For years I’ve been a big fan of the art of Juri Chinchilla, as I wrote about in Beautiful Dreams. Last year I noticed she was doing art for an upcoming card set called Hallowe’en, and was introduced to the wonderful products of Perna Studios.
Perna Studios puts out high quality themed card sets in limited quantities. Base sets usually contain 20 cards and are from a variety of artists. Direct purchases always include complete base sets.
What sets Perna apart is the quality and quantity of their hand drawn sketch cards (and other inserts). EVERY set comes with a sketch card, a unique work of art drawn directly on a Perna blank prepared for that particular set.
Besides the unique and collectible nature of such cards, the Pernas have numerous fantastic artists (many more than those involved in the base cards) do art for their sketch cards (including the Pernas themselves). The results are stunning. Many artists will also have a few artist proofs available – blank sketch cards they sell directly as commissioned art (requested subject has to match the set’s theme).
Recent sets have also included a metallic variant of base cards with every set. In addition to the sketch cards, there are usually several limited “chase cards” randomly distributed. These have included more metal variants, exclusive art, lenticular cards, redemption cards, etc.
The production quality is top notch as well, with good thickness to the cards and excellent printing on the base sets. The selected themes are wonderful. They celebrate the supernatural and mythological, allowing lots of room for interpretation and imagination in each artist’s renderings. Past sets have included Classic Mythology (I and II), Spellcasters, Hallowe’en, and Classic Fairy Tales. Hallowe’en 2 just went on sale (and sold out) and will be shipping soon. Future sets include Spellcasters 2 and Elementals.
Beyond the fun and quality of the base sets, Perna Studios provides a wonderful way to get original, unique art from a variety of phenomenal artists. I love their products and anxiously await each new release. 🙂
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[…] Fall I wrote about the wonderful card sets available from Perna Studios, and now I’d like to focus on/share an associated part of the sets: Artist’s Proofs […]
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[…] previously written in general about the wonderful card sets available from Perna Studios. Here I’d like to spotlight their set that was released in Fall of 2016, Witchcraft. This was […]
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