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DESIGN-A-DECK Competition by Murphy’s Magic
Murphy’s Magic has a new annual “DESIGN-A-DECK” competition.
“We’ve been fortunate enough to see our playing cards go from imagination, to conception, to being distributed worldwide! As we have a very close relationship with the United States Playing Card Company, we’ve decided to give one of you a chance to see your project come to life! We’re looking for the best, undiscovered deck design out there!” ~ Murphy’s Magic
Murphy’s offering:
- 2 000$ cash;
- One gross (144 decks) of cards;
- Fastest turn around possible;
- Cinematography for a trailer courtesy of their studio;
- Collaboration with their creative team and artists;
- Worldwide distribution and recognition for the design.
Read more about their art request HERE.
Playing Card Art: Pin-Up Joker by Paul Green
Paul Green is a comic artist. He designed this Pin-Up Harlequin Joker for one of two Joker Cards featuring in a Game App by Megu. This is a coloured sketch.
© Paul Green 2015
Pin-Up Harlequin Joker
DeviantART: Melancholia Queen of Hearts by Jon Wesley Huff
This Queen of Hearts was designed by an American artist, Jon Wesley Huff (JonWes). It’s inspired by Lars Von Trier’s film, Melancholia, starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alexander Skarsgård, Cameron Spurr, and Kiefer Sutherland. The film was presented 18 May 2011 at the 64th Cannes Film Festival. Dunst (Justine) received the festival’s Best Actress Award.
Melancholia consists of two parts: “Justine” and “Claire”. These are names of two sisters, main heroines of the film. The story revolves around them during and shortly after Justine’s wedding, while an approaching rogue planet is about to collide with Earth.
Trier’s initial inspiration for this film came from a depressive period he suffered and the insight that depressed people remain peaceful in catastrophic events.
© Jon Wesley Huff (JonWes) 2012
The Queen of Hearts
Playing Card Art: Pin-Up Playing Cards by Fay Dalton
Fay Dalton is a London-based freelance illustrator, the winner of the 2010 Pickled ink Award. She combines traditional drawing and painting methods with digital painting using Photoshop to achieve Vintage stylised Illustrations. Fay’s works are incredibly detailed and boast a vintage quality, reminiscent of 1950’s Mills and Boon novels and the infamous Coca-Cola adverts.
These are her Pin-Up playing card queens made in her distinctive style. It’s nice to see some “classic” Pin-Up playing card artworks these days. These can be nice queens for some Pin-Up transformation playing card deck.
© Fay Dalton 2014
Pin-Up Playing Cards by Fay Dalton: The Queen of Spades
PLAYING CARDS + ART = COLLECTING 