010-04-10 06:21:05 +0000 UTC]

Man where can i get me one of those. She is awesome.

What set is it??

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SteveArgyle In reply to mooseaxe [2010-05-10 05:27:27 +0000 UTC]

It's from the Friday Night Magic promos.

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Kitsunyaa [2010-04-06 17:41:35 +0000 UTC]

a bit too clean and shiny for something in the gritty hardcore lava burping plane of jund imo

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MistressPaco [2010-04-05 19:08:12 +0000 UTC]

*moans* So good. Every time you draw something, I draw 10 things because of how inspired I feel.

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mkdir21 [2010-04-02 17:02:21 +0000 UTC]

Words fail me...

*desktops*

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Foam-Dome [2010-04-01 11:18:20 +0000 UTC]

...I cannot put into words how much I love this piece.

I suppose I could go into how amazing the art is and in which ways, but I'm sure you're already aware... So all I can say is that I would desperately pay obscenely large sums of money to obtain as many copies of this card as possible.

Commendably done, sir.

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SteveArgyle In reply to Foam-Dome [2010-04-05 22:46:55 +0000 UTC]

Just opened my mail, and found a lovely gift of twenty of them from Wizards. Oh, how they spoil me.

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Foam-Dome In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-04-07 05:41:06 +0000 UTC]

...I can honestly say I'm quite envious.

Oh well, I hope you enjoy 'em. Who knows, you can fill five decks with them, or frame them and hang them on your wall, or even use them to make a nifty collage... Whatever whimsical, creative application you can find for 'em.

As for me, I guess I'll be attending Friday Night Magic every week this month in a desperate attempt to win a few copies. (Normally, I wouldn't bother, but that art...! It's too wonderful to pass up.)

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SteveArgyle In reply to Foam-Dome [2010-04-21 23:43:10 +0000 UTC]

I'll probably do card alters on them and auction them off on my ebay store.

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Foam-Dome In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-04-22 15:51:49 +0000 UTC]

That works, too. I'm actually quite interested in seeing what you'll do to them.

I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors, good sir.

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SteveArgyle In reply to Foam-Dome [2010-04-22 20:08:43 +0000 UTC]

They'll most likely be put up on my eBay store. Haven't decided if I'll post them here yet.

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Foam-Dome In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-04-24 01:10:45 +0000 UTC]

Ah. Verily, I shall look forward to seeing them wherever they are posted.

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Annamari-annie [2010-03-30 14:20:11 +0000 UTC]

this is just gorgeous
superb job on the coloring

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Arkador [2010-03-28 22:49:22 +0000 UTC]

great eyes, epic as always

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Lussuria [2010-03-28 01:40:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is a gorgeous image. O.O

Oh how I wish I could get her signed by you.

Absolutely in love with the details!!

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Musok [2010-03-27 13:39:54 +0000 UTC]

I already have the promo! Ehehe, amazing artwork

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Ealaine [2010-03-27 11:11:46 +0000 UTC]

Absolutly stunning! I love it!

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sabriiel [2010-03-27 05:22:25 +0000 UTC]

AAAHHHHH!!!!! I'm lesbian for this picture!!!!!

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AngelicAdonis [2010-03-27 01:51:08 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful work man! I love the style and the feel of it! Very nice obsidian choppers!

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EthnisArt [2010-03-27 00:37:15 +0000 UTC]

Very interesting piece of work here. The hair and cloth textures look great and you did a good job making the skin look pale instead of dead (which is always a trouble for me). Love the head dress but it looks very painful.

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EBENEWOOD [2010-03-26 22:43:18 +0000 UTC]

I love the volcano background and her beautiful inner strenght.....Great job Steve! ...

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Mugennnn In reply to ??? [2010-03-26 15:54:45 +0000 UTC]

nice drawing i like it ^^

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Lumecluster In reply to ??? [2010-03-26 03:55:41 +0000 UTC]

Amazing detail. Although, her ear looks like it could be at risk of being lopped off, hehe. Absolutely gorgeous work.

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DragonGuy42 [2010-03-26 00:28:45 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! That's some seriously green eyes.

Was this for a card, or just for fun? If #1 I must have missed something... If #2, you get +1 Awesome.

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DragonGuy42 In reply to DragonGuy42 [2010-03-26 00:31:09 +0000 UTC]

Oh, hey, maybe I should *read other comments* before I ask such a silly question.

You still get +1 awesome.

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warrior-of-tzeentch In reply to ??? [2010-03-26 00:09:49 +0000 UTC]

Absolutely beautiful. An incredible piece of art for one of the dominating cards in Standard.

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ToxicTurd In reply to ??? [2010-03-25 23:38:04 +0000 UTC]

The sexiest thing I've ever sen in my whole life EVER!

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laladria [2010-03-25 19:46:39 +0000 UTC]

very fascinating

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Miracle-overloading [2010-03-25 19:10:11 +0000 UTC]

On one hand, this is absurdly cool looking.

Being a massive dork, I can differeniate the Nayan aspects of the piece (the gauntlet, the hairband, being an elf) from the Jund (all the dead things she's wearing).

On the other, I never do well enough at FNMs to get any.
Woe is me.

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SteveArgyle In reply to Miracle-overloading [2010-03-25 20:36:14 +0000 UTC]

They just might send me some free ones...

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Miracle-overloading In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-03-26 02:47:44 +0000 UTC]



Score.

Anyway you could one of those oversized versions?

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SteveArgyle In reply to Miracle-overloading [2010-03-26 06:48:32 +0000 UTC]

You mean like a print?

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Miracle-overloading In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-03-26 14:05:22 +0000 UTC]

LOL

That'd work.

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SteveArgyle In reply to Miracle-overloading [2010-03-31 16:32:01 +0000 UTC]

I'll have prints up on my website very soon.

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Miracle-overloading In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-03-31 17:58:04 +0000 UTC]

Awesomeness.

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shivan-dragon [2010-03-25 18:39:01 +0000 UTC]

I love the detail you put into your work. Your style is distinctive and readily recognizable. You're right up there with other fan favorites like John Avon and Chippy. You rock, sir!

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WendyLynn In reply to ??? [2010-03-25 16:06:31 +0000 UTC]

DAYAMN! This is absolutely fantastic!

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StephanieLeonheart [2010-03-25 14:03:39 +0000 UTC]

WOW. WOOOOOOW. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW.

Awesome. Hawt. Etc....

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Kandiley [2010-03-25 13:49:32 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful

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Treyos [2010-03-25 13:37:33 +0000 UTC]

Discount Bandages and Sutures? *blinks* I think I'll pass.

Painting looks absolutely fantastic, though!

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Mattchudon [2010-03-25 13:22:39 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work, Steve!

Is this for a promotional version of Bloodbraid Elf?

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SteveArgyle In reply to Mattchudon [2010-03-25 16:24:19 +0000 UTC]

Yep. This is for the Friday Night Magic promos.

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Mattchudon In reply to SteveArgyle [2010-03-25 17:56:30 +0000 UTC]

Awesome. I'll be picking up mine soon enough.

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Ellygator [2010-03-25 12:55:15 +0000 UTC]

Great work. Love how her pale skin and hair pick up on the intense light of her surroundings!

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