How To Create Your Tarot Deck Tutorial!!

[@aliirelan]

You're a huuuge time saver for this. Thank you.

[@AkiraYuui518]

I'm an artist and I recently got interested in tarot cards ❤ I want to create my own design in the future.

[@AJh2ro]

did you end up making one? Sorry for calling you out, but I'd love to see if anything became of this.

[@TheQuantumQueen]

Your cards are absolutely gorgeous. One touch away from purchasing, really want to use them on my channel. Thank you for sharing this information!

[@anatourian8084]

Thank so much :) Yea my shop was closed for the holidays but it's back on now.

[@FamorvehunTempest]

Thank you so very much for this video. I've been looking for information regarding the process of self publishing.

[@dynaswisdom6804]

This was THE best tutorial of creating oracle cards. Thank you for shoeing the actual process and not giving steps and no visual. Much appreciated!

[@anatourian8084]

Thanks Dyna, I hope it comes in handy for you. Good luck with your project!😊

[@firestarter2793]

Absolutely excellent 👌. Thank you so much for sharing. Bless you. Love ❤️ and light, friend

[@HollarMoonMountain]

Thanks. I love your Oracle Of Echoes.

[@wendyblake5485]

Thank you so much Luna! I have always wondered how people create their own decks....I'm definitely going to try this!

[@anatourian8084]

You're quite welcome :) I know it's the best kept secret in town ;) Figured it should be shared!

[@lightswitchhaven3335]

Thank you so much for sharing this! I really appreciate willingness to truly help others with this knowledge. 💕😊

[@nicolereadstarot]

also, if you do not want to spend the $$$ on photoshop, get gimp lol

[@bertrandmajorik6589]

RIGHT ON THAT!!! GIMP's the best'n free!!!

[@katielloyd4568]

Affinity photo and Affinity designer are great to. It's a one time fee, about $20 from memory and it's the closest to photoshop and illustrator that I have found

[@laurenbest8425]

Paint.Net is completely free and it's a great tool as well! I like that Gimp has actual brushes though

[@laurenbest8425]

Curtis Steele thanks for the recommendation I’m gonna check it out!! I love finding new programs to work with. :D

[@GeorgiaMarantos]

I don't think that Gimp lets you use CYMK color

[@toddhanson7778]

What a great resource; a printer that has all the technical bits already figured out for you! Now my mind is reeling with possibilities. Perhaps I will try this one day! Thank you!

[@aurastarlight2821]

I have your lenomard deck & I am so in love wit your deck . Woww you are the in the originator 😘😘💋

[@anatourian8084]

:) Yes! That's me. I'm so happy to hear you love the deck! Happy New Year!

[@TheTruthinStory]

What fantastic information to share with us, thank you so much for the time and knowledge sharing!!!! :)

[@anatourian8084]

Thanks Kelly! :) I know it doesn't cover everything in terms of the design aspects, but it's a starting point. Hey, maybe it will help you in your geomancy cards ;)

[@fathomingfables9211]

A valuable resource for those contemplating creating a deck, your art work is beautiful!

[@anatourian8084]

Thanks so much :) I think everyone should have access to this knowledge. Creating your own tarot is such a unique experience.

[@fathomingfables9211]

I'm looking forward to The Tarot deck that you're in the process of creating, I treasure your Oracle of Echoes its very special to me.

[@aparnatalwalker9396]

Thank you for this information. You explain the steps in a way that I can understand. I work with tarot cards for personal development and growth, and have always been curious about how the cards are made.

[@laurasmolecavagemaplclifec8890]

Great content on the making card parts. Was very helpful. Stuck on box part.

[@chrissywakesup]

New subscriber here , I started my KZbin videos a year ago , I want to create my own oracle deck thank you so much for sharing especially for a how do I say beginner with technology lol , teaching myself thank you again , I promise to share my deck once I'm done and share on my channel,

[@anatourian8084]

That's so exciting that you're doing this! I'm glad the video is helpful. I know it's tough when you just start out creating your deck. Good luck! :)

[@joannesutch395]

This is so helpful. So generous of you to share this. Thank you. Also, I would love to know about your deck with the death card that you used in the example.

[@anatourian8084]

Thanks Joanne! Glad you enjoyed the video. The card is from an upcoming deck i'm creating called The Abyss Tarot, it will be published through US Games,

[@carolinehaas7129]

I knew of MPC but not the template and all those steps...so helpful! Thank you so much! :)

[@whatareyourdreams]

That was a great tutorial. Thank you! Is there a place where I can get the booklets printed? MPC does not have proper booklets option.

[@anatourian8084]

They have added some options. However if you want a more chunky book, then your best bet is amazon self publish. You get a bunch of options in terms of book size.

[@danikeiko2169]

Your video helped me a lot as I am planning to do the same as you did starting today! Thanks.

[@VLoveTarot]

Thanks for sharing. beautiful creations!

[@space.weather]

Thank you 🙏

[@guamoel]

outstanding video.

[@eyebeasoul8689]

Thanks you sooo much for uploading this!!!!

[@piscesillustrations]

thank you! Very detailed and easy to follow

[@thedakinioracle]

Thank you so much and one question in 2021 relating to MPC how do you get images both sides of the cards, no matter what I do I only seem to get image to back ( individual tarot image designs) and the front only gives me color and text option and no image? Any clues ?

[@anatourian8084]

When it first start designing the cards, In Step 1. You have an option/ button to select same image for all fronts or different images. You have to select different images for all fronts. Then it gives you the option to import the files. As far as the text, or color, you can just select "skip" and it will just go to the next step. Hope this helps!

[@thedakinioracle]

@@anatourian8084 Actually I finally figured it out myself, and it is not how you share it .... if you want images front yes your right but I am wanting images for the back regardless of how many ,you need to click Change layout and then you have the option to add images, skipping to the next step does not do it ...Thanks anyway

[@eugeniomanrique8295]

Hello, thanks so much for sharing this information, it has been truly helpful for me. I did everything but as a beginner on mkp I did something wrong with the red borders so they send me a message about the white lines on the borders wich I didnt choose it but I didnt correctly so I will blame Mercury retrograde lol Thanks a lot.

[@anatourian8084]

Hope you were able to fix the problem! Don't sweat it. i made mistakes too!

[@astro_stone]

thank you so much!!! very helpful for me.

[@anatourian8084]

You're welcome! :)

[@Taswolf]

I was so excited about creating a deck but seeing this makes me realize I probably won’t be able to do anything with it. I don’t even own a computer. Just have art supplies. I was a little discouraged before, but now I don’t think I can even do it. It’s just unfortunate bc I already created a lot of the artwork and had a great idea for the structure of the deck.

[@anatourian8084]

You shouldn't give up. If you have the art done you can create a deck. Even if it means going to your fedex and working on their computer. You need to take pictures of your work, or scan them and then work from there. You can also download an editing program temporarily. The printer site has also an option to add the type in there. Remember, every deck creator started somewhere. Good luck!

[@Taswolf]

Luna Solare thank you so much. Sorry for sounding so pessimistic. It’s just been a really tough year. I appreciate all your help. Also, your work is amazing!♥️

[@daisyflower74]

Thank you for your video...it was exactly what I was looking for...It helped me out a lot ! Thanks again!

[@pinchopaxtonsgreatestminds9591]

Great tutorial! It's on my list of things to do.

[@MahasTreasurebox]

thank you so much for sharing. Love your art XO XO

[@ozgursenturk11-11]

When you click the control T to resize your image you have to press and hold the shift key to get resize from all angles👍

[@galesal1109]

oh yay! Im glad i found this video. itll help me so much and ill stop messaging you asking you millions of questions haha

[@anatourian8084]

Tarot Closet 🤣 You’re funny Gale, you can message me anytime. I was actually going to tell you about this video but I forgot.

[@galesal1109]

Luna Solare

[@ddcatwoman25]

Where do you get the tarot book printed with the meanings for the cards? The ones offered with the cards at the printer you suggested are small

[@laurasmolecavagemaplclifec8890]

Do you add color to background behind letters and card photo or leave it as is. Would like tree more about doing the box

[@bajamanuela9705]

Thank you for this!

[@robyncollins6958]

THANK you for such great information! Have you ever published the tarot box rather than tuck box?

[@anatourian8084]

I have done tuck boxes since that is the more economical version. You can definitely do two part boxes and even magnetic boxes, however you'd have to go through professional printers. Those will usually only take on a minimum of 500 decks. And as far as costs of printing you're looking at something around $11.000

[@Chilelisten_123]

I need to Know where to buy the box that you slide the cads into

[@child.of_yeshua3357]

How do you create a design and upload it to make the cards I really wanted to make affirmation cards

[@anatourian8084]

You draw them, photograph them and edit them in a program like photoshop or in design

[@alishawright1266]

I love it

[@Evelynngce88]

What a great lifestyle...!!!

[@micaija]

Did you draw the images yourself? Just curious

[@SoulWhisperer]

This is so wonderful. The walkthrough is so helpful! Where did you get your images, or did you create them yourself? Thank you.

[@anatourian8084]

Thanks! I'm glad it's helpful :) Yes, I created the images!

[@andreals3922]

Hi Ana, I'm not sure if you still monitor comments here. You suggest scanning at 300dpi. I always scan 600 dpi by default just because that's my scanner's highest setting, so I assumed it was best. Should I change to 300dpi or is the highest better? Thanks for the guide!

[@anatourian8084]

You can certainly scan at 600 dpi. Image would be better quality. However, the files will be very large and sometimes will take longer to upload or work within the program. Usually if you scan say an image that's 4 x 2 @600dpi. You can resize to 6 x 8 at 300dpi. It would be work. But if you scan an 4 x 2 and 200, you can't make it bigger.

[@andreals3922]

@@anatourian8084 Thanks so much for coming back to me, that's really helpful. What measurement are you working with for 4x2 etc? Inches? Looking forward to your deck coming out soon!

[@laurasmolecavagemaplclifec8890]

Hi. Can you give more insight on creating the box via design with MPC. I’m using photoshop. Could not figure out illustrator. Thank you

[@anatourian8084]

Laura S Molecavage MA PLC Life Coach Hi! The box you need to Download from the website. If you have more than 78 cards then you need to message MPC so they can send you the specific template.

[@laurasmolecavagemaplclifec8890]

Luna Solare okay thank you

[@lucietiragesdoraclesetspir5512]

thank you very much for this tutorial it will be very useful for me :)

[@dra1861]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@anatourian8084]

Happy this helps, are you creating your deck? :)

[@shengvue331]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! If I want to create a template for the front cards that includes each card's messages and statements, do I also want this outline to be within the red lines? Or can it be directly on the red lines?

[@anatourian8084]

Yes, everything should be above the line. If you place the type right on the line you should be ok. But nothing underneath.

[@nicolereadstarot]

so... I work with charcoal and want to do this but also use 18x24 charcoal paper... how do I scan these? lol

[@anatourian8084]

Well, first make sure you fix the charcoal with spray. Then, you need to scan them in pieces and assemble in photoshop. Or go to a place with a large enough scanner. The other thing you can do is just take pictures of the pieces. Get a tripod and do it that way. Use natural lighting or a natural light lamp. Good luck!

[@dugtoes5603]

How much was it to purchase the cards after you made them? X

[@frankbolden7480]

Did you draw the pictures on paper then Svan in the image?

[@anatourian8084]

Yes! it was all done on paper then scanned. You can adjust brightness and contrast after if need be.

[@Anonymous-bs5ov]

Where did you get pics

[@anatourian8084]

I drew the illustrations. If you want to use photos, you can take them yourself or purchase stock photography.

[@studentsmetropolitanuniver6275]

Mpc don't do oracle cards?

[@ISuckAtArtAtTheSameTimeIDont]

How do you get drawings of the tarot cards? Like the death card.

[@anatourian8084]

This deck will be coming out this spring with US Games. I’ll be offering prints soon on my websites

[@frhythms]

Thank you !!!

[@VedrenYuar]

I made oracle and Tarot cards for myself but what if I want to sell them. My pictures I did not create, I copied them from random places online. Do you know the legalities of doing this?

[@JaxonCummings]

How much is it to do just a normal 78 card tarot deck?

[@tspacefullstop4161]

Wow..thank you.

[@ladyportia3384]

Can I use procreate instead of Photoshop?

[@anatourian8084]

Yes, I think so

[@JustKeepSwimming1111JKS]

How do you Make your own images? If you want to use photos?

[@anatourian8084]

Just Keep Swimming 11:11 You need to take the photos that you’ve shot and then transfer them to photoshop. That’s where you will be editing them and incorporating any effects that you like.

[@JustKeepSwimming1111JKS]

Luna Solare if there is photos from the internet such as trees etc. do you need a license to use them?

[@anatourian8084]

Depends. They usually will say if they are free or not. If you plan on making it just for yourself then you can use the images. If however, you decide to make profit and start selling the deck then i'd personally not use and online images. I'd shoot them myself. Or go to getty images and purchase royalty free images.

[@teresashaffer1252]

Bless you for sharing this information. I do have a question about selling on Etsy. I made a deck at printers studio and put it for sale on my store site at printers studio. When you sale your decks on Etsy that you printed on Printers Studio, do you order from your site on Printers Studio and have them ship to the buyer? I want to sell the deck I made on P.S. and sell it on etsy but I am confused. Do you end up having etsy and printers studio both take a percentage. Or do you just buy it from your account site on P.S. , without setting up a store site and ship it to buyer from etsy's address. Sorry if my question is so confusing. I hope you can help me figure it out. Thank you for your time. Teresa

[@anatourian8084]

I order my decks from them and then I distribute them personally. That way I can control and make sure everyone is getting their decks in time. Or if there are any issues I am aware of them. When you sell directly from the printer, it takes longer and you really have no control in terms of shipping. I also like to package everything myself and add thank you notes and such. Makes it more personal. Hope that helps :)

[@sulysa4784]

What the name your tarot deck?

[@daphne9354]

is there an explanation book with your cards? (guide book)

[@anatourian8084]

Not yet! This deck is still in the works

[@kiarathewolfess]

Is it possible use this method using Paint Tool Sai?

[@user-fg5qg9ez9o]

Hello, dear. Do you have any links to download this gorgeous deck?

[@anatourian8084]

Hi Crystal, I have website for the deck that shows all the cards that have been created. tarotoftheabyss.com you can also follow my instagram page. I post things there also. lunasolare1 :)

[@user-fg5qg9ez9o]

Luna Solare Thank you so very much!! Looking for your upcoming videos ♥️

[@AmusedAstronaut-rf5ng]

How dobi contact you for a tarot card reading

[@StarPowerBlu]

I created my own deck can you give me any suggestions on printing my own deck from home.

[@anatourian8084]

Just saw this. Hmmm.. unfortunately it's not something easy to do. The type of paper you need for cards you'll lot find at your regular staples. It's also hard to print them off your computer. Unless you have a high end printer. The only thing you could do is print them on a good stock and perhaps laminate them. That will give you something that could be shuffled and wouldn't get damaged.

[@StarPowerBlu]

Thank You 😊

[@bellaferman]

I have a very old used deck of Tarot cards that is no longer available. I don't know if its possible to coat them with something to preserve the deck? I'd be very grateful if anybody has any suggestions. Many thanks.

[@anatourian8084]

Well the only thing I can think of is if you laminate them. I wouldn't put any coating on them, you don't know how the paper would take to it. Also with shuffling, it would start falling off.

[@bellaferman]

@@anatourian8084 -Thanks so much for your suggestion and for taking the time to reply. Peace!

[@hedgerow.homestead]

Do you find MPC to be the best for self publishing cards?

[@anatourian8084]

I like them, they work quick, card stock is good. You can't print 400gsm though. So if it's heavier cards you like, they are not the ones for you. it's the easiest way to go about it without being forced to print 5000.

[@hedgerow.homestead]

Luna Solare I think for my first deck it will be perfect.

[@remyt3886]

You can't cancel your subscription anymore. Adobe charges a 75 dollar cancelation fee!

[@rainbird2372]

Hi I was wondering, does my original image that I create on paper have to be an 8.5 by 11?

[@anatourian8084]

It doesn't have to be. It really depends on the final card. If you want a traditional tarot size then any rectangle size. But you do need to make it a bit larger than the final size. I would not make a square image or circular since then you'd have to do a lot of cloning and editing in photoshop to have enough art.

[@rainbird2372]

Thank you so much. Never realized you replied. Coming back a year later now that I’m serious about undertaking the project. Just in time! Thanks 😊

[@GitaRash]

Did you copyright your images before uploading and creating the deck ?

[@anatourian8084]

Yes, my images are copyrighted :)

[@atheistechoes9594]

Im atheist but kinda exploring wicca/witchcraft/ paganism and interested in tarot.

[@kikilove0222]

Hey, what if I don't have my own pictures OMG HELP!

[@anatourian8084]

Then you need to get rights to those images. Some images don't cost much.

[@ladydeevineladydee9236]

when its printed out are you going to be able to see the print marks in the background?

[@anatourian8084]

No, they should not be visible. Any guides should be turned off in the layer before sending to the printer.

[@ladydeevineladydee9236]

thanks how many days for the deck to be deliverd to your place?

[@Readyplayeroono]

Can’t you just design and laminate

[@zakhoskins6404]

Or you could just save your money and learn Krita. Just saying.