A small card
One small card, one large scene projecting a lot of symbols. The artist chose a "line drawing and filled/colored area" approach to these 78 cards probably because of several reasons; 1) The number of cards, if they were to be painted as in the Troth deck, would take overly long given the commission by Waite, 2) newspapers of the day utilized simple line drawings with dramatic artistic effect and would have been both socially acceptable and known to Pamela, 3) If a card had to be redrawn or redesigned then this format would have been quick and easy to accomplish that, 4) the number of symbols that needed to be included were easily done within a line drawing format.
Now, let us consider this card, the Judgement card. We have three people up front, three more in the background and possibly on the far shore, three coffins, a river or water, a far landscape with gentle hills, trees and mountains in the distance, a blue sky, an angle blowing a horn to which a white banner with a red cross is attached, the suggestion that the horn is being blown, and clouds to suggest the angle is emerging from the spirit world. Note that there is no sun rising, no hint of direct sunlight -- suggesting that this might be very early in the morning as it becomes light. That is a lot of symbology to squeeze into one small card measuring some 2.5 by 4 inches or so. This card not only outlines each component due to the fact it is a "line drawing" but it also suggests shadows and dark areas by using parallel lines to fill in a surface.
The use of colors is also interesting. There is more gray and less color at the bottom of the card, less gray and more color at the top of the card. This is probably to suggest an increased "richness" in the universal spirit than in physical life. A final comment -- there may or may not be land beneath the near coffins. The only thing that is sure is that there is water beyond them and that the Call to Judgement appears to be universal, for those near to us and those far away in other lands. An interesting card. Dave