Anson Maddocks
Anson Maddocks is one of the original twenty-five Magic: The Gathering artists; he was last active during Time Spiral. Outside of Magic he has worked on Clout and various White Wolf products. Maddocks works with a large variety of mediums and draws from numerous inspirations, but is probably most renowned for his work on minotaurs and elements of hyper-realism. Maddocks attended the Cornish College of Arts alongside the original art director Jesper Myrfors.[1]
Maddocks is often contributed with helping to shape the direction of Magic artwork and his Hurloon Minotaur depiction became the initial face of the game.[2] He grew up in Sitka, Alaska along with Mark Tedin, he currently lives in Seattle, WA and does commission based work.[3]
Gallery
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![Cyclopean Tomb - Maddocks favorite personal art from Alpha.[3]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Cyclopean_Tomb.jpg/120px-Cyclopean_Tomb.jpg)
Cyclopean Tomb - Maddocks favorite personal art from Alpha.[3]
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![Hurloon Minotaur - The early face of Magic.[4]](https://files.mtg.wiki/thumb/Hurloon_Minotaur.jpg/120px-Hurloon_Minotaur.jpg)
Hurloon Minotaur - The early face of Magic.[4]
![Cyclopean Tomb - Maddocks favorite personal art from Alpha.[3]](/page/File:Cyclopean_Tomb.jpg)
![Hurloon Minotaur - The early face of Magic.[4]](/page/File:Hurloon_Minotaur.jpg)
References
- ↑ Arcana (Thursday, June 12, 2008). "An Interview With Anson". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ Arcana (Monday, April 07, 2008). "The Face of the Game". magicthegathering.com. Wizards of the Coast.
- ↑ a b Artist Spotlight: Anson Maddocks, MTG Stores, April 22, 2010
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