Kgirl
Indeed. I think the pencil drawing is really quite striking and has so much depth.
I have a wild suggestion Lance. Have you thought of attempting some artwork yourself?
Speaking from experience, I have seen people in their 40s 50s 60s+ discover artistic abilities that they never dreamed they had.
If this idea interests you, let me know. I can tell you more about my experiences and how I have seen this play out.
Hate to be negative about this so lets just say "realistic" instead. A joint cooperative venture of this nature is very difficult. Apart from the writing of the actual book for the moment and considering just the creative visual part. One thing is to "imagine" the card in your minds eye, the other is for an artist to capture that in a way that matches your "vision" From an artists perspective its difficult enough to do so in my own mind let alone trying to do so through the eyes of my client, partner, or whatever. For me to spend what can be numerous hours creating drafts only to have the other party ask for, suggest, demand a change here and there would drive me nuts. Even if they were perfectly entitled to do so. Move this to the left, down a bit more red, less dark, change the expression, pose etc etc, would all be legitamate requests but ones which will inevitably frustrate and prolong the process. I may be off base here and it would vary on the illustrative style of course, but in many cases I believe the investment of the artists time would be far more than the author ??? and yet the agreement would be at best 50/50 and quite likely subordinate to the author. Thats really asking a lot for a project that is a serious investment of time and effort. And the ultimate reality is that in all likelihood the deck will not be picked up by a major publisher (the chances of that are minimal) so therefore a self published option would have to be considered, and in turn require a financial investment in addition to the time and effort. I'm not sure what most budding creators imaging the potential sales and income from tarot decks are likely to be, but i'm concerned that on forums such as this there is a risk that people may assume its far more than it would in reality be, and as such enthusiasm may translate into unrealistic optimism. If this is primarily a labor of love, then go for it, but if its with the expectation of any financial reimbursement thats proportional to the work involved, then all parties should think its through... and as commented earlier, get it in writing.....
Who did the pencil drawing of the fool that was posted?
i can't help but mentioning what a wonderful artist our Bhavana is! i have 2 fabulous paintings i received as a gift, and i cherish them both--i have them in a place where i can always view and enjoy them