Noah Bradley

Noah Bradley is an American artist formerly known for his work on Magic: The Gathering cards[1][2] and his The Sin of Man project.[3] He was also known for his frequent contributions to various subreddits of Reddit.[4]

Noah Bradley
NationalityAmerican
Known forFantasy art
Notable work
The Sin of Man
Spouse(s)Rachel Bradley
Awards2012 Stabby for Best Artwork

Education and career

Up until he was 18, he wanted to be a programmer or video game developer, with just some art on the side, but "art was gonna be the most difficult, eternally challenging thing that I could find to do, and so I went ahead and went for that." After five years of art school, he felt like he was at a good professional level.[5] Bradley delayed his attendance to the Rhode Island School of Design by a year due to the cost of tuition.[6] "The next year, Bradley received a $20,000 annual scholarship to RISD and accepted the offer, taking out loans to cover the rest. After a year, with a rising tuition cost, Bradley decided to transfer to his home state and attend Virginia Commonwealth University, from where he’d eventually end up graduating".[6] He spends a lot of time traveling, which influences his art.[5][7] His earlier card art is hand-painted in oil paint, but most of his newer ones are digital due to time constraints.[5][8] He had a feature at GenCon Indy 2013.[5][9]

His first commission by Wizards of the Coast, the makers of Magic: The Gathering, was for a set of five basic lands, as opposed to the usual one or two. The first cards with his art were released in Magic 2013, and have shown up in every expansion since, as well as Magic Online.[5] In 2012, his painted artwork appeared in Into the Unknown: The Dungeon Survival Handbook. This was the first printed Dungeons & Dragons book his work appeared in after he contributed to online Dungeons & Dragons properties for over a year.[10] After Bradley's abuse scandal broke in June 2020, Wizards of the Coast announced they were cutting off business relations with him: they would not commission new art from him, and would not include previously commissioned art in future reprints.[11] Fantasy Flight Games also released a similar statement cutting all ties with Bradley. [12]

Personal life

Bradley has been outspoken about the cost of art school.[13][14]

Controversy

On June 21, 2020, Bradley posted a note on Twitter acknowledging and apologizing for his sexually predatory behavior after a female concept artist in the industry posted accusations on Twitter alluding to him, and several other women came forward with allegations.[15][16] This post has been deleted without acknowledgements as of August 13, 2020.[17]

See also

References
  1. "Magic The Gathering Cards Drawn By Noah Bradley". MoxDiamond LLC. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
  2. Monty Ashley (24 January 2013). "Noah Bradley's Notebook". Wizards of the Coast, LLC. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  3. "Noah Bradley – Ancient and Futuristic World". Feather Of Me. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  4. Jason Alt (9 May 2013). "Who to Follow - Card Artists, Part 1". CoolStuffInc.com LLC. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  5. Ken Maxwell, Richard Castle (27 August 2013). Inside The Deck: Artist Interview with Noah Bradley (Video interview). Gen Con Indy 2013: CoolStuffInc.com.CS1 maint: location (link)
  6. Luling, Todd Van (2015-07-13). "An Artist's Before-And-After Drawings Show What Happens When You Actually Stick To Your Dreams". HuffPost. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  7. Plunkett, Luke (July 14, 2015). "One Man's Journey From Teenage Sketches To Magic Card Artist". Kotaku. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  8. Kunzelman, Cameron (September 8, 2018). "Painting A Beautiful Magic Card Looks Very Difficult". Kotaku. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  9. "Gen Con Charity auction playmat by Noah Bradley". Haszysz.net. Archived from the original on May 13, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  10. Ewalt, David M. (May 23, 2012). "The Game Art Of Noah Bradley". Forbes. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  11. STATEMENT REGARDING NOAH BRADLEY
  12. A Statement on Noah Bradley
  13. Seamons, Kate (2013-06-27). "Art School Is a Tragic Ripoff". Newser. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  14. Bradley, Noah (2016-12-24). "Don't go to art school". Medium. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
  15. "https://twitter.com/noahbradley/status/1274670378296774658". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-08-14. External link in |title= (help)
  16. "Noah Bradley Admits to Being a "Sexual Predator" at Art Industry Events". Hipsters of the Coast. 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
  17. "https://twitter.com/abigbat/status/1293860934600003585". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-08-14. External link in |title= (help)
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