Welcome to another edition of Sketches! Few cards express the Kamigawa block’s spirit-vs.-mortal theme as well, in both mechanic and art, as Betrayers of Kamigawa’s Clash of Realities. Today we take a look behind the scenes of the illustration of this evocative card. But first, some background on the artist, Jim Nelson.
Artist Portfolio
Artist Jim Nelson has contributed over seventy pieces of Magic card art since Tempest. You can see his work on such cards as Benthic Behemoth, Cataclysm, Replenish, Fungal Shambler, Grim Lavamancer, Cunning Wish, Hunting Pack, the Mirrodin spellbombs, and the Swamp, among many others.
Art Description
The first step of the creation of a card’s art is its art description. The art description tells the artist what the card will do, what its flavor is, and what the mood of the illustration should be. Here were the instructions given to Jim for Clash of Realities:Color: Red spirit-world magic
Location: red-aligned location of artist’s choosing
Action: Show a yamabushi and a red-aligned kami of your design locked in combat. A fissure has just begun to open beneath them, spitting droplets of magma on the surrounding ground.
Focus: The impending death of both creatures
Mood: "If I’m going down, so are you!"
The next step is for the artist to submit sketches of his or her vision of the art description.
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SKETCHES: CLASH OF REALITIES Posted in Arcana on March 7, 2005
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/arcana/sketches-clash-realities-2005-03-07
《現実の激突/Clash of Realities》のスケッチを解説した記事です。
「神 vs 定命」が神河ブロックのテーマです。このカードは、それをメカニズムでもイラストでも表すものとして、デザインされました。イラストレーターに提示されたコンセプトもそのようなものであり、初稿でほぼ完成と言えるほどに文句のつけようのないものだったようです。
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