Well congrats us (a bit early). We are on the cusp of funding, and I know it will happen here in the next 30 minutes maybe. So let's take a look at something that makes the Goblin's Tarot really unique nowadays.
Scrolling through Kickstarter tarot decks, I am really disappointed anymore. I see so many AI decks. I even spotted one here on Backerkit, not-yet-launched project. They've taken it down already, because BK is cool like that.
Something that makes working with an artist, Sam Dow especially, is all of this you're seeing below.
We know this was human-crafted because so much clear intention went into all of it. Sam did not just read what I said I wanted and then spit out work. No, Sam thought about what this should mean. From Sam's own words:
"One of my favorite parts of The Goblin's Tarot was the visual representation of the goblin themself. On The Fool, as they begin their journey, they're meant to resemble marginalia: stiff and papery, two-dimensional, existing at the very edges of the world they inhabit, set apart.
Over the course of their journey through the deck they become suffused with watercolor, gaining shadow and depth and more natural movement, until by the time of The World they're fully part of the story, sharing the same light, space, and context as the other inhabitants of the world of Ajurea.
Artistically it was a fun challenge to represent that gradual shift, and thematically I think it's a really lovely take on a standard deck's journey!"
And with an artist like this, it's no wonder the deck is so alive with such a variety of work, colors, compositions. Sam leapt into the unknown on this one and made it so very real and alive.
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