tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5851338237314430272024-02-19T03:04:34.946-08:00Klug Alterskluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comBlogger252125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-68555286649922820912015-03-15T18:34:00.000-07:002015-03-15T18:35:28.357-07:00Step by Step<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I spent the weekend at Eternal Extravaganza 2 at Tales of Adventure Comics and Games in Coopersburg, PA. Over the course of Saturday I snapped some photos of the <a href="http://archive.wizards.com/Magic/magazine/article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/arcana/446">Volkan Baga inspired</a> Mox Jet I was working on. Now I'm home, so I thought I'd throw everything together in an easy to view .gif. Enjoy!</div>
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<br />kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-39307407578215843532014-05-02T00:41:00.002-07:002014-05-02T00:44:47.674-07:00Rescuing a 21 Year-Old Piece of CardboardYou haven't lived until you've taken sandpaper to an Alpha dual.<br />
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I had just that privilege this week, as I dove head first into another restoration project. A lot of the cards I work on aren't in the greatest shape, but I don't actually do a ton of fix-it jobs on alters gone wrong. Luckily <a href="http://klugalters.blogspot.com/2013/12/saving-jace.html">the Jace</a> I worked on several months ago taught me a few things about removing caked on paint without damaging the underlying card.<br />
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As before, I don't feel comfortable showing the full card in its original state. Someone put some amount of time into painting it, and I know as well as anyone that there's a learning curve when it comes to painting and alters (I myself have learned a ton over the past six years). That said, here's a crop of the card when I received it from the client:<br />
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The spot underneath the title was a quick attempt by me to see how easily the paint would come off. I was happy to learn it wasn't too bad at all. Using a variety of tools eventually I discovered the card underneath:<br />
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The scrapes didn't occur in removing any paint. Those were there originally. The previous alter was either trying to cover that damage, or a crude attempt by the artist to have a blank canvas to work on. I'll just say this: I don't recommend erasing, acetone'ing, or scraping cards before painting on them. You can save a lot of time and accidental damage by simply painting on a grey base-coat (a primer if you will) from the same black and white acrylic you use to do normal painting with. </div>
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These restoration jobs add a new dimension of fun to my work: discovering the hidden card underneath all that paint and finding creative ways to fix the damage. Once the paint was removed, I had the task of preparing the surface for its new paint job. Because some of the outer layer had been stripped away I need to repair areas of nothing but exposed paper. That meant priming first and carefully sanding down the surface with super fine, 600 and 1500 grit sandpaper. The end result was far from ideal, but it was manageable. </div>
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The told the client right off the bat that restoring the card to something that resembled an unaltered card was likely impossible. We settled for a simple extension, keeping those lovely two-tone Alpha borders, which I also touched up to keep everything looking fresh. The end result is clean and elegant, two adjectives I always keep in mind when working <i>any </i>project:</div>
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I first became familiar with the work of Hieronymus Bosch in a high school European History class. The professor loved this 15th century, Netherlandish painter, and I too was immediately drawn to the intricate, methodical nature of his work. You could say Bosch sits among the pantheon of artists that are always stirring in the back of my brain. I went on to name my pet chameleon simply, Hiero. And just last year I finally got to see a Bosch up close; his most famous work, <i>The Garden of Earthly Delights</i>, at the Museo del Prado in Madrid. The piece is actually a triptych depicting Adam and Eve's paradise on the left, a myriad of nude figures and mythical creatures in the central panel, and a hellish landscape on the right. </div>
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Needless to say when a client asked to replicate a Bosch onto a card I was excited to take on such a challenge. As Bosch's works are endlessly detailed I immediately knew that I could only accomplish a small section of one of his paintings on my 63x88mm canvas. And as Bosch's rendition of Hell is particularly freakish, I knew that had to be my choice. So without further adieu, here's the bottom right section from Bosch's <i>The Garden of Earthly Delights. </i><br />
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Altering is most often about adding something to a card to make it special and unique. Ever so often, it's about saving a card on its last legs.</div>
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About a month ago I was presented with perhaps my most extensive and difficult restoration project to date. The card in question: an original foil Jace, the Mind Sculptor. The card was in awful shape. It had been altered previously, perhaps to hide other damage (neither I, nor the owner have the full story). The paint job was done very poorly, acrylic caked on like frosting and covering most of the foil as well. There were some dings visible along the sides and back. The condition was so horrible, the owner didn't bat an eye when I asked if I could gently scratch the surface to see if any of the paint would come off. I didn't have any delicate tools on hand, so I ever so gently rubbed it with my house key. A chip came off without damaging the card further. I was hopeful something could be done, with the caveat that there was no bringing this card back to pack fresh quality.<br />
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I feel a little uncomfortable showing the full card in it's original state. After all, this is <i>someones</i> alter job and for all I know they were proud of the result. That said, here's a small crop:<br />
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And here we have the card after most of the paint was removed. I quickly discovered that the card had also been acetoned to some extent.</div>
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At first I wasn't sure how to approach this mess I found under all that paint. Eventually I settled on simply restoring the Jace and some of the frame. I didn't want to cover all the foil, as the previous alteration had done, so I cleaned it up as best I could, removing stray remnants of printing with, sorry to say, a little acetone of my own. </div>
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Ultimately it felt like the greater good. I hope Jace can put this all behind him and seek out a better life that I'm sure awaits in his future.</div>
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kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-47311666357479227722013-05-19T00:04:00.000-07:002013-05-19T00:04:27.436-07:00It's Finally CompleteMy Nouveau Moxes appeared on this blog earlier in the year. I shared the Nouveau Lotus via a <a href="http://www.gatheringmagic.com/ericklug-art-alters-03182013-black-lotus-5/">GatheringMagic article</a> just two short months ago. And now, with an Ancestral Recall, Timetwister, and Time Walk finished over the past two weeks, the full set is finally complete. A lot of hours of planning, priming, and painting, and we're here.<br />
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kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-36590350340039969392013-03-05T09:50:00.000-08:002013-03-05T09:55:13.164-08:00No, The Other Madonna<br />
The past couple of days have seen me working on two different takes on the classical image of Madonna and Child. The latest one is based off Fra Filippo Lippi's <i>Madonna and Child with Angels</i>, circa 1455. One of the older inspirations for a piece, and one of the most detailed. Let's get to it!<br />
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kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-33670720888952990622013-02-01T09:34:00.002-08:002013-02-01T10:55:01.312-08:00Mucha's MoxesYou'll notice by first set of altered Moxes above in the header, modeled after <a href="http://www.wizards.com/global/images/mtgcom_arcana_92_pic1.jpg">Terese Niesen's famous Guru lands</a>. And today, I get to unveil my second, lending tribute to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Mucha">Alphonse Mucha</a>.<br />
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kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-20340845463933653292013-01-23T21:39:00.000-08:002013-01-23T21:41:04.063-08:00Hello Dave<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've had this idea in my back pocket for a while. I've done <a href="http://www.gatheringmagic.com/altered-reality-%E2%80%93-vorosh-time-lapse/">time lapse video</a> of my process in the past, and a couple of animated gifs compiling process photos, but never anything this extensive. Each frame is 5-10 min of work. I kept myself on an egg timer for over four hours. Very pleased to show the result!</div>
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Television and movies are such great sources for inspiration in altering, sometimes I forget I've painted so many connected characters. I decided to look into the matter.</div>
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One of my more prolific muses comes as no surprise.</div>
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The other might, but shouldn't.</div>
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<br />kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-83138682982098994432013-01-10T09:52:00.002-08:002013-01-10T10:03:36.711-08:00Happy New Year!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've more than a week into the new year and I've already produced a variety of alters with a wide range of styles. Let's do a little recap!</div>
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New frame; classic Douglas Shuler art.</div>
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I'm fairly pleased with what's already come out of this year - and there's lots more to look forward to. The completion of my Nouveau Power 9, some new styles I've been brewing up, and the release of Gatecrash of course! Keep checking in!kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-80763553112182054032012-12-24T11:17:00.000-08:002012-12-24T19:39:26.117-08:00Happy Altered Holidays!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-77229422111984465792012-12-17T21:50:00.003-08:002012-12-17T22:43:44.832-08:00Nouveau, Nouveau, NouveauI've had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Mucha">Alphonse Mucha</a> on my brain every since I completed <a href="http://klugalters.blogspot.com/2011/06/lotus.html">my first Black Lotus alter</a> over a year and a half ago. It's easily the most time intensive work I produce, but the results tend to get the biggest reactions out of people. I've been doing a few here and there since the Lotus, but the most ambitious project came a couple months back at Gen Con Indy. The task was to produce a full set of Art Nouveau-inspired Power Nine.<br />
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Yikes. Story goes one of the past owners of this Library tried to alter the sky and didn't really appreciate the results. To try and salvage their efforts, a crude Mark Poole forgery was tacked on. Take special notice of the missing 'L.' No doubt the card needed help. </div>
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About a month ago a client approached me about fixing up this poor Candelabra. He didn't have any idea who Steve was, but surely this card was no longer Steve's to claim. Painting over the text box was simple enough. But why stop there? The corners were a little rough. Why not an extension? The art wasn't lending itself to anything exciting. More flat orange and pale pink didn't seem like the way to go. After some brief research I suggested incorporating Pietre Claesz's 1630 painting, <i>Vanitas Still Life</i>.</div>
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I've sort of been looking for an opportunity to work with a Dutch still life and the Candelabra fit well into the composition. As an unexpected bonus, the candelabra's saturated colors push forward while the desaturated palette of the reproduction recedes. Here's the work in-progress...</div>
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...and here's the finished version. Condolences Steve.<br />
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kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-75530116140593506972012-09-19T13:37:00.002-07:002012-09-19T17:38:46.116-07:00Grab Bag VIHere's a look at what I've been working since my last post...<br />
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EDH General of Pro Tour Historian, Brian David-Marshall!</div>
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As always, more to come! Be sure to follow me on Twitter @klug_alters. And like the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Klug-Alters/196141440422512">Facebook page</a>!kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-22011159594807199812012-08-30T09:23:00.002-07:002012-08-30T09:24:55.386-07:002.5x<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 17.981481552124023px;">Back in the 7th grade I scanned in artwork for the first time. One thing I remember is how </span><span style="line-height: 17.96666717529297px;">fascinated</span><span style="line-height: 17.981481552124023px;"> I was at seeing the medium magnified several times on the computer screen. It's one of those weirdo artsy things that still intrigues me. When I'm at a museum, I like to get as close to paintings as possible. There's nothing like seeing the hand of the artist. </span></span></span><br />
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kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-22667051096981679732012-08-23T12:24:00.003-07:002012-08-23T12:37:00.073-07:00Seeing DoubleRecently a client approached me about creating an alter similar to <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzKSJomqKABeYktW7780PGiLpDa_C2kNz2TbjmiaWwyxrH3DUESwoE23Cu8BsgxMNkfAXxjSunA502GMlrgfCmdNbwHtl1F9CsB9ulwyYmDMyhKsBF4U6mw3-XQdLSEUBuftmchJ6fLDg/s1600/walking+dead.jpg">Army of the Damned</a> I did back in January. With each new painting, I always like to reference something new instead of simply rehashing an image I've already worked on. I'm a big fan of <i>The Walking Dead</i> comic series, specifically the first several issues Tony Moore worked on until Charlie Adlard replaced him.<br />
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I suggested recreating a one of Moore's nice black and white splash panels that had a lot of great detail, but also offered an alternative color piece from the cover of <i>The Walking Dead</i> #16.<br />
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I arrived in Indianapolis early Wednesday afternoon and after an hour or two of getting things in order an EDH game was already in the works. The table was Adam Styborski, Brian David-Marshall, Trick Jarrett, David Williams, and Sheldon Menery. Sheldon was to my left, and as I pulled out my <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=74572">Heartless Hidetsugu</a> to begin the game he glanced down at it.<br />
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Turn four I'm able to play Heartless off a <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=189228">Mind Stone</a>, bond with a <a href="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=271119">Lightning Mauler</a> and pass the turn. Play comes around the table and on Sheldon's endstep I activate Hidetsugu.<br />
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"Am I dead?" I reply, and this happens:<br />
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Thursday evening, friends Adam Prosak and Taylor Gunn taught me how to play Cryptozic's<i> Food Fight</i>. The game is essentially a version of War with draft, number modifiers, a ridiculous food theme, and <a href="http://www.cryptozoic.com/sites/default/files/icme/u8/foodfightposter2011.jpg">awesome art</a> mixed in. I highly recommend it.</div>
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The game also has these round cardboard "mints" used to represent your number of wins in a round. Obviously when Mark Sun entered the hall late I couldn't help myself. </div>
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Hopefully this is proof enough that GenCon truly is one of the most amazing weekends of the year. Thanks to all of those that I had the opportunity to meet this weekend; who I talked, gamed, and dined with; to those that complimented my work and encouraged me to keep doing it! I means more than you know! </div>
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This year I've decided to do a little pre-post entry on the blog. I'm always terrible at documenting the weekend so hopefully this will motivate me to pull out my camera every once and a while. I have some loose plans for the trip so let's lay those out.<br />
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GenCon offers the opportunity to game, literally non-stop. The TCG hall is open 24-hours so you can believe I'll be cubing quite a bit. The expectation is to average 2-3 drafts a day. Over four days that's 8-12 drafts. Be it a 2-man, 6-man, 8-man, Winston, Winchester, Rochester, Rotisserie; cubing will be had. My weapon of choice will be my awesome common/uncommon build.<br />
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One of the neat things about this alter is that it references not one, but two Magic artworks. The other being <a href="http://www.wizards.com/mtg/images/daily/arcana/446_MoxPearl.jpg">Volkan Baga's alternate Mox Pearl</a>. </div>kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-92179833570272334122012-07-09T16:19:00.001-07:002013-03-05T20:57:23.429-08:00The Fourth LotusThis month I have three more pieces of power on my desk, including the fourth Black Lotus I've had the opportunity to work on. This time around the client wanted something to tie each of the cards together but still maintain their tournament legality (obviously).<br />
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kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-73475048536014745632012-06-11T13:15:00.003-07:002012-06-11T13:36:14.617-07:00Among the Sierra NevadaOne of my all-time favorite artists is Hudson River school painter, Albert Bierstadt. Bierstadt was a German-American who, during the late 1800's, travelled west and brought back imaginative compilations of the American landscape. His paintings are as dauntingly massive as the subjects he depicted. <i><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Albert_Bierstadt,_Among_the_Sierra_Nevada_Mountains.jpg">Among the Sierra Nevada, California</a></i> measures in at over ten feet wide. I did a Bierstadt reproduction while in art school, it's a wonder why I haven't tapped his work for an alter until now. It's possible that the challenge of shrinking a ten foot painting to sixty-three millimeters was not something I wanted to take on until now.<br />
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I'll have a table at the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/events/289256787799694/">SCG Invitational in Indianapolis</a> this coming weekend. This alter will be on display and you're welcome to stop by and check it out in person. See you there!</div>kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-585133823731443027.post-3795691581745713512012-06-05T00:11:00.000-07:002012-06-05T09:19:26.948-07:00I Never Metamorphosis I Didn't Like<div style="text-align: center;">
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This weekend I saw to another Dali commission based on his 1937 painting, <i><a href="http://www.paintinghere.org/UploadPic/Salvador%20Dali/big/Metamorphosis%20of%20Narcissus.jpg">Metamorphosis of Narcissus</a>.</i></div>
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The client wanted to see some process photos and I was happy to oblige. After the initial drawing was inked in, I started with a light wash of all the colors to establish some values.</div>
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From there it's all about building up layers until everything's opaque; pushing the range of values. Believe it or not, a piece as detailed as this one is a full-day affair.</div>
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I worked all the larger area first, saving all the tiny details for last. Notice the lack of figures in the background, ants on the hand, crack in the thumbnail, etc.</div>
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And finally, all these steps together in sequence.</div>
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A metamorphosis indeed.</div>kluglesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06720239552503643690noreply@blogger.com