Well this is just me but I'm not too keen on the ideal of a "3d deck" or whatever. I personally wouldn't buy one. Maybe its because I always get a head ache when I look through 3d glasses, which is why I don't watch 3d movies. But of course that's just me.
If we go 3D for some cards, we could toss in a 3D specs vendor on the credits card and offer his glasses via a website link - perhaps even in exchange for a small advertising fee?
Don't worry, Krystle - you should be able to look at the cards in 2D with the naked eye and make them out reasonably well.
@Sabacc (although that isn't really your name anymore) and Derek - I understand what you mean, and I agree. I thing you are, all the pips we see when fanning the deck should be the same. However, I think we could pick a different type of red and black than on normal bicycle decks. That can bring out a bit of fancyness in the deck. Maybe we could choose a red between the normal red and the titanium edition red, and a almost blue color for the black pips?
Sounds good to me. Titanium Edition red is metallic ink - costs extra, doesn't handle as well without Magic Finish.
Do you think USPCC would be willing to print index pips on all 4 corners of the card? So this could be a deck useful to leftys as well? If yes, do you think this would be a good idea? I think it would also add style and differentiate our deck from other ones!
Gotta be careful there. While it's common enough in Europe, it's rare in the States, and people have pretty strong feelings about it. Most Americans don't like four indices on a card - there were some here who didn't want to pledge for the Dead of the Living Dead because of that aspect of the design. It also reduces the size of the artists' canvases.
BTW: take "gaff card" off the list of things to do. We're not likely going to have one; most art decks don't have a gaff, and we're going to need both sides of the extra card plus the back of the Aethercards ad card for credits/signatures.
I call the Nine of Diamonds!
P.S. Weren't we not supposed to split jobs due to the fact that it won't look uniform enough, and the cards won't match? I feel a better way to do this would be to make a deadline(s) where you need to show how your work is going, and if you don't show any work by then, you are out. That is just my idea.
Also, here are my indices
http://s1264.photobucket.com/albums/jj499/loldudex2/?action=view¤t=Indices.jpg
If you're that enamored of the nines, why not surrender the Kings? I think having a single artist for each value and each Ace is enough "division of labor", and you're also designing all the indices. Let others get a fair shot, too!
BTW: great indices! Looking forward to seeing polished drafts.
I really REALLY like those pips. Although I dont think that the suit pips should be filled in. I think they look perfect the way they are. Maybe we could have the numbers colored in with the suit's color, but the pips left blank. That would be very original. Yes, the spade does remind me very much of the Artifice AoS, but I think it's ok. Tomorrow, I will post a list of people who haven't been a part of the conversation since a very long time and I will give them a deadline to tell us about the progress they've made. If they haven't given us any info by that time, they will be out of the project until they show us some work.
@Derek - I don't know if you've noticed, but not all the numbers are the same color. I personally prefer the first color better.
Ty,
Nathan
Let's not stray too far from the standard on the indices. All red suits will have red numbers/letters, all black suits will have them in black. We can change the precise coloration a bit, but even if we go for, say, navy in place of black, all the black cards will have navy indices, suit and value both.
Doing them as line art is great. I'm loving it.
@loldudex2 The spade pip does resemble the Artifice AoS, but only in the most vague way. If you want yours to be a little more different while still be the same, flip the spade design you have, left to right - that should make it different enough.
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