cbiz83
Hey folks, so I'm dying to make my own deck. The problem is I have so little artistic talent and inclination. I didn't want to do photographs, I like drawn images much better. I also love old illustrations (17th-19th centuries). The Victoria Regina deck I think is spectacular.
So, I'm taking a page out of that book. I'm trolling the interwebs for old (out of copyright and public access) book illustrations (I'm a booky person, I work in literature) that capture my idea of the major arcana (I'm starting small).
But, I'm going to want to doctor the images a bit as well. Adding color some places, card name text and number.
I could do this all in a photo editing program, but I'm also open to creative suggestions (because you all seem a million times more talented and experimental than I am).
I've thought about collage, cut and paste, electronic color and filtering, and physical addition of color.
My main procedure (I think) will be to edit the images I find to my idea, and then probably scan them to be uploaded to a printing company that will print custom decks. I've found a few out there that seem affordable.
Any suggestions?
So, I'm taking a page out of that book. I'm trolling the interwebs for old (out of copyright and public access) book illustrations (I'm a booky person, I work in literature) that capture my idea of the major arcana (I'm starting small).
But, I'm going to want to doctor the images a bit as well. Adding color some places, card name text and number.
I could do this all in a photo editing program, but I'm also open to creative suggestions (because you all seem a million times more talented and experimental than I am).
I've thought about collage, cut and paste, electronic color and filtering, and physical addition of color.
My main procedure (I think) will be to edit the images I find to my idea, and then probably scan them to be uploaded to a printing company that will print custom decks. I've found a few out there that seem affordable.
Any suggestions?