Welcome to the bi-weekly challenge to depict a tarot card from the Major Arcana,. This will last approximately a year. At the end of the year we will have the full Major Arcana. Two wips and a final are required for entry.

The only real stipulation is that The final image must be in the form of a card, with the card name and number, not just a painting
I will give you a brief meaning, but it's probably a good idea to do your own research.

Challenge # 7

The High Priestess or Papess (La Papess)
The Priestess of the Silver Star

Card Number: 2
Key Number: 13
Rulership: The Moon
Hebrew Letter: Gimel
Translation: camel
Numerical Value: 9

Divinatory meaning
Upright - Intuition, wisdom and secret knowledge, the feminine side of the male personality.  Something remains yet to be revealed, but patience must be observed. Duality and mystery.  Hidden influences affect both home and work and intuitive insight suggests new solutions.  The influence of women. 

Card divination courtesy (c) Paranormality.com

post your WIPS in here

Finals in the Final thread

This challenge ends Friday 6th April

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woo finally getting an early start on those challenges...two essays getting in the way, so next wips will be in a while

sorry for the incoming double post, gotta break up my wip pics - first off with a quickie pencil sketch (sorry for low quality...no scanner at home >__<)

...and first colour passes, still many things to do/correct

Been a little busy lately. Hopefully I'll have this finished on time. Decided the title of each card will be no bigger than the font on this one. I'll have to adjust my other cards to match at some point.

A slow day at work today so I thought I'd join in.  Is it the usual midnight deadline on Friday night?

 

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it is zinc, glad you're joining in!

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That's looking good already, Zinc.

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Thanks Dave. Next wip.

 

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beautiful colouring zinc, are you using artrage?

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Not quite happy with this. Possibly a bit too clean and predictable for my liking. Not sure what to do to make it more interesting.

 

i'm liking the masquerade look there, i know it's a cliche but i think tattoo's would look good, maybe a spell written on her arm? and a candle, that would give a lovely light on her face

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Thanks Kaz. Yes it's being done in ArtRage; I love that watercolour brush :D

curious - Maybe some intricate and symbolic jewellery around the neck? Looking good so far though and I really like the close crop.

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Zinc:

Thanks Kaz. Yes it's being done in ArtRage; I love that watercolour brush :D

You've laid the colors down nicely, Zinc and it's looking great. ... Like we spoke about in your sketchbook, I tried my first in image using all Artrage, and though I tried fooling with all the settings & brushes for the water colors, I couldn't seem to get the look you have produced here though. Ended up using mostly the wet-on-wet setting at the bottom. But plan to go back in and try some more stuff. Figure it might take some more trial & error to find something that works well.

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I'm moving like a mad man. I realised the image before wasn't what I wanted. In my mind I was focusing on the masquerade idea, while still keeping to my initial concept.

But with no reference material this time around I'm continually trying not to get bogged down with small corrections.

 

A fair bit of progression.