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June Art Catacomb Update with 50 75 Pieces of Art.
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/22/08. After last week's theme week and Michael Zeora's article on the Art Catacombs, I figured it was about time to update the Art Catacombs with some artwork.  This time around I have a potpourri of different art from across many different sets and from many different artists.  I hope you enjoy. ~Streetz~ Images Below!
December 2007 Art Update - Christmas Themed!
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/19/07. Since I did a theme last month, I figured I would do a theme this month too.  This month's theme: Christmas!  But how would I do that?  I'm glad you asked.  This month I've added to the Art Catacombs card arts from white, green and red cards.  Thus the Christmas Theme since Christmas colors are white, green and red.  Please enjoy! ~Streetz~ Click the link above to see the card images.
November 2007 Art Update - One Word Theme!
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/27/07.  Today I've got 65 new card images for you all sharing the same theme -- the cards they come from are one-word cards.  Mind you, some of them are from split cards.  Brainheyser, Anaconda, Cataclysm, Development, Obliterate, Flashfreeze, Unmask... to name a few.  Enjoy!~Streetz~ Click the link above to see the card images.
Lorwyn Week Art Catacomb Update - October 2007.
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/23/07.  I scoured the web for Lorwyn artwork and I'm happy to say I have over 75 pieces of art in this update.  All Lorwyn art!!!  Some of these cards came from Magic Tutor, some from artist websites, but most came from Wizard's main website in some form or another.  I did a lot of photo editing this time around but I hope you can all appreciate it.  Enjoy! ~Streetz~
Artist Links Page Updated With 34 Links!!!
10/20/07.  If you guys pay attention to the featured links every month, you'll notice one of the sites was a forum link to the WotC/Gleemox forums that featured contact information for Magic Artists.  I went through that list tonight and updated MDV's Artist Links page.  In the process, I added 34 links bringing the total links to 189!  Enjoy!  ~Streetz~
August 2007's Art Catacomb Update - 100 Added!!!
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/7/07.  This month I've got 100 new pieces of artwork for you.  All of which can be found by clicking on the above link.  Plus, they have all been synchronized with the Art Catacombs - by artist.  There are some oldies in the bunch and definitely some goodies.  ~Streetz~
Future Sight Art Catacomb Update!
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/31/07. Considering I haven't updated the Art Catacombs with any new art in a few months, I figured it be appropriate to add a little more this time.  Today I am adding eighty(80!) new pieces of art, the majority of which are Future Sight pieces of art.  Some small, some large, all great art!  Actually, all of them are Future Sight and 90% are of GOOD size.  Enjoy! ~Streetz~
Land Week Art Catacomb Update!!!
3/6/07. What would a theme week be without an art update?  Today I bring you 47 new pieces of land-related art for the catacombs!  Included in the bunch are quite a few from Martina Pilcerova, John Avon and Rob Alexander.  Thumbnails can be found by clicking on the title.  ~Streetz~
Artist Links Page Updated With Nine Links.
2/20/07.  Thanks to an article by Jeremy Jarvis on www.wizards.com, I have found nine new artist website links.  They have been added to the Artist Links page and are all marked with "New!"  If you have any links I am missing, or see any errors on the page, please let me know.  Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!  ~Streetz~
February 2007 Art Catacomb Update!
2/15/07.  Now that Planar Chaos is out, I figured it appropriate to update the Art Catacombs of Magic Deck Vortex with LOTS of Planar Chaos art.  Everything from Akroma to Dreamscape Artist can be found in the latest update.  42 of the 50 images are PC, while the others are goodies from Magic's past.  I hope you enjoy the update as well as the Art Catacombs of Magic Deck Vortex.  Thanks for visiting MDV!  ~Streetz~ Thumbnails can be found here.

January 2007 Art Catacomb Update!
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/7/07.  Given my expansive collection of Magic: the Gathering art, I will be updating the Art Catacombs more often.  This time around, I've adding 50 new arts spanning many sets since the beginning of Magic.  I hope you enjoy the update as well as the Art Catacombs on Magic Deck Vortex.  Thanks for visiting MDV!  ~Streetz~ [You can see the thumbnailed images on the 'New Art' page, linked above.]

Art Catacombs Update: 50 New Pics!
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/21/06.  Perhaps I'll do this on a monthly basis.  Last month I updated the Art Catacombs will 50 new pieces of art.  New to the Catacombs anyway.  This month I have updated the catacombs again and with the same amount of new pics -- fifty of 'em!  This update includes quite a bit of Time Spiral art, some Coldsnap Art and even some art stretching back the The Dark.  I hope you enjoy the update as well as the Art Catacombs on Magic Deck Vortex.  Thanks for visiting MDV!  [You can see the thumbnailed images on the 'New Art' page, linked above.]

Art Catacombs Update: Some TS & More!
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/21/06.  I have tons of artwork on my computer, but not all of it has been posted in the MDV Art Catacombs.  However, I'm working to resolve that.  Today I have added 50 more pieces of art to the Catacombs including some art from Time Spiral, Coldsnap and various other MTG sets.  In the meantime, please enjoy and thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!  ~Streetz~ [You can see the thumbnailed images on the 'New Art' page, linked above.]
Art Catacombs Update: Avatar Art!
9/14/06.  What would a theme week be without an art update featuring artwork of the theme.  Now, I must say, in searched high and low for artwork for each of the Avatars and I was only able to find about half of them.  It was quite frustrating as I know I've seen a good sized artwork for cards like Sanguine Praetor and Excruciator. However, in searching I found some better, bigger pieces of Avatar art to replace art I already had.  Please enjoy this Avatar artwork, and thanks for visiting MDV! Click here to go to the page with the Avatar Art. ~Streetz~
Time Spiral Art?  Why YES! 9 of 'em...
8/9/06.  Waiting for Time Spiral to be spoiled and/or released isn't so bad if you have some pictures to look at... from the set.  Seven new pieces have been found on MTG Salvation and now I will be adding them to the Art Catacombs of Magic Deck Vortex.  Two of the arts aren't really new.. and one really isn't like the other arts (it's a photo of a banner/posted on a wall.  I'm not 100% sure who drew each one, so they will be added to the 'unknown artists' section in the catacomb.  To see the pictures, click here.    Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex.  ~Streetz~  Discuss this here.
Art Catacomb Update: 40 New Pics!!!
5/5/06.  Apologies for the recent lack of updates - my internet went down for a few days.  In the meantime, I feel it's time for an Art Catacomb update.  I've got lots of artwork on my computer, but I only have about 20% of that art of the website.  Thus the update.  Added to the catacomb is artwork from the most recent sets and even some artwork of yore.  Please enjoy!  Note that some of these are better versions of art that I previously already had in the Catacombs.  Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex - what the casual player's use!  ~Streetz~ [Click on the this link to see the thumbnails of the images added.]
Artist Links page updated with new link.
5/2/06. Nick Percival contacted me via email with his website and thus I added it to the Artist Links page.  Nick has been doing artwork for Magic: the Gathering since 9th Edition and he has some great stuff.  Cards like Megrim, Air Elemental, Cryptwailing, Leafdrake Roost, Moonlight Bargain, Sadistic Augermage and more!  In the meantime, be sure to check out the Artist Links Page as it has 149 artist links. If you know of any artist websites I'm missing, please let me know.  Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!  ~Streetz~
Druid Art added to the catacombs of MDV!
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/7/06.  I have scoured the web for some art pics of Druids and thus, added them to the catacombs.  Please note that of the 12 images I've added, some of them are of great quality while others are not.  There are pics of Avenging Druid, Civic Wayfinder, Druid Lyrist, Seton, Werebear and more!  In the meantime, please enjoy!    Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!  You can find the art by clicking on the title... ~Streetz~
Art Catacombs Sectioned Off...
2/23/06 - As the MDV art catacombs grow bigger and bigger, my bandwidth gets sucked up more an more.  And thus, I have separated the art catacomb pages into five different pages.  A thru D, E thru J, K thru O, P thru S and T thru Z.  For those of you on slower computers, this should also be beneficial to you (load times will decrease).  In the meantime, when you click on the Art Catacombs button you will be redirected to a page with a separate button for each of the aforementioned categories (or separations).  I hope this helps you as much as it helps MDV.  Thanks for visiting.  ~Streetz~
Artist Links updated, now @ ~145 links.
2/7/06. Many thanks to Matt Cavotta @ www.wizards.com for providing the complete list of Magic artist websites (approx. 145). I have thus updated the MDV- Links to Artist Sites page to include this information.  (I only had like 75 before).  Also, this page is now sorted by artist first name (instead of last name).  If you see any errors on this page, please let me know.  Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!  ~Streetz~
Art added from Guildpact & more!
2/7/06.  Have I ever mentioned that I have hundreds of art pics on my computer that I haven't uploaded to the site?  Well, I do.  I grab them from a variety of places including Wizard's official website and the artist websites. Not all of them are a great resolution, but some are.  In the meantime, I have added just less than 40 new art pics to the website including a bunch of art from Guildpact.  Please enjoy.  You can check out the images by clicking on the above link or perusing through the Art Catacombs. Thanks for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!  ~Streetz~
New Art from the Ravnica!
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/13/05.  I have added approx. 26 more pictures to MDV's Art catacombs which are all art from Ravnica.  Some of the art is large and some of the art is not so big.  Either way, please enjoy.  Art includes Autochthon Wurm, Blazing Archon, Boros Garrison, Dimir Aqueduct, Glare of Subdual, Golgari Guildmage, Golgari Rot Farm, Greater Forgeling, Hammerfist Giant, Helldozer, Keening Bansgee, Loxodon Hierarch, Lurking Informant, Master Warcraft, Moonlight Bargain, Perplex, Psychic Drain, Savra, Selenya Guildmage, Selesnya Sanctuary, Tolsimir Wolfblood, Twisted Justice, Undercity Shade and Wokek Siren.  Thanks for visiting MDV!  ~Streetz~ 
The Art of Magic Part 4 - Green Commons.
11/11/05.  Hey, and welcome back to the Art of Magic! In today's installment, we'll be jumping right into Green Ravnica commons! Remember, any and all comments on the forums about my articles are welcome! Other than hate comments o' course. You can discuss this article/art spotlight in the forums here.  ~Runeblade~
The Art of Magic Part 3 - Red Commons.
11/9/05.  Hey, all you Magic Fanatics out there, and welcome back to The Art of Magic! On today's installment we'll dive straight into red commons. I've gotten some ideas for more content on the forums, so watch for announcements later in this column!   You can discuss this article/art spotlight in the forums here.  ~Runeblade~
The Art of Magic Part 2 - White Commons.
11/8/05.  Hey, and welcome to today's installment of The Art of Magic! I apologize for not fulfilling my daily promise, my weekend was highly busy. That might happen again in the future, but I'll try and notify you guys next time. Anyway, today, we're going to move on to white commons and I have some new information for you. I'll cut straight to the point...  You can discuss this article/art spotlight in the forums here.  ~Runeblade~
The Art of Magic - Part 1.
11/3/05.  Hello, all, this is my first column at MDV, and I'm proud of it! Due to my low budget and rather small amount of cards, instead of some sort of card review or quirky deck column, I decided to do one on the art of MTG! The art is, well, amazing, and I'm an aspiring artist myself, so I can take tips from it, and critique it!  You can discuss this article/art spotlight in the forums here.  ~Runeblade~
Artist Links updated with 25+ more links.
10/2/05 - Thanks to an email from Randy Gallegos and the Wizards forums, I have updated MDV's database of M:tG Artist Links.  I can't believe I missed some artists like Ken Meyer Jr. and Todd Lockwood.  Please enjoy.  If you see any missing links or incorrect links, please email me.  Thanks for visiting MDV! ~Streetz~
MDV looking for MTG art critics!
6/22/05 - MDV is trying to expand it's horizons.  Because of this, there is a new position open on Magic Deck Vortex... to be an art critic for art featured on Magic: the Gathering cards.  Your article and comments will be featured in the 'Art Spotlights' section of MDV (under art).  If you like art and like to write about it, I would encourage you to send me an email or post your thoughts in the MDV forum thread found here.  As always, thanks for visiting MDV!  ~Streetz~
Magic Deck Vortex Art page gets facelift.
5/22/05.  To make MDV more visually consistant, I have updated the art pages to look like all of the other main pages of MDV (similar to the changes I recently made for the deck database pages.  The main page will now act as a portal to the art resources MDV has to offer including new art, artist links, art archives (known as the catacombs) and art spotlight (something I wish to have in the future as a writer steps up to take on this task).  Please enjoy these changes as I hope they will better your visits to MDV for Magic: the Gathering art pics and what not.  Thank you for visiting MDV.  ~Streetz~
New Art from the Saviors of Kamigawa set.
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/12/05.  Some Saviors of Kamigawa art has been leaked including part of a cycle of horse like creatures (possibly Kirins) and some great Kev Walker pics.  This information was found on www.mtgsalvation.com through another website (remiro.com).  Please enjoy.. thumbnails are the 'new art page'.  (Note.. I have also moved the other available art pics to a new page, linked above and below.)
MDV's Art Catacombs established...
8/22/04.  The art catacombs of Magic Deck Vortex have been revised..  Here you will find some art from popular and not-so-popular Magic cards by your favorite artists.  I have over 1000 images of which all will eventually be posted here.  Yes, it has been under construction for a LONG TIME.. but the wait is now over.  I spent several hours today cataloging all of the art I have on my computer so I can eventually add them all back into the site.  

I have posted all of the artwork I have for the following twelve artists(which totals over one hundred M:tG art images thus far!):

  • Adam Rex
  • Ben Thompson
  • Christopher Moeller
  • Christopher Rush
  • Heather Hudson
  • John Avon
  • Kev Walker
  • Mark Zug
  • Quinton Hoover
  • Ron Spears
  • Wayne England

Each one is sorted alphabetically based on the card name for each artist.  

Eventually, I will have all of the artists on their own pages with more information than just a bunch of thumbnails.  Until then, all further posting of thumbnails will only be on this page. 

If you see any errors, please let me know.  If you see artwork that should not be posted on this site, please also let me know and I will fix it immediately.  Also, know I have some corrections to make to the link section to the right.  If you know of any artist websites that are not on the list, please let me know.

Thank you for visiting Magic Deck Vortex!

 
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Magic Deck Vortex (www.magicdeckvortex.com) is a service provided by John Streetz to promote the knowledge and awareness of Magic: the Gathering as a collectible card game (casually, of course). This is a free site based out of Illinois that does not generate any profit for its owner. Magic Deck Vortex is based out of Illinois and has been around since August 2002.

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