Cashew
02-27-2008, 01:10 AM
Welcome to the second MDV Monthly Card Design Contest. We'll be going over some very basic rules for the second round, that will be examined more in depth than future rounds. Before any of that on to the theme this month:
Create a card with no casting cost.
That's right - no casting cost. Not 1, 2, 3, 4, or even 0 casting cost - no casting cost. Evermind and Wheel of Fate are great examples of this. The challenge is you'll have to find a way to get it into play that is by no means traditional.
Now on to the rules:
1) Your card must be in card form.
This means you'll have to do extra work beyond simply designing the card. First, you'll need a way to render the card. I highly recommend the Magic Set Editor (http://magicseteditor.sourceforge.net) (http://magicseteditor.sourceforge.net) as it's still highly updated, and is very simple to use. The best looking renders are done by hand in a Photoshop program, but this is not necessary.
You will also need to find a website to host the image for it to be submitted. There are numerous free ones out there if you don't have access to a web host already. One I know to work personally that just requires registration and is very easy to use is Photobucket (http://photobucket.com/) (http://photobucket.com/).
Which leads to one last thing you have to find for your card - art.
2) All artwork should be credited and non-copyrighted.
While it may be very hard to find out who made a random image you rip straight off an image search. I highly recommend you locate galleries that will let you know who drew it while drawing it. Two massive galleries that you should know are Elfwood (http://www.elfwood.com) (http://www.elfwood.com) and deviantART (http://www.deviantart.com/) (http://www.deviantart.com/).
Make sure you check the artist's profile page throughly to see if they are copyrighted are not. You can even go the extra step and ask for permission, which I highly encourage. It is essential that you credit them on the card as well.
3) Your entry must submitted by March 25th
Simple enough? Submit, edit, change as many times as you want until that date, then there will be no more.
4) Submit your entry in this thread.
This thread is for submission only, there will be a discussion thread created for comments on others cards or talking about the contest itself.
5) Your card must be balanced.
Do not expect to win if you create some off the wall insane creature that has every ability for 10 mana and is a 9/5. The goal is to create a card that could seemingly be printed. From the flavor to the mana cost to the power level fo the card - all parts are considered.
6) Do not create a new keyword.
Use existing keywords, be careful when using block based ones such as Affinity, Splice, and Radiance.
That being said, enjoy, if you have any questions see you in the discussion thread and look forward to your entries. By the way if you're curious, the Writer's Guild will be voting on the winner chosen from the top entries of a couple people's choices. The winning card will be hosted on the main site.
Create a card with no casting cost.
That's right - no casting cost. Not 1, 2, 3, 4, or even 0 casting cost - no casting cost. Evermind and Wheel of Fate are great examples of this. The challenge is you'll have to find a way to get it into play that is by no means traditional.
Now on to the rules:
1) Your card must be in card form.
This means you'll have to do extra work beyond simply designing the card. First, you'll need a way to render the card. I highly recommend the Magic Set Editor (http://magicseteditor.sourceforge.net) (http://magicseteditor.sourceforge.net) as it's still highly updated, and is very simple to use. The best looking renders are done by hand in a Photoshop program, but this is not necessary.
You will also need to find a website to host the image for it to be submitted. There are numerous free ones out there if you don't have access to a web host already. One I know to work personally that just requires registration and is very easy to use is Photobucket (http://photobucket.com/) (http://photobucket.com/).
Which leads to one last thing you have to find for your card - art.
2) All artwork should be credited and non-copyrighted.
While it may be very hard to find out who made a random image you rip straight off an image search. I highly recommend you locate galleries that will let you know who drew it while drawing it. Two massive galleries that you should know are Elfwood (http://www.elfwood.com) (http://www.elfwood.com) and deviantART (http://www.deviantart.com/) (http://www.deviantart.com/).
Make sure you check the artist's profile page throughly to see if they are copyrighted are not. You can even go the extra step and ask for permission, which I highly encourage. It is essential that you credit them on the card as well.
3) Your entry must submitted by March 25th
Simple enough? Submit, edit, change as many times as you want until that date, then there will be no more.
4) Submit your entry in this thread.
This thread is for submission only, there will be a discussion thread created for comments on others cards or talking about the contest itself.
5) Your card must be balanced.
Do not expect to win if you create some off the wall insane creature that has every ability for 10 mana and is a 9/5. The goal is to create a card that could seemingly be printed. From the flavor to the mana cost to the power level fo the card - all parts are considered.
6) Do not create a new keyword.
Use existing keywords, be careful when using block based ones such as Affinity, Splice, and Radiance.
That being said, enjoy, if you have any questions see you in the discussion thread and look forward to your entries. By the way if you're curious, the Writer's Guild will be voting on the winner chosen from the top entries of a couple people's choices. The winning card will be hosted on the main site.