Card Name: Exquisite Blood
© 2012 Wizards of the Coast
Gatherer Link: http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=240134
Medium: Digital
Original Art Available? No
Artist Proofs Available? SOLD OUT
Artist Notes: This card was one of those where I could see a tiny glimmer of a breakthrough in the evolution of my art style. Not that all of my previous cards were "bad" per se, but this was the first one where I'd taken more time and exercised patience, instead of taking shortcuts and rushing to meet the deadline. During all of these early cards I was still working a full-time job as a web designer while freelancing as an illustrator for a handful of companies, so finding time was always a major obstacle.
Here's a link to the step-by-step post I made on digitally-painting the hand: http://sheppard-arts.blogspot.com/2012/04/new-magic-card-exquisite-blood.html
