Illustration Friday: Suit

I came across the Illustration Friday web site last week while reading the blog of illustrator, Von R. Glitschka. This is what they are all about:

Illustration Friday is a weekly creative outlet/participatory art exhibit for illustrators and artists of all skill levels. It was designed to challenge participants creatively.

Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation.

My entry this week is the SoulPerSuit logo. Playing cards are the basis for the art of SPS. I also collect playing cards so when I saw the topic "Suit" that's what I thought of.

I love the look of old wood carvings and etchings, especially in illustrated manuscripts. I wanted the logo to have that look and feel. It's actually a 2.25" square piece of carved rubber (NASCO Safety-Kut) imprinted using regular pigment ink (Brilliance by Tsukineko, I think).