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Hex Deck

2025

Project Overview

I created an independent parody tarot deck inspired by the Hex Maniac trainer class in Pokemon. The theme emphasizes fairy-, psychic-, ghost- and dark-type Pokemon.

Scope

  • 78-card tarot deck emphasizing ghost-, dark-, psychic- and fairy-type Pokemon

  • Print, cut and assemble over 100 decks by hand

My Role

  • Sole creator and illustrator

  • Created all artwork and card layouts

  • Designed packaging and print materials

  • Printed and hand-assembled physical decks

Project Identity

I began this project as a spooky fan made reinterpretation of Pokemon’s art style. This deck’s visual identity leans into vintage Halloween with a limited color palette and stippled shading. To maintain the deck's symbolism and card interpretations, I matched each card’s meaning to Pokemon with matching game data.

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Process

The artwork was drawn over the course of several weeks using Adobe Photoshop.

 

To prepare for this project, I first hand-printed, hand-cut and hand assembled a previous Pokemon deck I’d made. Moving forward with the Hex Deck, I streamlined the process by using a Cricut cutting machine. After illustrations were finalized, physically assembling 100 Hex Decks took a total of 200 hours within the course of three consecutive weeks in my humble basement.

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Social Engagement

Starting in October I launched a 78-part video series on TikTok and Instagram–one video for each card. Audience members are given a hint for the next card’s Pokemon and encouraged to guess in the comments. The winning comment is then replied to for the following video.

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