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Tarrian's Journal (card front) by Randy Gallegos

Artist: Randy Gallegos (Painter)

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Tarrian's Journal (card front) by Randy Gallegos Comic Art

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Note from Randy Gallegos on the process

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Artwork Details

Title:	Tarrian's Journal (card front) by Randy Gallegos
Artist:	Randy Gallegos (Painter)
Media Type:	Mixed Media
Art Type:	Trading Card Art
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	129
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/22/2024
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Description

Tarrian's Journal / Tomb of Aclazotz are the front and back faces, respectively, of a double faced card (DFC) from the Magic: the Gathering expansion 'The Lost Caverns of Ixalan'.

Tarrian's Journal is the front image on the card. The painting is oil over acrylic on a 12x16 board by Randy Gallegos. On the back of the board it is titled "Elenda's Journal" which I assume was the original name.

Included in the package was a post card with Randy's art on the front and a note about his process for these paintings that reads:
"Though I have now illustrated a few artifact books, the Tomb commission was tricky, as I do not find architectural spaces to be a strong suit. I designed the walls and floor design flat, printed them out large, and built a small "set" by curving the printed wall around the circular floor. This gave me the reference I needed! I could also use the floor a lot in the tome illustration."

The back of the card, Tomb of Aclazotz, can be found here:
https://cafurl.com?i=30852

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Carl�s Collection
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 10/22/2024

That's pretty damn fun! Is it a card that you enjoy using in a deck or is it largely a purchase based on opportunity & subject matter? Really enjoy both sides but the front to me reads much quicker as a magic card. Congrats on nabbing both!

Newell T aka Stingray
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 10/22/2024

Carl�s Collection wrote:

I haven't really played Magic in around 4 years at this point, and this card came out in 2023... lol. Basically it was opportuniy, timing, "that's cool!", and a dash of having wanted to own some original published Magic art for a while. I bought these direct from Randy Gallegos who wanted to keep them together as a set. He was super chill to work with and readily accepted my suggested terms for time payment. I just finished paying him last week and they came in today!

Carl�s Collection
Member Since 2018

1 - Posted on 10/22/2024

Newell T aka Stingray wrote:

Thanks for the info! It's definitely a cool acquisition box to check! I haven't played in forever but always enjoy checking out the card art!

Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/23/2024

Nice to have MTG artwork in your deck! The blood looks freash and the sunlight falling on the book and what's within is fantastically done in a controlled manner.

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