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So, at Magic the Gathering tournaments, and at conventions players attend, a common request is to sketch a little something on a playmat.

Over time, they got more elaborate, and now they're to the point of being basically paintings, only more difficult, because it's marker on fabric. Which I've found to be the most unforgiving medium so far. And that includes shaving and tattooing wild gorillas.

At Gen Con last year, I basically told everyone they could leave their playmat with me, along with a bribe, and I'd sketch up their mats and ship them home. Between me and a few folks helping me run my booth, we lost track of how many we'd promised to do. I went home with hundreds. Each requiring several hours of work. Suffice it to say, many people waited a very, very long time for their mats, and I decided I needed to rethink how I'm going to do my playmat fanservice. And that I should try to convince Copic to sponsor me.

This is just one that I thought turned out kinda nice. Chandra powering up.

Copic Marker on 14x24 fabric and neoprene playmat.

Chandra Nalaar copyright Wizards of the Coast.
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*QueenRoadKill Jul 12, 2012
So your a one man swet shop?
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Mood: Amazed ~Diablo-1 Jul 12, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
So Awesome!!
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~ghosttribe Jun 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Nice work good job
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~soy-monk Jun 20, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Incredible work, Mr. Argyle!

I think you might want to get in contact with Copic on Facebook and display your awesomeness there!
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Mood: Wow! ~Tygerson Jun 18, 2012
Wow! And with markers!? Wow, it's really not about having the best gear/computer/paints, it's about those thousands of hours of practice.
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~L-A-Addams-Art Jun 17, 2012  Hobbyist Artist
lovely
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~boshimi336 Jun 17, 2012
There just so much untold history in that image with the way you have drawn it all together. Very awesome.
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~TheAntagonistHero Jun 11, 2012
You need to convince Wizards to mass produce these, although the hand-drawn playmats have more sentimental value.
I don't play competitively anymore but I'm totally going to the next event near me that you attend just for a playmat.
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*Wrenzephyr2 Jun 10, 2012  Student Digital Artist
I want that on a playmat
Can I have that on a PLaymat!?
PLEEEEEEEASE!!/
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~TFSakon Jun 8, 2012
Hah I never thought of her freckled. :P
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