/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2183473
>MTG style
I get what you're trying to say but it doesn't really make sense.

To denounce people for trying to do art like MTG cards, which is essentially the proving grounds for most freelance scifi/fantasy artists, is pretty silly, there isn't even a style to begin with, it's just a lot of good realistic art.

>>1772556
The vast majority of card illustrations are still painterly, often hugely inspired by Mullins and Jaime. Brad and Algen are the only mtg artists I can think of who try to go for very tight realism. Though only recently did they go towards photorealism. Their slightly older work is not overrendered at all either. You can clearly see their brushstrokes and it has a clear loss of detail and value in the non-focal areas to give the eye areas to rest.