1. Creative Designs Functional Art Ancient Entertainment
Playing Card Art
Creative Designs
Functional Art
Ancient Entertainment

2. A Brief History of Playing Cards
Playing card as we know them were invented around 1370 c.e.
These were luxury items that were created by local artist for the local elite

3. Historic Designs:

4. Elements to Playing Cards
Suites are the groups of cards that are then numbered, for example there are 13 card in the suite of heart 2-10 jack, queen, king and ace
These are early example of different suites

5. More elements of cards
Pips: Pips are the individual suite symbol in the playing card area such as the six different ♥ 6 of hearts
The pips in the 3 of spades are disguised as lizard heads, while the image is three lizards on the ground
find the other pips in the other cards
These card are examples of transformation cards because the pip is disguised in within the image

6. Unusual pips

7. Transformation cards

8. Transformation cards

9. Artistic design cards

10. Artistic design cards

11. Artistic Card made by Art Teachers

12. Artistic Card made by Art Teachers

13. Artistic Card made by Art Teachers

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15. Artistic Card made by Art Teachers

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17. Artistic Card made by Art Teachers

18. Your assignment You will each pick a card at random
You will view several artist’s works and then pick one artist that you want to emulate
Using what you know about your chosen artist’s style and your playing card you will create your own playing card design