When tasked with creating a skin with vague resemblance to the Izanami Queen of Cards skins, the only logical next steps is making Merlin a jester freak. Had the most fun working on this one, got to explore so many fun ideas.
First round of designs, one for each suit of cards.
Taking the ideas I liked and extrapolating further.
Hearts and the jester vibe fit the best, so I iterated accordingly.