Anyone else feeling the art quality is getting lower now?
I was looking at the latest Tarkir set and a lot of the cards just look messy. Shapes are not well defined and the contrast is very low. At first glance it's just a blob of chaotic color. It takes a few good seconds to identify what's going on in the art.
I went back to look at the ktk and dtk sets for comparison. The subject, background, and effects are well separated. It's easy to tell what's happening and cards are easy to distinguish. It's true that there is less effects going on but adding more shouldn't be a detriment to the overall composition.
Also, speaking of distinguishable. Ureni regular art has the subject and background as very similar color. It's good to have a theme but it just feels underwhelming for a legendary spirit dragon to just blend in and not stand out. Also the borderless clan showcase cards for Teval and Ureni are way too similar at first glance. Perhaps even more so at closer inspection.