desertrat
The Minors are fully illustrated in much the same manner as the Majors.
Tarot of the Hidden Realm
The Minors are fully illustrated in much the same manner as the Majors.
ZKEI
As I checked in the artist's facebook page, they are fully illustrated. However, most of them seem to focus on the person (not the elements or surroundings) in the same way as the Major Cards and Court Cards.
For example,
4 of Swords
4 of Wands
King of Pentacles
daphne
As I checked in the artist's facebook page, they are fully illustrated. However, most of them seem to focus on the person (not the elements or surroundings) in the same way as the Major Cards and Court Cards.
For example,
4 of Swords
4 of Wands
King of Pentacles
Nice!
Do you know how big are the cards?
ZKEI
I don't know for sure.
However, from the look of it, I guess it would be the standard Llewellyn card size (e.g. Legacy of the Divine, Steampunk, etc.), which is about 2-3/4" x 4-5/8" (or 7 x 12 cm)
Owl Song
I am so looking forward to this deck. I love the portrait feel and find the faces very well rendered and expressive. This is one of the few new decks on my wish list this year. I can't wait.
lalalibra
I've had my eye on this deck for a while now. I think I'm definitely going to get it, especially now having seen more of the images. It's so gorgeous!
And I also really like how each card is more portrait-like, kind of like a lot of oracle decks. That's something I like about oracles, so I think I'll appreciate that in this tarot. I find the images to seem very evocative, and it seems like it will be a very intuitive deck.
And I also really like how each card is more portrait-like, kind of like a lot of oracle decks. That's something I like about oracles, so I think I'll appreciate that in this tarot. I find the images to seem very evocative, and it seems like it will be a very intuitive deck.
Le Fanu
Very well executed, gentle deck. I have enormous respect for the artist's technique and I suspect that since it has a sort of *Froud's Faery* feel to it, people are going to view it as being sort of oracle-y.
I have to confess, just looking at the Majors and those three Minors I would find this deck mind-bendingly impossible to read with. Only the Blasted Birch feels readable (love that card). I'm just imagining these cards all laid out on the reading table and sort of merging. I have intuition but I'm not sure it could stretch to distinguishing differences between cards. It feels very head-and-shoulders / busts plus hardly any symbolism to grab onto...
But I'm sure that a deck this good in terms of artwork will be a success. Was it definitely created as tarot?
I have to confess, just looking at the Majors and those three Minors I would find this deck mind-bendingly impossible to read with. Only the Blasted Birch feels readable (love that card). I'm just imagining these cards all laid out on the reading table and sort of merging. I have intuition but I'm not sure it could stretch to distinguishing differences between cards. It feels very head-and-shoulders / busts plus hardly any symbolism to grab onto...
But I'm sure that a deck this good in terms of artwork will be a success. Was it definitely created as tarot?
lalalibra
It's surely meant to be a tarot deck, from what I can see. But it does remind of an oracle deck, and it does have that sort of Froud's Faeries feel to it (which I like, as that's one of my favorite decks of all time)
As far as reading goes, I guess it's all about what you find works for you personally...
I see a lot of emotion within the cards which is something I enjoy. And I do see symbolism, although I would agree that it is more subtle... But sometimes a lot of symbolism can actually become distracting, at least in my experience. So sometimes it's nice to have that simplicity. I can understand the cards might seem to merge together in a spread, but I suppose one can get around that by either honing in on one card at a time, or by at least working with the deck more and getting to know the cards better...
When I look at the "Fortune Faery" card (10 Wheel of Fortune), for example, my attention landed on the way she is about to blow the seeds from the dandelion. I think that symbol connotes a lot about the idea of chance/fate (the way the seeds scatter, where they land, and whether or not they will grow), and even something like making a wish, or taking the coming and going of things from a more accepting, child-like perspective (as it is usually a child who is so carefree as to pick a dandelion)... So many different ways of looking at it, depending on who you are I suppose
I think this deck seems delightful!
lalalibra
Did a little bit of facebook exploration, and I found some additional images of the artwork from the Tarot of the Hidden Realm on the artist's page... It was not labeled as to what particular cards these are, but this artwork is definitely in the deck...
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q73/1014181_367789680016132_1943152943_n.jpg
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https://sphotos-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/q81/s720x720/1005325_367789736682793_774628309_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd....0x720/999567_367789496682817_1609309611_n.jpg
https://sphotos-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/q71/556768_367789640016136_1369616125_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd....0x720/1146609_367789720016128_605123106_n.jpg
https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/q73/1014181_367789680016132_1943152943_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/q71/547454_367789753349458_112069675_n.jpg
https://sphotos-b-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/q81/s720x720/1005325_367789736682793_774628309_n.jpg
daphne
