I heard recently that there was a ruling saying that altered cards need to have thier boarders showing to be legal? Anyone know the source of this rumor and whether there is any truth in it? (last I heard, the card name had to be visible, and it couldn't cause a problem with game state. I.e. trying to confuse your opponent by changing the picture.)
you might consider resizing your pictures before posting. Makes it very difficult to look at.
Good work though!
They have already been resized. Haha I have to resize them more I guess. They were taken on my iPhone. It's crazy how big they are when not resized in photoshop etc.
My girlfriend recently picked up art as a hobby. With my hobby being Magic I decided this would be something fun for us to do so I went and picked up a bunch of materials at an art store. These are her first two. The art is from My Little Pony.
I bought a magic rub eraser to try and erase the card before we started but It wasn't working too well (Acetone worked better but it was messy and sometimes damaged the card). So we did it in layers and the paint didn't come out smooth (Using Master's Touch Acrylics). Used a 0 paintbrush (also Master's touch) to do all the painting.
Should we have just done a base coat and not have done so many layers? Does erasing the image first help a lot? I know I should have masked off the box for the text Swamp in both of the pictures but I didn't think of it at the time. Next Time I will be sure to do it. (Got some adhesive paper frisket that came in a large roll I want to try. If it doesn't work will just use masking tape)
Any suggestions are a great help. If you wanna know any kind of materials we used (so you can possibly suggest better options) feel free...cause I bought a lot lol
Not sure you did, no offense. "Disclaimer: this article is not an official statement on card alterations from Wizards of the Coast or from the DCI, and should not be used as such. "
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Not sure you did, no offense. "Disclaimer: this article is not an official statement on card alterations from Wizards of the Coast or from the DCI, and should not be used as such. "
Ya, but note that the article was written by a level 1 and a level 2 DCI judge (presumably the ones running the big tournament in Spain). Sure it's not an official wotc decree, but it's ultimately up to the judges on what is and isn't accepted at a particular tournament, and this is some suggested guidelines. Also, any tournament these two were judging would follow those guidelines.
those are really good.
Yeah, my favorite is the forest one too great job.
@ blackbull why would there be a problem posting your entry? Also im glad to hear that your back to doing the monthly contests again , they were gone when I first started altering so I never got to enter.:)
Heres my entry into ARC#5
I barely finished it in time to enter it last night.:)
This is the first time I've entered, is it normally that short of a window between the announcement and the deadline?
Dear god, yes. I hate the short time frame we always have for these. I've missed more than one because I just couldn't find the free time in the few days they gave us.
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I did the front first and it got a bit of dark paint around the edges while I was working on the back. Any suggestions on how to keep one side of a double-faced card clean while working on the other side?
Good work though!
Fantastic job on this one, Demo! So perfect. I am proud to be the owner of this one!
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Here's the two (out of the first dozen or so) that I'm happy with:
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They have already been resized. Haha I have to resize them more I guess. They were taken on my iPhone. It's crazy how big they are when not resized in photoshop etc.
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I bought a magic rub eraser to try and erase the card before we started but It wasn't working too well (Acetone worked better but it was messy and sometimes damaged the card). So we did it in layers and the paint didn't come out smooth (Using Master's Touch Acrylics). Used a 0 paintbrush (also Master's touch) to do all the painting.
Should we have just done a base coat and not have done so many layers? Does erasing the image first help a lot? I know I should have masked off the box for the text Swamp in both of the pictures but I didn't think of it at the time. Next Time I will be sure to do it. (Got some adhesive paper frisket that came in a large roll I want to try. If it doesn't work will just use masking tape)
Any suggestions are a great help. If you wanna know any kind of materials we used (so you can possibly suggest better options) feel free...cause I bought a lot
Thanks to Heroes of the Plane for the awesome Sig.
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Not sure you did, no offense. "Disclaimer: this article is not an official statement on card alterations from Wizards of the Coast or from the DCI, and should not be used as such. "
EDH:
:symb::symb::symb: The Horde! :symb::symb::symb:
:symwu::symur::symrw: Zedruu the Greathearted :symrw::symur::symwu:
:symwu::symub::symwb: Zur the Enchanter :symwb::symub::symwu:
Ya, but note that the article was written by a level 1 and a level 2 DCI judge (presumably the ones running the big tournament in Spain). Sure it's not an official wotc decree, but it's ultimately up to the judges on what is and isn't accepted at a particular tournament, and this is some suggested guidelines. Also, any tournament these two were judging would follow those guidelines.
What can I say I didn't before about your work? Oh, yes: I admire you.
I have my entry for the ARC#5 contest to post here, but I'm not sure if it would be an issue, so I'll wait. I'll start a new one tomorrow, probably.
those are really good.
Yeah, my favorite is the forest one too great job.
@ blackbull why would there be a problem posting your entry? Also im glad to hear that your back to doing the monthly contests again , they were gone when I first started altering so I never got to enter.:)
Heres my entry into ARC#5
I barely finished it in time to enter it last night.:)
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I'm glad there was people expecting those to be back as I was. I hope you enjoy your first time at our contests!
They didn't give much time to do one did they?
This is the first time I've entered, is it normally that short of a window between the announcement and the deadline?
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I did the front first and it got a bit of dark paint around the edges while I was working on the back. Any suggestions on how to keep one side of a double-faced card clean while working on the other side?
Standard:
W Tempered Steel
Commander:
UBR Sedris, the Traitor King
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