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Playing Card Art: Circus Freaks Playing Cards by Kate Guthrie

“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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Posted by Collector on 01.04.2013 in Joker, Number Cards, Playing Card Art, The Ace of Hearts, The Jack of Hearts, The King of Hearts, The Queen of Hearts

Tags: art, Baraja, cartes à jouer, circus, design, игральные карты, freaks, Joker, Playing Card Art, playing card collecting, playing cards, Spielkarte, The Ace of Hearts

Cartamundi: Circus Transformation Playing Cards by Frank Robert Schick

01 Apr

These transformation playing cards*** based on the Circus theme were designed by Frank Robert Schick (December 30, 1924 – June 16, 1988). The artist was born in New York City. He received his training in the Arts at Fort Wayne Art Academy, in the State of Indiana. The deck was published by his wife on his passing on 16 June 1988.

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Posted by Collector on 01.04.2013 in (Semi)Transformation Playing Cards, Cartamundi

Tags: art, Baraja, Cartamundi, cartes à jouer, circus, clown, design, игральные карты, playing card collecting, playing cards, Robert Schick, Spielkarte, Transformation playing cards

HOPC: Curator Deck by Emmanuel José

31 Mar

“Emmanuel José graduated with a degree in Studio Art from DavidsonCollege, where he created drawings, prints and paintings. During his undergraduate years, he was introduced to the technique of papercutting.

In 2011, a longtime fascination with playing cards prompted Emmanuel to set up a personal challenge: Create 1 playing card a week, culminating in a complete deck of transformation playing cards***.

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

Through the creation of these decks, Emmanuel hopes to present playing cards not as mere objects, but as canvases ripe for creativity and a little imagination.” ~ Emmanuel José

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Posted by Collector on 31.03.2013 in (Semi)Transformation Playing Cards, Deck of Playing Cards, HOPC, USPCC

Tags: art, cartes à jouer, collecting, design, игральные карты, Emmanuel Jose, naipes, papercutting, playing card collecting, playing cards, Semi-Transformation Playing Cards, Spielkarte, The House of Playing Cards, United States Playing Card Company, USPCC

Bēhance: Hungarian Playing Cards by Barbara Bernát

30 Mar

“I decided to design a new set of Hungarian cards, or Tell-cards for this year’s school assignment. We had to create something which can be connected to the art nouveau movement of Hungary. Some of the figure cards feature hungarian and international artists of this style of art, the aces symbolize the four seasons. The deck contains 32 illustrated black-and-white cards.” ~ Barbara Bernát