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Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style

The back of the cards

A course by Elisa Seitzinger , Visual Artist

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10,196 students

Audio: Italian

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About the video: The back of the cards

Overview

“In this lesson I will show you how to create the back of the cards, i.e. a simple pattern with a sort of "logo". The only rule is that it is symmetrical: when the card is turned over you won't have to understand if the card is upside down or upright because it changes the meaning of the reading.”

In this video lesson Elisa Seitzinger addresses the topic: The back of the cards, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style. Learn to blend classical art aesthetics with modern digital techniques, meanwhile developing your distinctive style crafting Tarot card illustrations..

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson we will see how to create the back of the cards. It could be a simple pattern, a logo or both, but the important thing is that it is symmetrical. Let's find out why together. The characteristic of the patterns that are placed on the back of the cards is that they never reveal the sense, the orientation of the card, because as we have seen an arcane if it is straight it means one thing, on the contrary another and it's nice that this sense is revealed only in the moment which the card is turned over. To make this pattern I decided to be inspired by the symbol of the star, then...”

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Course summary for: Illustration for Tarot: Crafting Your Signature Style

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (162)
10196 students
5 units
16 lessons (3h 5m)
5 downloads

Category
Illustration
Software
Adobe Photoshop
Areas
Digital Illustration, Drawing, Ink Illustration

Elisa Seitzinger

A course by Elisa Seitzinger

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Visual Artist

Elisa Seitzinger is a talented visual artist and illustrator known for her unique style inspired by medieval art, Russian icons, and Byzantine mosaics. With a passion for human figures, hieratic faces, and fantastic or monstrous animals, Elisa's work has been featured in various mediums, including newspapers, magazines, clothing, textiles, posters, music albums, books, and tarot cards.

Her fascination with tarot cards and their powerful symbolic and communicative charge led her to explore the depths of traditional symbolism and develop her own visual language. Through continuous research and observation, Elisa has crafted a style that remains true to her cultural background while evolving over time.