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EjLowell — Five Realms Oracle Cards by-nc-nd

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Published: 2016-12-12 04:14:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 1864; Favourites: 9; Downloads: 0
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Description So this is what I've been working on since about February, but didn't pick up again and finish until about a month ago. I completed a little less than 2/3 of this deck in a month, guys. Less than that. I am PROUD of myself!

I'd list off all of the folks in this deck, but I don't want to have a description longer than the Encyclopedia Britannica. There should be some familiar faces if you've been around my gallery long enough or are familiar with my books, as well as perhaps some new ones. Five of the Six original First Gods are pictured, by the way. Other than that, the spoilers are probably minimal. I tried, anyway.

A proof copy of this deck is currently on the way into my hands via the magic of shipping. It might be a while before the Five Realms Oracle is available for purchase, especially since I also want to create a guidebook for it (don't worry, there won't be story spoilers or anything, it would be for divination reasons). And if any of you recall the Tarot deck I tried to finish a few years ago (was it that long?) I might try to revisit that at some point but that's on several back burners. Like, aaaalll the way in the back. We'll see.

Overall I'm rather impressed with this project, even as it stands now, and I really hope I'll be able to do more with it once I see what it looks like in person!

.... okay, screw it, I'm doing it. In numerical order:

Galvyn (TER), Eon (FG), Esper (TER), Tomas (TER), Jay (TER, TfL), Leon (TER), Dark-Elf Bard (RGC), Elenora (RGC), Aelius (TER, TfL), Kisuke (RGC), Kaillte (TER), Aurak the Red (RGC), Tiberius (TER), Eirnin (TfL), Henrietta (Hyp), Nylien and Zirqoya (FG), Muro (Hyp), Veraggo (Pre.), Marcus (RGC), Luscerann (FG), Nuin (TER), Aron Wolf-Bear (FG, TER), Karl Westforge (Hyp), Sive (TfL), Morick (TfL), Val-Serra (FG), Evaline (RGC), Lyra (TfL), Mairin (TfL), Zahia (Hyp), Ivan (RGC), Crow (TER, TfL), the Raven Queen (TER, TfL), Rowan (TfL)

And what all of those little abbreviations stand for:
TER = Tales of Esper Ravenwood
TfL = Tales from Liserna
RGC = Redgate Chronicles
Hyp = Hyperion (yet to be written)
FG = First Gods pantheon
Pre. = Prequels (tentatively titled "The Adventures of Esper Ravenwood." Yet to be written.)

... I really should make a Wiki some day. Or a Wikia. I dunno how these things work.

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Also! The font used on all of the cards is my own hand-made font called Ratatosk. No I don't have a file available for download anywhere, but only because I have no idea how to do that.
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Comments: 13

Ninjashewolf [2016-12-13 19:51:29 +0000 UTC]

These look amazing oh my gosh. 

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Euskelo [2016-12-12 16:26:28 +0000 UTC]

Marvellous! Congratulations on finishing it!

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EjLowell In reply to Euskelo [2016-12-12 17:00:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! I consider this a massive victory given my propensity for getting distracted or giving up on things.

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Euskelo In reply to EjLowell [2016-12-12 17:04:40 +0000 UTC]

It is all too easy to get bored and give up on things! This represents a massive achievement. I saw it on Sarabeth's journal and wanted to congratulate you.

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EjLowell In reply to Euskelo [2016-12-12 17:09:20 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! That actually means a lot to me, considering the absolutely stunning work that you do!

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Euskelo In reply to EjLowell [2016-12-12 18:32:42 +0000 UTC]

Well, thank you kindly. We should all be here to support each other and make a friendly community.

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Thorn-Publications In reply to Euskelo [2016-12-15 15:57:59 +0000 UTC]

We can be one happy, weird, bizarre, and amusing community of friendly writers and artists!

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Euskelo In reply to Thorn-Publications [2016-12-15 16:40:36 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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Thorn-Publications [2016-12-12 15:42:45 +0000 UTC]

This has been an incredible progression to watch, Ej!  I mean, you have taken a long time to get all of these cards right and connected to characters and meanings that match perfectly.  The images are all powerful and emotional in association to the cards' individual characters.  The scenes themselves are just epic, and very much like your own style even with happy trees!  :3

I really do hope you find a way to get these published so I can snag them!    I wish there were more words I could come up with to express how amazed I am at this entire set, but I lack the real artsy terms to use! 

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EjLowell In reply to Thorn-Publications [2016-12-12 17:05:51 +0000 UTC]

That's alright. It has been a long process and it's a little weird to not have a new card to work on! But that's alright, because now I have a page-long list of stuff I want to draw. I can't wait to get back into doing regular art, and seeing what, if anything, I can apply from working on the cards. It definitely taught me a lot about color and color schemes!

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Thorn-Publications In reply to EjLowell [2016-12-13 14:57:43 +0000 UTC]

I think you have increased your skill greatly with working on these cards!  The body positions are amazing, and - as you said - the color schemes are wonderful!  I can certainly see how your future work will automatically adapt some of the techniques from these.         I am sure you have a massive list of work to do!  Just like I have a massive list of stories to work on, but one at a time - and years of work from one to the other.

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MelianMarionette [2016-12-12 05:23:52 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gods, wow!  

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EjLowell In reply to MelianMarionette [2016-12-12 17:05:34 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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