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Aug 01, 2005 20:09

While browsing decks of tarot cards, I got the idea in my head to make my own. I started going through mythologies and themes that would be relevant to me, and inevitably I stopped at Harry Potter. Unfortunately, my own artistic skills are limited, but another thought stopped me:

Wouldn't it be great to get all those fantastic fanartists together ( Read more... )

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opportunemoment August 2 2005, 11:47:19 UTC
Ooh... such a pretty idea! I'm not the talentedest of artists (see my mood theme for a vague idea of what my drawings generally look like), but I'd love to have a go at contributing to something like this.
Also, I have next to no knowledge of tarot cards, so you'd need to throw actual questions of the 'who would be best for a Hermit card' type at me. But then, keeping up with this community would probably be a good way of finding out, non?
I like the idea of matching borders - or maybe a different one for each suit? I think with all different people doing different styles of drawing you'd need something like that to pull it all together.
I also think we should probably lay down ground rules about whether we deviate from canon. I mean, for the Lovers (I'm right in thinking that's a real tarot card?) are we going to allow submissions like Ron/Hermione which haven't happened yet, or Sirius/Remus which never will (but so did), or should we stick with definite things like James/Lily? Just a thought...
Very nice idea, though. I will certainly watch with interest to see what everyone else says.

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pockettheroach August 2 2005, 12:27:30 UTC
Check the info--I've got two very nice links up, one that's a pretty comprehensive look at the cards themselves and another that has images from hundreds of different decks, so you can get an idea of common (or uncommon) symbolism, plus meanings.

I think it would probably safe to stick to a canon-ish area, especially where ships come into play, but again, that'll be more up to the community as a whole. (Incidentally, Lily/James would make a damn good pair for the Lovers card, methinks, as their relationship encompasses more of the breadth of what that card can represent than any other pairing, but perhaps that's just me. Remus/Sirius would work well, too, I think...but that would go into community calls on canon and slash both. So we shall see what sort of group we get...)

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