During my last year at school I tried to figure out how to alter Magic: The Gathering cards and in the process learn how to paint. To some extent it worked. Now I accept commissions for Magic Alters. Here is a video how such a thing is done and the final result.
To check out my other work visit my personal blog and the category Magic Alter -> http://stsu.blogspot.cz/
And here's a time lapse of the alteration