Ovidio Cartagena
| Ovidio Cartagena | |
|---|---|
| General Information | |
| Born | Guatemala |
| Status | Active: Mystery Booster to present |
| Style | Classic |
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| artist:"Ovidio Cartagena" | |
Ovidio Cartagena is a Guatemalan Magic: The Gathering artist and Senior Art Director for Wizards of the Coast.[1]
Career
As Art Director, Cartagena has commissioned art for several expansions, including MTG’s first brand collaboration, the Godzilla Series Monster cards. Also for tentpole sets Strixhaven: School of Mages, Midnight Hunt, Crimson Vow and the Warhammer 40,000 Commander Decks; and contributed to other products like Secret Lair. His first set as Lead Art Director, headlining concept pushes and art commissions, was Phyrexia: All Will Be One.
Hailing from a fine art background, Cartagena has also worked as a graphic designer and classical guitarist. He's done art-related work for non-profits in Guatemala and the USA.
As an artist, Cartagena's first work appeared on the Mystery Booster test card Golgari Death Swarm.[2]
Lead Art Director
- Phyrexia: All Will Be One[3]
- The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth
- The Lost Caverns of Ixalan
- Duskmourn: House of Horror
Some notable illustrations
- Birds of Paradise (Secret Lair, #92)
- Dovescape (Secret Lair, #95)
- Hedgewitch's Mask
- Pithing Needle (Midnight Hunt)
- Platinum Angel (Retro Artifacts, #104)
References
- ↑ The CG Spectrum Podcast (December 14, 2022). "The Course of Ravnica's Empire". Cgspectrum.com.
- ↑ Shivam Bhatt, Ovidio Cartagena (October 31, 2023). "Casual Magic Episode 196 - Ovidio Cartagena and the Lost Caverns of Ixalan". Liberated Syndication.
- ↑ Ovidio Cartagena (August 27, 2022). "I was Lead Art Director for three sets releasing in 2023.". Twitter.