#reboot tarot

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Here’s my second drafted piece of fan art for a card in my planned ReBoot “Tarot” major arcana: staying viral with Gigabyte for “The Devil”.

Wikipedia says this of “The Devil”:

It represents being seduced by the material world and physical pleasures. Also living in fear, domination and bondage, being caged by an over-abundance of luxury, discretion should be used in personal and business matters.

Upright card (keywords): Bondage, Enslavement, Fear, Feeling trapped, Materialism, Temptation, Unhealthy relationships

Reversed card (keywords): Breaking from addictions, Divorce, Freedom from restraints

I really love this one, I can’t wait to attack it properly!

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Hey look, some more ReBoot tarot card draft ideas! 

First is “The Tower” featuring Hex destroying the Tor. “The Tower is commonly interpreted as meaning danger, crisis, destruction, and liberation. It is associated with sudden unforeseen change.”  And secondly “Strength” with kick-ass pooch Frisket. “Strength predicts the triumphant conclusion to a major life problem, situation or temptation through strength of character. It is a very happy card if you are fighting illness or recovering from injury .”

(I’ve already done two drafts of Strength as you can see - the first is the plainer one, then I had an idea in the shower this morning to make it into a tribute to episode 1.6 “In The Belly of the Beast” which I think works ok, just need to fiddle with it a bit more before finalising the design.)

And do you wanna see the state of my desk rn? I’m slowly uncovering bits of ReBoot memorabilia from storage. Dot and MB are recreating a famous scene from “The Tearing”. I have no idea if I have any of the original 1995(?) figures anywhere, I can’t find any at my house - might have to raid my parent’s attic and see if they have any. Possibly not. The later ones were so much better but still, I miss that clunky old Megabyte... I also have a ton of old fanart that I have kept for years, maybe I’ll share some of that. (Like a 1998 Megabyte drawing I was once super proud of...)

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My third drafted piece of fan art for a card in my planned ReBoot “Tarot” major arcana: still sticking with the viruses, this time it’s Hexadecimal as “The High Priestess”.

Dr Google says:

Meaning: High Priestess is a card of mystery, stillness and passivity. This card suggests that it is time to retreat and reflect upon the situation and trust your inner instincts to guide you through it. Things around you are not what they appear to be right now.

Upright card: Hidden talents, Intuition, Mystery, Spiritual insight, Things yet to be revealed

Reversed card: Information withheld, Lack of personal harmony, Secrets.

I’m not sure it quite suits Hex, but then again she is such an incredibly variable, generally unhinged, and incredibly intriguing character, I’m sure she has the layers to embody the Priestess. 

I honestly think Hexadecimal is one of the greatest pieces of character design and character concept ever. So very damn clever.

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I’m full of stinking cold today but at least it’s my day off work. Managed to get two more draft sketches done for the ReBoot tarot series I’m currently working through. Here are ideas for The Hermit (poor old Phong) and The Hanged Man (had to be Bob, so sorry Bob). I realise already I left Bob’s PiD icon off so that’s one thing I need to adjust already... My bad.

Still 17 to go of the High Arcana... Or if I want to go all-out and design a full deck, a mere 73 more... *cries*

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I’ve drawn some (unshared) filth today so thought I’d better get back above board for a while. ¬_¬ I decided to get back on my ReBoot tarot project but try it in my sketchy, limited-colour-palette style. Here’s my Megababe as “The Emperor”. I actually like this loads better, and my drawing has improved since last year when I started this too which is cool.

I’ll try do another one tomorrow. Feedback welcome!

I’m not sure what my end goal with these is, probably prints at the least. Doing an actual card deck is intimidating but not totally unfeasible if I get on it. (It’d also be awesome if my laptop stopped having mental breakdowns and freezing when I try to draw, I’d get these done so much more quickly... Maybe too much to ask...)

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Here’s my first drafted piece of fan art for a card in my planned ReBoot “Tarot” major arcana: ofc it’s my fave Megabyte as “The Emperor”. (No, not “The Devil”, shock horror... Saving that for Gigabyte atm...)

Wikipedia says this of “The Emperor”:

This card is suggestive of stability and security in life. You are on top of things and everything is under your control. It is your hard work, discipline and self control that have bought you this far. It means that you are in charge of your life now, setting up your own rules and boundaries.

Upright card (keywords): Authority, Father figure, Law and order, Leadership, Power, Promotion

Reversed card (keywords): Control freak, Immaturity, Lack of discipline, Loss of authority, Manipulative friends

I think I need to zoom into him a bit more, and I’m still considering whether I want some viral binomes or something with him, not sure. Possibly. Maybe Nibbles? (And ofc the obvious idea occurred to me as I was finishing this draft that I should make the borders into a vid window, d’oh. Next time!)

I’m pretty happy with this one overall though. I might draft a few more then decide how much work I want to put into each one (like shading, extra characters/objects, and whether the line art needs to be clean or if sketchy is ok). I’m also still assigning characters to cards, it’s harder than I thought, and I keep changing my mind where to put everyone.