Turris Octava by Oxalis Playing Cards

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Does this look similar to TWI ?
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Tuckbox makes me think of t11's Stranger Things.
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JazzBaloo wrote: ↑Thu Aug 01, 2024 9:53 pm Does this look similar to TWI ?
Definitely aiming for that style.
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rousselle wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:52 pmI very much want this in my collection, but at long last... I have to stop the insanity.
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Yeahhh, I'm going to have to say that I would never confuse this card with anything that Gio has ever done (that I've seen). This designer is using a completely different design language. I can't recall the name of the technique, but the <whatever> effect used to create a three-dimensional aspect to the crown goes with the two-dimensional aspect of the rest of the drawings the way the rounded hands go with the angular elements on the face. This is NOT me saying that this is bad by any stretch; it's an artistic choice that provides an interesting effect. But it's not like anything I recall seeing Gio experiment with before. (Those are just two examples.)

I have enjoyed Oxalis designs in the past, although this one doesn't sing to me the way a previous project of theirs did. Regardless, I don't think this designer was actually shooting for a Gio "look." Very different aesthetic.
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Always interesting how different perception is.
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rousselle wrote: ↑Mon Jun 14, 2021 4:52 pmI very much want this in my collection, but at long last... I have to stop the insanity.
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Ah. I remember now. The technique used to make something appear to be 3D that was used for the crown in the above illustration is "converging lines."

As for different perceptions, that is SO true. I've been on the JazzBaloo/Harvonsgard end of this conversation more than once! :lol:
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Campaign is live! Does feel very reminiscent of TWI
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If I need a TWI deck, I know a guy. :lol:
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seeing some TWI here and there but not consistently.
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Maybe less so without the cleavage ;)
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The cleavage is helping
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Is this be the same guy who was altering the colors and introducing different seals for additional funds?
Also being rude to his backers
Or am I mistaken in my recollection?
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DeepCard wrote: ↑Thu Nov 07, 2024 2:37 am Is this be the same guy who was altering the colors and introducing different seals for additional funds?
Also being rude to his backers
Or am I mistaken in my recollection?
Yup, that's the guy. I don't back his projects because he's been known to be rude on UC even before that.
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