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magicalaurie![]() Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2991 Posts ![]() |
Earlier this year, Alex Haines' thread regarding his custom Raptor card deck project caught my attention here in this forum of the Café. I found the idea inspiring, and considered making one of my own. I own a couple of Heritage playing card decks, in which the entire deck is customized with a different animal for every card. I am currently working on a similar type deck of my own: Magicalaurie's Custom Cow Cards (of course!
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magicalaurie![]() Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2991 Posts ![]() |
Well, she's so far gotten 5 favorites out of not many more views (considering my own
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KyleMacNeill![]() Inner circle 2757 Posts ![]() |
I don't know how effective they will be as cards, but may I say - that drawing of the cow is awesome!
Good luck with the project! Best, Kyle |
magicalaurie![]() Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2991 Posts ![]() |
Thankyou very much, Kyle!
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magicalaurie![]() Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2991 Posts ![]() |
I was working on these today, and the thought occurred to me that a custom deck like this might indicate to spectators that the magician could use any deck.
That rather than raise suspicions of a "trick deck", maybe it could alleviate them, by nature of it being so different. I suspect that magicians may be averse to them because the deck would challenge them to adopt alternate methods if the pip format is changed. But in terms of the audience being suspicious of the deck- considering just how many brands and styles are out there, isn't it the magician they suspect? Does that go without saying? If spectators are thinking along those lines, would it matter which deck is used? Is it a moot point? Can any deck that's not borrowed be above suspicion? Just curious what you all think. I'd appreciate your thoughts. ![]() Magicalaurie's Custom Cow Cards Jack of Spades in progress |
Jonathan Townsend![]() Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27393 Posts ![]() |
You're doing fine art there Laurie.
Would you consider cards that are more like postcards? That way your artwork is featured on one side and the other side can be blank? Artists have trading cards which look like that - art on one side and contact information on the other. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5gg6rar5ZQ :) Jon
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magicalaurie![]() Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2991 Posts ![]() |
Thank you, Jon. Appreciated. I have made a postcard to promote the deck. I have considered allied opportunities such as selling prints of the artworks. I have seen artist trading cards- a local art publication here prints little ones here for folks to cut out- coupon style- and collect. For this project, I do want to make a deck of playing cards, because the number of animals in the herd I'm drawing is appropriate, and there's a tie-in as well with their background- we always played cards at the farm, while my Dad still had his vision. And when he no longer could see, I customized a deck with a system of beads on each card, so that he could again play euchre (his memory was fantastic!) for the first time in years.
So, while I am interested in allied possibilities, I would like to discuss my work in the context of a custom playing card deck, and how spectators and magicians may or may not relate to this kind of deck. ![]() Here's a couple quick sample snaps of the promo post card front and back. Not as clear as the actual card- these are just sample snaps for your reference: ![]() ![]() In terms of contact info, a google search of magicalaurie will find me in various locations. |
magicalaurie![]() Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2991 Posts ![]() |
I want to make clear that I will be getting the deck printed. I'm apprehensive about crowdfunding- mainly because, where I'm from, I'm really not very used to other people actually supporting my artistic work
![]() I have been looking at numerous printers, and while I see USPCC may be top of the list, I think it may be possible to go with another printer. Which finish is preferred for handling lately? I'm studying pips and indexes, borders or no, etc and will be deciding on those details soon. I'll post more artwork when I'm able. I would like the deck to be somewhat traditionally functional, though I think card magic could use a little shake up or shall I say shuffle? ![]() |
magicalaurie![]() Inner circle Ontario, Canada 2991 Posts ![]() |
4 corner indexes
no borders one way back- Hawthorn branches and berries- more about those here: https://www.themagiccafe.com/forums/view......forum=32 no pips, except those in the indexes, which will be pale-ish red hearts and red mineral salt block diamonds ![]() I considered going with 4 colour suits, and thought about red hearts, blue salt block diamonds ![]() ![]() ![]() Font will also be organic- I'm currently hunting for letters and numbers in the haircoat whorls and feathers of the herd. This extremely organic feature will allow for actual spelling tricks with actual letters provided by the cattle, themselves. ![]() I have a plan for the box, too, but I'll talk about that later. I repeat, I'm interested in your thoughts, please don't hesitate to share them with me. Thank you In Advance. ~ magicalaurie |
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Progress on the Jack of Spades: https://magicalaurieblog.wordpress.com/2......sparrow/
I've found nearly all of my letters and numbers, too, I believe. ![]() |
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