For this project, the beginnings were a little bit different. Many times between projects I will spend a few days just gathering reference and pouring over tons of beautiful images of art and other things that I might find inspiration from.

As I was searching for a creative direction for a new project, a song began to play on my playlist that really caught my attention. My wife sometimes calls me a nerd in my choice of music. I enjoy listening to all types of music but when I am working I seem to find the most focus listening to instrumental music from cinema, games, and other types of media.

This song captivated me, and it was the catalyst for the entire project. I put it on repeat and listened to it to all day while creating a completely new set of court cards from the images of, what I would describe as a mixture of Sci-Fi and Fantasy. The designs that transpired over the course of the day were promising to me, and most of very different from any of my previous work.

The title of the deck was actually derived from the title of the song that sparked it, Invocation.

The Platinum Edition decks are printed by Cartamundi on the B9 Linen Finish with Silver Cold Foil on both the back and faces of the cards.

The deck is packaged in a beautiful letterpressed tuck case by Clover St Press and features hot foil stamped with Silver and Black Foil. Embossed to enhance the look and feel of the tuck case.

KickStarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingswildproject/the-invocation-exquisite-hand-illustrated-playing Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/25-invocation_platnium

Legal Tender is Kings Wild Project's next offering in a long line of luxury playing cards inspired by the artist Jackson Robinson's love of currency art and banknote engraving. With over seven years of playing card design and having produced over 200 custom illustrated decks of playing cards, Legal Tender is the culmination of some of Kings Wild's most breathtaking artwork combined with the industry-leading advancements in printing technology and production.

Note: This is the v2 version of the Holographic Edition, not to be confused with v1. To distinguish, this edition is clearly marked as VERSION II on the bottom of the tuck, thus should receive a separate entry on P52. According to Jackson Robinson, "This version contains a design update that allows for only certain design elements to shine with holographic foil, rather than the entirety of the card, allowing for the artwork to be clearer and more accurate to the modern dollar bill."

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/575-legal_tender_v2_holographic

After making hugely popular Killer Bee and Super Bee designs in the past, Ellusionist knew there was only one more level that remained unexplored... The revered monarch herself - the Queen Bee. Unlike their Killer and Super Bee decks, which feature a faint white halo around the deck's edge - Queen Bees have no border. The Queens spill over the edge in their glorious abundance. The tuck-paper is matte yellow and thicker than standard deck cases. All details on the sides and front are debossed to create texture. The back of the tuck is foiled in black stripes featuring the life-giving Queen, taken from the Queen of clubs within the deck.

Full Deck Scan: https://cardscans.piwigo.com/index?/category/595-queen_bees