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Controlled Instincts

Magic the Gathering; Conflux. ©Wizards of the Coast

Acrylic, Approx 11" x 7.5".

Original artwork for sale; UK£300.

Togk Manytooth struggled helplessly... for a warrior immobilization is a fate worse than death.

For this Magic card I was asked to show a Viashino (Lizardman-like creature) pinned, by magic, to a fleshy cliff face.

I tried to portray the pinned aspect by the contorted figure position. Whilst I added focus and drama through the strong underlighting, falling most strongly around the neck and head.
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~Franwing May 22, 2012  Student General Artist
Magic!!
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*RalphHorsley May 23, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
:D
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~ultimatede Jan 10, 2012
Powerful stuff. This one and cruel ultimatum make me feel so bad for the creatures, even though they look pretty violent themselves. Great work!
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*RalphHorsley Jan 12, 2012  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks :)
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Mood: Love ~Xoros1364 May 30, 2011  Hobbyist Artist
Viashinos Rule, thanks much, Conflux=Best set ever made.
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*RalphHorsley Jun 14, 2011  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks very much :)
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~TheMainMoose Mar 17, 2010
So I read through all the posts and noted the "fleshy cliff face", but I'm still confused. It's almost as if there was something on the other side trying to rend itslf out of a flesh wall. Since it's currently trailing blood and there's no stain of prior blood that means those "stalagmites" just recently jutted out of there. Am I correct to believe that since you have not made prior enlightening comment on the subject, that there is not one forth-coming?
Oh, besides all that though... Superb as usual. I just joined this site today... well yesterday and I'm still on it, and all I've done is browse through all of your galleries. Well done sir.
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*RalphHorsley Mar 18, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
Thanks for spending the time looking through my galleries - to be hoenst I ahven't given the 'fleshy cliff fcae' half as much thought as you have... I was just following a style guide.
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Mood: Wow! ~KiroVBS Sep 15, 2009  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
It was you..... Who did this...? o.o ´´shocked``
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*RalphHorsley Sep 18, 2009  Professional Traditional Artist
yep - that'd be me ;)
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