LUMINOSITY: The Kingdom of Light by Black Ink Branded / Jody Eklund

[BaconWise]

Looks like I'm going to spend some money on Tax Day. Amazing illustrations - can't wait to own these tiny works of art!

[theCapraAegagrus]

That AoH is phenomenal.

[vasta41]

That AoH is phenomenal.

Agreed! Can't wait to see the rest, especially the AoS.

[robcan0630]

The art looks great. Excited to see more.

[Timmargh]

I've always admired your art and am in awe of the detail you manage to put into your cards, but they've never really been "my thing." These, however … well, let's just say that I'm currently having to hold a cushion on my lap. XD

[Pablo393]

That AoH is phenomenal.

+1

[STLBluesNut]

These look amazing. Really, a must have for anyone with a brain.

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[portcullis]

Count me in

[sms69x]

This is the best work yet from Jody.

Can't wait for it...

[Eric Lee]

Ah , that's the same date as TGW's Parlour. Love the look, can't to read to lore behind this deck. My early nominee for 2019 UC DotY courts .

However, I have to ask how does the white/light grey details look printed on actual cards? Will it get lost or still have enough to show? The AoH white/grey details at the bottom and the Luminosity name already blend in somewhat with the background on my screen. And that's at such a big blowup of the cards.

It'll be shame for such fine details to get lost when shrunk down into a card.

[jodyeklund]

Ah , that's the same date as TGW's Parlour. Love the look, can't to read to lore behind this deck. My early nominee for 2019 UC DotY courts .

However, I have to ask how does the white/light grey details look printed on actual cards? Will it get lost or still have enough to show? The AoH white/grey details at the bottom and the Luminosity name already blend in somewhat with the background on my screen. And that's at such a big blowup of the cards.

It'll be shame for such fine details to get lost when shrunk down into a card.

I was trying to see when TGW would be launching, but they didn't know and were waiting for their video to be finished. Oh well, can't really plan these things out to not coincide with so many decks being launched at the same time.

The silver corner detail will have a silver metallic finish to it. It's meant to me more of an accent and detailing to give more interest and not be the main thing.

[MagikFingerz]

I've always admired your art and am in awe of the detail you manage to put into your cards, but they've never really been "my thing." These, however …

This is true for me as well. Previous decks were good, just not quite my cup of tea. Always good to see designers with a good "artistic range"

[PipChick]

The design of the AoH looks awesome and I'm always happy to see the aces of each suit get similar attention to detail and treatment as the AoS... can't wait to see the rest!

These, however … well, let's just say that I'm currently having to hold a cushion on my lap. XD

a little too much card porn for ya there buddy...?? lmao

[sms69x]

Hi Jody, do you have the time already set? Can you let us know when this amazing deck will go live? Thanks.

[Romeril]

[Bradius]

Thanks Romeril for posting the time for the launch. Jody, Randy, Steve Minty, Paul Ruccio. 4 Hogs, and TGW all having Kickstarters at the same time. Also, just finishing paying for Lotrek's Blue Silk decks. I guess I can be glad Alex Chen doesn't have anything out now...my bank account is getting a workout for sure.

10 MST is the same as 12 PST though....

[Romeril]

Thanks Romeril for posting the time for the launch.

No problem!

Jody, Randy, Steve Minty, Paul Ruccio. 4 Hogs, and TGW all having Kickstarters at the same time. Also, just finishing paying for Lotrek's Blue Silk decks. I guess I can be glad Alex Chen doesn't have anything out now...my bank account is getting a workout for sure.

Yeah, no kidding! My wallet is hurting too!

10 MST is the same as 12 PST though....

I was happy TGW decided to do a time limit early bird!

[Magic Tapp]

Btw, is there a spreadsheet of deck releases for this year similar to the one PipChick did for 2018?

[guru]

Btw, is there a spreadsheet of deck releases for this year similar to the one PipChick did for 2018?

Here you go. It is under my account so easy to find....

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... sp=sharing" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[niceguy0750]

Such details , I’m going to be all over this! All his work are great but this by far my fav.

[jodyeklund]

So, I have to push my launch date to Wednesday next week. It will now be Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 10am MST.

I had a special video that I wanted to do with some after effects. A friend was supposed to help me with it, but instead, I have to do myself now. I will be working over the weekend and a few days next week to finish it up. There is also some promotional things I want to do for the first few days of the campaign that needs a little more time to tie up.

I apologized, but it will be well worth the extra wait. Thanks for the understanding.

Jody

[jodyeklund]

Only here am I posting these...

There will be two decks being offered. One is the standard unlimited and the other is a Kickstarter Exclusive. Both printed by USPCC.

I will be posting the preview link on Monday with hopefully a finished video.

Let me know your thoughts.

[shermjack]

Yeah, I will be all over these when they release! Looking awesome, Jody!

[sms69x]

There will be two decks being offered. One is the standard unlimited and the other is a Kickstarter Exclusive. Both printed by USPCC.

From what I see there is only ONE deck and TWO tuck boxes.
If that's the case, then I hope we can pledge from one tuck or the other, and not force us to pledge for the standard so we can add the KS exclusive (which is the one I'm looking for).

So as I already expressed this deck is fantastic, one of this year's best so far (and will be hard to find another one so good), but having "two" decks of the same is not worth, IMO, this is a big trend for almost every creator, but for me it is becoming more and more a criteria to not support a specific KS project. It will not happen on this one, but this is something I've been doing for sometime now.

[Magic Tapp]

I really like both tucks. Good question whether the decks would be the same though.

[Timmargh]

[...] Let me know your thoughts.

My thoughts are, "GodDAMN!!" :hearteyes:

[portcullis]

Launch now set back to 2am Thursday here. Still setting an alarm.

[dawn]

Launch now set back to 2am Thursday here. Still setting an alarm.

Looks like we have the same alarm
At least I’m on night shifts this week, hopefully emergency won’t be too full...
Look forward to the launch

[jodyeklund]

Well, I hope you all saved a little my my project

Video completed!!! This one is a little more special than what I have done before. I actually used Adobe After Effects and Premier Pro to edit the video. Never used them before. And, had my friend do a voiceover. Also, got most of the rewards in. I have two days to tweak everything.

As promised, here is the link to the project: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/91 ... n=0bc6cd75" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I know some of you might wonder why all of the cards are not shown. I will be revealing more as the project plugs along.
Let me know what you think, what you would like to see that I might not have put up.

Thanks!
Jody

[Outsider]

Not only do these look great, I didn't even notice they're made by a fellow Coloradan!

I'll just skip lunch this week to afford more cards.