RoseNocturnalia
Hello friends!
I always loved porcelain dolls and ball-jointed dolls, even though they creep people out. I think they're so unnaturally delicate and beautiful that they frighten people. I wanted the characters in my deck to resemble dolls, nearly human but soulless with "painted-on" expressions and empty eyes.
Elegant gothic lolita/EGL (or just gothic lolita) is a fashion that blends gothic motifs with Victorian-inspired clothing and doll-like hair + makeup. Don't worry, despite the slightly provocative name, there's nothing fishy about it! I thought that it would be a fitting aesthetic for sad dolls.
I wanted the deck to have a sort of melancholy and surreal atmosphere with muted colours. It'll incorporate childlike imagery such as toys, stuffed animals, sweets, etc. with a creepy twist. These once-loved dolls have been forgotten and abandoned after all
Lastly, it'll be based largely on RWS symbolism for the sake of readability, and because those symbols are what I used to learn tarot. I want to create a deck that many people can use and understand.
Sketches:
9 of Swords - http://imgur.com/7K36L8W Sorry the scan isn't very good!
10 of Cups - http://imgur.com/iIVHaeH Not entirely happy with this one, but I can always go back to it.
Any feedback or opinions would be greatly appreciated.
I always loved porcelain dolls and ball-jointed dolls, even though they creep people out. I think they're so unnaturally delicate and beautiful that they frighten people. I wanted the characters in my deck to resemble dolls, nearly human but soulless with "painted-on" expressions and empty eyes.
Elegant gothic lolita/EGL (or just gothic lolita) is a fashion that blends gothic motifs with Victorian-inspired clothing and doll-like hair + makeup. Don't worry, despite the slightly provocative name, there's nothing fishy about it! I thought that it would be a fitting aesthetic for sad dolls.
I wanted the deck to have a sort of melancholy and surreal atmosphere with muted colours. It'll incorporate childlike imagery such as toys, stuffed animals, sweets, etc. with a creepy twist. These once-loved dolls have been forgotten and abandoned after all
Lastly, it'll be based largely on RWS symbolism for the sake of readability, and because those symbols are what I used to learn tarot. I want to create a deck that many people can use and understand.
Sketches:
9 of Swords - http://imgur.com/7K36L8W Sorry the scan isn't very good!
10 of Cups - http://imgur.com/iIVHaeH Not entirely happy with this one, but I can always go back to it.
Any feedback or opinions would be greatly appreciated.