These are three playing cards designed by the American artist, Katherine Bishop, as an assignment for her Spring 2013 Concepts II class. The task was to design three court cards and its back design. Playing cards are dedicated to main heroes of the series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling – Harry Potter.
© 2013 Katherine Bishop
The King of Spades – Harry Potter
This deck consists of 54 poker playing cards. It’s inspired by the staff and faculty of Harry Potter. Less than 60 decks were printed on high-quality 300 GSM cardstock as the first edition. Decks come in clear hard plastic boxes.
Harry Potter is a series of seven fantasy novels written by the British author J. K. Rowling. The novels describe the adventures of a young wizard, Harry Potter, and his friends (Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger). They all are students at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The main story arc concerns Harry’s quest to overcome the Dark wizard Lord Voldemort. The Dark wizard aims to become immortal, conquer the wizarding world and subjugate non-magical people.
Playing cards designed by Roman Shemayev. All court cards are custom and feature images of such characters as Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, McGonagall, Umbridge, Sprout, etc.
Art and images © 2012 Roman Shemayev.
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