“The Queen of Diamonds depicts Agnes Sorel, mistress to Charles VII. Agnes Sorel was the first woman to introduce the fashion for wearing diamonds. (Diamonds were typically only worn by men until Miss Sorel decided she wanted some bling around her neck).These playing cards were inspired by the The Visconti Tarot (also know at the Cary-Yale deck), one of the oldest set of playing cards in existence.” ~ Carlyn Beccia
“My final project for my Illustration II class, a concept for a deck of playing cards. My original idea included a circus freak for each number card, but the assignment only allowed for a general theme for all numbers. I hope to revisit the project and complete the rest of them. Completed digitally.” ~ Kate Guthrie
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See other playing card projects in the category “Playing Card Art” (Category: “Playing Card Art”).
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The Jack of Hearts, The Queen of Hearts and The King of Hearts designed by © JuanPa Molina.
The Jack of Hearts
Playing Card Art by Tash O’Toole (TashOToole) on DeviantART.
The King of Spades
Playing cards designed by the Russian artist Alexey Lipatov [Lipatov’s gallery on DeviantART].
© Alexey Lipatov
They are dedicated to mobster’s years… for example, of Chicago. Tommy guns were the best friends of mobsters (gangsters) and Fords were their reliable vehicles. But those vehicles quite often required some care of a mechanic after another redivision of territories. And all that was for the benefit of a boss (a godfather of mafia). And of course any boss had to have a beautiful lover.
The King of Clubs
PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING 