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Calypso Cardroom (3 Viewers)

aaron2786 said:
I appreciate it!


There were two small changes to the line up, the frac became a 50¢ piece, and lost the white spot in favor of a butterscotch. Actually I think this is the first time I'm posting the final that I ordered. So hello world.

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Ooh yes. I really love the look of the $5 one the best, but I like all of them.
 
Homage to Gulfports...10c, 25c, $1, $5, $10 (maybe $20), $25, $100.

Red chip worst...so I'm thinking hot pink, instead.

Hot Stamp...still in development.

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retro red would really drive home the gulfport feel imo. The sparkle of a hot stamp will make it pop too on red
 
So set #1 is awaiting production from CPC around February, and of course it's leaning heavily on a retro jet-setting mood.
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But one set will do for anyone, so there will be a second. And for the second I wanted to take the idea of the original set being the "daytime" set, and create an "evening" set. Make it contemporary, and since the first set is very Cali in its color pattern, I wanted to make a Vegas pattern set.
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Inlays aren't entirely finished yet, but this is the general idea.
 
Year is drawing down... hopefully around 4-5 months til da babies arrive on the doorstep... trying to nail your own top / logo etc.. kinda a bitch lol, but I think I'm moving in directions I like...

Retro Aqua top
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Gotta do one in black
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Oh yeah, and after looking at my line up over, and over, and OVER.. something hit me in the face and David let me get a last minute switch in... I was so certain my $100 was always going to be a "flag" that I just went red and blue and never bought about it again... but I think the new version is far more fitting... or at least @rjdev7 and @deskjob101 (oddly, both Ryans..) agree...


CPC Proof
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aaron2786 said:
The quantities will be very limited and I have some folks in mind for a few of them already, but, you may win the "like the most of Aaron's posts award" lol, it may secure you favor yet
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Beautiful set my man, thanks for the opportunity!
 
aaron2786 said:
Alright, I feel I might finally be close to getting what's been inside my brain for a while onto paper (screen?).

The Calypso Cardroom:

(Full "logo" as a wall piece for the room)
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For a while I've had several custom ideas just rolling around my noggin', but one idea that's had me coming back over and again. I freaking love Atomic era and mid century design (original right?), and a while back I started a project called "The Atomic Club".

(Atomic Club Inlay design)
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I was really digging so much about it, the warmth and colors, the simple starburst design, but it was always lacking a tropical flair that I wanted it to have as well. Hey, we like the Caribbean and if we took a vacation that didn't involve a beach at this point, I'm not sure I'd recognize us anymore. The whole house is decorated mashup of mid century and tropical vibes, and now the poker room is heading that way too.


Enter the other day, and the name "Calypso" finally pops into the brain. Ah, loved it, simple single word that instantly invokes a place and an idea. Well, I'd been sitting around doing way too modern design lately and this monstrosity pops into existence.

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Hey, cool. There's the name. I drew a flower. Yippie. No, is crap. It has almost nothing I love design wise for my personal taste. So I get back to looking at the atomic design and start trying to think of how I can combine the two ideas, retaining what I like from each.

I simplify the frangipani flower even more than it was, delete some leaves, lose the deep gradient fills, and instead go for a watercolor over ink look that can be found all over art from the late 50's and early 60's, and we get to..

(Calypso Cardroom $1 Inlay Design - No Shape)
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I freaking love it. It's so clean and old-school and basic, I get my colors, the name and the theme all there without a single palm tree being involved lol. (I've put way too many palms in other designs, we all have right?)


Pull out the color samples and get going, and now here's a proto set from frac to $100 denomination for a cash set.


Edit: Per input from the brother @deskjob101, swapped tiger/peach between the 1 and the 25. I agree. This is the way.

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I tried to strike a balance between an older but modern look, and some kind of Frankenstein of a Cali set that is still easily playable for most of my guys that have only ever used Vegas colors. Still debating what order the shaped inlays would go on these guys (or if at all... What a premium, but worth it right? Right?!)


And finally as I am hopefully only a week or two weeks max away from gorilla delivering the new pub table for the room, I had to design a topper too, didn't I?

(Shown with rails and stainless cups, as ordered)
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Alright, I suppose it's time to make my wallet cry?

Aaron
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This is freaking beautiful. Love the vintage vibe and the table translation...
 

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