Artist: Rebecca Guay

Youthful Knight card art

Continuing artist month, today I look at the art of Rebecca Guay.

Rebecca Guay started illustrating Magic cards in 1996 (for the Alliances set), continuing as a staple in releases through 2009 (Magic 2010). Her art has shown up in reprints since.

As always, Scryfall is our source for searching cards. The following commands in Scryfall
artist:"Rebecca Guay" not:digital
artist:"Rebecca Guay" unique:prints not:digital

show that she has illustrated 162 cards that have appeared 329 times (some show up in multiple sets or special releases). Here are some of my favorites:

Guay's art is romantic, soft, and evocative. (It's not surprising that most of her cards feature on white, blue, or green cards and depict angels, faeries, or elves.) Her watercolor-heavy illustrations are a pleasant change from the standard fantasy style. Instantly recognizable, I love her work, and have bought a few Magic cards specifically because she was the artist.

As she hasn't done new Magic art for years, I doubt we'll see her again in this space. But I hope we do.