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Have you ever heard of Magic The Gathering? It's a card game and the cards that you play the game with are collectibles. In fact, one Magic Card, called a "Black Lotus," recently sold for $87,000!!!
Steve loves Magic The Gathering and collects lots and lots and lots (and lots) of Magic Cards. Recently, he asked me if I could help him alter a card to create a proxy card. Apparently there is a wide world of altered Magic Cards. I even found a Buzz Feed article all about it! Check out these images Buzz Feed shared (original card with original artwork is top left):
Slightly different from the examples above, Steve asked me if I could carve a lotus stamp so that he could make what is known as a "proxy card" — a fake version of a real card, built on a totally different card. This is the card he wanted me to help him proxy:
You'll recall that a Black Lotus is the card that sold for $87k this year. The one in the photo is theoretically worth a measly $6-15k. ;) Since Steve isn't getting that card anytime soon, I agreed to help him with his "proxy project" and got to work carving!
I printed out an image of the original for reference. Here's the stamped image with the reference image:
And once I stamped it on the card and added color:
Pretty cool. It's up to Steve now to finish adding the text, etc.
As for me, I took my new stamp for a spin:
Kind of looks like an artichoke, doesn't it?!
Hope you enjoyed this peek at altering Magic Cards. There are some interesting hashtags to take a peek at as well. My favorite is #MagicTheGatheringAlter.
Thanks for stopping by!
I never thought of altering Magic cards, but when I was a teenager I made a couple of maps based on all the fictional locations mentioned in the flavor text of Magic cards.
Oh wait, I did alter them once! I started covering a card box with illustrations cut out from Magic cards — I was going to arrange them like plaques on an inlaid box. But it was a little ambitious for my abilities and I never finished it. Some of the Magic artwork is gorgeous — I love Quinton Hoover’s stained-glass art especially.
I never thought of altering Magic cards, but when I was a teenager I made a couple of maps based on all the fictional locations mentioned in the flavor text of Magic cards.
Oh wait, I did alter them once! I started covering a card box with illustrations cut out from Magic cards — I was going to arrange them like plaques on an inlaid box. But it was a little ambitious for my abilities and I never finished it. Some of the Magic artwork is gorgeous — I love Quinton Hoover’s stained-glass art especially.
I never thought of altering Magic cards, but when I was a teenager I made a couple of maps based on all the fictional locations mentioned in the flavor text of Magic cards.
Oh wait, I did alter them once! I started covering a card box with illustrations cut out from Magic cards — I was going to arrange them like plaques on an inlaid box. But it was a little ambitious for my abilities and I never finished it. Some of the Magic artwork is gorgeous — I love Quinton Hoover’s stained-glass art especially.
I never thought of altering Magic cards, but when I was a teenager I made a couple of maps based on all the fictional locations mentioned in the flavor text of Magic cards.
Oh wait, I did alter them once! I started covering a card box with illustrations cut out from Magic cards — I was going to arrange them like plaques on an inlaid box. But it was a little ambitious for my abilities and I never finished it. Some of the Magic artwork is gorgeous — I love Quinton Hoover’s stained-glass art especially.
I never thought of altering Magic cards, but when I was a teenager I made a couple of maps based on all the fictional locations mentioned in the flavor text of Magic cards.
Oh wait, I did alter them once! I started covering a card box with illustrations cut out from Magic cards — I was going to arrange them like plaques on an inlaid box. But it was a little ambitious for my abilities and I never finished it. Some of the Magic artwork is gorgeous — I love Quinton Hoover’s stained-glass art especially.
I never thought of altering Magic cards, but when I was a teenager I made a couple of maps based on all the fictional locations mentioned in the flavor text of Magic cards.
Oh wait, I did alter them once! I started covering a card box with illustrations cut out from Magic cards — I was going to arrange them like plaques on an inlaid box. But it was a little ambitious for my abilities and I never finished it. Some of the Magic artwork is gorgeous — I love Quinton Hoover’s stained-glass art especially.
I never thought of altering Magic cards, but when I was a teenager I made a couple of maps based on all the fictional locations mentioned in the flavor text of Magic cards.
Oh wait, I did alter them once! I started covering a card box with illustrations cut out from Magic cards — I was going to arrange them like plaques on an inlaid box. But it was a little ambitious for my abilities and I never finished it. Some of the Magic artwork is gorgeous — I love Quinton Hoover’s stained-glass art especially.
wicked cool alter. I am a MTG player although it has been a long time since I’ve played as there is a lack of players in my circles. 🙁 But….way cool alter!!
wicked cool alter. I am a MTG player although it has been a long time since I’ve played as there is a lack of players in my circles. 🙁 But….way cool alter!!
wicked cool alter. I am a MTG player although it has been a long time since I’ve played as there is a lack of players in my circles. 🙁 But….way cool alter!!
wicked cool alter. I am a MTG player although it has been a long time since I’ve played as there is a lack of players in my circles. 🙁 But….way cool alter!!
wicked cool alter. I am a MTG player although it has been a long time since I’ve played as there is a lack of players in my circles. 🙁 But….way cool alter!!
wicked cool alter. I am a MTG player although it has been a long time since I’ve played as there is a lack of players in my circles. 🙁 But….way cool alter!!
wicked cool alter. I am a MTG player although it has been a long time since I’ve played as there is a lack of players in my circles. 🙁 But….way cool alter!!
You should check out the world of Tarot/Oracle cards made by indie artists- they are AMAZING. Etsy lists a bunch. And tons of people make their own decks to work with (they even sell blank decks of Tarot cards so you can just jump in…)
You should check out the world of Tarot/Oracle cards made by indie artists- they are AMAZING. Etsy lists a bunch. And tons of people make their own decks to work with (they even sell blank decks of Tarot cards so you can just jump in…)
You should check out the world of Tarot/Oracle cards made by indie artists- they are AMAZING. Etsy lists a bunch. And tons of people make their own decks to work with (they even sell blank decks of Tarot cards so you can just jump in…)
You should check out the world of Tarot/Oracle cards made by indie artists- they are AMAZING. Etsy lists a bunch. And tons of people make their own decks to work with (they even sell blank decks of Tarot cards so you can just jump in…)
You should check out the world of Tarot/Oracle cards made by indie artists- they are AMAZING. Etsy lists a bunch. And tons of people make their own decks to work with (they even sell blank decks of Tarot cards so you can just jump in…)
You should check out the world of Tarot/Oracle cards made by indie artists- they are AMAZING. Etsy lists a bunch. And tons of people make their own decks to work with (they even sell blank decks of Tarot cards so you can just jump in…)
You should check out the world of Tarot/Oracle cards made by indie artists- they are AMAZING. Etsy lists a bunch. And tons of people make their own decks to work with (they even sell blank decks of Tarot cards so you can just jump in…)
Been playing mtg for years. Didn’t knew that cards sells so much… I really enjoyed these showcased Magic cards art. It inspired to do similar concept. I upload them at my Mtg alters website. Deffinetly going try this picassso treatment. 🙂
Been playing mtg for years. Didn’t knew that cards sells so much… I really enjoyed these showcased Magic cards art. It inspired to do similar concept. I upload them at my Mtg alters website. Deffinetly going try this picassso treatment. 🙂
Been playing mtg for years. Didn’t knew that cards sells so much… I really enjoyed these showcased Magic cards art. It inspired to do similar concept. I upload them at my Mtg alters website. Deffinetly going try this picassso treatment. 🙂
Been playing mtg for years. Didn’t knew that cards sells so much… I really enjoyed these showcased Magic cards art. It inspired to do similar concept. I upload them at my Mtg alters website. Deffinetly going try this picassso treatment. 🙂
Been playing mtg for years. Didn’t knew that cards sells so much… I really enjoyed these showcased Magic cards art. It inspired to do similar concept. I upload them at my Mtg alters website. Deffinetly going try this picassso treatment. 🙂
Been playing mtg for years. Didn’t knew that cards sells so much… I really enjoyed these showcased Magic cards art. It inspired to do similar concept. I upload them at my Mtg alters website. Deffinetly going try this picassso treatment. 🙂
Been playing mtg for years. Didn’t knew that cards sells so much… I really enjoyed these showcased Magic cards art. It inspired to do similar concept. I upload them at my Mtg alters website. Deffinetly going try this picassso treatment. 🙂