A Haines Playing Cards - Patreon

[A. Haines]

Hi Deepcard. Patreon is a subscription platform that allows you to become a "Patron of the Arts" and support your favourite artists by signing up to monthly or annual membership plans. You are essentially supporting your chosen creator by making a financial contribution to their business, to help them carry on producing their work. Most creators start their monthly tiers at 2 or 3USD and the prices go up from there, depending on your budget and what you want to get out of it.

The flip-side is that, as a reward for your support, creators will offer reward schemes commensurate with your chosen tier.

It is not a shop or crowdfund in the traditional sense, as part of what you pay for is access to behind-the-scenes content, increased levels of engagement with your chosen artist, and helping to financially assist them with the running of their business. You will however be rewarded for your patronage in the form of rewards packs that are sent out every year or every 6mths for example, and for playing card creators this will usually be (unsurprisingly) playing cards! Often limited edition or exclusive decks as a special thank you, but not always, and most creators offer discount codes for their stores as well.

The membership page of all your chosen creators' patreons will give you all the info regarding what you get in exchange for your chosen level of patronage.

I hope this helps!

Have a great Christmas and holiday season

[A. Haines]

(Post 1 of 2) Just an update from me guys, work has now been completed on all the Year 1 decks - the exclusive members' deck is The Patron Sophisticated Playing Cards, in both British Racing Green and Merlot - some photos below.

Anyone interested is most welcome to take a look at our page: A HAINES PATREON

Happy to answer any questions you may have on here, but first and foremost Year 1 is still open for new members, so if you like the look of the Year 1 decks come and check out the page We also have an antique restoration deck which I will post some photos of separately

[A. Haines]

(Post 2 of 2) Alongside The Patron Sophisticated Playing Cards, our other Year 1 deck is a restoration project, The New York Consolidated Card Company Triton No. 42 Playing Cards in graphite, included in all rewards tiers Diamonds and upward, painstakingly redrawn by hand using an original antique deck as reference. I hope some of you like what you see enough to consider joining our growing community - HERE - thank you for your interest!

[A. Haines]

Just a quick one from me guys - Year 1 has ended and Year 2 has begun! Anyone who would like to join us as we embark on the start of another journey into the creation, design, illustration and production of hand-drawn, vintage-inspired, small batch decks of playing cards would be most welcome! I was super happy with how the Year 1 decks turned out, and with Year 1 in general, but I have absolutely no doubt that Year 2 is going to be even better, and the decks even more super-duper.

You can check our Patreon out here

Thank you all! Hopefully some of you get to see this in between all those pesky error messages.

Cheers

[kevork]

Was able to acquire the two Patrons Year 1 decks on eBay for $70 and I'm excited to open them once they arrive.

Silly me didn't realize patrons just got access to buying the surplus of these decks a few days ago, so what I thought was a steal may have been someone flipping decks. I'm a sucker. Oops!

Regardless, I'm happy to have these on the way. Alex's takes on standard courts are some of the best, with the Patrons decks taking the cake.

Mine and brownsl's point reigns true now more than ever. These are decks I would've happily purchased standalone, and did. Excellent artwork on these cards, Alex.

[brownsl]

I would ask a patron that is planning on buying some to also buy some for me but I am not sure if that goes against the spirit of being a patron of his.

[kevork]

The merlot edition unfortunately arrived with two dinged corners, so I was able to return it to the seller.

I did open the green one and the courts somehow looked larger in person than in the pictures! Weird trick of the eyes. I do wonder why the Jacks are less confined to the borders compared to the Kings & Queens, but a lovely interpretation of classic courts, nevertheless. The tuck definitely hits the mark of classy.

[A. Haines]

The merlot edition unfortunately arrived with two dinged corners, so I was able to return it to the seller.

I did open the green one and the courts somehow looked larger in person than in the pictures! Weird trick of the eyes. I do wonder why the Jacks are less confined to the borders compared to the Kings & Queens, but a lovely interpretation of classic courts, nevertheless. The tuck definitely hits the mark of classy.

Ah, hope you enjoy!

[A. Haines]

Hey everyone, just to update you all on what we're doing over on the AHPC Patreon for our second annual cycle. We are in the process of creating our Year 2 reward decks right now, posting artwork and time lapse drawing videos, and giving members the opportunity to vote on colour variations. This year will follow a similar format to Year 1, with a main reward deck in two editions and an antique restoration - this time a classic Goodall. I have included a preview image of some of the works in progress, members who come on board now for Year 2 will be opted in to Y2 rewards and get to follow along as these decks are brought to life before being printed and sent out in annual reward packs. Our main reward deck will feature our rendition of the fabled Norwood 85 courts, widely regarded as some of the finest standard courts ever produced, but included in a package featuring original artwork on the tuck, backs, Ace of Spades & Jokers. There is also the opportunity for members to pick up the Year 1 reward decks in our Members' Lounge area, for those who are interested. If you are familiar with our work already, or even if you aren't, and you like what you see, head across to https://www.patreon.com/ahplayingcards to find out more. We look forward to welcoming you aboard!

Value will also be added in the form of a completely new and original mini deck added to Y2 rewards if we reach 100 paid members by Christmas (!)

[Honeybee]

If you are not a patreon but liked Alex's reimagining of the old Triton deck - available in graphite color for patreons only
You will soon be able to get a new 2 deck set of Green and Red in a tobacco tin as it is coming to KS

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ah ... estoration

[Honeybee]

Skimming through P52 (the sort of thing you do when laid low with Covid)

I was led on a search which took me here

https://www.wopc.co.uk/members/royjhopw ... ying-cards

(Haines comes in under the Aviator pics)

And this is their old fb page

https://www.facebook.com/haineshoc/

A famous name Alex - a distant relation perhaps

[A. Haines]

Haha I have actually come across this company before... not related though as far as I know

[Honeybee]

Hey Alex, Jason McKinstry posted this Squeezers 35 on Instagram today
and I found what I think is a better half pic of it on WOPC

I think it would be a good one for you to 'reimagine' and add to your birds series

[A. Haines]

Those are very nice indeed!

[A. Haines]

Just finished up painting the Queen of Spades for the Y2 reward deck, as some will recognise, a recreation of the fabled Norwood 85 courts, which will be integrated into a deck featuring original artwork on the tuck, Ace of Spades and jokers & printed in two colour-ways. Lots of work going into this one! This will feature alongside a full restoration deck from the British manufacturer Chas. Goodall & Son, tuck shown below.

For anyone interested in following along with creation and illustration process, and/or for claiming these reward decks when they are ready next June (or just supporting a small creator), new members are always appreciated and shown a warm welcome!

A HAINES PATREON - MEMBERSHIP OPTIONS

Thank you!

[kenackers]

I love the video's you are making to show the crafting of your court cards, they really show how much detail and attention goes into your work. I pulled out a patron deck the other day to play with my sons, who are early teen / pre teen age and love Gio's work the most...all the foil and shine (which I also greatly enjoy).

I was surprised how much they connected with the deck, and the artwork. "Very classy dad, love the colours and the way the pips are shaded" was the feedback. Couldnt agree more!

[A. Haines]

Thank you

[A. Haines]

Last call for Year 2 membership - the current annual cycle will close for new members on December 15th at 23:59hrs UK time - we then won't be taking any new members on until the Year 3 cycle begins in June 2026. If you were planning or considering joining for Year 2 rewards, now is the time guys! Cheers

AHPC Patreon

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[A. Haines]

Year 3 opens for membership on 1st June! We sincerely hope that some of you will come and join us for our third annual cycle of Patreon creation, where our most exclusive and collectable decks are crafted over the course of the year and then sent to members. This year, we created 3x reward decks: Red Lion in red colourway (standard & gilded), Red Lion in blue colourway (standard & gilded) and a Goodall medley antique restoration - the gilded decks are upgrades we chose to add to reward tiers as a thank you to members alongside the decks they opted in for with their membership.

patreon.com/ahplayingcards

I will add some photos for you guys to take a look at, you can also join for free and take a closer look at our latest post for more pics and info.

Any questions, please let me know. Cheers!

[A. Haines]

[A. Haines]

[Honeybee]

The Favourite Glazed looks a VERY nice deck

[kevork]

Until now, I hadn't realized the Red Lion deck was the Norwood recreation. How much would I need to fork over to buy a pair of these?

[Honeybee]

That is not as easy to find out as it should be kev.
You will have to be a patreon but more than Spades if you want the Blue as well as the Red
Because Yr2 is closed and Yr3 does not open for another couple of weeks - info is scarce.
The best I can find out is that the lowest benefits tier (Spades) is $12us/mth

[Adamthinks]

Until now, I hadn't realized the Red Lion deck was the Norwood recreation. How much would I need to fork over to buy a pair of these?

There might be some leftovers to purchase after he sends out rewards. However you need to be at a paid tier of his Patreon for 3 months to be able to access the store when that goes live. Something I found out today after signing up for the $3/month tier hoping to purchase leftovers ( i understand why he does that though). They will certainly be looong sold out by the time I hit 3 months. As for the price, he hasnt said.

[kenackers]

Until now, I hadn't realized the Red Lion deck was the Norwood recreation. How much would I need to fork over to buy a pair of these?

There might be some leftovers to purchase after he sends out rewards. However you need to be at a paid tier of his Patreon for 3 months to be able to access the store when that goes live. Something I found out today after signing up for the $3/month tier hoping to purchase leftovers ( i understand why he does that though). They will certainly be looong sold out by the time I hit 3 months. As for the price, he hasnt said.

Last years very excellent "The Patron" are still available to purchase, so it may be that they will still be available. The prices change depending on your Pateron level and the % discount increases also.

Its an excellent patreon though with some great decks if the style is your thing.

[kenackers]

That is not as easy to find out as it should be kev.
You will have to be a patreon but more than Spades if you want the Blue as well as the Red
Because Yr2 is closed and Yr3 does not open for another couple of weeks - info is scarce.
The best I can find out is that the lowest benefits tier (Spades) is $12us/mth

I think you can buy these at all / most levels, its the price of the deck (and % discount) that changes.

[A. Haines]

Thank you everyone for your comments and interest Some of these have already been addressed, but just to clear things up, as briefly as possible so things don't get too complicated:

- Patreon reward decks are only available to paid members - that is the promise - please join up if you love the decks and there will be a way for you to get one or some, depending on availability. Prices vary depending on membership level, but Y2 deck prices will be roughly in line with Y1 deck prices (apart from gilded editions).
- Once rewards have shipped in June, any surplus will go onto the Members' Lounge area of our store. As Kenackers already mentioned, each higher tier has a "better" Members' Lounge than the tier before, with better prices and in some cases, new items that were hitherto unavailable
- We printed 100x of each reward deck this year, so there will only be a small number of Goodall Medley and Red Lions left up for grabs, as all tiers get these. There will be more of the Spades tier exclusive Blue Lions available as less members qualify for them in their rewards. All decks this year are individually signed & numbered on the tuck
- All reward decks are deliberately small batch collectors runs that will never be re-printed - grab a piece of history while you can!

I love how the Y2 reward decks have turned out, and class it as some of my best work. It'd be great to share with some new members in June! I would very much like for Year 3 to be even better still.

Thanks again & happy to answer any more questions anyone might have

[kevork]

Seems the only avenue I currently have is purchasing secondhand. If anyone in the community is a patron and can acquire the red/blue lions or doesn't want theirs, I'm willing to pay up.

[Adamthinks]

Seems the only avenue I currently have is purchasing secondhand. If anyone in the community is a patron and can acquire the red/blue lions or doesn't want theirs, I'm willing to pay up.

To add to what I said earlier as he messaged me on Patreon. While it takes 3 months of a paid membership to be able to buy them, he said that if you pay the difference, you'd get early access. So paying $9 instead of $3, you wouldn't have to wait.