Playing cards is one of the most popular games in Viet Nam and we can often see that Vietnamese play cards with their family on Tet holiday because of its highly entertaining.
But over the years, the appearance of the playing cards we often play seems to be so boring, besides I also want you to know more about the origin of the playing cards in general as well as the meaning of the four elements in particular so that's the reason why I’ve redesigned this.
Playing cards is a deck of cards from Europe around the 13th and 14th centuries. It’s consisted of a 52-card deck divided into four sets of 13.
The playing cards has 4 symbols: hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. However, in the past, suits could also include cups, swords, clubs, and coins. Each of these symbols will be interpreted and corresponds to a certain element: Earth (Earth), Air (Air), Fire (Fire) and Water (Water).
Each card will bear a number of “pips.” These symbols denoted not only the suit of the card, but also the value. A card with seven pips would be worth seven points.
These four elements are derived from ancient philosophy. For a long time, it was believed that matter exists in life made up of these elements, without them, there would be no world and life.
"AIR" is also a cleaning power. AIR sweeps away everything old, stinking and musty, bringing freshness and sweetness, not only in the physical
and nonphysical realms, but also in a figurative sense.
With Air, vortices are used to bring about flexibility and movement in space.
"FIRE" is the element with the highest vibrations. It is the only element with the power of transformation. All the other elements have only clearing and cleaning power.
With fire, the use of multiple strokes in many directions will help get more energy.
"EARTH" means matter, the material substance, low vibration, heavy, manifested in many shapes and colors and of various consistency.
With Earth, the use of solid shapes will create more strength, enduring.
"WATER" is a cleaning power. The spiritual Principle WATER stands for the soul aspect, the feelings, sensations and the subconscious.
Water is vital for life on earth, and there is hardly any life that can exist without water
With water, the curved lines will create the flexibility and lightness.
As a form of ornamental Christian art, mosaic was superceded during Renaissance times by fresco painting. I have redesigned this playing cards to Mosaic art style and based on 4 elements, by having focus on many small geometric blocks.
All of illustration are adapted from the author's original version: Daniel Walker
Jack: Because of their strength, they quickly use it & also the embodiment of their cough. The original power shaped them, unrestricted and broken
Queen: The element has further personified the elegance, cultivates strength and feels more confident about their subtlety.
King: Noble and powerful, they honed their strength and rule over their elements with strength and force.
AIR: This symbol is expressed as a subtle breeze, inspired by the times playing Magic the Gathering with friends when was young.
FIRE: Be inspired by the character Astro Boy
Something very unique is created that will open the eyes of others and make them more and more creative. And it spread like fire.
EARTH: Inspiration is made up of all the wildest things in life. The seeds of new ideas as they develop will create something that only exists
at a given moment based on past experiences.
WATER: All of these inspirations has always been in my mind, they are deeply embedded in my imagination and now, formed from
the solvent of all these influences of the symbol here.
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