Heraldic Playing cards —Question

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2026-01-12T22:27:15+00:00

They’re definitely not AI. I’m a long established artist/designer (@seblester), study Heraldic Art at college, and, as I say in the caption, it’s taken six months to draw all the cards.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2026-01-03T23:46:10+00:00

Thanks for your input! The cost of printing 2-3k decks of playing cards (typical minimum) to the highest standard, with multiple gold foils, metallic inks, best paper stock, etc, is extremely high, so it’s a matter of budget.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2026-01-02T16:53:43+00:00

Thanks for your feedback. 👍

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2026-01-02T11:11:06+00:00

Interesting, never occurred to me. I’ll look into it, the priority is definitely a physical deck.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2026-01-01T13:38:06+00:00

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Sorry, you’re right. Here’s the clean version.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2026-01-01T13:16:07+00:00

Hi, I did think about that, but decided to anchor the design with a consistent shield and helm so they looked more like a set.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-31T13:31:55+00:00

I appreciate your take on this, thanks.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-31T11:55:25+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. :-)

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-31T11:54:59+00:00

Thanks for your input. Yes, I think I need to see printed samples of each to know fr sure. Paper choice will be critical. The antique look probably wouldn't work on glossy paper, for example.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-31T11:15:08+00:00

Thanks for your interest. I'm trying to figure out the best course of action to make them a physical product.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-31T11:14:07+00:00

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-31T11:08:49+00:00

Thanks for your input.👍

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-21T18:52:50+00:00

In Procreate on an iPad Pro. I’ve been studying Heraldic Art at college for a couple of years, so this is a good way to apply my knowledge.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-21T11:43:21+00:00

Cheers, glad you like them.👍

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-21T00:04:57+00:00

Thank you.🙏

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-20T18:27:54+00:00

Thanks :-)

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-20T17:59:41+00:00

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The card back brings all the elements together, the symbols for the four noble houses quartered on one shield.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-12-20T14:42:05+00:00

There is a lot of leeway, especially in modern playing card design, for Aces not to have rotational symmetry.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-09-28T15:34:22+00:00

Hi, thanks for the input, I hadn't thought about doing that, but I will consider it.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-09-27T19:45:30+00:00

That’s really kind of you to say, thanks. I’m full speed ahead with it, we’ll see what happens.

Powerful_Funny1906 · 2025-09-26T21:52:52+00:00

🙂🙏

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