Kev Walker
| Kev Walker | |
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| Status | Active: Mirage to present |
| Style | high contrast black line style |
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Kevin "Kev" Walker is a British comics artist and illustrator, who worked on 2000 AD and Warhammer comics and contributed hundreds of art pieces for Magic: The Gathering cards. He is the game's most prolific artist.
Career
Walker began his career in 1987 working on Future Shocks in 2000 AD, and followed this up with work on some of the anthology comic’s most popular long-running stories, including Judge Dredd, Rogue Trooper, the ABC Warriors and Judge Anderson. During this period Walker also wrote several stories including Daemonifuge and The Inspectre, often with co-author Jim Campbell.
Walker first contributed Magic artwork for the Mirage set, and has been creating illustrations for the game ever since. Originally known for his glossy, painted style and the fine detail of his inked work, Walker has since 1998 changed the way he works, using a high contrast black line style with heavy shadows coupled with flat computer coloring.
Some well-known illustrations
- Commander Greven il-Vec (Tempest)
- Glorious Anthem (Urza's Saga)
- Iron Myr (Mirrodin)
- Damnation (Planar Chaos)
- Jhoira of the Ghitu (Future Sight)
- Inferno Titan (Magic 2011)
- Vivien, Monsters' Advocate (Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, #277)
Artist Series
In 2023, Walker's work was highlighted in the Fall Superdrop 2023 Artist Series: Kev Walker. He picked the cards, created the art, and wrote the flavor text about a hero’s hopeless crusade against the cruelty of the gods.
Gallery
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Tenth Edition fat pack panorama
