The shopper represents ability to find a good bargain, ability to negotiate, ambition, pride in one's appearance. Negative qualities: vanity, superficiality, greed.

As with real tarot, there are symbolic meanings: the cammo skirt means she's ready to take charge; the purple shirt stands for pride; the sunglasses symbolize the potential for the shopper to lose sight of reality.

Have been trying out some pencil and paper action, and this entry started out that way. Except the PS action got out of control, so this is the result.
Initial versions of the lion are mortifying. I had to put them down.
Preliminary sketches plus source for the lion here.

The word just sounds like something from an ancient prophecy - and as tarot cards usually go it doesn't sound like anything pleasant


I really tried to get an original card feel using line art and then painting it

here are a few of my work stages

and these are the two cards a used as references
for colour and composition
the high priestess
justice

Sources:
Earth
Moon
The font name is "Morgan"

"The Nine Of Swords"
Anxiety
Crucified & impaled,she worries about the fall.This woman is depressed, unable to bleed out and she fears that the situation will never get better.She has been balancing on the edge for a long time.The grief & despair that has taken over her is larger than life.

Since The Devil is one of the most misunderstood cards in Tarot here is a little info for the interested ones.

Did things a little differently this time and tried my take on a famous artist's style, very fun. If you don't know any of Edward Gorey's "The Gashlycrumb Tinies" check it out.

XVII - The Star

Hope and Inspiration

I don't know that much about tarot cards but if I could have my fortune read, I wish I would come up with this one. This started as a vector drawing in PS. I'm still learning that portion of the program.