Caraid

@caraid.bsky.social

AKA Ilse Gort. Professional illustrator & cat lady, 35, she/her. WotC / Hi-Rez / MacMillan / Penguin Random House

@caraid.bsky.social

That's kind of you to ask! Unfortunately though not really; INprnt is by far the most convenient as it saves me having to handle shipping myself and the profit margin is decent. However, if you would like to have a signed print and don't mind paying a bit extra for it that can be arranged!

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The card! Actually pretty excited about this as I expect it will see a good amount of play in draft. Also pleased with how well the illustration reads on the card; something you never really know for sure until you see it!

Magic: the Gathering card featuring Craftwork Crusher. Cost is 7 mana, 2 red, 2 green and 3 of any. It is an Artifact Creature, Boar Construct with Trample and its text reads "When this creature enters, choose two - This creature deals 4 damage to target creature or planeswalker. - Create a 2/2 colorless Wizard Soldier creature token named Cadet. - Draw a card." It has 7 power and 5 toughness.
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Only one sketch for this one! I did try out different angles but just kept returning to this as the one I wanted to paint. Sometimes it turns out your first idea simply is your best.

Sketch for the above illustration.
@caraid.bsky.social

I feel a bit bad for how little I have to share these days. With the advance of generative AI and the general state of the world I lost a lot of motivation to engage in social media but also to invest in my art beyond what's practically necessary.