WIP - Tarot of Ker-Ys

[DraagonStorm]

Well, my last deck was a fun deck 'The Wanna Be Tarot', now it is time to start work on a serious deck.

I so love mermaids, but I didn't want to do just another mermaid deck. What came to mine was the Lost City of Atlantis, but again, that's been done... So, I started looking around and came upon the Legend of Ys. I've heard of Ys before, but more in a just passing in conversation kind of thing, in a couple of fantasy type books. Wikipedia has a small write up about Ys http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ys

Like any author/artist I'm going to be playing a little lite and loose with interpretation (artist license ya'know ). The deck will be following the standard RWS tarot. My media is 3d art using DAZ|Studio and Photoshop.

Here are the first three. The Fool, The Magician and The High Priestess.

What do you think? All comments welcome!

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I like the cards, but, to me, they don't really interpret Ys. I must admit I hadn't heard of Ys before I read your post, but after reading the Wikipedia article, I just don't think it relates well.

I do however like the cards, particularly what I presume is The Fool (the girl on the wave?) although that is the one I don't see how it fits into the story. Or maybe I'm trying to make your Tarot the story when it's not supposed to be?

I do think the High Priestess is perfect, however. Just to be awkward

Anyway I think I've rambled on enough and there's my opinion

[DraagonStorm]

Like I said, I'll be playing lite and loose. I'm more going on the Sunken City part of the legend. After the destruction of Ys.

Thank you for the comments.

[Lillie]

Is it poser you are using?

Every time I try I just get an arm stuck through a stomach and the feet all tangled up.
Can't do a thing with it. It drives me mad.

You are really good with it!
The cards are beautiful.

I think I first came across Ys in the Lyonesse books. If I remember right.

[DraagonStorm]

I use DAZ|Studio (it's free). I have poser but just don't care for it. Why not give DAZ|Studio a try. http://www.daz3d.com

I seem to remember Ys mentioned in The Mist of Avalon, or one of her books that was tied into that book.

Thank you, I've been working with DAZ now for a year... In fact the 8th was my year anniversary of downloading DAZ.

[Lillie]

That download is so slow!

It's going to take an hour to do 80 odd MB

Which is weird cos I had to update my AVG and it took 2 minutes to do 40 odd MB earlier today....

Well, assuming I stick the hour I hope I can figure out to work the thing.

I shall have your cards to inspire me!

[Lillie]

Dammit.

It won't install right.

I can't move the figure at all.

*Sigh*

I shall leave it to you to do wonderful things with this program....
I don't think it likes me.

[Dean]

Draagonstorm i like the images you have done by Daz3d they look very realistic, like Lillie i too have AVG and was trying to download the Daz3d link but its very slow going.

[Dean]

I was finally able to download this programme and it is quite clever, it was something that i have been looking for it's very usefull in creating and adding different backdrops of images too your own artwork, thanks again for the link.

[Lillie]

You can make it work?????

I couldn't make it work!

And I have got rid of AVG.
They made me upgrade and I hated the new one.