#the arcana malek

[nudgeling]

Screw the love confessions, this is the best dialouge in the game

[caboodlesofrandomness]

Save Portia, motherfuckers

[wayvessel]

Say goodbye to my Fall/Winter wallpapers...

And say hello to my new Spring wallpapers!

[theartisalie]

Apprentice Malek

Fun Fact: He is one of four apprentices and is the MC for Nadia’s route, though his story is unique.

Find out more about his siblings!

Delilah   Esther   Bane

[anthasiaaurelius]

A commission for Martyna inspired by the Asra in wonderland picture I did!

Message for more information on commissions!

[krey-9-jorce]

These actors for The Arcana's main three?

RAMI MALEK as ASRA

LUPITA NYONG'O as NADIA

TOM HIDDLESTON as JULIAN

Oh yeah, I'm into @thearcanagame THAT much I fancast actors

[cicadako]

Until we meet again

[illfoandillfie]

Anyone who has been following me for a while has probably seen me talk about a project I’ve been hoping to get started - creating a Queen themed tarot deck. Well, good news, I’ve finished basic planning stuff and I’m ready to start actually making the cards!

BUT I am definitely not up to creating 78 individual artworks, so that’s where this post comes in. 

I’m looking for artists who would like to create a piece or two which will be used in this tarot deck. I’ve organised general ideas of what each card will feature so that we get a good range of images and theres a connection to the meanings of each card.

For the moment I’m going to focus on the Major Arcana of which there are 22. So, if you are an artist in the Queen fandom and would be interested in participating please follow the link below to a short survey I’ve created where you’ll be asked to rank the cards in order of which you’d be most interested in creating art for. 

LINK

Below the cut I have included the list of cards and the prompts for each one, as well as some other info about the project. If you have any questions that weren’t covered below please send me a message (via ask box or dm)! 

If you see this and aren’t artistically inclined please give it a reblog. I’d love this post to reach as many artists as possible and I can’t rely on tumblr to show it in the tags or anything so I would love some extra help spreading the world. 

Why A Tarot Deck?

I’m honestly not even sure where exactly this idea came from. All I remember is that one day I thought it would be a fun idea and then I started thinking about it more and realised just how much work it would be. In an effort to learn about the meanings of the tarot cards I started learning to read tarot (something I’ve been curious about for many years now anyway) and it all sort of snowballed from there. 

Why Multiple Artists? 

Because I’m not confident or capable enough of pulling this off on my own lmao. I enjoy making art but I struggle big time with drawing people and faces and I know I would give up after a handful of cards if I was doing this on my own. But multi-artist decks are very much a thing in the tarot community and theres some really cool ones out there. 

What Sort of Art?

Anything. Whatever medium you enjoy using - digital, watercolour, acrylics, charcoal, etc - and whatever your style is! As long as you can send me a clean copy that can fit into the card template, then you can do what you like. The prompts I’ve chosen for each card are also fairly loose because I didn’t want to limit anyone’s creativity. Part of the joy of a collaborative deck is everyone’s individual interpretations of the cards and the imagery on them. 

The only times I may say you can’t depict a particular outfit or moment is if I’ve already planned it to be on one of the minor arcana cards but otherwise you’ll have free reign. 

 I Don’t Know Anything About Tarot, Does That Matter?

NOPE! After the survey responses have been collected I will deal out the cards to everyone (hopefully in a way where everyone gets to work on something they really want to 🤞) and part of that will include a PDF with some information about the card - keywords associated with it, examples of other decks, why that prompt was chosen for it, etc - to help you get started if you need it. I am also always available to ask questions or bounce ideas off of. 

Distribution?

This is the part I’m still looking into. I am wary of putting these up for sale anywhere because obviously there are copyright things and using people’s likenesses and all of that and the last thing I want is for my favourite band to take me to court lmao. Currently I am investigating a site called Make Playing Cards which basically lets you design your own card decks (one of the specific options being tarot cards) and print them off without having to bulk order anything. I’m just not entirely sure if they let you upload and share a design for free or if you have to put them up for sale. I’ll also create a PDF version that people can print themselves at home if they like. If anyone has any other suggestions for this I am all ears! 

Of course something like Kickstarter is also an option I guess but, again, I’m still looking into all of this. 

Time frame?

I definitely do not want to rush this. The loose timeline I’ve been working off of gives you three or four months to create your card after which time I can start finding people for the minor arcana cards. But, this can be adjusted depending on how many people sign up and y’know if everyone submits their pieces earlier than that then we can bump the next stage up. But I want to give everyone ample time to create something they are proud of. And I am very aware that the current global situation is affecting people’s creative energies and on top of that some of you may be participating in Inktober or similar things around this time of year, so I am also happy to extend the timeline.

What Happens If Not Enough People Sign Up?

Look, I guess it depends on how few artists are interested. Ideally I’d get enough people to do the major arcana but I’m not getting my hopes up. There is a question in the survey asking if you’d be willing to create multiple pieces so if there are left over cards I can hand them out to anyone who says they want them. I can also do a couple myself I just can’t do all 78 cards on my own. 

What Happens If Too Many People Sign Up?

I am surprisingly prepared for this scenario. Firstly there were a few ideas I was throwing around that didn’t end up being used in the final list so potentially we can create some alternate cards. 

Secondly, there is still the minor arcana to do as well. The minors will work a bit differently though. The minor arcana is similar to a deck of playing cards with four suits (wands, cups, pentacles, swords) and the numbers ace through ten plus four court cards (king, queen, knight, page). I was thinking the same artist could pick a number or court position and create the four cards for it so that they all match, if that makes sense. That way all of the Fours will look the similar and all of the kings will look similar etc. SO if anyone doesn’t get to do a major arcana I’ll check if they’d be interested in tacking a minor instead. 

You Said There Would Be A List Where’s The List?

The Fool/s - Smile

The Magician/s - Queen

The High Priestess - Freddie in The Great Pretender

The Empress - Roger in The Great Pretender

The Emperor - Miami

The Hierophant - The Prophets Song

The Lovers - Freddie and Jim

The Chariot - Tour Bus

Justice - Present Day Bri

The Hermit - Older John

Wheel of Fortune - A Night At The Opera/Bohemian Rhapsody record

Strength - Ben Hardy

The Hanged Man - Highlander (or any of the queen songs featured in it)

Death - Bri in the Hard Life video

Temperance - Naked bicycle race

The Devil - Death on Two Legs

The Tower - Frank from News of the World

The Star - Rami Malek

The Moon - Gwilym Lee

The Sun - Joe Mazzello

Judgement - Adam Lambert/Q+AL?

The World - Made In Heaven/Tribute Concert

As you can see there’s a mix of Queen themselves, other people associated with them, objects associated with the band, and songs. I know some of these are sightly out there or unusual but please have a think about them and see if any spark your interest or get the creative juices flowing. I am also open to discussing potential other images to use instead if you’ve got an idea. As long as they can be tied to the meaning of the cards. 

[steponmepinkjun]

Eventually the arcana fandom is going to try to Cancel™ Malek for being problematic, I swear to you, I see it in the crystal ball

[thedevoraksblog]

I ain't done.

The Arcana movie (voice acting) Starring

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Rami Malek as Asra Alnazar

Golshifte Faharani as Nadia Satrinava

Tom Ellis as Julian Devorak

Jason Momoa as Muriel

Tom Hiddleston as Lucio Morgasson

Saorise Ronan as Portia Devorak

[hazelolive]

But hes a good crow boy! Both of them are 🤣🤣🤣

I’m cryign

[wayvessel]

🌎|| Wallpapers I’ve made ||🌎

if you want a wallpaper made for you i’ll do it! just let me know! it won’t be too quick cuz i’m busy and all but you’ll get it ✨

i make twitter headers too! i’ll post some of those i’ve made. i’ve been thinking of making more lockscreens with the Arcana in them since i just started stanning that game :)

i wanna try making single fandom lockscreens. my the fan girl in my wants to always make collages cuz WHATS THE POINT IF ALL MY FAVES ARENT ON THERE!!!?! but sometimes simplicity is key. so i might start doing single fandom lockscreens or headers for some people if you want them :) anyway! have a nice day.

[theartisalie]

My four apprentices for the Arcana!

I loved making them all so much! If you wanna know more about them! Please come ask them questions! I’d love to have them answer questions about themselves and their stories! You can find more about them using the links below!

Delilah   Esther   Malek   Bane

Want me to draw your Arcana Apprentice? My commissions are OPEN!

[anthasiaaurelius]

The arcana baby commissions and art trades I’ve done! Everyones MCs are so cute!

[arissaokami]

Is this how Julian found Malek?