Cardist Hoang Nguyen popularly known as Spud felt the nostalgia from growing up in an Asian household – inspired by oriental Chinese and Japanese scroll paintings. In his modern twist on these scroll paintings, he collaborated with Edo Huang to produce this cute thematic deck- Tales of Spuds Playing Cards.
The back design features a one-way hand-drawn painting. It illustrates a sunset scenery of the forests and valley with a pond. The illustration is scattered with potato characters in Japanese costumes. On the corners are scrolls with the name of the deck. The back also features holographic foil applied to parts of the illustration, creating an eye-catching and lively look.
The face design features a cleaner modern look that reflects the back design. It is teeming with different types of Japanese patterns. Each pip for the Number Cards will have either a pattern or potato characters interacting with it.
The court cards are hand drawn in the same style as the back artwork – royals dressed in kimonos. The Ace of Spades features an enlarged pip showing a beautiful sunset with a small potato character riding onto the bird.
The tuck box embraces Japanese aesthetics. It is made with premium stock with foiling and embossing. The front and back side features different Japanese patterns adorned with golden metallic foil. It highlights the card back design on the back of the box.
The cards will be produced by Legends Playing Card Co. on Viper Finish and only 1000 decks will be produced. There will also be the Gilded Edition: only 100 decks made with cards gilded with golden holographic foil with sparkle pattern.
Pledge starts at $17 on Kickstarter.
