GreyBug Posted November 22, 2024 Posted November 22, 2024 (edited) (I accept the name's probably nonsense if you know Latin, I just liked the sound of it, sorry!) My second art project, a gift for my partner's birthday last year (they loved it!) Again - majors only. This one is a direct Noblet clone. I did my best to parse out some of the nonsensical cloth folds, and where I couldn't figure out what the heck's going on I just simplified it down. This one has proportions that makes it easily fit into the available "tarot size" sleeves (turns out tarot cards have been assigned the dimensions of 7x12cm by sleeve manufacturers). It doesn't show up too well in the pictures, but the various halos and background elements are painted with a gold acrylic ink. (image seems to look better when you click it) Edited November 22, 2024 by GreyBug (image resize)
Raggydoll Posted November 22, 2024 Posted November 22, 2024 Love it! I think the back design and the adorable box is the icing on the cake! And the color palette is very harmonious too, I like the use of complimentary colors!
GreyBug Posted November 22, 2024 Author Posted November 22, 2024 Thank you! That is definitely the neatest box I've ever made The one for the Candyfloss Keys (I did not attach a picture of the box) doesn't seem to have a single right angle to it and for some reason it's all... puffy? Kind of matches the theme of the deck but yikes is it bulky. This one is very pleasingly compact.
Raggydoll Posted November 22, 2024 Posted November 22, 2024 1 hour ago, GreyBug said: Thank you! That is definitely the neatest box I've ever made The one for the Candyfloss Keys (I did not attach a picture of the box) doesn't seem to have a single right angle to it and for some reason it's all... puffy? Kind of matches the theme of the deck but yikes is it bulky. This one is very pleasingly compact. It looks very neat, well done! What type of paper are you using for your cards?
GreyBug Posted November 22, 2024 Author Posted November 22, 2024 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Raggydoll said: What type of paper are you using for your cards? Considering they go in sleeves and get treated with gesso and acrylic paint along the way (or layers of collage in other cases) which all add stiffness/bulk, I started out with a basic Canson cold pressed watercolor paper (200g/m2 or 100lb). Just something I had lying around in large quantities. It's definitely too flimsy to just draw something on and use that as functional cards, but it's a good basis to build up on. Edited November 22, 2024 by GreyBug
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