Create Your Own Tarot Cards A step-by-step guide to designing a unique and personalized tarot deck-Includes 80 cut-out practice cards!

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Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2022-05-03
Publisher(s): Walter Foster Publishing
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Summary

Learn about the art of reading tarot cards, and then paint your own colorful deck! This step-by-step guide includes card stock with 80 blank cards so you can practice right away.

With painting lessons from an up-and-coming abstract artist with a vibrant, contemporary style, Learn to Paint Tarot Cards will inspire you to create your own beautifully expressive tarot cards in a variety of colors. In addition to learning how to create a personalized deck, a tarot expert situates you in the world of tarot with a thorough introduction to this ancient art, as well as an overview of tarot reading. It’s a perfect primer for beginners!
 
Acrylic and gouache painting projects are presented in a step-by-step format with easy-to-follow instructions. All projects are accompanied by beautiful photography and a clean, modern design. The included card stock with 80 blank, one-sided cards (2.25" × 4.25") allows you to jump right in to painting.
 
Learn to Paint Tarot Cards encourages you to craft your own personal colorful style, and the inspirational gallery featuring a variety of additional art styles gives you even more ideas to plan your own tarot card painting projects.

Connect with your creativity and intuition with this fresh and fun take on this timeless tradition.

Author Biography

Adrianne Hawthorne runs the Chicago art studio called Ponnopozz, where she sells her own art along with works by other artists. A self-taught artist, Adrianne has a background in graphic design and supports small businesses, particularly those that are women-led and/or Black-owned. Adrianne uses tarot as a means for looking inside herself and for providing clarity on life situations, and she seeks to pass this curiosity and exploration on to others. Visit her online at ponnopozz.com.

Theresa Reed is The Tarot Lady. She’s the author of The Tarot Coloring Book (Sounds True, 2016), Tarot for Troubled Times (Weiser Books, 2019), and Tarot: No Questions Asked (Weiser Books, 2020). Theresa works full time with tarot and runs a successful Patreon community. Visit her online at thetarotlady.com, as well as on Instagram @thetarotlady.

Table of Contents

What is Tarot?
Tarot Myths & Truths
How to Care for Tarot Cards  
How to Do a Tarot Reading  
Why It’s Cool to Paint Your Own Tarot Deck
How to Paint Tarot Cards  
Introduction
Picking a Theme for Your Deck
Major & Minor Arcana
Sketching & Inspiration
Tools & Materials
The Fool
Death
The Empress
The Lovers5
The Star
The Tower
Wheel of Fortune
The Hanged Man
Judgment
Strength
Four of Cups
Ten of Swords
Ace of Pentacles
Six of Cups
Seven of Wands
Two of Swords
Page of Wands
Knight of Wands
Queen of Wands
King of Wands
About the Authors
Card Templates
 

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