Rypie MTG Alters
About Me:
I'm a full time arborist / crane operator. I paint magic cards when I have time 😊
I took a few drawing and painting courses in high school and always loved art as a form of calm, focus, and nerdy outlet throughout my adolescence and young adulthood. I made a few paintings here and there, but only for me.
After somewhat randomly getting back into magic after college, inevitably I ended up painting one of my cards...then another...then another. Soon I would be trying to paint the 'epic' cards in my decks, i.e. the win con kind of cards to add more 'oomf' and share some of my personality in addition.
This became my first form of advertising, and eventually I had friends and bystanders ask me if I could paint a card for them. At some point I started to add select cards to eBay and later, Etsy. Steadily over the years my skills have improved, as has my collection, and here we are.
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I'm always trying to get better and try new things, and I'm certainly having a blast doing so. Thank you so much for your attention and kind words - they mean so much to me!
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-Ryan
Magic the Gathering?
Sometimes I show my art stuff to people who might not know what Magic the Gathering is. This section is a place for me to refer them to for to understand what exactly it is that I do with Magic cards!
