United States ARMY deck - by Jackson Robinson (KS Jan. 24, 2015)

[Rob Wright]

a few more pictures for the upcoming re-launch.

[Fess]

I'm finding these watercolor images full of motion and action. They're pretty great, this is something I wasn't expecting out of Kings Wild. I don't think great quite covers it though does it? It's not an easy thing to make it look simple and clean yet still capture motion and feel. Excellent work on these. Absolutely top notch on the imagery. Indices are pushed out and placed very well, I like that a lot.

With all those likes, there are of course things I don't like but you guys already know what they are haha. Not breakers for me, I'll be finding my way to pledging for sure. It's only a day away!

[Don Boyer]

Love the art.  Hate the "stained/weathered" look.  Just so tired of it by now.

I'm glad to see it's a modern version of the army he's portraying - we've all seen our share of historical military decks.

[JacksonRobinson]

Love the art.  Hate the "stained/weathered" look.  Just so tired of it by now.

I'm glad to see it's a modern version of the army he's portraying - we've all seen our share of historical military decks.

Not all rough and gritty styles are necessarily stained or weathered. This was a specific choice combining two of my favorite art styles. It is a mixture of both Japanese watercolor, hand lettered Japanese typography and one of my favorite oil painters Richard Schmid. I also was very inspired by the Japanese conceptual art of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. Oh and there will be old and historic elements as well.

Richard Schmid Gallery
http://www.richardschmid.com/Articles.asp?ID=254

[bamabenz]

Not all rough and gritty styles are necessarily stained or weathered. This was a specific choice combining two of my favorite art styles. It is a mixture of both Japanese watercolor, hand lettered Japanese typography and one of my favorite oil painters Richard Schmid. I also was very inspired by the Japanese conceptual art of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. Oh and there will be old and historic elements as well.

Richard Schmid Gallery
http://www.richardschmid.com/Articles.asp?ID=254

I agree that MGS is fantastic, but isn't the artist Ashley Wood, who's Australian?
I love all of his work. Not to digress, but the absolute best Japanese artist is Yoshitaka Amano.

/bama

[Marcus]

I think the textured background elevates the watercolor-y conceptual game art style of the card faces. I think it'd risk looking a bit "unfinished" without it.

[Don Boyer]

Not all rough and gritty styles are necessarily stained or weathered. This was a specific choice combining two of my favorite art styles. It is a mixture of both Japanese watercolor, hand lettered Japanese typography and one of my favorite oil painters Richard Schmid. I also was very inspired by the Japanese conceptual art of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. Oh and there will be old and historic elements as well.

Richard Schmid Gallery
http://www.richardschmid.com/Articles.asp?ID=254

I agree that MGS is fantastic, but isn't the artist Ashley Wood, who's Australian?
I love all of his work. Not to digress, but the absolute best Japanese artist is Yoshitaka Amano.

/bama

Bama, I think you might have made an error.  He's not claiming that Schmid is the artist of the Metal Gear Solid conceptual art.

For me, it's simply a matter of wait and see.  I like much of what I'm seeing thus far and find it to be a welcome departure from the style of your previous work, Jackson.

[bamabenz]

Not all rough and gritty styles are necessarily stained or weathered. This was a specific choice combining two of my favorite art styles. It is a mixture of both Japanese watercolor, hand lettered Japanese typography and one of my favorite oil painters Richard Schmid. I also was very inspired by the Japanese conceptual art of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. Oh and there will be old and historic elements as well.

Richard Schmid Gallery
http://www.richardschmid.com/Articles.asp?ID=254

I agree that MGS is fantastic, but isn't the artist Ashley Wood, who's Australian?
I love all of his work. Not to digress, but the absolute best Japanese artist is Yoshitaka Amano.

/bama

Bama, I think you might have made an error.  He's not claiming that Schmid is the artist of the Metal Gear Solid conceptual art.

For me, it's simply a matter of wait and see.  I like much of what I'm seeing thus far and find it to be a welcome departure from the style of your previous work, Jackson.

I often make mistakes.
But in this case my point is that MGS was not drawn by a Japanese artist, so its not really Japanese conceptual art.
I was being nitpicky, my bad.
MGS is great. Schmid is great.
I'm sure this deck will be great.
Can't wait to see the pip cards.

/bama

[Don Boyer]

I often make mistakes.
But in this case my point is that MGS was not drawn by a Japanese artist, so its not really Japanese conceptual art.
I was being nitpicky, my bad.

/bama

Don't sweat it.  I suspect that even there, he was referring to the artistic style rather than the ethnic origin of the artist for the MGS pieces.

Regardless, cool art so far, looking forward to seeing the rest.

[JacksonRobinson]

Not all rough and gritty styles are necessarily stained or weathered. This was a specific choice combining two of my favorite art styles. It is a mixture of both Japanese watercolor, hand lettered Japanese typography and one of my favorite oil painters Richard Schmid. I also was very inspired by the Japanese conceptual art of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. Oh and there will be old and historic elements as well.

Richard Schmid Gallery
http://www.richardschmid.com/Articles.asp?ID=254

I agree that MGS is fantastic, but isn't the artist Ashley Wood, who's Australian?
I love all of his work. Not to digress, but the absolute best Japanese artist is Yoshitaka Amano.

/bama

Bama, I think you might have made an error.  He's not claiming that Schmid is the artist of the Metal Gear Solid conceptual art.

For me, it's simply a matter of wait and see.  I like much of what I'm seeing thus far and find it to be a welcome departure from the style of your previous work, Jackson.

I often make mistakes.
But in this case my point is that MGS was not drawn by a Japanese artist, so its not really Japanese conceptual art.
I was being nitpicky, my bad.
MGS is great. Schmid is great.
I'm sure this deck will be great.
Can't wait to see the pip cards.

/bama

I'm actually speaking of Yoji Shinkawa. He is the Japanese artist who makes all the brush like paintings and also title sequences. 

[HolyJJ]

I *love* the new artwork on this deck!

As much as I hate USPCC quality, for artwork like this (along with the fact that it's an Army deck), I've got to deviate from my usual "I'm not buying USPCC stuff" stance so that I can add this to my little collection.

[Fess]

US ARMY Playing Cards
by Jackson Robinson

Edit: Brain farted, this topic is already live. Sorry fellas.

[Fess]

Thirty four hours left on this campaign as I type this. That's the friendly reminder bit.

There's been some interesting choices made in the design of this deck. Either good or back, I can't say. That's up to everyone's individual taste. If you haven't checked it out lately, I encourage you to take a gander. See what's what and if it appeals to you. The final day is coming.