This is going to be THE most difficult and time-consuming Majors card to paint, calling it now. Ironically the thumbnail came together quite quickly, for how long I've turned it over in my mind - probably because I totally didn't bother to do accurate perspective or architecture.

( 20 - Judgement (thumbnail) )

I was also blocked on this one for a long time because James Potter is such a cocky bastard. Glad to have pushed it through, will probably go back and put in better lighting later.

( 04 - The Emperor (thumbnail) )

E3 next week. And it's a Zelda year. PREPARE YOUR BOMB SHELTERS.

In other news, I've been pining after the Chinese Tarot by Jui Guoliang for a long time - not as a deck I want to read with but because the correlations with Chinese cultural elements look to be neat and decently-done (if not necessarily accurate). But it's out of print and ( Read more... )

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Not sure if this one fits the style, but I did my best~

( 18 - The Moon (thumbnail) )

I was mid-way stuck on this one for a long time (since before the thumbnails dry-spell) because I think the amount of stuff to draw turned me off (and I'm not looking forward to drawing it out in full, either). Someday I will be able to put more than minimal effort into backgrounds. Someday. :\

( 03 - The Empress (thumbnail) )

Ahh, good ol' rim lighting makes everything look better.

( 14 - Temperance (thumbnail) )

This one is also sloppy because it was done at the same time as The Lovers. Sorry if it all looks like a bunch of blobbiness.

( 12 - The Hanged Man (thumbnail) )

I just got my copy of the Shadowscapes Tarot a couple days ago and it is so lovely and inspirational I want to return to my own deck again. Only 7 thumbnails to go! It shouldn't be that big of an obstacle! JUST GET TO DA CHOPPA GET IT DONE DAMMIT ( Read more... )

I didn't expect to feel so satisfied with a composition that I had to redesign and re-think several times over since that usually leads to stagnation, but then I drew a big black blob and suddenly it worked. Please feedback to how well it works, because I want it to have an emotional impact a little bit.

( 15 - The Devil (thumbnail) )