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7 months ago ::
Nov 19, 2012 - 6:46AM
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Hello everyone, I am an aspiring concept artist/illustrator from Montreal and a long time M:TG player. This is my interpretation of the Forest from the Magic Universe. Tell me what you think.  
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6 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 1:41PM
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Not bad. I think you may want to heighten the contrast just a bit, as at card size the soft, desaturated color changes you've got there might not pop quite as much as they should, if that makes sense.
What plane is this for? Or is it just meant to be just sort of a genericky fantasy forest?
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6 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 8:18PM
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Mirrodin?
I like it too, reminds me of how lands used to look. Not an art expert like Keeper though.
Whiny weenie and observant aren't the same thing pablo, somehow I thought you'd understand.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 8:30PM
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Nah, it doesn't have the metallic bark and dense foliage of the Tanglewood. If anything it looks more like Wirewood on Otaria.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 8:36PM
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Nah, it doesn't have the metallic bark and dense foliage of the Tanglewood. If anything it looks more like Wirewood on Otaria.
Well, yeah. I know nothing about Otaria - but I was merely commenting on the set symbol.
Whiny weenie and observant aren't the same thing pablo, somehow I thought you'd understand.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 20, 2012 - 11:07PM
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Nah, it doesn't have the metallic bark and dense foliage of the Tanglewood. If anything it looks more like Wirewood on Otaria.
I tend to disagree. I think it has more of a Skyshroud or Llanowar feel to it, but that might just be me purposefully rejecting anything from Otaria.
Anyways, I happen to like the soft desaturated tones you're working with, though spatially, you've kind of dropped the ball. The sun is an interesting inclusion, but the way the piece feels, it seems like you're looking further INTO the forest rather than out of it, which is where you run into your problems by including objects further out. Essentially, as it is now, the forest appears to be getting thicker the further out you go, and that just doesn't jive with the set dressings you're introducing in those outer layers.
The details other than that are good, and I do like the colors you are working with. Unfortunately, I think Keeper might be right, at card size, it might not read as well. I still like it though.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 21, 2012 - 6:59AM
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Skyshroud is too dense again. Llanowar, though, sounds plausible, and the trees are probably more suited to that forest. (You're right, actually--the trees are wrong for Wirewood.)
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6 months ago ::
Nov 23, 2012 - 6:33PM
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Thank you for the feedback everyone.
I agree with most of the criticism. The ratio is off because the image started as a color exercise. Durign the process I felt it reminded me of the Forests from Mt:G ( Lannowar is probably the closest related plane) so I just continued along that line.
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6 months ago ::
Nov 24, 2012 - 3:17PM
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Have any more work like this? I know things seem a bit dead around here but I'm sure people would be interested in seeing what you do.
Also, what medium are you working in?
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6 months ago ::
Nov 27, 2012 - 3:59AM
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It looks excellent! I wish I could give helpful advice, but I just wish my artwork was anywhere near that good 
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