Designing a New Tarot Card Deck

[Sylkay]

Has anyone here designed their own Tarot Deck? For personal use or reselling? Any suggestions? Thanks. 

[reall]

me!:D I've started with oracle (there is free e book download as well!;) check it here;

https://sites.google.com/view/myluckycard/chakra-lenormand-oracle-meditation-spell-54-card-deck-book-set

 

& my Tarot deck in progress here;

https://sites.google.com/view/myluckycard/chakra-t

 

imo best to read this 1st;

creating your deck require theory preparation & actual work!;D

1) plan your topic & symbols you wish to include in each card & design aspect card layout font borders etc

you'll save yourself if you start taking notes & writing your ideas & sketches asap!;D

& before you start painting decide your card size; Standard Tarot, or smaller i'e poker/bridge or Larger?;D

& download matching template from gamecrafter(imo these are standard but make playingcards is also ok!;D

then decide your working medium;

traditional aka pen paper etc (in this case you need to keep proportions matching to your printer files i'e for Tarot size its 3;5 keep in mind to keep important art part far from edges!;) or Digital (Note you will had to provide digital files for print!:)

 

start with major arcana or court cards whatever you feel like easier to work with?;)

& here is list of keywords & basic symbols for each card that may help your inspiration!;D

 

plan your working hours each day or set your goal to work at least on 1 card each week?;)

2) Start Now!;D

 

do let me know of you need help with anything I'm pro selfpublisher by now & happy to help with tips & tech & all!xD lol

 

All Best!

reall/Irena

Edited November 15, 2019 by reall

[Sylkay]

Thank you Irena! Love your tarot deck!

[gregory]

So have I - initially to learn from the process, but....

 

http://www.aeclectic.net/tarot/cards/nameless-tarot/ 

 

I learned a great deal while doing it - and the cards sort of happened one at a time, depending on what I had seen lately.

 

It does get you seeing tarot everywhere.

 

 

Edited November 15, 2019 by gregory

[reall]

6 hours ago, Sylkay said:

Thank you Irena! Love your tarot deck!

haha! you are welcome! & tnx! hopefully i'll complete it soon!;D

 

@gregory luv your photos totaly on spot with meaning!;D

p.s remembered back when i first *discovered ps/mpc & didn't know about *preview option & was like is this tea leaf deck?x,x lolz

Edited November 15, 2019 by reall

[Arcadia]

I am about to self publish my Tarot deck on TGC, i'm now just adding the final text to the LWB before i get started.

 

Does anyone know what the 325 gms card stock is like since the up grade on TGC?

 

 

Edited November 18, 2019 by Arcadia

[reall]

imo it should be better!;) but you'll see once you order your test prints(Note you need to do that to enable publishing option!;)

 

just be sure you also have *Linen enabled but Not UV I hear they use it anyway?;)

 

 

[Arcadia]

HI Reall

 

Okay thanks, i will check that now

[reall]

Ok!;D do let us know how do you like your test print?;)

[Wichura]

On 11/15/2019 at 2:18 PM, reall said:

me!:D I've started with oracle (there is free e book download as well!;) check it here;

https://sites.google.com/view/myluckycard/chakra-lenormand-oracle-meditation-spell-54-card-deck-book-set

 

& my Tarot deck in progress here;

https://sites.google.com/view/myluckycard/chakra-t

 

imo best to read this 1st;

creating your deck require theory preparation & actual work!;D

1) plan your topic & symbols you wish to include in each card & design aspect card layout font borders etc

you'll save yourself if you start taking notes & writing your ideas & sketches asap!;D

& before you start painting decide your card size; Standard Tarot, or smaller i'e poker/bridge or Larger?;D

& download matching template from gamecrafter(imo these are standard but make playingcards is also ok!;D

then decide your working medium;

traditional aka pen paper etc (in this case you need to keep proportions matching to your printer files i'e for Tarot size its 3;5 keep in mind to keep important art part far from edges!;) or Digital (Note you will had to provide digital files for print!:)

 

start with major arcana or court cards whatever you feel like easier to work with?;)

& here is list of keywords & basic symbols for each card that may help your inspiration!;D

 

plan your working hours each day or set your goal to work at least on 1 card each week?;)

2) Start Now!;D

 

do let me know of you need help with anything I'm pro selfpublisher by now & happy to help with tips & tech & all!xD lol

 

All Best!

reall/Irena

one card per week is a good rate! i'm hoping to complete my deck at this rate and be done by the end of 2021, i started this january.

 

i love the vibrant colors in your deck!

 

mine is quite colorful too, so far -

http://wichuratarot.wordpress.com

i will however redo and rework a few of the cards, i wanna work in aquarelle for some more dynamics and texture in there 🙂 i love working in traditional media, but it is for sure more work and more time consuming 🙂

 

i will be following your links to printing!

do let us know if any of the printing companies have any major problems to them, so we know which ones to avoid ^^

 

 

[reall]

Hey! Happy you find my post helpful!:) luv your art & colors! you should start Instagram as well so I can add you to my watch list!;)

also be sure to check my blog for full guide: https://sites.google.com/view/myluckycard/complete-guide-for-artist-how-to-create-print-publish-your-own-tarot-or-o

it have updated printer list with remarks & reviews personally I mostly used PoD(US the gamecrafter & drivethrucards & China MPC & Printerstudio & Italy ludocards & don't have major issues beside mentioned in comments for each!:) & hopefully by the time your deck is completed & ready to print all our *present concerns regarding special circumstances* will be solved & back to normal!:) feel free to ask if you need help with anything & keep up with your creation journey!;)

[Francis]

Hi, I just finished my tarot deck, it took me almost 4 months to finish, it is based on Rider Waite tarot with some personal touch and other influences. Take a look and if you can give me your feedback is most welcome. Thanks  

Edited June 10, 2020 by Francis

[reall]

Wow! Happy You Got this Completed! Congrats!:D imo it looks interesting design & art style & I like borderless & your handwritten text & numbers!:)

nothing more to add but Well done Maestro!;D

Edited June 14, 2020 by reall