Langustl
Indie-published deck that evolved from digital designs to printed form.
by Langustl · 2008
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The record
Its always special to follow a decks progress, beginning with digital card images online and progressively seeing more and more card images as they are completed, then coming to fruition as a printed and published deck of cards. Some are picked up by a major publisher and altered to suit their specifications, and others are brought to life by the artist on their own terms. The Langustl Tarot is one of the latter. It is unlike many self-published decks, in that it isnt handmade or homemade these cards have been professionally printed, cut and boxed. Self-publishing also allowed artist Stephan Lange to have the cards printed in a much larger size than may have been otherwise possible - 8cm by 15cm - and the art is shown off to best effect. Stephan Lange is a "sculptor, carpenter, therapist, and musician". He can also add tarotist and talented artist to his list of accomplishments; he has worked with tarot and tarot symbolism for more than twenty years. In his words, the Langustl Tarots strong contrasts, intense colours and a simple mode of representation make the images emotionally available to the viewers inner child. The art is not standard by any means, but it does have a
The cards
