Disciplined Duelist - watercolour and acryla gouache on paper One of my first paintings for Magic: The Gathering, painted for Streets of New Capenna. My AD was Sarah Wassell. I'd love to revisit this art deco-inspired style again soon. ✨prints✨ - ThreadSky

serenamalyon.bsky.social • 133 days ago

Disciplined Duelist - watercolour and acryla gouache on paper

One of my first paintings for Magic: The Gathering, painted for Streets of New Capenna. My AD was Sarah Wassell. I'd love to revisit this art deco-inspired style again soon.

✨prints✨

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ralphhorsley.bsky.social•133 days ago

You nailed the aesthetic with this one.

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

Thank you so much Ralph!

golgariguy.bsky.social•133 days ago

This piece is sooo good!

flatwoodsnazars.bsky.social•133 days ago

to me this card has always been *THE* card for Streets of New Capenna 🔥🔥🔥

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

Thank you! 🧡

vaelyane.bsky.social•133 days ago

Truly one of the best pieces of the set. Everything from the shape language to the colours has such a distinct flavour and the historical inspirations really shine through! What a bold stylistic direction!

torgowells.bsky.social•133 days ago

That's really nice. I was a bit underwhelmed by Capenna's art - maybe if more artists had followed your lead I'd have liked it more!

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

Well thank you, I do think that us 'variant' artists got to have a lot of fun with this kind of stylization.

pardusprime.bsky.social•133 days ago

I would also like you to revisit the style. Your version of this art graces my decks when I play this card. :D

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

🧡🧡🧡

quartermoose.bsky.social•133 days ago

Oh you CRUSHED this

davingreenwell.bsky.social•115 days ago

This is a tremendous piece. Big fan!

etherealshimmer.bsky.social•133 days ago

Idk what it even is about art deco that I like? I mean, I know there are things I like, I just don't know how or when it happened.

I know when I was a kid, I didn't like it that much LOL

elaineryanart.bsky.social•130 days ago

This is such an absolutely phenomenal piece!! The dynamic movement in form and color is soooo incredibly strong!! Fine art and design really found each other here <3

serenamalyon.bsky.social•130 days ago

Thank you so much! <3

izzicm.bsky.social•133 days ago

The shapes in this are SO GOOD!!! *chef’s kiss*

joemag.games•133 days ago

Absolutely unreal style on this one. Art Deco for sure but feels modernized but also like something out of the 90s. Just killer aesthetics.

ravnicabp.bsky.social•133 days ago

The art is absolutely magnificent. It captures art deco perfectly, from the angular style to the pin stripes. I love this piece and it is perfectly at home in new Capenna.

holir.bsky.social•133 days ago

That tall starched collar!

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

thank you so much!

whomgodsdestroy.bsky.social•133 days ago

100% agreed with everyone in the comments here. But i just wanted to ask, "AD?" Art Director?

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

Yep!

caitysecret.bsky.social•133 days ago

This is so crazy beautiful omg

liiga.bsky.social•133 days ago

To me this has been one of the more memorable illustrations from the set, I love seeing it again!

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

thank you so much!

mikeodnad.bsky.social•133 days ago

Wow! That lighting!! 😮

tinylittlecherub.bsky.social•133 days ago

My gosh, I love the style and the colouring. I love the contrast between the warm hues and the cooler ones, and the lighting. I can tell you had a blast painting this!!

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

It was a lot of fun, but also very challenging to get the gradients and hard edges. I learned a lot! Thank you 🧡

omfproductions.bsky.social•133 days ago

Still love this one. Made sure to get the gold foil embossed version too

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

Thank you. And ooh I loved the gold embossing they did for New Capenna. So elegant!

omfproductions.bsky.social•133 days ago

It wad! I tried to get as many as I could but this was like a release day single purchase. 🤣

frostownik.bsky.social•133 days ago

I have a foil of this card that I pull out from time to time just to look at it.
Amazing job!

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

Aw, thank you! I love how the foils look 💙

frostownik.bsky.social•133 days ago

also thank you for including alt text ♥️

sierkovitz.bsky.social•132 days ago

I have absolutely no need for the card but opened a foil version and kept it. Just to watch it from time to time.

Magic meets Lempicka. Easily my favourite art from that set.

weavekiller.bsky.social•133 days ago

So cool. I love the look of this.

various-threnodies.bsky.social•133 days ago

This is one of my favorite ever MtG pieces! You did an incredible job.

serenamalyon.bsky.social•133 days ago

Thank you, that's high praise!

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