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sastian · « **Reply #125 on:** April 12, 2014, 03:35:18 AM »

This is closer ... but im not thrilled about loosing my symmetry to the underlying texture...

Don Boyer · « **Reply #126 on:** April 12, 2014, 06:02:24 AM »

Quote from: sastian on April 12, 2014, 03:35:18 AM

This is closer ... but im not thrilled about loosing my symmetry to the underlying texture...

I liked the Don Boyer version better - with a white border.

Sher143 · « **Reply #127 on:** April 12, 2014, 09:12:41 AM »

Quote from: sastian on April 12, 2014, 02:44:44 AM

Or this?...

I like this

EDIT: The one that has the "ivory" background.

sastian · « **Reply #128 on:** April 12, 2014, 02:50:26 PM »

working on the faces now.. thought id post one last look under the hood of the card backs

sastian · « **Reply #129 on:** April 12, 2014, 03:38:35 PM »

final tweaks...
the version on the right does not shade the infinity symbol in the center. it was how i have planned it for a while because i feel it balances out the white space better, but i thought you'd enjoy seeing what what been making me go cross eyed for a while.

sastian · « **Reply #130 on:** April 12, 2014, 03:41:01 PM »

COOL! thought id mention that looking at those two borders edge to edge gives me my first impression of what the uncut sheets might look like..

sastian · « **Reply #131 on:** April 12, 2014, 05:13:43 PM »

interesting how many options this design is capable of... gonna have to hold a serious poll later on final options. I'm calling this one "backlit"

sastian · « **Reply #132 on:** April 12, 2014, 05:35:55 PM »

FINAL (99.9% SURE) leaning towards a off white - ivory look vs stark white

Don Boyer · « **Reply #133 on:** April 12, 2014, 09:02:19 PM »

The backlit effect would be great for a second deck. It looks cool.

sastian · « **Reply #134 on:** April 17, 2014, 02:06:10 AM »

progress from earlier today.. i think i finally have a method for this style.

sastian · « **Reply #135 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:22:45 AM »

what do you think of this for indices and pips?

Rose · « **Reply #136 on:** April 17, 2014, 07:38:19 AM »

I hope this is not off topic too much but I saw this and thought of you. Perhaps you would consider also offering your design as a wood cut piece.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1154796888/wood-lasers-art

BeDoubleYou · « **Reply #137 on:** April 17, 2014, 12:59:52 PM »

This deck looks really cool regardless of what color scheme you choose. The backs are very, very neat and I like the theme overall.

I don't know if this has been brought up as I only read the first two pages. But one of the things I thought about this deck is because it has a lot of versatility it would be a perfect candidate for a wrought iron look. It appears from the four of diamonds that that kind of look would work. Possibly with a multicolored stain glass type of look in the back.

I personally have only seen one deck that attempted to look like that (it may have been on this site that I saw that design I'll see if I can dig it up.)

sastian · « **Reply #138 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:03:17 PM »

ive done one color scheme in the past in black and thought it looked like wrought iron as well...
i thought it looked kind of gothic...

(btw on a side note.. i lost all my work from last night... my 2 year old did something to my laptop and i i came down this morning to find it crashed... without save. Ughhhh)

BeDoubleYou · « **Reply #139 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:40:10 PM »

Wow. Those look really good. Im pledging either way, don't sweat the details, if you get bogged down on the pips or the color scheme you're going to overthink it. Honestly, this deck would look great and a great add to any collection regardless of whether you have standard pips or whether you do something custom.

My only word of advice (I dont design cards, but I act and play music) is that sometimes there's only so much you can do about something. To be honest, I think having cool pip design is important and can really make a deck stand out, but very rarely (if ever) do I find myself looking at an otherwise impressive deck and saying "now if only the pips were nicer".

The deck exudes individuality and it has a classic look without borrowing elements from overused themes, like modern art and minimalist designs, just like every second project on KS. Personally, I think it looks really, really sharp.

sastian · « **Reply #140 on:** April 17, 2014, 03:57:30 PM »

thanks a ton for the kind words.. ill be on the lookout for you when i launch

... and add yourself to the early bird list if you havent already! https://bitly.com/1hjKJit

Shebhnt · « **Reply #141 on:** April 17, 2014, 04:25:26 PM »

I think that is actually a great way to do your pips. Making them just look cut out works with the rest of the design and doesn't require you to somehow make them "linked" with the rest of the design.

sastian · « **Reply #142 on:** April 18, 2014, 01:54:27 AM »

thought i had devised a method to speed up the extrusion effect but not too happy with the results....

sastian · « **Reply #143 on:** April 18, 2014, 03:32:22 AM »

Crap i didn't realize it was Friday night.. signing off with this screencap of my progress...

sastian · « **Reply #144 on:** April 18, 2014, 04:34:08 PM »

weaving.. BY HAND! ( i guess theres no real shortcuts to this part )

CordedTires · « **Reply #145 on:** April 18, 2014, 07:16:46 PM »

I love the way this is going.

Here's a random thought......not for first deck but maybe variants, or doing add-ons: Your card back really looks like an ornamental screen (like, a wooden room divider or a door). I wonder what it would look like with something behind it - a Chinese style dragon, for example. Or a person. Or a landscape. Maybe too busy, but maybe not.

sastian · « **Reply #146 on:** April 18, 2014, 09:21:28 PM »

Ok! jack is 90% done!

Sher143 · « **Reply #147 on:** April 19, 2014, 10:31:53 PM »

Quote from: sastian on April 12, 2014, 05:35:55 PM

FINAL (99.9% SURE) leaning towards a off white - ivory look vs stark white

I love this one!!!

Don Boyer · « **Reply #148 on:** April 19, 2014, 11:51:07 PM »

Were you considering entering this deck in the design contest? You should at least check it out; you might find it better than using a Kickstarter project to get your concept made.

http://www.playingcardforum.com/playing-card-plethora/the-1st-discourse-deck-design-contest!/

If so, please add this tag to the start of the topic title: (DDDC).

sastian · « **Reply #149 on:** April 20, 2014, 09:18:19 PM »

finalizing the shading elements on the jack...

Poll

what color background should I launch with? (You Get 2 Votes)

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