Illustrating and Designing a Custom Deck of Playing Cards with Adobe Illustrator
The Suite Design 3
A course by Billy Baumann , Graphic designer and illustrator
About the video: The Suite Design 3
Overview
“To finish this lesson, I'll teach you how to finalize the suite icons and design the number system for the custom deck of cards. ”
In this video lesson Billy Baumann addresses the topic: The Suite Design 3, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating and Designing a Custom Deck of Playing Cards with Adobe Illustrator. Discover the creative process behind custom card design. Learn to sketch, design, and illustrate in Adobe Illustrator for a consistent style..
Partial transcription of the video
“Symbols. So we kind of went over the design of the spade already, right? And this spade uses the same line thickness as everything else. And this is sort of the space that it needs to fill. So given those two things, this is what I did. Just as an example, this is what the suite looks like. Heart. Spade. the diamond, the club. And they're rarely like seen next to each other. So this is sort of what I came up with. you know, a lot of times they'll make the heart bigger. but I felt like since they're not next to each other, I wanted to preserve the scale and the size. So I just kind of create...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Illustrating and Designing a Custom Deck of Playing Cards with Adobe Illustrator
-
Category
Design -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Graphic Design, Screen Printing, Vector Illustration
Billy Baumann
A course by Billy Baumann
Billy Baumann is a graphic designer, illustrator, and co-founder of the Chicago-based studio Delicious Design League. With over two decades of experience in branding, packaging, and screen-printed posters, he has built a career blending commercial design with bold, personal expression. His work draws from a deep love for vintage aesthetics, comics, and experimental typography, and has earned him recognition across music, design, and art communities.
Billy’s creative process centers on storytelling through structure and style. He guides students from raw sketches to finished vector illustrations, emphasizing design fundamentals, stylistic cohesion, and practical execution in Adobe Illustrator. Whether designing a custom deck of cards or leading client projects, he champions creative independence and encourages playful exploration rooted in strong conceptual thinking. His teaching offers practical tools and inspiration for turning ideas into polished, portfolio-ready work.
- 100% positive reviews (4)
- 382 students
- 17 lessons (3h 11m)
- 16 additional resources (4 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English, German, Spanish, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software & tools for this course
Adobe IllustratorCategory
Areas
