Magic the Gathering Proxy - Lord Mazdamundi
Lord Mazdamundi, Ruler of Hexoatl, First of the second Generations of the Slann, powerful magical beings created by the Old Ones to enact and defend the Great Plan. He command the inmense cohorts of the Lizardmen as he wield magic with so much ease he makes the younger races of the Old World look childish in comparisson, banishing deamons and moving continents with a mere movement of his multi jointed fingers.
Decided to make my own Proxy card for Magic the Gathering, this time decided to record more steps in my process of card making so I started using my printer to make real size tests to start checking the quality of the final artwork.
It was a fun mix of my own hobbies, Warhammer is a big source of inspiration for me and I really love playing and collecting Magic the Gathering,the two franchises were made to be combined.
Final Illustration.
Comparisson between final version of the proxy card and the initial sketch test.
Checkpoint, more shadows stablished and characters more defined.
Started adding details and creating depth using ambient occlusion.
Progress check point, all colors added to generate initial mood.
Some Printed test to check on readability and colour composition.
Sketch selected after a bit of cleaning and drawing more extra characters, decided to go this route to represent the character as a leader of its people while also showing its inmense magical prowess.
Sketch test, trying to find the best composition and pose for the characters involved in a printed handy way.