Micah Epstein
@micahepsteinart
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Persistently human. Illustrator in SFF. He/Him Contact: micahwepstein @gmail .com WORDS OF RADIANCE Prints: CONCLUDED -- Thank you!
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“She smiled anyway.” My full painting of Shallan & Kal for
@BrandSanderson
's 'Words of Radiance' 10th anniversary edition. Many thanks to
@DragonsteelBook
and AD
@IzykStewart
! Prints are available at for the next 5 days ONLY, starting right now!
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"The Oleander Sword," for
@orbitbooks
,
@tashadrinkstea
, and AD extraordinaire
@Planetpinto
!
Green-blue color schemes and strong "step on me" energy are the order of the day for epic sapphic trilogy sequels!!
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"Leave your sword." I was so Honored to have the chance to paint one of my FAVORITE scenes for
@BrandSanderson
's 'The Way of Kings' 10th anniversary edition! Prints are available at for the next 5 days ONLY, starting right now!
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At long last, I finally got to paint the cover for 'The Hourglass Throne,' by
@KDEdwards_NC
, out this May from
@Pyr_Books
! Been a LONG time since we started illustrating the Tarot Sequence back in 2017 and I'm so excited to see the first trilogy wrapping up! Mark your calendars!
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Time for some actual art! Here's my full illustration for "The Case of the Somewhat Mythic Sword" by the amazing
@garthnix
, with art direction by the equally-amazing
@IreneGallo
.
This was SO much fun--folklore-centric supernatural mysteries are, as the kids say, my jam.
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"The Lone Drow," one of a series of Legend of Drizzt images I painted for Wizards of the Coast last year!
Peeking back in from my year-plus internet hiatus. Starting with this one because it actually had a big impact on the way I approach painting now?
Thanks to AD Kara Kenna!
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"Introduction to Prophecy" for MtG's Strixhaven for
@wizards_magic
Every now and then a card comes along that's all about translating a fairly abstract concept (usually time/time travel, now I think of it?) They tend to be pretty tough but rewarding once they're cracked.
#MTGSTX
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My finished illustration for “Of Killers and Kings,” the final cover for Will Wight's epic 'Elder Empire' series that began all those months ago with 'Of Sea and Shadow'!
Prints of all six covers are available starting right now, for the next four days only (check the bio!).
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Wild Cards time again! My illustration for 'Skin Deep' by Alan Brennert. This was a really gripping story and I was pretty stumped for a while on exactly how to put it into an image.
Huge thanks to AD Irene Gallo for giving me so much freedom in interpreting this one!
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More Drizzt! The Companions of the Hall, from back in 2022 (?). I've always loved this kind of montage composition and I was thrilled to have an excuse to paint one. I'd love to do more.
This one ended up in the Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary.
Many thanks to AD Kara Kenna.
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So thrilled to have these two pieces included in Spectrum 26! Thanks so much to the judges, to
@WilliamWight
and
@bbeaulieu
for writing such fantastic books, and to Adam Auerbach of DAW for art direction virtuosity. I'm honored and humbled <3
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"Beneath the Twisted Trees," my cover for
@bbeaulieu
and
@dawbooks
.
It was a really cool challenge to balance honoring the previous covers and while bringing something new of my own. Shout out to Bradley, AD Adam Auerbach, and Betsy Wohlheim--you all are a fantastic team!
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Catching up on some older paintings--I didn't realize this one had been released! 'Fiery Confluence' for
@wizards_magic
's Signature Spellbook: Chandra. Painted her a while back (2019?) and had a blast (ha ha) doing it! Happy I got to revisit the setting from Spark for this scene!
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In honor of my recent brush with rabies (I'm fine now), I present one of the weirdest and most weirdly-fun MtG cards I've ever painted: "Masked Bandits," painted last year for
@wizards_magic
's New Capenna. Kubrickian, Art-Deco Raccoons; nothing else need be said.
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Full art for 'The Jasmine Throne' by
@tashadrinkstea
, coming from Orbit Books June 20201! Despite the fact that Twitter's preview makes it look like a painting about knees, this one was a really fun challenge and a great collaboration with
@Planetpinto
! Thanks Lauren!!
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"Nahiri's Stoneblades" for
@wizards_magic
's 'War of the Spark.'
This set was a blast to work on; so cool to see this story arc playing out! Many thanks to AD Dawn Murin!
(
#teamnahiri
)
#mtg
#mtgwar
#mtgart
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My full-wrap cover for 'The Deep,' by
@cyborgyndroid
, for
@SagaSFF
. 240 characters is far too little space to say what an amazing and unique book this was, or how honored I was to be asked to work on the cover. AD: Sonia Chaghatzbanian.
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Here's the full cover for 'When Jackals Storm The Walls,' by the ever-awesome
@bbeaulieu
! Huge thanks to equally-ever-awesome ADs Adam Auerbach and Katie Anderson of DAW Books, and of course to Brad for knocking it out of the park with this story once again.
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Covers That Might Have Been, featuring The Jasmine Throne, by
@tashadrinkstea
! Some alternate sketches that I worked through in creating the first cover way back in 2020. Prints of all three covers are available for the next 4 days only!
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Another one pre-plague times. My cover for "Triumph of the Wizard King," by
@CreatorChad
for
@DarkHorseComics
. It's not often you get to paint a villain on the front cover!
I do also paint things that aren't on fire, I promise.
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'Devious Cover-Up,' for
@wizards_magic
's
#MTGGRN
.
AD: Cynthia Sheppard
© 2018 Wizards of the Coast
So thrilled to finally say that for the last year, in addition to my cover work, I've had the absolute pleasure of working with the fantastic people at WotC on MtG!
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Full cover illustration for 'Of Sea and Shadow," the first in a new series of covers I've been working on with author
@WilliamWight
. Also the first image completed in the new studio in the PNW!
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My cover for "Return of the Wizard King," by author
@CreatorChad
, for
@DarkHorseComics
For anyone curious, I shared a bit about the sketch-to-final flow of this one in a brief interview in a previous post.
Take care everyone; stay safe out there!
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'The Lotus Empire'. At long last, I can show my cover for Book 3 of
@tashadrinkstea
's amazing Burning Kingdoms saga. Prints of all 3 covers are available at for the next 5 days ONLY, starting right now!
A massive, fiery thank-you to AD
@Planetpinto
!
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Tiny crop of a much larger painting I did for the Words of Radiance 10th Anniversary Leatherbound! I'll be doing a print sale of the full image in a couple months (check website hint hint), so stay tuned check out my brand-new mailing list if you want to stay up to date!
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"Courage in Crisis," for
@wizards_magic
. One more for
#mtgwar
.
I had so much fun working on this set. I've been watching all the other cards coming out over this past month, and good GRIEF it is humbling company.
Many thanks to AD Taylor Ingvarsson!
© Wizards of the Coast
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Honored to find out over the holiday weekend that 'The Oleander Sword' was nominated for a Chesley Award in the Best Paperback/Ebook Cover Illustration category, alongside four other amazing nominations.
Many thanks to
@ASFAart
, and of course AD
@Planetpinto
!
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"Solemn Doomguide" for
@wizards_magic
's Battle for Baldur's Gate. Painted under odd circumstances (temporary setup on a folding card table during a move) but that ended up being oddly fun! I also got to reach deep into my DNA and find out that it's 90% Hellboy.
AD Deborah Garcia
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My cover for 'Trial of the Wizard King' by
@CreatorChad
, for his prose series with
@DarkHorseComics
!
Sort of fell off the posting train lately; this one was from back in the Before Times. More to come soon! :)
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Covers That Might Have Been, Pt. II, featuring the original set of sketches for 'The Oleander Sword' by
@tashadrinkstea
! Prints of the final covers are available--only 48 hours left to grab them!
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"Expedited Inheritance" for
@wizards_magic
's Murders at Karlov Manor. Always a treat to revisit Ravnica--easily one of my favorite settings (and a little nostalgic, since my first-ever card was for a Ravnica set). Big thanks to AD
@zack_stella
!
©2024 Wizards of the Coast
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Cover for Alliance Unbound by C. J. Cherryh and Jane Fancher, from
@dawbooks
. I don't often get the chance to play around with scifi, so this was a lot of fun! Been on a huge Gundam and Star Wars kick lately so it seemed timely to post it. Many thanks to AD Katie Anderson!
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"Scholar of the Ages" for MtG's 'Core Set 2020'
© Wizards of the Coast
Prints of this image are available starting now for the next 72 hours ONLY at
Huge thanks to AD Taylor Ingvarsson for trusting me with a very tricky brief!
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Illustrations That Might Have Been: for Words of Radiance, I knew -what- I wanted to paint, so we were exploring either a 2-page or 1-page composition: one larger and grander, one smaller and more personal.
Prints are available (only 4 days left!) at
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"Of Darkness and Dawn," another cover for
@WilliamWight
's Elder Empire series, painted as a companion to Of Dawn and Darkness.
Last day to grab prints of these illustrations before they're gone for good! Available for the next 24 hours only--info in my bio if you're interested!
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My cover illustration for 'Three Kings,' another Wild Cards novel for
@torbooks
! I'm always so excited when I present (what I thought was) a really off-the-wall alt sketch and it goes over well. Thanks AD Peter Lutjen and
@GRRMspeaking
for giving the green light to the Green Man!
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Only 24 hours left to grab prints! () In the meantime, let's wrap things up with Covers That Might Have Been, Part III, feat. The Lotus Empire, by
@tashadrinkstea
. Some of the first sketches I did after a pretty big sea change in the way I approach drawing.
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'Of Dawn and Darkness,' my cover art for the sequel to 'Of Sea and Shadow,' all by author extraordinaire
@WilliamWight
! It was cool to explore a quieter, heavier moment for the midpoint of the series.
Check the bio for prints of this series--only 3 days left til they're gone!
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"The Last Stand" -- The final painting that will be appearing in the Familiars book!
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Wild Cards time again!
My illo for "Ripple Effects" by Laura J Mixon. I will always be grateful to
@IreneGallo
for letting me get away with such a weird solution on this one. This image lodged in my mind early on in the story and I just couldn't shake it loose.
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"Archmage Emeritus" for MtG! Posting some older MtG work since everything else is NDA, lol. I remember struggling to paint the final--I sketched it pretty intuitively and it relied on value relationships that I wouldn't really come to understand until later.
AD Taylor Ingvarsson
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As an aside, I thought people might be interested in seeing the drawing for this piece. On top of making sure that the figure worked, I also got the chance to draw out all ten (minus one :c ) of the Honorblades. Figuring out their structure in line first helped a lot.
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I had an amazing time working on this story. It's always a pleasure working with AD
@IreneGallo
, and getting to work on a fantastic
@garthnix
short story (in pretty much my favorite genre ever) was an added treat. Full art to follow soon!
You've met Sherlock. You've met Mycroft. Get ready to meet Sir Magnus Holmes in a brand-new story by
@garthnix
. Stop by tomorrow morning!
Art by
@micahepsteinart
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My painting for "Berlin is Never Berlin" by Marko Kloos, over on
@tordotcom
! Thanks so much to AD
@IreneGallo
for bringing me on for this one. I'm new to Wild Cards and I'm loving it so far!
Seems like I'm painting a lot of tigers these days, and I'm pretty okay with that.
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Full cover art of 'Together in a Broken World', by
@pmwintersauthor
! Two firsts for me, both post-apocalyptic and romance. (I've done a lot of books with major romantic elements, but this was the first where it was cover art, genre-label, front-and-center).
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Thrilled to have these two pieces included in this year's Spectrum 25 annual!
Many thanks to ADs Rene Sears and Irene Gallo for giving me the chance to work with some truly awesome stories this past year!
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And here's my full illustration for 'Angel of the Blockade,' by
@katsudonburi
, for
@tordotcom
. AD
@IreneGallo
!
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Late to the party with this one, but here's "Hyrax Tower Scout," painted for
@wizards_magic
's Theros: Beyond Death! Thanks to AD Dawn Murin for giving me the chance to paint badass, green-aligned nature amazons!
© Wizards of the Coast
#MagicTheGathering
#MTGTBD
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New Episode: "LOVING ART." A topic very near and dear to my heart these days, and one of my favorite discussions
@TommyArnoldArt
and I have had lately--I'm sure this won't be the last you hear of it. [1/4]
Check it out on !
Artwork © Wizards of the Coast.
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Full illustration for "The Last Sun" by
@ked599999
. My first foray into the urban fantasy genre, courtesy of fantastic AD
@renesears
and the good folk over at
@Pyr_Books
!
One of the last covers completed in 2017, in the middle of a cross-country move, no less.
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And the full art for 'Stone Mad' by
@matociquala
, coming next year from
@TorDotComPub
! Thanks again to AD Christine Foltzer!
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Throwback... Tuesday? Finally out and about in the world, here's a cover I painted in the spring of 2017 for
@NightShadeNews
, for an upcoming YA series.
"Reign of the Departed," by Greg Keyes. Many thanks to AD Cory Allyn and the team at Night Shade Books!
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NEW EPISODE! Bringing it all together with 'Painting a Final,' to wrap up our process mini-series.
October-appropriate art by
@TommyArnoldArt
. © Wizards of the Coast.
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NEW EPISODE: Doubt.
"
@TommyArnoldArt
and Micah take close look at doubt in art, life, and sometimes podcasting."
Check it out over at and !
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My full art for
@motomaratai
's fantastic short story, 'Extracurricular Activities,' for
@TorDotComPub
. Many thanks to AD
@IreneGallo
!
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Spent an eventful morning at the ER getting loaded up with vaccines after a bat flew into my face.
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Full art for 'The Tablet of Scaptur' by Julia Keller, for
@tordotcom
. Starring
@wyliebeckert
! A huge thank you to AD
@IreneGallo
!
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My full art for "The Scholast in the Low Waters Kingdom," by
@maxgladstone
, to be published on
@tordotcom
. Thanks to AD
@IreneGallo
!
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My illustration for 'Hearts of Stone,' a fantastic (no, seriously, it is) short story by
@EmApocalyptic
for
@GRRMspeaking
's Wild Cards series. I encountered Stonemaiden in another WC story last year, so it was really cool to illustrate her solo story!
Thanks to AD
@IreneGallo
!
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I've painted a number of these wide-format cards at this point and yet I think this is the first time I've actually seen the printed version? Pretty cool! Especially with the darker frame.
A modular board wipe with a big upside if you go wide! More previews at
#MTGVOW
Source:
🎨:
@micahepsteinart
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Full art for 'When Stars Are Scattered' by
@Spencimus
. AD Irene Gallo. Really cool story; can't wait for it to be released on
@tordotcom
!
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So excited to see everyone's art for this one! Full painting to follow soon c:
Enjoy these high quality illustrations included inside the 10th Anniversary Leatherbound Edition of The Way of Kings!
#StormlightArchive
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As a little aside, I really have to give major thanks to
@KDEdwards_NC
and the TS fandom. Keith is unbelievably kind and a joy to work with (both as an author and an AD), and the whole fandom is just so enthusiastic and welcoming, it legitimately brought a tear to my eye.
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"Basilisk" -- A recent personal piece created for my "Familiars" 2016 sketchbook, available now on my store!
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Prints are all hand-numbered and signed, archival, and worthy of a brooding semi-divine Herald with discerning taste.
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The prints are IN! I ended up putting these through an extra round of proofing to get everything just right, and I'm so glad I did--they came out fantastic. Thanks so much to everyone who ordered prints--can't wait to get these in your hands at last!
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We're on Patreon over at ! Your support not only helps us keep making and building the show, but also nets you access to awesome bonus content like interview episodes with industry leaders and a voice in our monthly patron-only Q&A episodes!
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My cover for the awesome new novella 'Stone Mad' by
@matociquala
was just revealed over on
@BNSciFi
. Thanks so much to AD Christine Foltzer!
We reveal the cover of STONE MAD (March 2018) and Elizabeth Bear answers 5 questions about Karen Memery's return.
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For anybody interested in the rat's maze that is my brain, I recently did a sketching demo with the good people over at
@muddycolors
! If you'd like an in-depth look at how I approach composition sketches for book covers, you can check it out over at:
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A candidate we can all believe in! Now that our collective sense of impending election doom is at least somewhat diminished, here's one of my recent Wild Cards pieces for
@tordotcom
, featuring my FAVORITE Joker running for city council.
Thanks to
@IreneGallo
and
@ITregillis
! <3
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Gonna be wandering
#lightboxexpo
this weekend in Pasadena! Say hi if you see me; I'm very mysterious and illusive but I crave art talks.
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Dark Horse just shared an interview between myself and author Chad Corrie that talks about my process painting the cover for "Return of the Wizard King."
Full art to follow soon (and viewable in the link, if you're curious!)
Go behind the scenes of the making of upcoming fantasy novel Return of the Wizard King in this new blog post! Author
@CreatorChad
and cover artist
@micahepsteinart
talk about their process, working in the fantasy genre, and more:
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Over on BWG: We had a chance to sit down with illustrator
@miranda_meeks
for fantastic interview, covering ideas about mental and emotional approaches to illustration and personal work, self expression, and the power of impulse.
Only at
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@TheRustyQuill
And on a serious note, "There is nothing done in the history of humanity that deserves the things that come after us."
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TWoK prints are here! The Signing begins. Thanks to everyone for their patience; I'll be getting these out the door to you soon!
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So far the most quintessential Self Isolation thing I've done is almost ordering $115 worth of D&D rulebooks to plan a huge online game while supporting Powell's.
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NEW EPISODE! Members of Team BWG on Patreon can now check out our newest interview, "Chaos is More Interesting" with killer concept artist and illustrator
@jeffsimpsonkh
.
Only at
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Pretty sure I've addressed my cat as "stop that" more times than I've actually called him by name.
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The guy taking down my info says he hears a lot of crazy things working in the ER, but that I definitely won the day, so at least there's that.
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New episode is up! "When Is A Painting Done?"
Artwork: 'What Mario Scietto Says' by the one and only Greg Manchess.
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I wrote a guest article for
@muddycolors
! Use of texture in illustration is something I get asked about frequently, so this seemed like the perfect chance to ramble endlessly on the topic. A huge thank-you to Dan Dos Santos for the invite!
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ABOUT FRIKKIN TIME.
HELLO. My first Magic card got previewed!!
It's one of the Mystical Archives cards from Strixhaven. AD Tom Jenkot.
I’m sitting on a years worth of Magic art right now, it's so good to finally be able to show one of them 🥳
#MTGStrixhaven
#MTGSTX
#mtgart
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I'm auctioning my one-of-a-kind repaint of "Garth One-Eye," the result of a very fun summer of experiments with getting back to my roots as an oil painter, over on
@themtgartmarket
. Feel free to email me (micahwepstein at gmail) if you'd like to bid but don't have a FB!
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Prints are all hand-numbered and signed, and will not be reprinted after this one-week window!
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Honored to share this interview that Tommy and I did with our shared mentor,
@Stelfreeze
:
Master storyteller Brian Stelfreeze joins us for a talk about instinct and intuition, the science of interacting with art, and finding that illusive "spark."
Free at
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I've gotten a lot of inquiries about the art for Garth One-Eye for
@wizards_magic
.
Check back here tomorrow at noon EST for the full art reveal as well as the release of limited, timed-edition prints!
#MTG
#MTGMH2
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Rest in peace Kim Jung Gi--a real legend in his time. Not just as an amazing artist, but also for helping so many of us believe that we are capable of more. Deepest condolences to his friends and family.
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A couple detail shots of my Words of Radiance illo for my fellow alien horticulturalists, plus a shot of the new giant-sized Deluxe Edition available in addition to the regular prints!
Only 72 hours left to grab one of these prints (either edition)! ()
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Illustration for 'When Stars Are Scattered' by
@Spencimus
, coming soon on
@tordotcom
. A huge thank you to AD/superhero
@IreneGallo
!
Short story art! Our latest from
@micahepsteinart
for an upcoming short story by
@Spencimus
.
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Not gonna lie, I felt pretty smug about getting an early look at this fantastic story by
@katsudonburi
. It's officially out now; go read it!
"Angel of the Blockade", a space opera novelette by
@katsudonburi
about the best smuggler the Empire's never caught:
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Which stage of the pandemic madness manifests as a totally unprecedented fascination with gunpla?
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