Hey Everyone,
I wanted to share with you a project of mine that has been in the works for the past 8 months or so. Before I start I wanted to introduce myself a little. My names Sean and I am a recent college graduate at Dowling College located on L.I. NY. I received my Bachelors in Graphic Design with a focus in 3D Modeling and Animation.
My passion has always been about digital media and playing cards. So I took the initiative to combine the two. Most custom playing cards on the market are designed using Photoshop or another 2d program such as Illustrator or even InDesign. Very few utilize 3d elements.
The designs your about to see were all modeled used Maya and then imported into Photoshop for final touch ups.
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1293645903/galvanic-playing-cards-design-by-sean-whelan
I launched he Kickstarter page with a huge success. I reached almost $6,000 in under two weeks. My goal is to reach $10,000 and I have over a month to go still. If the project is successful it will be printed by The United States Playing card Company with a limited 2,500 deck run and only 50 uncut sheets. The decks with use Aristocrat (casio grade) stock and the new Magic Finish (an upgrade to the standard Air-Cushion Finished used on standard Bicycle playing cards).
I would love to get feedback from you guys on the cards and designs themselves. Anyone who would like to pre-order the cards has until April 5th to do so.
Thank you,
Sean Whelan
3D Artist
Tuck case has been uploaded the Galvanic Kickstarter page! : D Go check it out!
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1293645903/galvanic-playing-cards-design-by-sean-whelan
Have you pledged for your Bicycle Galvanic deck yet? With only a week left, the goal is only short by $1314. So close!! Since the Kickstarter went live, only a little over 980 decks have been pre-ordered. So here is what I can do for everyone: promotion time! : D Starting tonight at 7 PM Eastern Time - Saturday 12 PM Noon Eastern Time.
For people who backed this project already: Since you guys have helped me get this far, if you would like to get a deck added to your order just simply increase your pledge by $4! Thats less then half the price. This is for international buyers as well. So thank you in advance for helping me along the way. Again, any extra decks you would like it'll be $4 per deck : D
For People who have not backed this project yet:
Each deck will be $9. Each additional deck after that in the same order will only be $6. For those choosing higher rewards please contact to cut you a deal depending on which reward you choose.
The first promotion still stands for resellers. However I'm raising the stakes! The next person who pledges for the $1000 reward will receive 300 decks! Each previous backer in that tier will receive an additional 72 decks free of charge this way everyone wins.
I want this project to succeed. It's been a dream of mine for a for year snow and a lot of effort when into these designs. I understand its very different then most playing cards on the market but this series was for collectors in mind. Not so much magicians.
Thank you everyone who pledged so far!! 7 days left. Only time will tell : D
Any questions or concerns please feel free to personally contact me at sean.whelan.designs@gmail.com