Jeff Laubenstein

Professional Illustrator and Art Director 1985 to Present.

Laubenstein has drawn and painted for role-playing games, collectible card games, magazines and online publishers since the mid-1980s, most notably for the FASA Corporation. While at FASA, Jeff was a staff illustrator, graphic designer, and art director for such games as Battletech, Mechwarrior, Shadowrun, Earthdawn and Renegade Legion. As a freelancer, his work can be found in such games as Magic: The Gathering, Harry Potter Collectible Card Game, Dragon Magazine, Dungeon Magazine, Vampire the Masquerade, World of Warcraft and a host of others. A graduate of Northern Illinois University, Jeff still lives in Northern Illinois. He is married and has three grown children and a menagerie of pets. A world traveler, he can be found at events spanning five continents on a regular basis, accepting commissions and signing works for a variety of fans and collectors. While at home, he works in his home studio, working primarily in acrylics, pen and ink, with an occasional digital creation thrown in for good measure.

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This is Fine

Jeff Laubenstein has given this acrylic painting to the Verses team to exclusively mint as an NFT for the first time. This minting marks the passage of this image from the physical world into the Verses. This edition is the only Foundation Edition of This is Fine that will ever be made.

As the holder of this NFT, you will receive free airdrops of future cards based on this art, including a Signature Edition.

You can play with this as a full art card in Verses games.

Artist Statement:

The subject was a Battlemech called The Firestarter. I imagined that it had inferno capabilities. Working at FASA Corporation at the time which published BattleTech, I was often working on books set in that world. There are hundreds of Battlemechs, huge mechanical humanoid weapons which roam about the universe waging war and settling scores. I was chosen to paint a cover for Challenge Magazine, as they happened to be doing an article on BattleTech. As a lifelong scout and camper, there’s something about fire. It’s quiet, ominous, and can be quite terrible. I tried to convey a bit of that in this fiery image. The huge ‘Mechs are terrifying in battle. Their ominous size and power convey destruction or salvation depending on which side of the cannons you are on. Is this fellow contemplating rescue or destruction? Only the next moment would tell.

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Al-Suyá

Jeff Laubenstein has given this painting to the Verses team to exclusively mint as an NFT for the first time. This minting marks the passage of this image from the physical world into the Verses. This edition is the only Foundation Edition of Al-Suyá that will ever be made.

Ownership Benefits:

As the holder of this NFT, you will receive free airdrops of future cards based on this art, including a Signature Edition.

You can play with this as a full art card in Verses games.

Artist Statement:

The subject is a valiant mouse. He is a hero. A symbol of noble, earnest and modest means and a character at the heart of the world of CAIRN. He puts his trust in the inherent goodness of his fellow creatures but also wears a blue bead to ward off foes, and keeps his trusty sword close by. Inspired as much by Stuart Little as the creatures of Redwall, Cairn was a setting for storytelling and adventuring. Otters, ground hogs, meerkats, rabbits, and many other player creatures populated the world, created a community and banded together to seek out adventure and to protect their village and families. Al-Suya was the first color piece I did for the game after creating dozens of furry characters. His bold nature may be a bit tentative, but he is reliable and ready for whatever challenges and rewards the world may have for him and his friends.

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