Tarot art experiment

[pyraxis]

I've been researching tarot symbology and art recently. I'm thinking about a Karnese interpretation, how it would work to use the tarot system as a vehicle for representing Karnese culture.

I did this sketch tonight as an experiment for the eight of swords, which would be a griff card. A story about a griff that may not fly. It's not finished, but I'm curious what people think.



Edit: slight update to the pic.

Comments

[dfotw.livejournal.com]

I really, really like it. I love how you've managed to give it your very personal twist (though I know nothing of Karnese culture), and yet retain the feel and meaning of the original card (well, 'original'...).

And I love the bird skull on the pommel of the sword on the foreground!

[pyraxis]

The Karnese are a shapeshifting people. There are four shapes known (well, "known"... *grins* I know at least one other, 'cause it's my shape. I'm from Karn.)

But the griff are warriors and they love nothing more than soaring away through open sky. So to pin them down in a place so small they can't shift into their griff form, that's one of the worst things you could do.

Awesome catch on the bird skull.

- Daria