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Xabi Gaztelua ➡️ Liverpool Spotligh Series!
@xabigazte.bsky.social
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Freelance Illustrator & Fantasy artist
🎨 Magic: the Gathering

[ENG/ESP/EUS] he/him

Portfolio: xabigaztelua.com
💌 xabigaztelua@gmail.com
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Artist proof I've painted at the Spotlight Series - Liverpool!

Can't wait to go to more MTG events next year ❤️🔥
November 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Who's coming to the Liverpool Spotlight Series?? ☀️💧💀🔥🌳

See y'all there tomorrow! :D
October 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Art vs Arrtist 🏴‍☠️

(we're the same character ngl)
Illustration of a blue ooze in the shape of a Chordatan pirate hammershark after absorbing them, wearing their pirate jacket and skeleton inside. They are waving at the rest of the pirate crew on the deck trying to blend in with them while they look at the ooze with confused expressions. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Slick Imitator. Picture of me dressed as a fancy pirate with the sea behind me.
October 25, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Hey #PortfolioDay!
I'm Xabi, freelance illustrator from Bilbao, with a deep love for fantasy art and pirates🏴‍☠️
Currently working for MtG.

xabigaztelua.com
linktr.ee/xabigazte
💌xabigaztelua[at]gmail[dot]com
Illustration of a two headed red dragon roaring on a volcano with lava splashing below and a lightning cracking behind. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Twinflame Tyrant. Illustration of a Storm from the X-Men joyfully creating a tiny cloud to water baby Groot in his pot while he takes a shower and dances under that rain. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Regrowth. Illustration of two Prismari art students from Strixhaven bullying and laughing at a third student that was magically sculpting an animal familiar but exploded covering him in pink goo. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Wisecrack. llustration of a April O'Neil from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A black young woman with curly red hair and a yellow lab coat sitting at her desk working on her laptop on her science research. She's turning around to face Baxter Stockman, whose shadow we can see on the wall after he's just opened the door. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: April O'Neil, Hacktivist.
October 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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April O'Neil, Hacktivist
🐢🧪

AD: Stephanie Cheung

for MtG - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

One of my childhood crushes <3 getting to paint her for this set was such a gift.
I've been the biggest fan of all the iterations of TMNT since the 90's, so working on this felt amazing!!
🧡💜❤️💙
#MTG #MTGxTMNT
October 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸
October 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Bilbao stands with Palestine today, and always ✊🇵🇸

Boikot Israel! Palestina askatu!
Boicot Israel! Free Palestine!
October 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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This made my day!!😍
Thank you so much for sharing it with me ❤️
I love you cosplayer kitty, you conquering hero 🐱🪶
September 30, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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The icon, the artist, the art

(these three are the same picture)

(Also, I'm definitely joining Eli's crew!🏴‍☠️)
September 30, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Gracias amorrr <3 he encontrado esta otra combatiendo el calorazo con los abanicos que nos dieron y nos salvaron la vida xD me hace mucha risa porque la copa queda muy auténtica y era una cocacolita
September 21, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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I don't share a lot of pictures of myself online, but a couple of weekends ago my lifelong friend @murfish.bsky.social got married and I just feet the need to share how my partner and I got dressed for such an amazing wedding ❤️🏴‍☠️
September 20, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Artists! Quote with your blue art! 💙
September 15, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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My one and only card for Through the Omenpaths has been revealed.

Wisecrack

AD: Emily Mazza

#MTG #ThroughTheOmenpaths
September 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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[ESP] Mañana se firman cartones en el stand de firmas del Infrefest!! @infrecuentes.bsky.social

Si estáis por el eventazo, pasaos a saludar de 14h a 16h y si queréis que os firme cartas, o pillar prints o el playmat ahorrando unos oritos en envíos es vuestro momento o/
September 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Let's go!! #the_color_wheel
August 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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I still cannot believe they made this amazing intro to reveal the card 🤯
August 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Last but not least! The fourth and final card I made for MtG - Marvel's Spider-Man.

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner 🥼🐙

Such an iconic villain! I felt so honored to paint him :D

AD: Stephanie Cheung
@stephmhc.bsky.social

#MTG #MTGxSpiderMan
Illustration of Doctor Octopus, from Spider-Man, in a lab full of smoke and vapors, with his two arms extended to the sides and raising in the hair with the help of his four mechanical tentacle arms, two of them pointing at the camera. Done for Magic the Gathering. Card title: Doctor Octopus, Master Planner.
August 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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And here's the card!

#MTG #MTGxSpiderMan
August 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Third piece I made for MtG - Marvel's Spider-Man.

Spider-Man Noir 🕷️🕵️

Loved him in Into the Spider-Verse, so I was so hyped to work on this one!!

AD: Stephanie Cheung
@stephmhc.bsky.social

#MTG #MTGxSpiderMan
July 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Oh, I forgot about the card.

Can't wait to get this welcome deck and the blue one, there's a few cards that could fit into my Captain Howler deck :D
July 28, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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The second card that got revealed for MtG - Marvel's Spider-Man.

Ghost-Spider, Gwen Stacy 👻🕷️

Working on this piece was amazing! She's one of my fav Spideys, so I had a blast painting her! 🤍🩷🩵

AD: Stephanie Cheung
@stephmhc.bsky.social

#MTG #MTGxSpiderMan
July 28, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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First of the cards I painted for MtG - Marvel's Spider-Man.

Rampaging Classmate 🧪🦎

AD: Stephanie Cheung
@stephmhc.bsky.social

I love all the assignments Steph gave me for this set!! I had so much fun, and my teenage self was living the dream! ❤🕷🕸

#MTG #MTGxSpiderMan
July 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Hey artists, quote with your woman art 💚🌈
July 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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The second and last piece I made for Edge of Eternities. This time a token.

Beast token

AD: Zack Stella

#MTG #MTGEOE #MTGEternities
July 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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First of the two cards I painted for Edge of Eternities.

Terminal Velocity 🚀💥

AD: Vic Ochoa

#MTG #MTGEOE #MTGEternities
July 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM