Coloring the BOTA Tarot

Richard

• #1

This is not really an act of creation, but I didn't know where else to post it. As is well-known, the BOTA consists of line drawings which are supposed to be colored by the user, following P. F. Case's detailed coloring instructions. I finished The Fool today. Only twenty-one more Trumps to go.

 

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Cassandra022

• #2

Looks quite nice. What are you using to do the coloring?

 

Richard

• #3

Cassandra022 said:

Looks quite nice. What are you using to do the coloring?

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Prismacolor colored pencils.

 

GoldenWolf

• #4

Good job! Good choice for pencils too. Prismacolor had a lot of pigment and makes for vibrant colors.

 

Alta

• #5

Looks good. I also like the Prisma Colour pencils, and your shading is very well done.

 

rylla

• #6

VERY nicely done...

 

Richard

• #7

Wow! I appreciate all the comments. I've started work on The Magician. It has some tricky foliage.

 

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merissa_88

• #8

The color looks so even, I really like it. I'm reading P.F. Case's book now. I never realized how much info is packed into it.

I wonder if you are seeing these cards differently now that you are creating the colors for them. Which red or green? Things like that.

 

gregory

• #9

I coloured one once. By the time I finished I hated my work so much I had to buy a new b/w copy

 

Chronata

• #10

gregory said:

I coloured one once. By the time I finished I hated my work so much I had to buy a new b/w copy

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Had the exact same issue! I wanted to change the colors...you know...just because I could. And then I realized that it's colored this way for a reason.