$99 to go

Reminds me a bit of a theater popcorn bucket.

Wow. The Ohio factory is super classy. I'd never have left.

Rock on, Sarah.

I tried really, really hard to be #1, but two whippersnappers beat me.

Lotrek wrote:After a pause I had to make while working on ICONS, I finished the first stage in drawing the Jack of Spades. Just thought it would be interesting to share it as I usually don't show artwork until it's almost finished.

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That eye has got to quit. He's giving me the Mona Lisa.

Well, finally the world will see a deck from this guy. For better or worse. It's a nice design, don't know if MPC does foil on back. Impressions series? And for that price? We'll see! Though the title does say foil, there is nothing in the project description to indicate that there will be any foil...

NCarter wrote:RichK, This was mentioned before but why associate the autumn and winter with sadness? ...Halloween, Yule, Christmas, New Year etc all times to celebrate

Generally more sun = more happy.

Don't look at me though, I love winter.

vasta41 wrote:Since I'm not one to open my decks I wish the embossing were the 1st goal but here's hoping both are reached!

It seems a little backwards to ask a designer to favor people that won't actually use the product. But I certainly do hope the embossing goal is reached.

Leave the big heart red... Partisan Queen of Hearts.jpg Partisan King of Spades.jpg I can't help but think that the colors will be confusing. Plus having the black behind the queen makes her portrait appear faded. Maybe have the portraits all be black, and the background be the suit color? Partisan...

shermjack wrote:I also think it is better, but was wondering what it would look like if you changed the backgrounds up...red background for black suits and black background for red suits...might look silly, but just wondering

It's a bit rough on the eyes, in my opinion.

Will you have printing on the tuck interior? I feel like you could pass on embossing and foiling without much complaint, but a plain white interior might detract from the elegance.

Alright then, let's bring everyone to the party.

Alright. Some changes.

No, more like some solids in the courts themselves...maybe instead of shaded parts of hearts, half of the spiral hearts is completely solid...just trying to think of ways to giving it more 'Pop' I'll see what I can do, but as I said before with the color changes, it is difficult to make a popping f...

I honestly think that the monochrome nature of this deck is turning people away, despite the nice artwork. If you are set on staying with red and black, would you consider filling in some areas with solid color as opposed to all lines? I think that might give it more punch. Do you have in mind some...

RichK wrote:I agree about the dark element overpowering the whole. The black background does make the portrait pop but I wonder what a red background would look like with black portrait. I bet you could do a quick color swap to see.

How about a spade instead?

Comparing to the video, it looks like the mockups are including the bleeds.

The card faces will be in two colors, to distinguish between red and black suits, and the card back will be one. I was about to write something about the deck being mainly one color and noticed that Don brought it up on the PCF board...though I don't mind the single color, I don't think the majorit...

LOL I wish. The Treasury just announced today that they will be replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 with Harriet Tubman, so once less Queen I have to figure out. :) Apparently Eleanor Roosevelt was in the running for the $10 bill. You also have available to you Martha Washington on the $1 silver ce...

You should submit these beauties to the US Treasury as the next currency.

Is this a Black Plague theme? Queen holding a poesy? Hmmmm. The theme is Moral Foundations Theory. The theory attempts to make sense of the variety of moralizing we see within and between societies. Each suit will depict aspects of morality that can be valued more or less, but everyone can relate t...

RichK wrote:JoD

I'm liking this deck too. Intrigued by the wilting rose now. Having the crown curved at the base is better than just a straight lined crown, like shermjack noticed.

I too am looking forward to more. Thanks.

Thanks, Rich.

Here is more:

Any improvement here?

I think that it is an improvement, but the way that the crown seems like a continuous line from his face throws it off for me...apologies for being so picky :oops: but definitely looking forward to seeing more of the deck! Question: Are you planning for this deck to be only one (or two) colors? Don...

Option number one

I'm sorry if you're not able to unsee this, but it looks like the outlaw is giving you two thumbs up.

Really wishing I had some disposable income at the moment.

Does this relieve your prejudice against the bald?

shermjack wrote:The bald head is kind of a letdown ...too much empty space

I do plan on dropping a crown on it, but I haven't figured out yet how to make an appropriately barbaric crown. I'll give it some thought today.

Alright, onward to the king!