Phantom Tarot

A blog for getting organized, sharing ideas, and posting our work on the collaborative Phantom Tarot project!

[thenintendoworldfan]

                                        The Page of Swords

“ Your personality may trend towards the stubborn and opinionated, if the Page represents you in the spread, but it is also indicative of strong analytical skills and an energetic nature. You have a predilection towards identifying the core of issues and accurately assessing your own stance on them. This will allow you to become an excellent negotiator. If the card refer to a situation, instead, prepare yourself to make many important decisions quickly. Trust in your reason and your judgment to navigate these difficulties”.

All I could think of was Christine, because I think this card describes her personality pretty well. Also, the WYWSHA scene came to mind when I read decisions, reason, strenght, and judgement. Christine is just super awesome!

This is a part for @coatntails Phantom tarot project! I hope you like it!

P.S: that dress tokk me an eternity with all the details, but it still my favorite one!

[rinokami]

“The Moon is a card of illusion and deception, and therefore often suggests a time when something is not as it appears to be. Perhaps a misunderstanding on your part, or a truth you cannot admit to yourself.”

Is this tarot thing still happening @coatntails​? Well, here’s mine finally. ;P I thought Apollo’s Lyre fit the Moon card quite well, literally and figuratively. The “secret engagement”, Raoul’s misunderstandings about Christine’s feelings toward Erik, and the illusion of privacy the rooftop itself provided.

Did you know Google Streetview let’s you hop around on the Palais Garnier’s roof? Now ya do.

[phantomtarot]

AAHHHHH

[coatntails]

rough sketching for the Hierophant card

#phantomtarot

[coatntails]

Just a few ideas for the devil card– generally some sort of obsession or trap or lost path or form of oppression, so i thought i would focus on the torture chamber and the grasshopper and scorpion

[CoatNTails adding: OMG This is going to be FECKING AMAZING! :D I love seeing WIP pictures - thanks for sharing! Can’t wait to see how this develops]

[coatntails]

Just to prove that I am not completely neglecting my cards (srsly, tho, I need to work on my cards and stop drawing Ayesha over and over) here’s a horribly rough brain-storming sketch for the Hanged Man card.

(if you don’t know about the Phantom Tarot project yet, go check out the @phantomtarot blog! It’s a super cool artist collaboration project to create a Phantom themed tarot deck! If you are an artist and want to get involved, please send me a message. There are quite a few minor arcana cards left unclaimed.)

#phantomtarot

[ofbeautsandbeasts]

This is what I came up with for the Strength card in the Phantom Tarot Deck. (I’m waiting for the border to be finalized so I can add it to my drawing.)

I believe Christine is the strongest character in PotO and she saves the day through her kindness and compassion, which is why I chose to depict her holding a heart. ^.^

[phantomtarot]

Awesome!!!

[phantomtarot]

CARD BORDERS

Artists! I suggest that we create a border for the cards, with a name plate on the bottom for the card name. If we use the same border on all the cards, it will give the full deck a nice, uniform look. How do we all feel about this? 

@bleat @depplosion @mothlightfilm @madmoro @mariaeldin @persephone-victorious @flapjacku @timebird84 @rinokami @your-obedient-phantom @toastysalt @chaosflight @rothinsel  @derpity-does-stuff @ofbeautsandbeasts @thattrashdude  @tallestsilver

[phantomtarot]

@thattrashdude has begun work on a possible border :D

[phantomtarot]

Here’s a mock-up border that @thattrashdude has submitted. The corners have spots for symbols related to your card. Pretty nifty :D Thoughts?

[phantomtarot]

CARD BORDERS

Artists! I suggest that we create a border for the cards, with a name plate on the bottom for the card name. If we use the same border on all the cards, it will give the full deck a nice, uniform look. How do we all feel about this? 

@bleat @depplosion @mothlightfilm @madmoro @mariaeldin @persephone-victorious @flapjacku @timebird84 @rinokami @your-obedient-phantom @toastysalt @chaosflight @rothinsel  @derpity-does-stuff @ofbeautsandbeasts @thattrashdude  @tallestsilver

[phantomtarot]

@thattrashdude has begun work on a possible border :D

[phantomtarot]

Back

I’m back, friends. I’ll be busy henceforth, but I will be able to check for questions / updates / everything at least once a day this week. :D And hopefully churn out some sketches.

@mothlightfilm, re: your comment on the “brb” post I deleted, I am SO FREAKING HAPPY that you are involved, and that this project is bringing you joy (exactly as intended for all!) 

[phantomtarot]

CARD BORDERS

Artists! I suggest that we create a border for the cards, with a name plate on the bottom for the card name. If we use the same border on all the cards, it will give the full deck a nice, uniform look. How do we all feel about this? 

@bleat @depplosion @mothlightfilm @madmoro @mariaeldin @persephone-victorious @flapjacku @timebird84 @rinokami @your-obedient-phantom @toastysalt @chaosflight @rothinsel  @derpity-does-stuff @ofbeautsandbeasts @thattrashdude  @tallestsilver

[phantomtarot]

Another possible interpretation

Here’s one possible phantom-based interpretation of the Waite deck cards, done by the lovely @emptymanuscript, who actually understands the meaning of tarot cards much better than I do. Posting here in case it gives anyone inspiration.

The Fool – Christine, blissfully following the Phantom through the mirror The Magician – The Phantom with a sharp quill raised to heaven and his other finger pointed to his score. He stands at the shore of his domain, the water surrounding him with the candelabra rising from the water and burning bright. The High Priestess – Christine praying before her father’s tomb The Empress – Madame Giry letting down her hair The Emperor – Piangi, dominating the stage The Hierophant – The Phantom at his organ, demonstrating the power of the music of the night The Lovers – Christine and Raul, but the Phantom whispers behind Christine and the temptations of rank, wealth, and victory hang behind Raul The Chariot – The phantom stands as conductor behind Christine on the good side of his face and Carlotta on his mask side Strength – Christine taming the power of the phantom’s horror, perhaps handing him the mask The Hermit – Monsieur Lefevre contemplating somewhere very far away from the opera house Wheel of Fortune – The Phantom rolls a handle geared to a great wheel. At the top of the wheel sits one of the opera managers, gleefully reading his paper, unaware that the wheel is going to tip him over, the other manager hangs on for dear life, already tipped over, Christine in her chorus girl outfit clings to the side headed up. Justice – The Phantom, he holds Raul by a noose in one hand and Christine in his other hand but she holds a noose about his neck The Hanged Man – Christine hangs by her foot from the catwalk Death – The Masque of the Red Death costume, there is no one in it to support it, the opera house managers kneel before it, the broken chandelier lies at the masque’s feet. Temperance – A mature Raul and the Phantom share a toast at the bar, cementing their bet, Raul’s cup is empty. The Devil – The Phantom, his mask removed, overwhelms the center, crouched like a demon, beneath him, merely human, are Christine and Raul, both “leashed” by nooses in the Phantom’s hands, the lassos are so loose that Christine and Raul could escape if they only thought to take the rope off. The Tower – The Chandelier crashes toward the ground as dancers and theater goers flee for their lives. The Star – Christine and Raul pledge to share one love one lifetime together beneath the angel of the opera house and the starry sky above. The Moon – Christine sees an angel in her mirror but the Phantom stands behind. Raul pounds on her door. The Sun – The Mask of the Phantom illuminates the glorious singing of his opera below. Judgement – Raul, now old and bound to a wheelchair holds the monkey music box, while the ghosts of the opera house rise around him, the Chandelier rising. The World – Christine stands in the center of the encircling arms of The Phantom, Raul, Madame Giry, and Gustave

[phantomtarot]

UNCLAIMED CARDS

All of the Major Arcana cards are now being worked on! This is amazing!! 

If anyone wants to work on the minor arcana cards - the cups, swords, staves and pentacle suites - they are wide open.

(to anyone who is seeing this and isn’t familiar with the Phantom Tarot project, come check it out here!)

[phantomtarot]

CARD FORMAT

Thank you, @chaosflight, for reminding me that there are certain details we’re going to need to nail down before we can begin!

Standard tarot card sizing (and the size we could print them at if we did decide to produce these decks at the end) is 2.75″x4.75″ (that’s 70mm x 121mm for those sensible enough to use the metric system.) I suggest we stick to this format. I highly recommend working on a canvas much larger than 2.75″ x 4.75″ - just keep those proportions constrained when you’re sizing your canvas.

If any amongst us is wise in the ways of digital art (I only pretend to know what I’m doing) and wants to put forward a standard for our resolution (P/I), please do. Update - the suggestion is 300dpi

@bleaunt @depplosion @mothlightfilm @madmoro @mariaeldin @persephone-victorious @flapjacku @timebird84 @rinokami @your-obedient-phantom @toastysalt @chaosflight

(if I’ve missed anyone in the tags, or you’re seeing this and want to be involved, please message me!)

[phantomtarot]

...because Alley told me to post it here: For the Phantom types...cross-posted from my own journal : You are especially useful to me here if you understand tarot symbology AND are a Phantom phan/fan. I started creating a Phantom of the Opera tarot YEARS ago--as in while I was still in high school…

Here is a list someone made with their own ideas for phantom-based cards. Some good ideas! Posting here as a source of inspiration.

[phantomtarot]

Calling all Phan Artists

CoatNTails here - The thought struck me over the weekend that I really wanted to see a Phantom of the Opera tarot deck. A quick google search proved that there was no such thing in existence yet. I immediately thought, well then I’ll make one, and that thought lasted all of 1.5 seconds. That’s a lot of art for one person to tackle. But how fun would it be to get other artists involved, and make a collaborative tarot deck? I put out a few feelers, and have received a lot of interest, so - Phantom Tarot is a go!

This project IS FOR FUN. All art mediums are welcome. All artists are welcome. There should be no competition, and no stress. The only point of this project is to make something beautiful and to have a good time doing it, and hopefully make some new friends in the process.

For the sake of consistency in the completed deck, I’d like to suggest that we limit our vision to within the realm of Leroux, Kay, and ALW... those three mix tolerably well.

If it sounds fun to you, but you don’t really know anything about Tarot - no problem! There are handy websites like this one: https://www.trustedtarot.com/cards/  that can give you a simple run down on the various cards. There are many resources out there to help you learn the meanings of the cards.

Which card(s) would I be in charge of, you ask? - I would really like everyone to be able to take on the card (or cards) they want most, though at the same time, I’d really like to complete at least the 22 major arcana cards. To accomplish this, please claim any card you please, but if it’s already being done by someone else, I would ask that you take on an additional unclaimed card to do as well. Currently, the cards which have already been claimed are: The Lovers, Death, The World, The Devil, and the Hanged Man. I am excited to see multiple takes on the same card, since every card can be visually interpreted so many different ways.

I’m super excited that this project is taking off, and I can’t wait to see the beautiful things that we create. 

[phantomtarot]

the major arcana

There are 22 cards in the major arcana, and they are the ones I really had in mind for this project. The entire tarot deck consists of 78 cards - it would be amazing if we accomplished 78 pieces of art. And if we grow as a group, maybe we can! But I think completing the 22 major arcana is an achievable goal for now. (if anyone wants to tackle any of the cards in the other suits, please go for it!!! Mothlightfilm, I know you are interested in the cups suite - I hope to see that happen!)

A simple reference guide to all the cards, including the major arcana, can be found here: https://www.trustedtarot.com/cards/

Initially, I was going to try to divvy up the cards at random somehow, so we didn’t have everyone scrambling for the same ones. But it occurred to me that everyone should be able to take on the card they want most, regardless of whether anyone else is also doing it - and it’s going to be SUPER COOL to see different interpretations of the same card. So, what I’d like to ask instead is: if you would like to take a card that someone else is already doing, that’s fine, but please take on an ADDITIONAL card from the unclaimed pile. (if anyone disagrees with this, or has a better idea, please let me know.)

At present, the claimed cards are:

The Lovers, Death, The World, The Devil - and I would like to do the Hanged Man, if possible. (But I’m really just happy to be involved and am happy to give it up to someone else if they have their heart set on it.)

Cards that are left are: The Fool, The Magician, The High Priestess, The Empress, The emperor, The Hierophant, The Chariot, Strength, The Hermit, Wheel of Fortune, Justice, Temperance, The Tower, The Star, The Moon, The Sun, and Judgement. 

If you are not all that familiar with Tarot, the names can be misleading. The Fool, for instance, doesn’t quite mean what it sounds like - The Fool card is associated with big life changes, and important decisions. In short, every card can be interpreted and visualized in many different ways. It will be really fun to see how we can apply these ideas to the Phantom story. Anyone who wants to share their interpretations of a card they’ve chosen, or throw out ideas for unclaimed cards, please do so!

[phantomtarot]

You are all amazing

CoatNTails here - I am so excited about this project, everyone, and I am SO THRILLED to have each and every one of you involved! Every single person who has expressed an interest in this project is an incredibly talented artist, and I hardly feel worthy being in this line up. But I am going to enjoy every minute of it!!

To start, I’d like to stress that the main goals of this project are to create something beautiful and to HAVE FUN - if at any time, for any reason, you stop having fun, please don’t let this project cause you stress. Come and go as you please, produce as little or as much as you please, do it on your own schedule - It is important to me that this is a positive experience for all, and that it never becomes a burden. I’d like to think that it will provide all of us with an opportunity for exposure, recognition, and of course, the practice of our craft. And I for one am absolutely delighted at the chance to make new art friends - especially artist friends who all share a love of the Phantom of the Opera!

So far, this team consists of myself, @bleaunt, @depplosion, @mothlightfilm, @madmoro, and @mariaeldin. I expect several more to join on. If any of you have an artist friend or acquaintance that you’d like to invite in, please do. 

Thank you all so much for coming on board. I can’t wait to see what we all create!