Alter Sleeves
An Altersleeve is a plastic protective case to protect cards, so they don’t get damaged and lose value. These sleeves are printed with an artist’s art, changing the design without permanently changing the card itself. This is a very popular product in the Trading Card Game community.
BoB the Collection
BoB is my Axolotl character - he’s a very laid back and relaxed creature.
He was born out of the first collection of Altersleeves I made - The Familiar Pack.
This collection was made out of an idea to make sleeves that would have to be used in a combo with the others because of an MTG keyword - partner.
This keyword is very important in a Gamemode called Commander, since a player can have two commanders if both have partner.
Out of this mechanic, I made sleeves with cards that would go well together and made characters for each of them.
BoB was the most popular as a product in the Altersleeves website. With this knowledge I decided to make some solo cards with BoB. This was a great success, having sold quite a bit. BoB is now a solo collection, because of his popularity in the community.
AlterSleeves made so far
Mana - Basic Lands
What are Lands?
Lands are the single most important thing any Magic the Gathering™ deck has. They're the fuel that drives the game – if you don't have lands, you're not getting anywhere.
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Basic lands are the most common type of card in the entire game. Your deck can run any amount of them, and the vast majority of booster packs(a random assortment of cards in a pack) come with at least one.
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Basic lands come in six types, with each of the six producing a different type of mana when tapped:
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Plains produce white mana
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Islands produce blue
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Swamps produce black
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Mountains produce red
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Forests produce green
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and Wastes produce colourless (and are much, much less common than the other five).
I decided to make a collection with the Lands using my cute characters - The Raccoons.
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MTG™ has always used very intricate and detailed illustrations for its cards.
I wanted to simplify this and personify the Lands in the game, giving each Land and colour identity its own personality.
Other works
AlterSleeves made so far