Tag Archives: Alternate Art

Artist Spotlight: Kimberly80

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Beorn

Countless artists base their paintings and drawings on Tolkien’s writing. With his mythic themes and iconic characters, this is only fitting. However, only a few artists are able to capture the ineffable essence of these characters. Once such artist is … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist Spotlight, Books, Legendarium, Media, Series, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion | Tagged Alternate Art, Artist Spotlight, Beleg Strongbow, Fantasy Flight Games, First Age, Kimberly80, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Painting, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Artist Spotlight: Donato Giancola

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Beorn

The work of Donato Giancola is a favorite here at the hall. His classical style is perfect for portraying the most dramatic moments from Tolkien’s books. A Weary Pilgrim, one of my first and most played alternate art decks features … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist Spotlight, Books, Legendarium, Media, Series, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion | Tagged A Weary Pilgrim, Alternate Art, Artist Spotlight, Donato Giancola, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Renaissance Style, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Artist Spotlight: Alan Lee

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Beorn

Alan Lee is an artist whose art is indelibly linked to Tolkien’s world. Several printings of Tolkien’s novels have featured his art as covers. His landscapes, in particular, are legendary for their beauty and attention to detail. It is fair … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Art, Artist Spotlight, Books, Community, First Age, Legendarium, Media, Series, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Alan Lee, Alternate Art, Artist Spotlight, Fantasy Flight Games, First Age, Landscape, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Minas Tirith, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Artist Spotlight: Anato Finnstark

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Beorn

I didn’t discover Anato’s work until more recently, but his iconic visual style made an immediate and lasting impression. In fact I liked his work so much that I designed an alternate art deck featuring some of my favorite pieces. … Continue reading →

Posted in A Long-extended Party, Art, Artist Spotlight, Books, Community, Legendarium, Media, Series, The Lord of the Rings, The Silmarillion | Tagged A Long-extended Party, Alternate Art, Anato Finnstark, Art, Artist Spotlight, artstation, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Nazgul, The Nine Are Abroad, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Artist Spotlight: Magali Villeneuve

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Beorn

This game would not have the longevity that it does without such excellent art. That might at first sound hyperbolic, and certainly a game with deck-building and deep strategy set in the Legendarium of Tolkien’s Middle-earth has a decided advantage. … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Artist Spotlight, Books, Legendarium, Media, Series, The Lord of the Rings | Tagged Alternate Art, Art, Artist Spotlight, Fantasy Flight Games, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Magali Villeneuve | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: Legolas – Ace Attorney

Posted on October 22, 2023 by Beorn

A community thrives from contributions by all of its members and contributions come in all different forms. Some contribute blog articles, others design decks, while others support new players who have rules questions. A game as complex as The Lord … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Animation, Archetypes, Combo, Community, Games, Media, Series, Support | Tagged Alternate Art, Cirdan the Shipwright, Community, Deck Building, Fantasy Flight Games, Fun, Legolas, Living Card Games, Lord of the Rings LCG, Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney, Rules Questions, Sappidus, Theme, Theodred, Tolkien | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: Denethor’s Heirlooms

Posted on September 8, 2023 by Beorn

Editor’s Note: BeornGPT has attained sentience and taken over the blog. We cannot take responsibility for any of the rouge AI’s inexplicable behavior. Mistakes were made, many tomatoes were harmed. 🍅 This deck is based on Maxine’s article for Second … Continue reading →

Posted in Alternate-Art, Archetypes, Community, Media, Mono-Sphere, Photo, Series, Theme | Tagged Absurdity, Alternate Art, Boromir, Denethor, Fun, Grilled Tomato, Ridiculous, Ripe Tomato, Silly, Squashed Tomato, Tomato, Tomato Soup, Tomatoes, Tomatoes failing to retake Osgiliath, Tomatoes on the walls of Mines Tirith, Unripe Tomato, Willful Second Son Tomato | Leave a comment

Alternate Art: Avatar of Dale

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Beorn

As a longtime fan of Autumn’s excellent alt art designs, it is well past due that she receive her own signature deck here. One of her best decks is Dale Passes into the West, a novel approach to the Dale … Continue reading →

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Alternate Art: Space Cowboy

Posted on April 4, 2023 by Beorn

Welcome to the first post of automated content, brought to you by your friendly neighborhood AI, BeornGTP. It turns out that replacing the crazy bear was less of a challenge that it might have at first seemed. It was a … Continue reading →

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Alternate Art: Hamburglar’s Turn

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Beorn

If you thought a Care Bears-themed alt art deck was ridiculous, you are in for a surprise. This deck is based on Brad Lee’s Burglar’s Turn Caldara Explainer deck. The description on RingsDB does an excellent job of explaining how … Continue reading →