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if say, I took an actual angel of the lord card...and glued a thin piece of printing paper to it depicting custom angel of the lord artwork, and had said card sleeved the same with the rest of my deck...would it be tournament legal?

if say, I took an actual angel of the lord card...and glued a thin piece of printing paper to it depicting custom angel of the lord artwork, and had said card sleeved the same with the rest of my deck...would it be tournament legal?

Probably not tournament legal, but I'd bet if the host made sure there was no way to tell the difference between one or the other it wouldn't be a problem. It'd be up to the host/judge though.

I know a guy who made a custom SoG, and it was allowed at a tournament I attended.

well, thats why i mentioned the part about gluing the custom art to an actual angel of the lord. even if your art doesnt depict the special ability, it doesnt change the fact an actual angel of the lord card is being played.

At Nationals CA I had an entire deck made of custom boarderless cards, many contained the original artwork.  I asked Rob if I could use the deck for T1-MP but he declined because he wanted to be able to tell what the card was from across the table (he played T1-MP with us). 

MKC, the legality of custom cards (custom artwork) is left up to the discretion of the tournament host/judge. Pretty much you just need to ask prior to check in, and if the host says you are good to go, you are good to go. (As Ring Wraith noted, I did have a quick discussion about this with Rob at the Columbus Nationals.) Note that the judge is clearly within his rights to say "No" to your request. So if he does say "No" you really should just accept it without complaint or protest.

Egyptian has a number of custom dominants (SoG, etc.) that he has made using Orthodox ikonography, and they look incredible. They are so amazing it almost makes me wish Cactus would devote a set just to reprints with art upgrades.

FWIW, at tournaments I host/judge I do allow players to use custom art cards on Dominants and non-SA Lost Souls. Any of the other cards would be too distracting/confusing to be acceptable (as Gabe mentioned was Rob's concern). Also the card would have to meet all the other standards for being considered playable in sleeve. You couldn't change the basic layout of the card. The artwork would need to be appropriate. Lastly, the card can't be to get you any form of in-game advantage.

If it is at all possible to distinguish between altered cards and standard cards, even through a sleeve, no judge worth their salt would/should allow them.

I used to mark my cards with Bible stickers in the lower-right corner of the card back.  Eventually I abandoned the practice, but over time I also had to go back and take the stickers off, because over time and shuffling, they would leave an impression on the back side of the sleeve, and you could tell some had stickers and some did not.

I have also had my deck questioned when the sleeves are two different styles of matte black.

Just to be clear... I am in complete agreement both with all of the criteria Rob mentioned and with The Schaef's clarification.