[MRD] Solemn Simulacrum / Simulacro Solenne

[Vexac]

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[Alex]

Il disegno di questa versione della carta è qualcosa di spettacolare.

[Tulio Jabba]

Bellissima art, peccato sia quella "speciale" e non la versione "base", ma in tempi di cani coi baffi e col mantello da superman è oro che cola

[alvoi]

[Deugemo]

E' così disperato

[Deugemo]

[Mr.B]

Sad robot is sad...

[alvoi]

Quindi... niente Dark Confidant?

[alvoi]

I'm the artist for the new Solemn card and just thought I'd share some behind the scenes stuff with everyone here because I think it's interesting!

So, fun fact about my Solemn Simulacrum Image for Magic, I initially pitched it as being a recreation of the original card based on Jens Thoren likeness as an homage. I knew only a little about the Foundations set, but from the little I was told I took it as a new beginning for Magic. I wanted to represent the aftermath of the Phyrexian invasion and the opening of the multiverse and how we got here. Since Solemn was from original Mirrodin, I felt it was fitting to have our now justifiably sad robot emerge from an archway adorned with the story.

I wanted the image to feel like a breath of fresh air after a major catastrophe, like meeting an old friend, but under sad circumstances. I wanted it to be an image that represented magic's changes, but also its origins, since foundations sounded like the set to do that

After my painting was sent, it was requested that I change it as it was too close in likeness to the original. And I couldn't help but chuckle at that. In a very meta way, Wizards asking me to change this homage into something else felt like it fit this story even more. Just a story of an old friend being turned into a robot.

[fabrimagic]

Non ho capito perché per la wizard non andava bene che somigliasse alla versione originale. E non no capito se lui ha accettato o no, visto che di fatto questo golem assomiglia all'originale.
Cmq bellissimi i bassorilievi scolpiti nell'arco relativi alla guerra contro phyrexia, non ci avevo fatto caso