Dead Mans Hand Digital Art by Daniel Eskridge

Dead Man's Hand

by Daniel Eskridge

Canvas Print

$80

Framed Print

$89

Art Print

$32

Poster

$32

Metal Print

$86

Acrylic Print

$94

Wood Print

$66

Tapestry

$41

Throw Pillow

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Fleece Blanket

$48

Duvet Cover

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Shower Curtain

$73

Bath Towel

$35

Ornament

$9.50

Jigsaw Puzzle

$41

Tote Bag

$24

Weekender Tote Bag

$43

Zip Pouch

$25

Portable Battery Charger

$49

Yoga Mat

$60

Greeting Card

$15

Spiral Notebook

$15

Sticker

$4.00

iPhone Case

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Beach Towel

$35

Round Beach Towel

$70

Weekender Tote Bag

$43

Coffee Mug

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Men's Clothing

$28

Women's Clothing

$28

Youth Clothing

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Toddler Clothing

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Baby Clothing

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Title

Dead Man's Hand

Artist

Daniel Eskridge

Medium

Digital Art - Digital Painting

Description

In this Wild West still life, a poker hand rests on an old wooden table. It consists of five cards: the ace of spades, the ace of clubs, the eight of spades, and the eight of clubs: the legendary dead man's hand. The fifth card is the queen of hearts upon which there is a small splatter of blood. Also on the table are a gunslinger's hat, a six shooter, a few bullets, an empty shot glass, and, finally, as if ready to pay the ferry man, a pair of gold coins.

The dead man's hand is famous for being the cards Wild Bill Hickok was holding when he was shot from behind by Jack McCall in a Deadwood saloon. Technically, the dead man's hand is any two pairs of aces and eights, but it was said of Hickok that they were the two black suites of each plus the queen of hearts.

Originally, I was making this as a still life for a royal flush (which you can see here: https://daniel-eskridge.pixels.com/featured/royal-flush-daniel-eskridge.html ) but I quickly saw that this really needed to be a dead man's hand. So I made this version as well. One of the things I remember from history class was that the cards in the 19th century often didn't have numbers on them, just a count of the symbols, so, for the eights, I left the numbers off.

I created this image using a digital art technique known as 3D rendering which has the computer simulating the effects of light on virtual 3D models. It's a similar process to how movie makers do CGI special effects.

Thanks for looking,
Daniel

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