Description
53 Magicians Playing Cards – Mark Shortland
This is a deck of cards made by Mark Shortland. He created the original paintings while working as a magician on board cruise ships around the world.
Each card features a well-known magician.
The original paintings are 20 cm x 25 cm. These paintings have then been scanned in high resolution and the digital file was used to create each playing card. The artwork has not been enhanced or altered from the original work unless absolutely necessary. Mark’s own handwriting and drawings are used for the indexes.
The deck contains 55 cards; 52 playing cards, one Joker and two information cards that tell which magician is on the cards.
The cards are printed by Cartamundi on their Slim-Line paper/card (FSC, black core board – thin, snappy, soft to the touch). This is combined with TRUE LINEN B9 FINISH.
The design on the back is also by Mark Shortland. It features quite a few magician names in a nice pattern.