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SteveArgyle β Damia, Sage of Stone
Published: 2011-06-26 17:47:54 +0000 UTC; Views: 82938; Favourites: 2481; Downloads: 4498
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Damia, Sage of Stone, and Hoarder Supreme.It has been suggested that sexy, strong, potentially dangerous women with insane hair are what I'm becoming known for. So I decided to do this as a wild departure from that, to show my vast versatility and inventiveness.
Oh wait⦠Damn it.
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Failure of breaking character aside, this was a really fun piece to work on. I know this will sound silly, what with a gorgon vixen in a plunging dress right there, front and center: but I really got into painting those bottles and jars. I even did research, and learned how to tell when and where old bottles were made. Yes, I've become that boring.
For the astute, or those with ridiculously excessive free-time/boredom: Easter-eggs abound in this piece. Not just from Magic, but also Dungeons and Dragons, Legend of the Five Rings, and Star Wars.
For Magic: the Gathering. Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Art directed by Jeremy Jarvis.
Throne by "Conquer in Comfort Tyrant Outfitters."
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Comments: 129
I just wanted to say that your work is amazing. Been loving it since seeing it in Magic the Gathering and Legends of Norrath. Every time a new set comes out I immediately search for your name.
It's just too bad that the work loses so much of the detail when it gets shrunk down to fit inside the frames because a lot of it goes into these.
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i fail so hard, couldnt recognize any easter eggs, must commit sepuku!!! argghhhhh
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You're the MAN, Steve! This is *empowering word* AWESOME!
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AWESOME illustration! I love details and character! Your art is supreme!
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I love this card. my favorite of the new commanders
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The work on the vottles is amazing, obviously the gorgon vixen is pretty cool!
About the research, i understand you, i'm like you.
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Her face is influenced by the dark force of Jedai!
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I've gotta admit...I'm on the fan-of-glass-bottles wagon with you.
This is awesome, as usual.
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*points up to DigitalTofu and nods*
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I had a beautifully written, mind-blowing critique and then I went to click away an annoying dA audio ad and I lost what I'd written. So I'll just say, perfect lighting, the snakes seem like they're moving. Fav.
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I've done the same, many times. Even installed a plugin that saves everything you enter, just so I don't have to either lose or rewrite stuff.
Thanks!
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beautiful.the lighting is awesome for some reason the background reminds me of a D&D painting years ago where the artist hide a tardis on the shelf...anyone know what I'm talking about? Anyways just an awesome piece....
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You put a TETSUBO in there...I think I'm in love with you...
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And it's the tetsubo that belonged to Hida himself!
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Only question is, what does it do in the creepy basement of that scary lady?
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Mostly squishes rats.
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love your style! looks so awesome and you always have those little things everywhere! and now i have to go buy the commander thing just to get this card in foil!
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You'll also get that gigantic version. Which is kinda neat. (They sent me the commander packs. Fun stuff.)
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even better! ill have to make a jumbo edh
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Love the throne, I need to get one for my living room!
Does she come with it?
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Really difficult NOT to look into here eyes! Great job & pne of my faves from Commander!
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Love your art Steve! The hidden tetsubo was a nice touch... Tsk, why couldn't this be artwork of The Dark Naga for L5R's FL set? I could see this as the perfect dark counterpart for Akasha... Ah well, keep up the great work!
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I like a lot how you put the light on the woman !
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The dress is beautifull !! I love details !
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Eniatilys : [link]
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The lighting lifts this art through the roof!
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kinda a shame that in the end it gets printed on such a puny card so you kinda lose the awesome detail.
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Reminds me of the Golgari queen, Savra from the Ravnica, city of guilds set. Nice work with the background!
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Freaking awesome...so you eve going to post what the easter eggs are? LoL
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Wow. Really? Easter eggs?
I thought I was a big nerd about these things, but I cannot tell a single one.
Ok, maybe those hanging spheres could be the magic ones from LotR and/or Dragonlance... but that's it.
I'm disappointed at myself.
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They're all either really hidden, or somewhat obscure. An example of former, she's got Nevinyrral's Disk. For the latter, she's got Liliana Vess's necromancy candlesticks.
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Incredible! You really put a lot of work into her collection.
I really love the shadows that her sexy bug hair makes 
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Aw, shmit. That means the next Magic spoiler season has started already. Looks off to a great start, from this.
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thats AMAZING! I can't take in all the detail O.O
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Sheesh, every piece you put out I love lol, Why couldn't you do the new planeswalkers? I dislike all their new art right now -.-, especially Chandra and Jace. You should do the new Lilianna
Prolly will be a bit before I can send cards to you, lil tight on the monnies -.- Prolly not gonna send the play mat cuz it is posing return shipping problems than envelopes within envelopes dont XD
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this. is. so. magic. the. gathering. I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!
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