Frog Lizard Art
Frog Lizard Token
Cipher Marker
Goat Art
Goat Token
Dark Plant Art
Vibrant Plant Art
Plant Token
Another year has ended and another has begun. 2012 was a good year and 2013 is doing well thus far. My only gripe is I gashed my middle finger on my working hand, so drawing has been hindered slightly. But enough whining, I got stuff to write about.
First, another set of the magical cards has released, which means more new tokens and markers. For the prerelease, I had a couple old tokens I could use, like the ooze and rat, though I got to design a couple new things. One card destroys and leaves a frog lizard in its place so clearly I had to make this token. An iguana and bull frog were used as the main references for this little plump guy. Figured he'd enjoy loafing on a rock because what else would you do if you got turned into this?
The other item I produced was the Cipher marker. The Dimir guild mechanic, cipher, encodes a spell onto a creature. When hearing the word "encode" I knew I wanted some digital design, so why not 8bit style. Just use the guild symbol and make it look like it was downloaded onto the creature. The other creatures I have to finish are a giant beetle and nightmarish bugbat. But, those are for later posts.
The next group of tokens I made were gifts for my friends, Dr Jeebus and Syd Lexia. Jeebus' birthday was in December and I had to think what he could use. I know he has a Karn EDH deck that has the ability to produce goat tokens. And who doesn't like a nice goat? Considering this is a creature of the multiverse, why make it eat a plain old can, when it can eat a Divining Top. I gave it a blood splattered background since these guys are sacrificial lambs, so to speak.
As for Syd, having joined a playgroup with him and Jeebs, I know he has a Nothing but Mythic Mayael deck. In that deck, he tends to pull out Avenger of Zendikar, which just explodes into plant tokens. He'll have some many die representing counters and creatures, I figure this will help all of us. I am pleased with the design having modeled it after an odd plant, the rafflesia or corpse flower. Kind of cute for a gross, smelly plant. Originally, the color palette was dark and pale to make him look creepier, but I wanted it to feel like a vibrant and exotic plant, so I brightened him up. I'm also happy with the background since it is more detailed than the basic style I usually use. That's all for now, I plan on completely those bugs and other things real soon. As long as I don't wound myself further.
