A nice cup of rabies - ace of pentacles

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November 13th, 2007
Tuesday, 02:44 PM

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Will and Fire. Force.

Traditionally, Wands are associated with Fire, while Pentacles are associated with Earth. Given that Wands are often shown as live, growing branches, I find them to be much more appropriate for Earth.

Tags: tarot

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◉neogeen: Korea - Tiger
Tuesday, 07:53 PM
November 13th, 2007 Reply to this / Thread
*squint*
Are...are those little flaming salamanders as cindersparks?
If yes. wow.
If no, Still...wow.
- ◉shatterstripes
  Tuesday, 08:12 PM
  November 13th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
  Yep! The art brush I used to make them is even called 'salamander'.
- ◉sythyry
  Thursday, 08:39 PM
  November 15th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
  Hm. My first thought was Starro, the mind-controlling face-hugging starfish from DC comics.
◉uniformvixen
Tuesday, 08:01 PM
November 13th, 2007 Reply to this / Thread
Sigh. I really like this one for some reason. And probably not for the reasons many others will. :) [Now with 20% less assumption!]
- ◉shatterstripes
  Tuesday, 08:17 PM
  November 13th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
  These images push all kinds of buttons in people. Which means I'm getting things right.
- ◉circuit_four
  Wednesday, 12:39 AM
  November 14th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
  Is it the diagrammatic lines around her? 'Cause I am SO HOT for those...
◉devibunnie: tank girl hip
Tuesday, 11:06 PM
November 13th, 2007 Reply to this / Thread
this one's really hot *snicker*
seriously though, lines and babes.
- ◉shatterstripes
  Wednesday, 12:23 AM
  November 14th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
  And masks. The mask is important. I think.
  This whole deck was originally going to be a 'xenofetish Tarot', and that peeps through now and then. This is neither the first nor last card that has intentional sex appeal!
  - ◉waterotter
    Wednesday, 01:43 AM
    November 14th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
    The mask really draws the eyes. I'm not sure if it's quite working for me, though. The first impression I get is that her face was erased and a star drawn in its place. I don't really have the artistic vocabulary to describe what I mean, I think. Maybe just that it doesn't quite look like a mask, and doesn't quite look like a blank face, but more like a quirk of illustration. In any case, that's the closest I can think of to criticism of this piece.:)
    I really dig the slightly wavy edges to the illustration.
    - ◉shatterstripes
      Wednesday, 03:03 AM
      November 14th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
      I could probably put a bit of a shadow behind the mask or something - but I kinda like it being obscure as to what's going on! Having her face erased and a star drawn in kinda fits the way I'm going with this whole deck. Maybe I'm just crazy.
      - ◉devibunnie: HASS FACE
        Wednesday, 08:46 PM
        November 14th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
        no, i love the seamless mask-as-face. it's one of my favorite things.
◉mutleyjames
Tuesday, 11:19 PM
November 13th, 2007 Reply to this / Thread
coolcoolcool!
This deck is going to look AMAZING.
- ◉shatterstripes
  Wednesday, 12:21 AM
  November 14th, 2007 Reply to this / Parent / Thread
  Obviously, switching to the hyper-limited palette is working in my favor. Thanks!
◉circuit_four
Wednesday, 12:42 AM
November 14th, 2007 Reply to this / Thread
Incidentally, I know X-ratedness is not the intention -- and that's why this is true -- but this deck is already sexier than the entire adult shelf at Million Year Picnic put together.

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