Otello
Well, I painted my personal deck 20 years ago, I'm still using it for reading and meditation.
I think it makes a huge difference if you made a standard deck or a thematic one; I mean: for instance, I couldn't use a cats Tarot, even if I love cats...
On my side I painted my deck because at that time I wasn't satisfied with any available Tarot: I made it with the primary goal to use it.
The deck works very well for me; honestly I don't feel confused or distracted by the fact I made the drawings and I spent a lot of time on them... I imagine I was very lucky!
I think it makes a huge difference if you made a standard deck or a thematic one; I mean: for instance, I couldn't use a cats Tarot, even if I love cats...
On my side I painted my deck because at that time I wasn't satisfied with any available Tarot: I made it with the primary goal to use it.
The deck works very well for me; honestly I don't feel confused or distracted by the fact I made the drawings and I spent a lot of time on them... I imagine I was very lucky!