KakaSaku Art!

[cynchick]

This is my submission for the  kakasaku Tarot contest. I got a little carried away as usual. XD




I chose The Empress. Wise and beautiful, the Empress represents patience, giving, and love. She is a nurturer, but her reversal can be jealous, possessive, and vengeful when angered.  Sound like anyone we know? Kakashi represents the Fool, unhappy in life, who supplicates himself before the Empress to seek her guidance, reassurance, and love. As soon as I saw the Empress card I had this picture in my head of Sakura as an ornate Japanese empress and Kakashi as the devoted shinobi who serves her. I decided to go with the antique sepia tone to keep with that classic theme.

Also in full size hi-res at DA.

Comments

[cynchick.livejournal.com]

thanks! i didnt think about the seasonal colors...just that sakura looks good in red and the jade accents match her coloring. all those different textures required about 30 different layers in photoshop, from the first sketch to the finished product it took about 18 hours. i should have known you'd know more about the little design details than i do; i really dont think about these things when i do them. i guess i'm accidentally talented. Lol.