Wylie Beckert is creating Art
I'm illustrating a deck of fantasy-themed playing cards
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About Wicked Kingdom
www.wickedkingdomdeck.com
Wicked Kingdom is a series of traditionally-painted playing card illustrations with a dark fantasy flair. It's my first large-scale personal project: a step away from my usual commercial illustration work, and a chance to create a body of work more in line with my own vision.
(The King & Queen of Hearts)
I'm hoping to release the complete, playable Wicked Kingdom Deck via Kickstarter in early 2016 - but in the meantime, my focus is on creating the distinctive artwork for the deck.
(The King of Diamonds)
What you're making possible
Because I make my living through freelancing, passion projects often get sidelined in favor of the more workaday assignments that pay the bills. Your support will offer the freedom to focus more time on creative ventures like Wicked Kingdom - the type of projects that I'm the most excited to work on, and that followers of my art are the most excited to see.
In addition to creating new & awesome artwork, I'm hoping to provide artists (and art enthusiasts) with some insight into my techniques and materials - documenting my working process from ideation to finish in text, photos, and (whenever possible) video. This additional content takes time to create; your support will help make process tutorials a regular feature of my work instead of an occasional bonus.
(Pencil art for the King of Clubs & King of Diamonds)
Visions for the future
The complete Wicked Kingdom series will consist of twelve face cards, four aces, two jokers, one card back, and one set of custom pips for the remaining numerical cards (along with package design once this bird is finally ready to fly). My current goal is to create two full-size paintings per month, but I'm hoping increased support through Patreon will allow me to raise the bar.
(Thumbnail concepts for the four kings)
Becoming a patron
You can pledge any amount you choose; pledges will be collected from each finished painting, and will be processed around the 1st of the month. You can also set a cap for your total budget (so as not to break the bank if I'm especially prolific one month), and cancel any time if my artwork ceases to catch your fancy.
www.wickedkingdomdeck.com
Wicked Kingdom is a series of traditionally-painted playing card illustrations with a dark fantasy flair. It's my first large-scale personal project: a step away from my usual commercial illustration work, and a chance to create a body of work more in line with my own vision.
(The King & Queen of Hearts)
I'm hoping to release the complete, playable Wicked Kingdom Deck via Kickstarter in early 2016 - but in the meantime, my focus is on creating the distinctive artwork for the deck.
(The King of Diamonds)
Because I make my living through freelancing, passion projects often get sidelined in favor of the more workaday assignments that pay the bills. Your support will offer the freedom to focus more time on creative ventures like Wicked Kingdom - the type of projects that I'm the most excited to work on, and that followers of my art are the most excited to see.
(The King & Queen of Spades)
In addition to creating new & awesome artwork, I'm hoping to provide artists (and art enthusiasts) with some insight into my techniques and materials - documenting my working process from ideation to finish in text, photos, and (whenever possible) video. This additional content takes time to create; your support will help make process tutorials a regular feature of my work instead of an occasional bonus.
(Work-in-Progress snapshot for the Queen of Diamonds)
(Pencil art for the King of Clubs & King of Diamonds)
Visions for the future
The complete Wicked Kingdom series will consist of twelve face cards, four aces, two jokers, one card back, and one set of custom pips for the remaining numerical cards (along with package design once this bird is finally ready to fly). My current goal is to create two full-size paintings per month, but I'm hoping increased support through Patreon will allow me to raise the bar.
(Thumbnail concepts for the four kings)
Becoming a patron
You can pledge any amount you choose; pledges will be collected from each finished painting, and will be processed around the 1st of the month. You can also set a cap for your total budget (so as not to break the bank if I'm especially prolific one month), and cancel any time if my artwork ceases to catch your fancy.