Steve Minty is no stranger to the Diamond Awards, but this time, he's a double nominee, Playing Card Artist and Deck of the Year. His sole release in the period from July 2019 to June 2020, Ascension, came in a Standard edition and a Signature edition with stunning three-dimensional artwork that simply leaps out of the box. (The project has a sequel Kickstarter project that shows these incredible tucks from the original project, but the file sizes are just way too large so I'm providing a link for you to see them!) He does extensive work with metallics, to impressive effect. It's pretty clear why these cards caught the eye of the Diamond Awards Committee.
Artist page:
https://steveminty.comKickstarter project:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steveminty/ascension-playing-cards(the prototype images of the Signature edition don't do the finished work justice, so look at them here instead:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steveminty/ascension-playing-cards-vol-2 - they are the second and third images down from the top of the page)