After a week of wisdom, and dragons, and wise dragons, it’s time to declare this week’s winners! Each one was careful chosen after poring over each individual design, and there were no dartboards, dice, or deals with dragons involved with the decision (probably). 

Our first winner is my favorite Dragon design. Sometimes, Dragons can get really complex, doing a lot of crazy things. However, the best design isn’t always the most complicated one. This week’s winner designed a simple card that’s probably only a limited bomb, but it was such a cool take on typical dragon design that I had to give it the credit it is due. This category’s winner is...

Heavensbreath Long by @sofacoin! Congratulations, you’ll be awarded one bonus point!

Up next, we have my favorite submission that showed wisdom through Magic’s classic wisdom mechanic: drawing cards. The card I chose was, again, simple in design, but I was a fan of its take on the hand size mechanic from Kamigawa as a take on wisdom. This category’s winner is...

Wisdom from the Ancients by @voicesofchaos! Congratulations, you will be awarded one bonus point!

Third, I created a category for cards that weren’t Dragons and didn’t draw cards, but were still cool designs that I wanted to recognize. There were only a few entries for this category, but all of them were quite good. In the end, I chose a card that really went for something unique, and though I believe it fell short, it has a base for a fun design. This category’s winner is...

Dragon’s Wager by @thanatyr! Congratulations, you will receive one bonus point!

Finally, as always, we have my favorite submission for the week. This submission was a cool, fun take on Dragons; the kind of card I could see a Commander deck built around. It’s power level was also fairly pushed, so it would probably see some Standard play, but we’re here for cool designs, not format powerhouses. This week’s CFAC winner is...

Raseth, Dragonic Champion by @tarniyo! Congratulations, you’ll be awarded two points and your card will be added to the CFAC Hall of Fame!

Art by Guan Wei

Source: http://gworld.deviantart.com/art/Guardian-of-Dragon-Mountain-626414917

Welcome, everyone, to the fortieth CardsFromArt Challenge, where I find a piece of fantasy art online and you come up with an awesome Magic card design based on that piece of artwork!

All you have to do it submit your entries directly through this link (which can also be found on my main page; it’s the “Submit Things Here” link) and include CFAC 40 somewhere in the submission.

Submissions are accepted in two forms: first, if you can, create a mock-up image of the card through a program like Magic Set Editor, MTGCardsmith, or even Photoshop if you’re fancy. Just remember to include the artist credit!

Second, if you’re a tumblr-mobile user or just can’t use any of the image software, you can submit a text version of your card with the following information:

Name - mana cost Type - subtype, rarity ability/abilities, power/toughness CFAC 40

I’ll create a full image of the card, and give you a few friendly critiques.

You can find more information about the rules and such in the CFAC Comprehensive Rule’s Guide.

This week, we’re taking a look at a piece called “Guardian of Dragon Mountain,” a piece showing collaboration between an individual (king? warrior? general?) and a great, Chinese dragon (which Magic needs more of). This week’s challenge is flavored in a way to reflect these dragons...

Bonus Challenge: See, you might have thought I was going to require you to make a Dragon, but there are many more designs buried in this art. Instead, I want to see some designs that convey wisdom. What form that takes is up to you: convey it through mechanics, or flavor, or whatever works best for you. If I get the “wisdom” feeling through your design, you’ll be awarded one bonus point,

Weekly Winners: Now, a Dragon isn’t required for the bonus challenge, but I’ve still got to throw a draconic theme: the best Dragon I receive will receive one bonus point. In addition, a wisdom challenge is bound to get some card draw: the best card that involves drawing (And yes, I’m looking directly for the phrase “draw”) will receive one bonus point. I’ll also be including a category for any cards that don’t fit these two categories, for those feeling adventurous: the best of these designs will receive a bonus point. And, of course, the card that I like the most will be awarded two bonus points, and will be added to the CFAC Hall of Fame!

Good luck to everyone! I know the difficulty is a bit ramped up: remember that the bonus challenge is completely optional, and you’re 100% welcome to just make an awesome card with the artwork and submit it: you’re still eligible for the Weekly Winners challenges!