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    The color palette is a reference to the method Piatnik (a card making company) was using to make Gypsy/Divination cards in the 1850s using screen printing. There were usually no more than 3 layers of color over which the black outline was finally printed ( + the color of the material of the paper). See example:

    For the sake of creative liberties, you can see that while I did not resort to using just 3 colors, the divination content series does use same the color scheme.

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      To really make the palette reference visible, it would be a good idea to make a compilation post at some point. Maybe after 12 cards, if you decide to pull all of them together into a single image, or 13 as a reference to tarot. They’re quite good, and deserve to be beheld in their full glory.

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        1 year ago

        Careful what you wish for. Eyelashes may suggest an anti-transgender agenda.

        To quote the man I do not know: “ars delenda est”.

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            If I see him, I’ll let him know.