Mirthful Mike’s Art Blog: Mage 20th Anniversary Preview #1

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Hi Everyone,

Welcome to Mirthful Mike’s Art Blog, your one stop source for art previews from upcoming Onyx Path releases (and beard grooming tips).

For our first installment, I wanted to go with something from the upcoming Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition and I figure why not start with something really awesome from Steve Prescott.

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To the right you’ll see the Hollow One’s splat from the Disparates section. This piece is just one of eleven splats Steve did for Mage 20 and each of those are just as kick ass as this one. You can also check out the Steve’s pencil sketch to the lower left and get an idea of the evolution of the piece from the sketch phase to the finish phase.

Next week, I’ll be posting up another piece from Mage 20. Will it be another splat piece? Will it be one of the many new color pieces from classic Mage artists? You’ll have to check by next week to find out.

 


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31 responses to “Mirthful Mike’s Art Blog: Mage 20th Anniversary Preview #1”

  1. PookaKnight Avatar
    PookaKnight

    Awesome! Can’t wait to see more!

  2. Octavo Avatar
    Octavo

    I do love art blogs. I’m pretty happy to see that Steve Prescott is doing splat art for M20, since his work in W20 was so great.

  3. Matt Avatar
    Matt

    … Not really excited about that one.
    The pencil, “looks like written by Neil Gaiman” look from their revised Convention Book fit them much better than poser-lolita-goth. (Seriously, this is an outfit goths wear to outings like the WGT or M’era Luna, not on a daily basis, and not even on every club-visit.)

    1. sameoldji Avatar
      sameoldji

      I second that…theres nothing to be excited about this. I mean its childish, corny, kinky and waaayyy too animéish for Mage…Very disapointing the game is too serious and important for something cheezy like that it doesn’t represent the genre well at all.

      1. history Avatar
        history

        Mage was always kind of whacky compared to other WoD lines, even more in Second Edition. It’s nothing new and I really dig it for a Hollow One.

        1. LC Avatar
          LC

          Are you all kidding?!?!

          That’s probably Penny Dreadful. It’s great! iconic lunchbox and all! Only thing missing is Mr. Mephistopheles. It looks great.

          1. IanW Avatar
            IanW

            As Phil mentioned above, it’s not Penny. Penny’s not Asian.

  4. J.F.High Avatar

    This is absolutely gorgeous. The lunchbox is the best part!

  5. Jorge Hernandez Avatar
    Jorge Hernandez

    PENNY DREADFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    <3

  6. Tom Avatar

    Are the canonical characters from the first game making a reappearance?

    Is this the new look for Penny Dreadful?

    1. Satyros Phil Brucato Avatar
      Satyros Phil Brucato

      Yes, many of them are. That’s not Penny, though. Penny’s not Asian.

      She’s being featured as one of the full-page art images, though.

  7. Holden Avatar
    Holden

    Really fascinated to see what’ll become of the Hollow Ones 20 years post-Goth movement.

  8. Shan Wolf Avatar
    Shan Wolf

    This is amazing. Not only can I not wait for the writing to be done, I can’t wait for more of these pictures to be released.

    Good Job guys.

  9. Wolfgar Avatar
    Wolfgar

    This is honestly a relief. I hope all the art holds to this quality.

  10. Dhaunae Avatar
    Dhaunae

    Is it not? I can even recognise that parasol for its pronounced use among UK and Germany goth kids nowadays, Rika.

    I truly think this is a great piece.

  11. ben Avatar
    ben

    I really like the pencil, but the colored almost looks like it was done by computer.

    1. Torakhan Avatar

      *psst* That’s because it is. 😉 His pieces in W20 were digitally colored as well.
      Not only does it mean that it’s easier to make “camera ready” (because, it’s already ready for placing into the book), but it makes editing and finishing easier. PLUS there’s no shipping/photography/plates and the likes to deal with. It’s a digital world, man. 😀
      Things have changed since the 90s… Mage has color interiors now too. Progress! 😀
      (Ron Spencer still does all of his stuff in traditional media though.)

  12. Wyrdrune Avatar
    Wyrdrune

    Can’t wait for Dante, Portos, Bryce Grimm, John Courage and Mark Hallward Gillan to return!

    1. Wyrdrune Avatar
      Wyrdrune

      … and how could I forget Jodi Blake?

  13. Behalior Avatar
    Behalior

    Still better than V20 splats …

  14. […] – Deluxe Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition has Phil Brucato mostly developing now like a maniac and most of the book has been written and we are prepping an editor for this big ol’ thing. Check out our first M20 art blog by Mirthful Mike Chaney: https://theonyxpath.com/mirthful-mikes-art-blog-mage-20th-anniversary-preview-1/ […]

  15. Torakhan Avatar
    Torakhan

    “OH, NO! That doesn’t look like what I was expecting, nor what I’m used to around me, so it can’t be right! Change it!”… Hah!
    I am amused that in a game/setting about individuals who break the “conventions” of the world and walk their own paths against the wills of the population around them… that there are folks who think that they know how a character should look in this book. So keep the 90s and 2000s, and international influences, please. Keep this book global and epic. 😀
    Prescott did great splat work for W20, so it’s cool to see that he’s both able and willing to do the whole shabang again. (It could just be difficult to find someone reliable who can do a megaton of pieces on time, as well as keep the quality up as well!)

    I think you mentioned the artist who’s doing the chapter dividers somewhere earlier (On Facebook, or maybe in a panel at a convention?) I forget who it was. :-/

    I look forward to more pieces from M20. Keep them coming! MOAR ART!
    (Oh, and don’t forget to throw in some Ron Spencer for flavor. 😀 )

  16. V_O Avatar
    V_O

    I think it’s okay and certainly a lot better than Vampire the Masquerade 20th Anniversary splat artwork. Hopefully we will be seeing the classic pieces from Christopher Shy in the M20 book.

    1. chaney_insaney Avatar
      chaney_insaney

      Chris has actually done three new pieces for M20. We’ll be showing one of those off over the next couple of weeks.

      1. V_O Avatar
        V_O

        One more reason on top of million others to buy this book 🙂

  17. […] – Deluxe Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition has Phil Brucato mostly developing now like a maniac and most of the book has been written and we are prepping an editor for this big ol’ thing. Check out our continuing M20 art blog by Mirthful Mike Chaney: https://theonyxpath.com/mirthful-mikes-art-blog-mage-20th-anniversary-preview-1/ […]

  18. […] – Deluxe Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition has Phil Brucato mostly developing now like a maniac and most of the book has been written and we are prepping an editor for this big ol’ thing. Check out our continuing M20 art blog by Mirthful Mike Chaney: https://theonyxpath.com/mirthful-mikes-art-blog-mage-20th-anniversary-preview-3/ […]

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  20. […] Hi Everyone, Welcome to Mirthful Mike’s Art Blog, your one stop source for art previews from upcoming Onyx Path releases (and beard grooming tips).  […]

  21. […] – Deluxe Mage the Ascension 20th Anniversary Edition has Phil is wrapping up the last sections of the book. Reviewing full pages in b&w first from Mike Kaluta. Check out our continuing M20 art blog by Mirthful Mike Chaney: https://theonyxpath.com/mirthful-mikes-art-blog-mage-20th-anniversary-preview-3/ […]

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