I've been working on my own Tarot Deck for sometime. I've been replacing archetypes and symbols with those that are much closer to me. These are drawn, actual Tarot size, because I don't want to use reproductions of my art in a reading, but actual original art.


0. The Fool by ~theory-of-everything on deviantART

0. The Fool

Here we have young, "New Hope" Luke Skywalker. He is starting of on his journey, uncertain of the path ahead. "With the blast shield on I can't see anything!" He doesn't know where the path will lead him. Off the cliff? R2-D2 is his loyal sidekick. In the Rider-Waite Deck, it's a dog. I forgot what the white rose meant, but it was in the Rider-Waite Deck and I thought I'd keep it there.

4 of swords by ~theory-of-everything on deviantART

The Four of Swords

Han Solo in Carbonite. He's resting, contemplating, hibernating.

3 of Cups by ~theory-of-everything on deviantART

The Three of Cups

I'm sure there's a much more lengthy way to explain this card, but when I read, I just simply say "party".

In the Rider-Waite Deck, basically three girls with pumpkins on the ground. I chose anime girls [from left to right] Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Asuka Langley Soryu (Neon Genesis Evangeleon) and Haruko Haruhara (FLCL). All are forecful sort of characters which I find charming in a fictitious girl.

7 of wands by ~theory-of-everything on deviantART

The Seven of Wands

A Shaolin Monk fights off enemies. Usually the conflict seems to come out of nowhere. There's a conflict.

9 of pentacles by ~theory-of-everything on deviantART

The Nine of Pentacles

Basically, I replaced the woman in the Rider-Waite version with that robot from Laputa: Castle in the Sky. I usually read this as a sort of satisfaction, but with possible troubles. Though, I'll admit, I don't get this card in many reading and don't know it as well.

I've been having a lot of downtime at work, and unfortunately, I don't have photoshop on my machine. So I haven't had time work on mine or anyone's comic during the day. I think I'll post five new cards every week.

Labels: my work, Tarot