Hi, Wizards! I’m Judd.

I’m a traditional landscape painter and I’d love the opportunity to create unique, dramatic and painterly **Lands for Magic: The Gathering.**
My goal is to bring imaginative, emotional environments to life and contribute to the game’s rich visual legacy. Thanks for considering my work!
-Judd
@juddmercer_art
juddmercer@gmail.com

REFERENCES

Heather Antos

Group Editor, IDW Publishing
heather.antos@idwpublishing.com

Greg Manchess

Painter/Illustrator (Tor Books, Nat Geo, Macmillan)
manchess@mac.com

Traditional Landscape Painting

As an award-winning landscape painter I understand how to use light, composition,
values and color to tell a believable, emotional story.

ILLUSTRATION

Comics

Star Trek, Star Trek: DEFIANT
2023-2024

Traditional art development while working with the group editor at IDW. Most of my ideation work is done digitally focusing on lighting and color which offers editors a much stronger sense of the story and drama of a piece vs pencil thumbs. Final paintings are typically finished in oil for an authentic painterly feel.