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Published: 2015-04-29 19:42:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 22259; Favourites: 876; Downloads: 699
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Monastery Swiftspear
Pizza delivery people HATE this place. In a kingdom of floating mobile-homes where they haven't invented outboard engines or speedboats, getting from place to place isn't quick. Unless you've mastered the art of Yu-Zum, the supersonic wiggling of the toes or feet that can propell one above the surface of the water at incredible velocity. If this image weren't cropped, you'd see that she has half a foot in the ocean, blurred with speed, and a blast of water behind her.
When she is not fighting for the glory of the Jeskai, Monastery Swiftspear enjoys found-item sculpture, and tattooing sea monsters. (Not tattoos of sea monsters. Actually putting tattoos on sea monsters. It's a bit of an extreme art.)
For Magic the Gathering. Copyright Wizards of the Coast. Art directed by Jeremy Jarvis.
Special thanks to the Jeskai consulate for getting me out of trouble about the... thing with the thing. And her other... things. Saved my sushi there!
Sketches and timelapse video on my website: www.steveargyle.com/#!monaster…
Prints available at: buyfantasyart.com/catalog?arti…
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Iconic artwork for an iconic red card. I've always wondered why it seems that WotC purposely puts some of the most beautiful artwork on the worst designed cards. This is one of those rare exceptions where the card's great artwork was matched with great card design. I love the lighting, sense of motion and composition of this piece. The artist seems to have even taken into consideration the final size of his canvas in planning the piece. The forms are very clean and easy to discern with striking contrast and lighting so that even after it has been shrunk down to the size of postage stamp it's still beautiful to look at. Really nice work.
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So YOU are the "culprit" behind this!! O.o You are the mastermind behind my favorite MTG card!!!
You sir/madam, I love you for this one!! <3
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Before I saw this larger version, I thought that the shaved hair partings were horns of some kind.
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I love your descriptions just as much as the amazing pictures ^_^
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This looks really good, the colours and shadows are nicely done and the background is quite pretty.
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featured here features of the week! and my new art
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It is said that the art of Yu-Zum can shatter the minds of non-initiates. It's to protect the masses
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I love this card, one of my best in my prowess deck. Great work!
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I dunno if you have heard (or care), but people refer to the card as "Taylor Swiftspear"
Awesome work, man!
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I have this card! Great artwork, even with the cropping you can tell she's running fast! Love her clothing!
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Lost it at the "supersonic wiggling of the toes"
Joking aside, the architecture is as beautiful as the figure!
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She is beautiful.
Ahhh, yeah, and the rest looks pretty damn good, as well...
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I didn't notice that the illustration for this card was yours... but I should have guessed it by how much I like to play it. XD
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