Little Baron
cirom said:So personally there has to be a compelling reason to do so, and one of those reasons has to be that at least by your own criterea you can attempt to improve on what you did before, and in doing so also incorporate something that is new or different within the tarot context. The later is the most challenging, with so many variations of decks to choose from it seems every possible shape size and theme has been covered.
As usual, your skill is flawless, Ciro.
But when I opened the image, and it unraveled down my screen, I was just hoping for something that didn't look as though it could have slipped into either of your previous two decks unnoticed. And for me, this does not do that. It looks like another portrait (well executed, as always), that for me, could be part of the Gilded or Tarot of Dreams. And in that, I was disappointed.
I hope you feel this to be a fair comment.
Your skill is of such a high standard that I would love to see something completely different from you. Something that is out of your comfort zone. I think, with a darker palette perhaps, that you could drench your deck with a dark air and many warm veils. Offer the dark deck of sophistication and muted glamour that everyone out there yearns for, as an example.
I would just like to see what a Ciro deck would look like with the light switched off, rather than on. With the edges of it's overall feel blurred a little. A deck you have to really look into to understand.
I hope you find this to be constructive critisism with ALL of the best of intentions.
LB
Edited to Add: I bet you were waiting for me to come in here and make a mess of the thread I hope you don't take my opinions personally, in any way. I am just very passionate about tarot, art, and their colaboration. And I feel that with your skill, you could stretch much, much further than this.