Saturday, February 4, 2012

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed

Mikaeus, the Unhallowed, 12 x 16 in., oil on masonite

Here's my last painting for the latest Magic: the Gathering set. He's a follow-up to Steve Belledin's awesome piece; Mikaeus, the Lunarch. This time he's shown busting out of his tomb, soon after his death.

I really got a kick out of this one, I'm not sure why exactly but it wound up being one of those rare pieces (at least for me) that came together fairly easily and the final product was actually pretty dern close to what I'd originally envisioned (Not to mention the fact that getting the chance to paint what's basically a zombie pope was almost too good to be true).


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17 comments:

  1. PhroilanFebruary 4, 2012 at 10:18 PM

    Excellent as always. Love your work!

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  2. UnknownFebruary 5, 2012 at 8:02 AM

    awesome piece man- zombie pope is looking rad

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  3. Rafal DorszFebruary 5, 2012 at 8:07 AM

    Pure inspiration! Congratulations and thanks for sharing!

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  4. Ray BonillaFebruary 5, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    wow..

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  5. Matt StewartFebruary 5, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    Unbelievable man. I was waiting for you to put this piece up.

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  6. Charlène Le ScanffFebruary 5, 2012 at 11:49 AM

    Wonderful. The light effects are amazing!

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  7. Victor MauryFebruary 5, 2012 at 7:06 PM

    dope! Can't wait to play this guy

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  8. Steven BelledinFebruary 6, 2012 at 5:06 AM

    Came together easily, huh? Interesting contrast to how much I struggled with the Lunarch piece. This is among the paintings I plan on stealing when I break into your house.

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  9. Vinod RamsFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:24 AM

    Okay then I will steal it from your house after you've stolen it from Chris's house. Stealing is fun!

    Awesome painting Chris.

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  10. Tyler JacobsonFebruary 6, 2012 at 11:31 AM

    just speechless man....every time

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  11. Chris RahnFebruary 6, 2012 at 6:07 PM

    Thanks everyone!

    Steve - Beware, my studio is guarded by attack-cats (big fat ones).

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  12. Eric BraddockFebruary 7, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    I'll leave a trail of cat treats that lead to a trap to disable them momentarily and give me JUST enough time to steal this...This painting is so damn boss. Also, Steve, may the best thief win... just like in Ocean's 13... (I'll obviously portray Clooney in this rendition)

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  13. james wolfFebruary 10, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    wow awesome work man!

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  14. Eric DeschampsFebruary 13, 2012 at 12:55 PM

    I love it. The subtlety you use in your paintings is inspiring.

    Zombie Pope... yeah!

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  15. UnknownMarch 19, 2012 at 11:17 AM

    This is a really wonderful piece. I love the design and it leads the viewer in creating a world outside of the character. So nice!

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  16. mattMarch 19, 2012 at 11:14 PM

    This one is too cool. One of those I would love to see the original painting. Awesome!

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  17. Tyler JamesMarch 29, 2013 at 7:45 PM

    This one is so amazing. The blue and gold just makes my eyes melt.

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