Ethereal Visions Illuminated
Art nouveau-inspired deck modeled on Waite-Smith with elegant uncluttered imagery.
by Matt Hughes · 2018
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The Ethereal Visions illuminated tarot is a cool, calm deck of elegant, largely art nouveau-inspired images. The deck is modelled on the Waite-Smith tarot - those familiar with the RWS will recognise many of the scenes, and much of the symbolism. The scenes are uncluttered, shorn of the multitude of symbols that crowd the arcana of other decks. Each image features a character, sometimes a group of people, and occasionally, mystical objects, contrasted against a relatively spare background. The artist, Matt Hughes, maintains the sedate atmosphere throughout the deck via the use of a pastel and eau de nil palette. Hughes eschews strong colours such as black and red - even his outlines are done in restrained earthy tones. It is the gleaming gold-foil illumination that saves this tarot from becoming pale and washed out. Each card features its own unique, sinuous Art Nouveau gold frame, and many feature details picked out in gold foil as well. This is an 80 card, fully illustrated tarot deck. It features a traditional Major Arcana with cards titled from The Fool through to The World, and includes 2 additional cards; The Well - a card of inspiration, and The Artist - which focuses on cre
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