General Art

Dom Harvey

Contributor
This thread is for imposing your aesthetic taste on easily influenced forum members.

I'll start. What basics do you like? For non-Zen/Unhinged new bordered (or old now, I guess) lands, I go with these:

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Of course, I got some favorites, but I really love to have a lot of different art on my basic lands.
One aspect of MtG I friggin love is that the style in which most of the art is drawn (combined with the frame of the particular time) refers to the time it was created.
For example, I'm born in 1992. As a child, I watched a lot of cartoons on TV, mainly ones who were produced in the decades before (70s, 80s, 90s). There were some special drawing-styles to them, too, and although I'm far from being an artist or art critic, I really like Magic because its art often refers to (or remembers of) certain points in time at which there were certain influences affecting the work of artists. Gempalm Polluters art somewhat reminds me of Lucky Luke lol, or Unholy Grotto looks like a place where Asterix went searching for something (don't remember the exact film, though). Even the landscapes in The Smurfs are something I just remembered while looking closely at Magic art. I know this sounds stupid, but it's some kind of nostalgia, and I've still got loads of examples (e.g. Ravnica referring somewhat to Harry Potter or LotR). I just love the art of landscapes in MtG and I certainly couldn't list all of them appealing to me in one way or another.
Maybe I'll find time tomorrow to search for the very favorites of mine.
 

Chris Taylor

Contributor
Them mixing old and new border o_O

Strange People and Travis Woo seem to prefer white border new frame basics, is the idea that they're easier to find among your otherwise black border deck? Is it some kind of hipster thing, the "so bad it's good" of basic lands?
I don't see it
 
that's my favorite swamp too

i wish guru lands didnt cost a bazillion dollars, the terese nielsen art on them owns so much
 

Eric Chan

Hyalopterous Lemure
Staff member
I'm kinda fond of those Lorwyn swamps, myself. They're the happiest damn swamps in the multiverse.
 
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Is there a way to set which basics are used in Cockatrice?
the easiest solution i can think of is setting the url for the theros one in cards xml

on windows, go to wherever your cockatrice appdata folder is (c:\users\whatever your username\appdata\local\cockatrice\cockatrice), open cards.xml in a text editor
and search for
"<type>Basic Land"
and that'll bring you to one of the entries, scroll up and it'll look something like this:
Code:
<card>
            <name>Mountain</name>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=983&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">AN</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=221303&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">AE</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=269632&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">AVR</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=22342&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">BR</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=27241&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">BD</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=79070&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">CHK</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=14746&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">6E</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=259284&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">DDH</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=159061&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">EVG</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=292769&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">DDJ</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=190586&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">D2</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=243496&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">DDG</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=210512&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">DDE</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=368502&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">DDK</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=284496&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">DDI</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=46450&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">8E</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=4197&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">5E</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=2383&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">4E</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=2765&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">IA</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=245242&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ISD</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=26307&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">IN</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=291&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">A</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=591&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">B</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=143627&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">LRW</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=191403&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">M10</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=213625&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">M11</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=244330&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">M12</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=249730&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">M13</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=370591&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">M14</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=249809&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">COM</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=159284&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">MED</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=206075&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ME3</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=20893&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">MM</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=3579&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">MI</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=48418&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">MR</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=214066&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">MBS</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=227507&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">NPH</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=83177&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">9E</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=31622&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">OD</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=40109&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ON</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=205470&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">PCH</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=276465&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">PC2</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=4419&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">PT</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=8406&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">P2</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=10643&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">P3</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=234739&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">PD2</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=207936&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">H09</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=95104&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">RAV</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=289324&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">RTR</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=1391&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">R</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=205926&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ROE</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=214668&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">SOM</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=11411&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">7E</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=157888&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">SHM</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=175018&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ALA</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=21804&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ST</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=25481&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ST2K</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=4947&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">TE</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=129650&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">10E</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=122090&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">TSP</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=9707&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">UG</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=73958&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">UNH</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=893&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">U</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=8335&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">US</set>
            <set picURL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Handlers/Image.ashx?multiverseid=201967&amp;type=card" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">ZEN</set>
            <set picURL="http://media.wizards.com/images/magic/tcg/products/ths/obasdfkjw8324lz/gtTq84r7q46_EN_LR.jpg" picURLHq="" picURLSt="">THS</set>
            <manacost></manacost>
            <type>Basic Land - Mountain</type>
            <tablerow>0</tablerow>
            <text>R</text>
        </card>


so just replace the THS one with whichever url and then go to the same folder as the cards.xml and go to pics\downloadedPics\THS and delete the cached image
 

CML

Contributor
i think it's also worth noting that, while flavor text has regressed to fanfic-level santorum, and articles have gone from http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtgcom/feature/145 to https://www.wizards.com/magic/magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ur/267 (HAHAH) the art on the new cards is so pretty.

anyone else take a few minutes every now and again to look at the card art from new sets and find it beautiful? sometimes CATHARTICALLY so?! i dunno i'm a huge philistine when it comes to visual art but new magic cards (BNG right now) and really old magic cards (i.e. Mirage block -- SO GOOD -- before 'they sold out, man') are beautiful to me. everything in between (say, from Masques to Theros with the exception of SHM - EVE) doesn't move me at all

worst art is hands-down original mirrodin block, why is everything there so fucking ugly? anyone know if it had anything to do with a transition from a more laissez-faire approach to the hands-on style-guide photorealism we have today?
 
No idea what is considered necroing around here, but this feels better than starting a new thread.

I'm in love with the art for basics in sixth edition. Luckily, it seems like they all were reused later in black border, but it's a pain in the butt trying to find all editions of land to use a particular art. Is there a better solution than looking at every single printing of Forest on gatherer?
 
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