I'm in for a deck, great artwork and I like the style and theme.The only suggestion I have is to do something with the snakes.  I'm not a snake fan, but understand they serve a purpose in the history and thus likely belong in this deck.  Beyond that though, the snakes don't look polished enough.  That may have to do with the nature of their appearance and the detail can only be in the scales, but they don't look like they were cleaned up enough digitally.  At first glance they look like somebody just did a sketch, scanned it in and slapped it on the card.  Obviously you did do work on it, but they just don't 'pop'.  Perhaps experiment with sharpening or darkening slightly, maybe adding some background detail?  In looking at them closer I think the eyes and nose need to be brought out more to bring out those features more so they look as professional as the other animals.

So the suits are large mammals, small mammals, birds and snakes?  That's pretty cool and I really like the footprints on the tuck, but a bit disappointed that theme didn't carry over to the cards.  It would be neat to replace them as suits, but that would impact play-ability and would not be received well.  I would like to see them incorporated if possible, perhaps as a crest/shield on the cards instead of the uniformly used antlers or elsewhere. 

Overall I still really like it though, nice work so far.

Okay, some time has past and I'm nearing KS launch!  You can look at the preview link here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2101140889/1013115913?token=9fd738ff

Please let me know if you see anything glaring

Quote from: pitneyw on May 26, 2014, 01:32:09 AM

Okay, some time has past and I'm nearing KS launch!  You can look at the preview link here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2101140889/1013115913?token=9fd738ff

Please let me know if you see anything glaring

This deck has a lot of potential.  It reminds me of some of the older USPC designs dating back a century or more, so the older box style was an excellent choice.  The most important thing here is that the design has a potential appeal that reaches well beyond the playing card collecting community.  All of the most successful decks on Kickstarter followed this same pattern.  Naturists, hunters, campers, artists, art aficionados, etc. would all find this design very attractive and desirable.

If you haven't already, you should contact shops that deal in camping/hunting equipment - this would be a must-have next to the cash register, I would think.

Your goal does seem a little high, but I think the potential popularity of the deck will make up for that and it's better to aim high and miss than it is to aim low, get funded and run out of cash before completing fulfillment.

Consider creating a stretch goal of a full-color version of each deck as a deluxe edition.  I think it would be extremely popular, though then the challenge falls on you to add the right color to your work.  You could offer them in pairs, placed in a display box or similar, even serial number them - collectors go crazy for that kind of thing.

Thanks for the update!

Are you planning on making any more changes to the design?