greta
Hello! I've wanted to design and make my own Tarot deck since the first time I laid my eyes on a deck (I think it was the Chow Cards, from the Cardcaptor Sakura cartoon). I'm still a student in high school and I don't exactly have a plan to publish my deck, but I hope to figure that out in the future... @_@. There are a lot of things I need to do to improve my art, but I feel this project will be a long-term one anyway (I'm thinking years...). I hope to learn more about Tarot through this process -- as I'm absurdly new to this system of cartography -- and improve my drawings along the way. It would be my dream to design a variety of decks in the future!
I have a few ideas in mind for my deck, but they need polishing. This is something quite personal to me. For starters, this will be a Harmonic Deck -- one about balance and different things, opposites even, co-existing together. I want this to incorporate magical and mythological beings (brownies and fairies) living with humans and have fashions from different eras, with different cultures being represented. I want different elements interacting with each other. I want it to have a modern and "old" feeling to it. I want this to be a very open deck -- something just for everyone in it. It will probably have a cheery disposition as opposed to dark -- I feel there are too many of those in circulation already!
I drew some sketches in my Tarot journal while I was reading a book. Everything is done without reference, because I am drawing what comes to my head. I think I will digitally paint them when I'm satisfied with the sketch. I scanned and uploaded them to tinypic for your viewing!
http://i51.tinypic.com/153sghs.jpg
This is the major arcana, Death. It's a Shrine Maiden. I wanted her to appear both strong (explains the hair, at least) but delicate. I will add spirits around her and encase her in darkness!
http://i53.tinypic.com/nxdfc.jpg
Another card is of The Moon. I.. wanted to add a bunch of "horror" creatures, including a werewolf, a vampire, and The Creature (Frankenstein!). I also wanted it to make it kind of cartoonish, not quite as scary as they may seem. These are all monsters that came to my head when I thought... what grows stronger at the presence of the moon, at night? I added outlines of crosses around the sketch. I want to fit as many monsters as I can in this card so it will be ever-expanding...
http://i55.tinypic.com/6gjssg.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2i6hxy8.jpg
The next two girls, I want them to personify two sets of elements interacting. One girl represents air, and she is floating above water. I want to add water nymphs interacting with her, but I need to revisit the background. @_@ The other girl represents fire, and she is grounded on earth. Her presence alone creates a tremendous impact on the terrain -- a natural disaster.
These are just my small ideas for a project of a grander scale. I would extremely appreciate any and all feedback that allows me to improve.
I hope this to be a learning experience that allows me to delve deeper in the realm of Tarot!
I have a few ideas in mind for my deck, but they need polishing. This is something quite personal to me. For starters, this will be a Harmonic Deck -- one about balance and different things, opposites even, co-existing together. I want this to incorporate magical and mythological beings (brownies and fairies) living with humans and have fashions from different eras, with different cultures being represented. I want different elements interacting with each other. I want it to have a modern and "old" feeling to it. I want this to be a very open deck -- something just for everyone in it. It will probably have a cheery disposition as opposed to dark -- I feel there are too many of those in circulation already!
I drew some sketches in my Tarot journal while I was reading a book. Everything is done without reference, because I am drawing what comes to my head. I think I will digitally paint them when I'm satisfied with the sketch. I scanned and uploaded them to tinypic for your viewing!
http://i51.tinypic.com/153sghs.jpg
This is the major arcana, Death. It's a Shrine Maiden. I wanted her to appear both strong (explains the hair, at least) but delicate. I will add spirits around her and encase her in darkness!
http://i53.tinypic.com/nxdfc.jpg
Another card is of The Moon. I.. wanted to add a bunch of "horror" creatures, including a werewolf, a vampire, and The Creature (Frankenstein!). I also wanted it to make it kind of cartoonish, not quite as scary as they may seem. These are all monsters that came to my head when I thought... what grows stronger at the presence of the moon, at night? I added outlines of crosses around the sketch. I want to fit as many monsters as I can in this card so it will be ever-expanding...
http://i55.tinypic.com/6gjssg.jpg
http://i53.tinypic.com/2i6hxy8.jpg
The next two girls, I want them to personify two sets of elements interacting. One girl represents air, and she is floating above water. I want to add water nymphs interacting with her, but I need to revisit the background. @_@ The other girl represents fire, and she is grounded on earth. Her presence alone creates a tremendous impact on the terrain -- a natural disaster.
These are just my small ideas for a project of a grander scale. I would extremely appreciate any and all feedback that allows me to improve.
I hope this to be a learning experience that allows me to delve deeper in the realm of Tarot!