Last month was GP Vegas, the largest Magic event of all time. It was so large that they had to cap the attendance at 4500 people. To put it in a little perspective, typically the GPs I attend have anywhere from 600-2000 people.
Actually, I am sure there were more people there than that. Some people go to these shows simply to visit the artists, so they don’t register for the event. Family members and friends go who also don’t play in the event. It was crazy.
I hardly ever sign on Fridays simply because there usually aren’t enough people. This time was much different. Even on Friday, it was completely packed. I think Friday was busier than most Saturdays at other events.
I was the first artist to arrive on Friday morning, so I was able to ninja the corner table right next to the main doors. I guess there are some advantages to arriving early!
Since I was the first and only artist for the first couple of hours, that meant I also had quite a long line. I felt really bad because I always hate it when people have to wait in line for a long time. I was drawing as fast as I could, so I apologize if I wasn’t able to get to everyone and I appreciated everyone’s patience.
Eleven other artists were also in attendance. Luckily I was able to spend some time with most of them during the weekend. It is always great to meet the other artists and it’s refreshing to know that they are always the nicest, most down to earth people.
You guys are all awesome, thanks for hanging out with us!
I tried not to take any homework back with me because I simply don’t have enough time to work on them due to my freelance schedule.
One mat I took home to work on was a colored Bloodghast mat. This was only the second time I tried using markers on a playmat.
The first time I inked the drawing first and then colored it in. I didn’t realize that the markers would make my inks bleed.
This time I made sure to do my inks last. It definitely helped a lot and I am much happier with the results. I might decide to do more colored playmats in the future.
You always hear crazy stories about Vegas, or at least you aren’t supposed to. What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas right? One morning, I think on Sunday, we went out to my car to head over to the convention center.
Sitting in the middle of my rear windshield was a Japanese foil Magic card. It was perfectly placed right over my Gnomon parking decal. I actually put the card back so I could take a picture, but it was originally straighter.
I highly doubt someone dropped their card and it magically flew up and on to my car and landed face up and perfectly straight. Sure anything is possible, but I doubt it. Also, my car was in the middle of a parking garage on the third floor. Not only that, but our hotel was 4 miles away from the convention center.
What I want to know is, how did someone know which car was mine? No other cars in the parking garage had cards on them, only mine. The other weird thing is that this was the first time I’ve ever taken my car to a GP. I also don’t think I’ve ever posted any photos of my car online.
I dunno, maybe it was just some weird coincidence or maybe it was one of the other Magic artists playing a trick on me, but it was strange. Although, why would another Magic artist have a Japanese foil card? Not many of them play, and not enough to have foreign foils. I asked a few of the other artists if they did it, but they said they didn’t.
I was waiting for someone to jump out from behind another car and pounce on me. In any case, thanks mystery Magic ninja for the cool card! I love Min’s work. I guess if it had been one of my own cards, that would have definitely meant someone placed it there intentionally.
As always, I want to thank all of the fans and the event coordinators, along with all of the judges and staff. We had a great time! Next stop, GP Oakland and GP Albuquerque.
