I truly detest the fact that the new Brand Synergy MTG Secret Lairs don't have real artist credits. They're crediting "SQUARE ENIX" for Final Fantasy cards and "B3: Fire, CH: 58" for [Avatar cards][1]. These are real pieces of art made by specific human beings (yes including the 3D model)! It used to be kind of a big deal in fantasy art circles to get your art on a Magic card, and these people aren't even going to get credit for it. Reducing the credit line to just listing the owner of the copyright is a shameful act, and while I know enough not to be surprised at WotC for it, I'm still disappointed.
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As a side note, look how hideous that card is. The art is visibly lower-res than the rest of it. I remember back in 2005 MTGSalvation kids would get a cracked Photoshop install, download the card frame PSD, and the first thing they'd do would be to disable all the frame elements and add a stroke to all the text and just have it hovering in empty space over full-frame art from their favorite TV show. This is embarrassing. ↩︎