Red Pencil Roughs for the Curio & Co. Tarot Deck - Unveiling at SDCC July 8, 2015

Here's a stack of sketches for the Curio & Co. tarot cards I've been working on.  It's been rather refreshing holding just one tool for some solid days.  I got to know the pencil just a bit better, and there's so much to learn from it…

More pencil roughs and inked cards to come, and of course there's the unveiling of the actual deck at SDCC on July 8 at booth 1217.  See you at Comic-Con.

The Creature / Devil Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - Release at SDCC 2015

The Creature card for our Curio & Co. tarot card set. This one will replace the typical Devil card of other tarot decks.

Strength Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - Release at SDCC 2015

And here we have Strength.

The Sun Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See them all at SDCC 2015

And here we got The Sun…

Temperance Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See them all at SDCC 2015

From the sketch to the ink now we have the Temperance in ink.  I guess I'm a bit loopy today… heck it's ok!  A little craziness is good for the soul and the creative process.

The High Priestess Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - Release at SDCC 2015

The ink version of The High Priestess.  On to the next one…

The Empress Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - Release at SDCC 2015

The Empress inked version for the set of tarots I've been working on.

The Emperor Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See them all at SDCC 2015

The ink version of The Emperor for the tarot card set.

We always put little easter eggs in all of the Curio & Co. projects we create.  Its fun for us and it gives an extra layer of discovery to what we do for our Curio collectors.  In this case: the chicken on the shied is the chicken of Cudworth-Hooper the manufacturer of the Gadabout (time machine).

Sketching the Ace of Swords for the Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See them all at SDCC 2015

Moving on down the minor arcana… and here we have the initial sketch for the Ace of Swords.

Sketching the Ace of Coins for the Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See Them All at SDCC 2015

Here we are with the initial sketch for the Ace of Coins.

I still have a couple more of the major arcana that I need to work on, yet tackling some of the minor arcana is helping figuring out some stylistic design elements that will need to be present in the entire set.

On to the next one…

Sketching The Ace Of Chalices For The Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See The Full Set At SDCC 2015

On by one the tarot cards are getting their rough designs. Here's the rough sketch for the ace of chalices / cups.

Sketching the Ace of Wands for the Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See Them All At SDCC 2015

Here's Johnny!!! No, just kidding here's the ace of wands.  I'm starting to transition from major arcana to minor…

Sketching The Empress for the Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See Them All at SDCC 2015

… and her's the sketch for The Empress tarot card.

Sketching the Emperor for the Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - See Them All at SDCC 2015

Switching things up a bit and doing more drawing then inking.  Variety is the spice of life…

Here's the sketch for the tarot card of The Emperor.

Sketching The High Priestess for the Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - see them all at SDCC 2015

Continuing on the taro quest – Here's the sketch for The High Priestess.

Sketch of The Wheel For The Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - Hold The Entire Set At SDCC 2015

Here's the rough sketch for The Wheel.  I think this is the card that has the more iconography in the entire deck, it's insane all it's missing is a cherry on top!

The World Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - First Release at SDCC 2015

Here's the inked version of The World for the tarot card set.

Desing the one of those things that you never know what you need to change until you get almost to the end.  I have a the feeling that this card will have to undergo some changes before it goes to press.
Equalising all of the design of a set is always a hefty task, specially because every project I do I tend to do it in a different style.  And of course that leads to an other production pipeline.  Enough rambling here's The World.

Icon Design for Safety Pic - iPhone App

Here's some thing a little different from the more recent posts.  In the studio we are always working on multiple projects at the same time, its the nature of things.  Hence this project…

I was asked to design the icon for a new upcoming iPhone app "Safety Pic"  This is the proposed design that was submitted.

I have posted more details of the project on my Behance page

The Stars Inked - the Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - at SDCC 2015

Here is the next one of the tarot cards; I just finished inking The Stars. This time around I used a slightly different font, with a more decorative serif. Before I'll do the color pass, I'll be retouching each one and making sure they all have the same key elements: fonts, line weights, stylistic lines, and what ever else.

The Tower Inked - Curio & Co. Tarot Cards - at SDCC 2015

Here is The Tower in it's full glory and with additional iconography.  Yup the fortune you'll ge to tell with the Curio & Co. cards will be just a unique.  Like every project we undertake we do things just a little different.  Take not of the candle in the tower the water and the fish, all extra iconography for your fortune telling pleasure.