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This is a design I had my brother draw for me some time back. It is a dragon (no surprise) I dub the Pygmy Jabberwock; now the reason I got this is because it is infact based on the design of the Bicycle Dragon Back cards that can be found here:
http://www.bicyclecards.com/product.....-playing-cards
This is a description I found somewhere:
A U.S. Playing Card Co. employee looking through a book of old card back designs came up with this BEAUTY, and it has just been released as the Bicycle Dragon Back.
The Dragon Back was designed decades ago, possibly in the early 20th century, but there is no record of it ever being produced. It is not, strictly speaking, a limited edition deck, although it will not be available in US stores.
The deck has standard Bicycle faces, EXCEPT for the coloring of the court cards. Note that the courts have more green in them, picking up the green of the card backs. Also, the pips on the hearts and diamonds use the same vibrant red that is found on the backs, not the brighter red found on standard Bike decks.
Nyuk, nyuk, "not available in US stores" my birdy tail. I got a few of these babies in Target for $3.00 each.
The deck is very nice! I like the color scheme; it is so different from what is known so far from the normal decks, making it nigh impossible to mark. But still... I like the design!
Its quality is... well... different. You know how normal bikes smell mildly because they are fresh out of the airtight packaging? Well, the odor is intensified on the Dragon back cards. I don't know if it is because of the ink, but it gives an air (p.n.i) of richness and taste. They fan and dribble surprisingly well too and they are much softer than regular cards. I suspect that they used Cambric finish because the same odour is present on the Bulldog Squeezers decks (or maybe it is simply their new style of finish).
The dragons were the reason that I got the deck in the first place, and at the price you get... I'm surprised Theory11 doesn't jump on the bandwagon and stock this. In fact, it is the reason we came up with the Pygmy Jabberwock, about the size of a dog and I suppose that sort of thing would be kept as a pet in a fantasy setting.
Enjoy! :)
http://www.bicyclecards.com/product.....-playing-cards
This is a description I found somewhere:
A U.S. Playing Card Co. employee looking through a book of old card back designs came up with this BEAUTY, and it has just been released as the Bicycle Dragon Back.
The Dragon Back was designed decades ago, possibly in the early 20th century, but there is no record of it ever being produced. It is not, strictly speaking, a limited edition deck, although it will not be available in US stores.
The deck has standard Bicycle faces, EXCEPT for the coloring of the court cards. Note that the courts have more green in them, picking up the green of the card backs. Also, the pips on the hearts and diamonds use the same vibrant red that is found on the backs, not the brighter red found on standard Bike decks.
Nyuk, nyuk, "not available in US stores" my birdy tail. I got a few of these babies in Target for $3.00 each.
The deck is very nice! I like the color scheme; it is so different from what is known so far from the normal decks, making it nigh impossible to mark. But still... I like the design!
Its quality is... well... different. You know how normal bikes smell mildly because they are fresh out of the airtight packaging? Well, the odor is intensified on the Dragon back cards. I don't know if it is because of the ink, but it gives an air (p.n.i) of richness and taste. They fan and dribble surprisingly well too and they are much softer than regular cards. I suspect that they used Cambric finish because the same odour is present on the Bulldog Squeezers decks (or maybe it is simply their new style of finish).
The dragons were the reason that I got the deck in the first place, and at the price you get... I'm surprised Theory11 doesn't jump on the bandwagon and stock this. In fact, it is the reason we came up with the Pygmy Jabberwock, about the size of a dog and I suppose that sort of thing would be kept as a pet in a fantasy setting.
Enjoy! :)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Western Dragon
Size 1191 x 1280px
File Size 131.8 kB
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