Wicked Kingdom - Illustrated Playing Cards by Wylie Beckert
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An art-rich poker deck with a narrative twist; hand-painted by fantasy illustrator Wylie Beckert and printed by the USPCC.
Backers: 3637
Average Pledge Per Backer: $37
Funded: $134,485 of $18,000
Dates: Jun 14th -> Jul 22nd (38 days)
Project By: Wylie Beckert
Backers: 3637
Average Pledge Per Backer: $37
Funded: $134,485 of $18,000
Dates: Jun 14th -> Jul 22nd (38 days)
Project By: Wylie Beckert
$134,485
current pledge level
Last Updated: July 22 @ 00:01 -0400 GMT
747%
of goal
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Illustration Spotlight: The Black Fool 
July 21st - via: kickstarter.com
"THE BLACK FOOL: A recluse and guardian of the forestlands, who owes fealty to kings older and darker than the crowned fools who squabble over their little patches of earth. Over the course of many lifetimes passed in the forest, he has unlocked its... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: Card Back
July 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Less than 48 hours left in the campaign! I've been continually astounded by the number of backers that have been pouring in this week, and I can't say it enough: thank you all so much for believing in this project! I'll be unveiling the final... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Red Fool
July 19th - via: kickstarter.com
"THE RED FOOL: A former novitiate of the diamond temple, she has abandoned her calling and left her training unfinished. Half-sighted and half-learned, she wanders the four kingdoms bearing only a few meager possessions, and the stolen scrolls of... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Ace of Clubs (with painting process video!)
July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Three days left, and we've hit $100k in funding! I'm thrilled at how far this project has come! Three small notes/requests for my amazing backers: 1) I'm trying to get the word out to as many people as possible before the close of the campaign;... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Jack of Clubs
July 14th - via: kickstarter.com
"THE JACK OF CLUBS: a deserter who, having lost his taste for war, finds himself exiled and disgraced - condemned to live as a recluse and poach the dark forests of the borderlands for whatever prey he might find there. There are few enough left now... (Read More)
Project Shoutout: Legal Tender (and a preview of the Jokers!)
July 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Tomorrow will mark one week until the close of the campaign, and we're spectacularly poised to hit $90k - five times the initial funding goal. I keep saying it, but THANK YOU! Not only for your (wildly appreciated) pledges, but also for helping to... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Queen of Clubs
July 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Wow, it's been a huge couple of days for the campaign - hello and welcome to all the new backers from Reddit! When I started working on the art for this deck almost two years ago, I had a lot of doubts as to whether anyone would even notice (let... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The King of Clubs
July 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Only ten days left until the close of the Kickstarter campaign! This has been an insanely exciting couple of weeks - I still can't believe we're coming up on the 75k mark (no matter how many times I refresh the page to convince myself it's true).... (Read More)
Project shoutout: Angelarium
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Just two weeks left in the project, and already we're closing in on 70k! Thank you (all 1800+ of you - wow!) for believing in this project enough to put your hard-earned money behind it. In these final weeks I'll be revealing the last of the artwork... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Ace of Diamonds
July 7th - via: kickstarter.com
"The oldest of the four kingdoms, the Kingdom of Diamonds represents the intersection of religious tradition and scientific advancement; even within the monastic framework of its culture, knowledge and reason have been permitted to flourish.... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Queen of Diamonds
July 5th - via: kickstarter.com
"THE QUEEN OF DIAMONDS: a title held by the eldest of the chosen girls, blinded by oleander, who trade the deceptions of their earthly eyes for inviolable vision of smoke and stone. In the temple beneath the mountains, they are taught to read the... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Jack of Diamonds
July 4th - via: kickstarter.com
"THE JACK OF DIAMONDS: a fanatical priest of the new order, in whose righteous heart the divine fire burns. Downriver of the mines and forges, in the blackest corners of the kingdom where the radiance of the alchemical fires has yet to reach, his... (Read More)
Stretch goal unlocked: custom seals!
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
I know I keep saying it, but the support for this project has been absolutely unbelievable! You guys made my day yet again today by bringing the funding to the $60,000 mark! We're now at 333% (make a wish) of the original funding goal, which... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The King of Diamonds
June 30th - via: kickstarter.com
"THE KING OF DIAMONDS, seeker of knowledge and bringer of light. Alongside his laboratories and the unimaginable libraries contained within, all other wonders of the four kingdoms pale. It is the subject of some debate how many decades he has spent... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Ace of Hearts (with process video!)
June 29th - via: kickstarter.com
I was a little nervous about launching the art book yesterday, but once again, I've been completely blown away by the awesome response this project has received. Wild thanks to the many backers who flocked in and/or upgraded their pledges to grab a... (Read More)
Correction: Art Book delivery estimate
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
In my rush to post the art book reward tiers, I copy/pasted info from the Postcard Print Pack tiers - including the now-inaccurate August delivery estimate. Books, like print packs, will in fact be shipping in November with the decks. My apologies... (Read More)
New reward tier: ART BOOK!
June 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Since we're only a stone's throw away from $50,000 (!) I wanted to unveil the hidden stretch goal I've been working on... Wicked Kingdom is now available as an art book! I poured hundreds of hours of drawing and painting into the Wicked Kingdom... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Jack of Hearts
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
"THE JACK OF HEARTS: One of the many industrious souls who ply their trade in the mecca of vice the kingdom's capitol has become. The orphaned son of a vanished handmaiden, his place in the palace was lost during the upheaval caused by the old... (Read More)
Updated delivery estimate for Postcard Print Packs
June 27th - via: kickstarter.com
A quick update on estimated delivery timeline for the Postcard Print Pack tiers: I'd originally planned to ship the postcard print packs immediately after the end of the campaign (separately from the decks, which will take a few months to print),... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Queen of Hearts (with process videos!)
June 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Another dark chapter in the Wicked Kingdom story... and a few in-depth painting process videos! Check out the drawing, inking, and oil painting stages of the Queen of Hearts below... [ Before Wicked Kingdom was on Kickstarter, it was on Patreon - I... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The King of Hearts
June 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Day 10, and we're already approaching 250% of the original funding goal! The campaign keeps getting bigger & better, and I'm looking forward to rolling out some improvements and big news in the coming week... but for now here's the next card... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Ace of Spades (with process video!)
June 21st - via: kickstarter.com
In addition to the usual words & pictures, I also filmed the creation of the Ace of Spades - check out the complete (if highly condensed) drawing and painting process for the card art below. In other news: FIRST STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKED! Every copy... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Jack of Spades
June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
It's been a big first week - we've reached 200% of our initial funding goal, and are well on our way to the first stretch goal (the Bee stock upgrade!) Thanks so much to everyone who's backed & shared the project so far - I can't wait to see... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The Queen of Spades
June 17th - via: kickstarter.com
While I wanted the characters in each suit be thematically entwined, I didn't want too much overlap in the concepts - with each card illustration, I'm hoping to introduce more depth to the larger story rather than just recycling content from one... (Read More)
Stretch Goals!
June 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks for your feedback, everyone - I'm excited to announce the first two stretch goals! $40,000 - BEE STOCK UPGRADE FOR ALL DECKS Bee stock is USPCC's premium, casino-quality card stock; it's thicker, more durable, and just generally nicer than the... (Read More)
Illustration Spotlight: The King of Spades
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Because the hand-painted artwork is such a huge part of the Wicked Kingdom deck, I wanted to share some of painting process for each illustration. First up is the King of Spades - the very first card I painted for the deck, and still one of my... (Read More)
FUNDED! Stretch goal suggestions?
June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE - fully funded in 9 hours and already up to $21K with the first day drawing to a close! This is so much more than I could have imagined when I launched the project this morning. Thank you all SO MUCH for backing the project -... (Read More)
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