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I am Maxime Minard, a french Illustrator working for Magic the Gathering Feel free to ask questions | max.minard@hotmail.com Portfolio : https://istrandar.artstation.com/

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Ephemeral echo

01.03.2026 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Do you mind sharing what your rates would be for a game soundtrack ?
I'm kind of lost on that side and I have no idea if I have the budget to get a composer or if I should find preexisting music

01.03.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Good idea, didn't though about that

01.03.2026 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, Does anyone knows about where I could find ressources about bideo game music ?
I have been working on a solo game project for a while and I need to find music for the game and it's trailer and I don't really know where to look for composers or premade music and what prices to expect.

01.03.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

QRP with your sketch vs final!

24.02.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 143    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

If you see this post your bird art!

13.11.2025 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 226    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 11

Thanks !
After seeing yours I really want to paint an owl in oil though, love the expressive brushwork you used

20.02.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Post bird art!

20.02.2026 04:19 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 5
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A habitable wreck, built plank by plank.

This is a fragment of Labyrinth: a world I’m building in images, objects, and stories.

The boat will return. Somewhere else. At another height.

17.02.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 55    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 1
An illustration of Tal'whe the Fowldyr who belongs to Arukanoda (Apex)
Fowldyr are a closed species created by Stasanie (me)
www.fowldyr.com

A camel-like creature with a long tail tipped in feathers walks through an environment that resembles salt flats. The creature is black and gold and carries a large vase on their back in place of a camel's hump. Large arches of rock appear in the distance with a massive white tree root spiraling around them. #Fowldyr #Stasanie

An illustration of Tal'whe the Fowldyr who belongs to Arukanoda (Apex) Fowldyr are a closed species created by Stasanie (me) www.fowldyr.com A camel-like creature with a long tail tipped in feathers walks through an environment that resembles salt flats. The creature is black and gold and carries a large vase on their back in place of a camel's hump. Large arches of rock appear in the distance with a massive white tree root spiraling around them. #Fowldyr #Stasanie

Salt Flats

11.02.2026 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 884    πŸ” 272    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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New painting! "Midsummer Procession", 33"x 21", Oil on Linen.

09.02.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1153    πŸ” 277    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 2

I kind of have the same thing sometime, long period with no "high". I think the most important thing to get from this graph is that what we see and what we made are not corelated.
They both flow and noticing mistakes in your work is sometime a sign that you improved your observation skills.

10.02.2026 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I saw a few people posting owls so I'm posting some owls illustrations I made.
I love those strange birds

08.02.2026 23:06 β€” πŸ‘ 261    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks !

06.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Some quick illustration I made a few month ago and forgot to post

06.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 148    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Well at first I thought I was just doing the same thing again and again so it sounded a bit like artistic laziness to me.
Until I reminded myself that enjoying making art is important, and if this enjoyment meant painting blue glowing stuff I was going to paint more glowing blue stuff.

28.01.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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After looking back at some of my personal illustrations I realised I really enjoy painting blue glowing effects.

I thought about it and came to the conclusion I wasn't going to stop

28.01.2026 22:13 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
An illustration depicting a young boy sadly reading a book. The pages fly around him, forming the armor of a giant golden knight that serves as a protective shell. Arrows are stuck on the armor, while the knight stands on one knee, vigilantly holding a sword.

An illustration depicting a young boy sadly reading a book. The pages fly around him, forming the armor of a giant golden knight that serves as a protective shell. Arrows are stuck on the armor, while the knight stands on one knee, vigilantly holding a sword.

"An armor called fantasy."
Personal piece inspired by reflections about escapism. #art

21.01.2026 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1683    πŸ” 514    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 4
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Reflections

19.01.2026 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 199    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hey #portfolioday, I paint Finno-Ugric Mysticism inspired art for myself and neat fantasy stuff for Magic: The Gathering!

14.01.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 732    πŸ” 145    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

I only started oil recently and smell is (strangely) one of my favorite part of the process. It makes it feel so much more tactile and tangible

09.01.2026 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much !

08.01.2026 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's my pleasure to offer @istrandar.bsky.social 's first traditional painting for Magic - it's Luminollusk !!

This weird little guy is oil on cotton canvas, approx. 16" x 20"

Auction is Up!
mtgart.auction/Luminollusk

08.01.2026 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 81    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Thanks ! It was really fun to try weird design, the brief really gave me the possibility to do weird things

08.01.2026 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And the card

08.01.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The sketches

08.01.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The painting !
I had to make a few changes but it's still quite close to the final

08.01.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Luminollusk

My first oil painting made for magic the gathering ! The Ad asked for traditional looking illustrations for the set. At first I only wanted to start in oil and finish it digitally, but the paitning went well and I ended up painting everything in oil.

AD : Ovidio Cartagena

08.01.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 218    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
A photo showing the painting of Ashling, Rekindled on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

A photo showing the painting of Ashling, Rekindled on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

A photo showing the painting of Ashling, Rimebound (as it is, before the digital edits) on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

A photo showing the painting of Ashling, Rimebound (as it is, before the digital edits) on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

A photo showing the painting of Subterfuge on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

A photo showing the painting of Subterfuge on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

A photo showing the painting of Flock Impostor, which was painted on gessoboard, on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

A photo showing the painting of Flock Impostor, which was painted on gessoboard, on a stand in front of a bookshelf.

My four Lorwyn Eclipsed paintings (because it's fun to see them together like this)!

07.01.2026 12:38 β€” πŸ‘ 580    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œBlossoming Defense” from Lorwyn. Oil on gessoboard. Big thank you to my AD Sam Padilla for the commission! This is one of my favourite things I’ve ever painted.

06.01.2026 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 763    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 2