Rebecca Guay
Rebecca Guay (pronounced "Gay"[1]) is a Magic: The Gathering artist that has developed a large cult following since she began in Alliances. Her artwork has a strikingly classical style that favors heavy use of watercolors. Much of her artwork appears extremely soft and is considered femminene in form. Her palette and style makes her easily recognizable and lends itself primarily to green, blue and white cards, particularly elves, angels, and faeries. Outside of Magic she has worked for White Wolf, DC Vertigo Comics and World of Warcraft TCG amongst many others.[2] She graduated from the Pratt Institute in 1992[1] and has since taught an Illustration Master Class at Amherst College.[2]
Guay hasn't worked on a set since Magic 2010, but did loan her artwork to Channel for From the Vault: Exiled. She currently resides in Amherst, Massachusetts with her husband and daughter.
Controversy
After her disinclusion from Legions it was incorrectly reported that that Guay was fired from Wizards of the Coast due her femine style:
| “ | Sadly, the new art director, Jeremy Cranford, thinks my work is too feminine for the vision he has for the game. I would love to continue with Magic but it is not in my hands.[3] | ” |
Jeremy Cranford, the Magic Art Director at the time responded:
| “ | In the Legions set, the creative team had to think of a way to show what happened to Otaria after Kamahl destroyed the Mirari. We decided we would show the effect of this magic by making really intense exaggerated versions of all of the creatures. We would have 'super versions' and 'hyper versions' of Soldiers, Clerics, Wizards, Zombies, Goblins, Elves, etc. Even the land would evolve over the course of Onslaught block. When selecting artists, the creative team selected artists that we felt would fit precisely within this vision of what Otaria was becoming.[4] | ” |
The controversy persisted though and seems to repeat itself in some manner anytime she isn't included in a set. The controversy was parodied in the Un-cards Persecute Artist and Fascist Art Director.
Gallery
References
- ↑ a b Pro Tour–Valencia 2007 Artists, Wizards.com, 2007
- ↑ a b BIO/FAQ, The Art of Rebecca Guay, Rebecca Guay, Thursday, April 29, 2010
- ↑ WotC Fires Artist Rebecca Guay, MTGNews.com, rancored_elf, February 4th, 2003
- ↑ Ask Wizards - February, 2003, MTG.com, Jeremy Cranford, February 7th, 2003]
External links
- The Art of Rebecca Guay - Official Site
- Unofficial Rebecca Guay Gallery
- The Magic Artwork of Rebecca Guay - Massive 3 Part Retrospective on her Magic Artwork
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