Craft Your Own Playing Cards

With DIY craft kit delivered to you

Create your own hand-drawn 52-card deck through four inspiring weekly online workshops.


Rebel Stepz
Rebel Stepz
4.7 (163)

4 x 2 hours

Class size 1 to 40 (public dates), 4 to 50
  $450 (Afterpay & PayPal Pay in 4 available)

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We'll send a ClassBento Box to you (a craft kit with what you'll need). Shipping is free, and it should arrive within 2-7 days. We ship nationwide.
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Ever dreamed of designing your own deck of playing cards? In this creative four-week online course, you’ll learn how to hand-illustrate an entire 52-card deck—one suit at a time—while building confidence in drawing, composition, character design, and visual storytelling.
This immersive course is perfect for beginners and experienced artists alike. Each week focuses on one part of the deck, allowing you to develop a cohesive set of cards without feeling rushed. Every session includes demonstrations, guided drawing exercises, creative prompts, and space to bring your own artistic style to the project.
What you’ll learn each week:
Week 1 — Card Back & Hearts
Start by designing your signature card back, then dive into the Hearts suit using curves, expressive symbols, and warm visual themes.
Week 2 — Diamonds
Explore geometric patterns, symmetry, and sharp motifs as you develop the full Diamonds suit.
Week 3 — Clubs
Learn organic drawing techniques inspired by growth and nature to bring the Clubs suit to life, including character concepts for face cards.
Week 4 — Spades & Finishing Touches
Create bold, dramatic Spades cards and refine the entire deck with borders, numbering, motifs, and a cohesive visual identity.
Across the four weeks, you’ll learn techniques for:
  • Designing card compositions
  • Creating a consistent art style across multiple illustrations
  • Drawing both symbolic and character-based cards
  • Using line work, pattern, contrast, and colour
  • Bringing your deck together as a complete artistic set
By the end of the course, you’ll have a fully hand-illustrated 52-card deck that is uniquely yours—something you can frame, gift, or even reproduce professionally.
Whether you're a card lover, a drawing enthusiast, or simply seeking a mindful artistic project, this course offers a truly rewarding creative journey.
No experience necessary—just bring paper, pens, creativity, and curiosity. Join us and discover the joy of turning simple shapes into an entire world of illustrated playing cards. Please note the cost of the course includes materials and four 2-hour sessions.
A few friendly reminders:
  • Recordings of sessions can be available if you miss a session. We will not provide recordings for the whole course.
  • The Zoom meeting is locked 5 minutes after the start time, so please log on early. Latecomers will not be permitted.
  • Transfers to other course dates are not available if you miss a session.
What you'll get in your craft kit
Blank playing cards
Fineliner pens
Brush pens
Ruler
Knowledge required
Beginner friendly.
What you'll need
Lead pencil
Eraser
Session repeats

This class series runs over 4 consecutive sessions, at the same time every week.

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Rebel Stepz
Rebel Stepz

4.7 (163)

Myself and my collective, Rebel Stepz, believes in making the Arts accessible to our community.
We create a fun, safe, educational and creative environment where people of all ages can not only connect with each other, but also with their creativity and with the amazing talent we have facilitating our workshops.
Every workshop we hold is an opportunity for everyone to discover a facet of the arts, whether that be through painting, singing, dancing, craftwork, film, acting, dance or music.
Rebel Stepz offers fun and educational corporate team building activities globally that increase workplace wellbeing, and encourages creativity whilst improving team morale.
Workshops can be organised in person (for those based in Melbourne) or online for other areas of Australia and worldwide.
Rebel Stepz also offers live entertainment for your event which can include live musicians and dancers and even a custom piece that can be produced and choreographed especially for your event.
About me!
I commenced my dance journey at the tender age of 5, eventually earning a scholarship to The Royal Ballet London) and transitioning to full-time training by age 11. Alongside my rigorous training, I performed with The Royal Ballet Company and various European dance companies, also delving into choreography and pioneering roles in new productions.
In the early 2000s, I embarked on curating and facilitating creative workshops for community organizations, striving to democratize the arts and extend its reach to underprivileged communities. This endeavor involved collaboration with company directors, educators, and health professionals to craft inclusive and educational arts programs.
Augmenting my dance background, I pursued a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Creative Writing, nurturing her passion for literature, writing, and poetry. Concurrently, she assumed the role of Assistant Manager at a West End Theatre, overseeing daily operations and Front of House management. My involvement in community radio sparked an interest in sound engineering, leading her to earn a diploma and subsequently work in the live music industry.
Upon relocating to Melbourne in 2009, I leveraged my extensive experience and network in the arts to establish Rebel Stepz. This multicultural arts organization comprises diverse talents spanning theater technicians, set and costume designers, dancers, choreographers, musicians, writers, and artists. Together with Rebel Stepz, I curate events, workshops, programs, and production packages, catering to various projects all over the world.
I persist in my multifaceted roles as a choreographer, facilitator, event manager, producer and mentor. Continuously evolving, I am presently immersed in the study of sports psychology, aiming to apply my insights to support artists and performers in their endeavors.

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