

If I feel like the pose, composition, lighting, etc matches the mood of the card, I'm ready to go to the rough color and rendering stage. After that, I move to Photoshop and do rough sketches. Then I experiment with the poses, google some references, or take some photos. I imagine the scene described by the Art Director while searching for something in my visual library that can relate to it. Give us a brief description of your painting process for Magic cards. No, I was introduced to the game when the boys at the studio were playing it. He told me that I could have a chance to become one as well, and suggested to send my portfolio to Wizards. He was already a Magic Artist by that time. In 2014, I met Lius Lasahido and he invited me to build a team called Polar Engine Studio. I started taking personal commissions and built my portfolio.

Until 9 years ago, someone told me about DeviantArt and said that we could make a living with art. Later on, I discovered other mediums, such as oil paint, acrylic paint, charcoal, watercolor, etc.and kept experimenting with them. I decided to choose art as my career path.

Since then, I routinely joined kids drawing competitions every weekend and brought those oil pastels as my tool. I asked my parents to help me to find where to get it. A friend of mine used some oil pastel called Carand'ache to color her drawing, and I was amazed by how vibrant the colors were. When I was an eight-year-old ballerina, I joined a drawing competition that was held by the ballet studio as their anniversary event. Tell us a little about your journey into art, and how you got started on Magic more specifically? This week we talked with artist Livia Prima who started working on the game recently and already painted some fantastic pieces for Magic. Welcome to our weekly interview series number 45!
