
MAGIC: The Gathering
Artist Proof (A.P.) Card Page
of
Randy Asplund
Update 3/30/2025
Card lists are in tables below- Scroll down.
Then, a simple blood test led to an MRI, which led to a biopsy, which led to a radical surgical removal. To make a long story short, the upshot is that the surgery went great, I'm now recovering from that, we appear to have gotten all of the cancer (based on pathology report), so hopefully and expectedly, I am cancer free and able to get back to full swing soon.
Prints and existing originals are always available.
My web page shows which Artist Proof cards are available on demand, without art commission on them.
I have a major project I have to finish before I am back working on my art commission wait list. When that is done, maybe even sooner, I'll try to paint a few A.P. art cards the way I want them (not commissions) and put them up for auction. That will continue while I finish my book Secrets of Forgotten Masters.
*When "SoFM" is done, that's when I will be back on commission work. I'll start by contacting folks on the wait list, and after those I will open up to new commissions.
Timing? I have no idea. There are just too many variables. The best you can do is keep paying attention to the applicable ONLINE groups on FB, my pages on FB, and check this page on my web site for updates.
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From the 1/5/2025 Update
1) PAINTING PROGRESS
Here's what's happening:
And as most of you know-
I am working on a major book about how books were made by hand in the middle ages; Secrets Of Forgotten Masters.
In the meantime, I AM STILL SIGNING CARDS! Please check the main CCG page of my site for details.
2) PRICE REVISIONS:
II) The price of the card is no longer included in the price of the art.
I have a limited number of Autographed Artist Proof Cards available!
Wizards of the Coast
has done a cool thing for we artists. They produce a set of white
-backed versions of the cards we have painted for them. That is
to say, each card is white on one side, and the other side has
exactly the same art as you see on a regular card of the same
game. Only the artists are given these cards and the number is
very low. Of some I got only around 50 or so, many are in the
110-120 count range. They have given
me samples of these in English versions and some of the different
language versions of the game produced by WOTC. What a collector's
item! They are way more rare than the rarest of regular cards.
A.P. CARD PRICES:
I have both MAGIC: THE GATHERING and BATTLETECH Artist Proof Cards.
The CARD PRICES are indicated in the chart below. The CARD PRICE is IN ADDITION to any artwork to go on the card. YES, you are welcome to supply a card of your own for me to paint on.
When numbers of a type in stock drop below a certain number, and then they move to a category where they will only be sold with an art commission on the backs (or an alter) worth $100 minimum, or when rare enough, only with a full painting on them (see examples below). The art commission can be pencil, ink over pencil, or painted. Ask for details. See below for examples and prices.
NEW:
* Urza's Miter is a special case. The last of mine have been commissioned. Also, I have decided that any of the Urza's Miters I paint from now on will use either modern acrylic and imitation gold gouache, OR if you choose to have it made with the medieval techniques and materials it will be done on a genuine parchment laminated to the card before painting. (see the photo & description below).
PAYMENT: I can take personal checks for smaller orders (inquire first), but otherwise, for your convenience I take credit through PayPal. My PayPal address is Randy@RandyAsplund.com.
IMPORTANT! If you use PayPal you must make sure that I receive the entire amount. Unless Send Money to Friends & Family is used, PayPal takes out a fee. Please add enough to cover their deduction. If you have difficulty making sure of the amount they will deduct, I am happy to promptly refund any overage that you send. NOTE: If your payment is short -at all- (sorry, but I don't want to be arbitrary by letting lower amounts slide), I understand. It happens. And I'll email you and ask for the balance, or you can have me not sign a card from the batch.
If you live outside the US, remember that those postal coupons cover less than the amount you pay for them, so please confirm their value when used in the USA. Please see the www.usps.com website for rate information. You are welcome to request USPS Regular or Priority Mail, or FedEx, or UPS as the carrier. Client pays all mailing and insurance costs. Michigan customers must ad 6% Sales Tax.
FOR ART COMMISSIONS: I usually take 50% as a downpayment (Large orders are broken down more). If there are costly materials involved in the artwork commission, such as real gold, genuine animal skin parchment, precious pigments, etc., then the full materials portion of the commission is ADDED to the downpayment. Final balance plus mailing are due on completion and final approval. When the payments are complete, I ship the art promptly.
* Means this card is ONLY available with an art commission. See ART ON CARDS PRICE LIST chart below:
BATTLETECH A.P. cards are $4 each.
ANTIQUITIES: --Urza's Miter (out) |
LEGENDS: -- Thunder
Spirit (out) |
THE
DARK: --Sorrow's Path (out) |
FALLEN
EMPIRES: -- Ebon
Praetor (out) |
ALLIANCES: |
CHRONICLES: |
TIME
SPIRAL: |
JAPANESE
Black Border: |
CHINESE
Black Border: |
4th
EDITION REVISED: |
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5th EDITION (1997): |
VI
EDITION: |
BEATDOWN: |
ITALIAN: |
(Price based on complexity. Price can vary up or down if changes to design are requested)
See Art Examples Below-
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*Urza's Miter has special notes. See below with the example-
SAMPLES OF A.P. ART & OPTIONS
These are examples of what you can expect for a given price.
Except on request for Urza's Miter, all paints are Acrylic.
Oil paint on request, but it takes longer to get the art to you.
All pencils are sealed with clear matte Acrylic.
ALTERS:
ALTERS: Are priced based on similar complexity and how much of the card is altered, so if it is just the image box on the card with a full repaint, that would be 2/3 of what a whole card would be. I do not use markers. Alters will be done in acrylic paint.
SAMPLES
OF FULL PAINTINGS ON WHITE-BACKS of A.P. Cards:
(ALL samples are previously sold commission work)
Antiquities
Clockwork Avian
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Detonate |
A.P. Card must be supplied by customer (because mine are sold out)
This version is made with all Medieval Manuscript paint:
Genuine gold, Lapis Lazuli blue, Vermilion, Folium, Verdigris + Weld Lake, Iris green,
White Lead, Red Lead, Azurite, ink made from oak galls.
Medieval paint version on genuine parchment laminated to the card. Add genuine 23k gold leaf on gesso ground as a 4th color in the background:

DETAILS: Laminated to the card??????
Yes, the proper ground for the medieval gold and paints in the Italian White Vine book style is genuine animal skin parchment. The art represnts a medieval book page, and that's what they used. Therefore, if you want the real thing, that's how it will be done. Curious? Take a look at my Articles & Exhibits web page (menu at the left) to see how I do this kind of art.
The A.P. card is 0.30mm thick card stock. The parchment varies slightly (even when measured on the same piece) to be about 0.27mm to 0.33mm, and typically about 0.30mm thick. That means yes, the A.P. card will be doubling in thickness. It's not much. And some artists are making thicker paint than that. Think of the parchment as being like a primer ground under any other painting. It's not gesso, it's skin. This parchment panel will be 2-1/8" X 3-1/8", so that produces a 3/16" white card border al around.
The Dark
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Riptide |
Sorrow's Path |
Inferno (Left of Diptych) |
Inferno (Right of Diptych) |
Legends
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Fortified Area |
Kobold Taskmaster |
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Tor Wauki |
Undertow |
Thunder Spirit |
Raging Bull |
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Sylvan Paradise |
Lost Soul |
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Sea King's Blessing |
Sentinel |
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Sentinel Becomes Aware and ready to Defend |
Thunder Spirit vs. Master Yoda |
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Sea King's Curse Inspired by Sea King's Blessing |
Sea King's Curse Inspired by Sea King's Blessing |
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Reprisal: The Leonopteris |
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Urza's Workshop- With Ornithopters and Clockwork Avians |
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Sylvan Paradise |

Collection of Clockork Avians, Thunder Spirits, and Dwarven Soldier. 2020.
Other Versions
You can choose to have a different level of work, or different media such as pencil,
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Kobold Taskmaster Alter |
Sea King's Blessing Pencil Loose pencil, but covering most of the area |
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Lost Soul Single figure painted, minimal background |
Mermaid (Alternate subject) Single figure pencil, minimal background |
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Battletech also has AP cards! Loose rendered full card |
Stylised Gorse (Alternate subject) Simple single figure |

Raging Bull in Amsterdam
Full drawing in pencil
Thunderspirit Print & A.P. Card in scale
Sea King's Blessing Print & A.P. Card in scale