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Bēhance: Joker by Gilar Artoholic

Joker designed by Gilar Artoholic.

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See other Jokers on this blog (Category: “Joker”);
See other playing card projects on Bēhance (Category: “Bēhance”).

Posted by Collector on 04.04.2013 in Behance, Joker, Playing Card Art

Tags: art, Behance, collecting, design, Gilar Artoholic, Joker, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards

Playing Card Art: Tiki Playing Cards by Michael L. Marland

04 Apr

Tiki Series of digital art prints by Michael L. Marland. Digitally-colored drawings using a combination of tiki images and playing card art.

Tiki are large wood and stone carvings which have humanoid forms and take special place in Central Eastern Polynesian cultures of the Pacific Ocean. This term is also used in Māori mythology. In accordance with this mythology Tiki was the first man created by either Tūmatauenga or Tāne.

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Posted by Collector on 04.04.2013 in Playing Card Art

Tags: art, Baraja, cartes à jouer, design, drawings, игральные карты, Indian, Māori mythology, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, prints, Spielkarte, tiki, Tiki Playing Cards

Clipped Wings Transformation Playing Cards by Emmanuel José

02 Apr

Using papercutting techniques, Emmanuel follows a centuries-old tradition of transforming the suits and pips of a standard deck of playing cards.

His personal challenge: Create 1 playing card a week, culminating in a complete deck of transformation playing cards***. More read and see here

He decided to create a transformation deck dedicated to birds in 2012 – Clipped Wings Deck. I hope this deck will be printed.

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Posted by Collector on 02.04.2013 in (Semi)Transformation Playing Cards, Playing Card Art

Tags: art, birds, cartes à jouer, Clipped Wings, collecting, design, игральные карты, Emmanuel Jose, naipes, papercutting, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Semi-Transformation Playing Cards, Spielkarte

USPCC: Circus No.47 Playing Cards

01 Apr

Circus No.47 Playing Cards printed by the United States Playing Card Company. First issued in 1896. This is a vintage deck. I hope USPCC will reprint it.

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This blog thanks Rod Starling (an author of “The Art and Pleasures of Playing Cards”) from the bottom of its soft heart for the pictures of these playing cards and some information about them.