Mostly void, partially stars

Upupa epops [ヤツガシラ,Eurasian Hoopoe]

Tarot Card Commissions - 4 slots

$250 per card, PayPal only. All the relevant info should be in the form below, but if you have any questions, feel free to DM me!

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@portablecity inspired me to share more process work PLUS they were the art director for this project and provided great feedback on the composition of the final piece. Above: final artwork for The Glorious Dreams of Eight Cursed Swords Eidolon Folio Card 6 in Swords Without Master

Initial layouts. I was going for this cursed undead king who is unwilling to die except by the one chosen sword. I originally wanted to have all these melted and charred swords strewn beneath him showing the swords that couldn't kill him but ended up going with skulls once we cropped in the image:

We adjusted the focus of the last one and then I did a quick sketch and colour mock-up:

The sword was inspired by this dagger "with Zoomorphic Hilt" (https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/457730)

Calidris ruficollis [トウネン,Red-necked Stint]

Ten of Swords and Ace of Pentacles

Cellulose nitrate was used to make dice from the late 1860s until the middle of the twentieth century, and the material remains stable for decades. Then, in a flash, they can dramatically decompose. Nitric acid is released in a process called outgassing. The dice cleave, crumble, and then implode.