17 - THE STARS(Castor & Pollux)

17 - THE STARS (Castor & Pollux)

"In a general context, The Star indicates hope for the future, inspiration and contentment. With this Major Arcana card in your Tarot spread you will find yourself feeling very positive, motivated and free. You will be feeling very serene and in tune with the universe as The Star is a card of spiritual connection. The Star is a very positive omen. It is the period of calm and stability that follows the storm that was The Tower. The Star indicates that you have come through your tough times with a renewed sense of yourself and the world around you, you are full of calm, well-balanced energy and you are open to healing the wounds of the past. Whatever mental, emotional, physical or spiritual issues you were experiencing are now behind you and you are ready to embrace what your future holds. Trust that the universe has a plan for you and trust the feeling you have that everything is going to be OK.  You will be feeling confident in yourself and people will like you for who you are with this card in your Tarot reading. The Star can also indicate creativity and artistic flair, so now would be a great time to take up an artistic hobby."

"The Star in a reversed position can indicate that you are feeling hopeless. Perhaps the difficult situations you have been through in the past have drained you of your lust for life and your faith in the universe’s plan for you. The Star reversed does not indicate that things are hopeless, only that you feel they are. You need to take responsibility for yourself and your attitude to life. You may want to consider seeking some professional counselling to help you heal the wounds of the past and leave them where they belong. The Star can signify that you have lost your confidence, your belief in yourself and your trust in your own abilities. This Major Arcana card can also be an indication of feeling anxious and overwhelmed. A change of attitude is needed to resolve this not necessarily a change of circumstances. Don’t allow yourself to continue to play the victim if you have long since left the situation in which you were victimised. The Star is telling you that it’s time to heal the past, draw a line under it and move forward. Seek support to do this if you need to. You can do anything you set your mind to, you just have to believe in yourself and focus on the positive. Start small and try to find one or two things to be grateful for in each day. A creative outlet might also be helpful to you if you are artistically inclined. Rediscover your creative side, it will help you heal."

-TheTarotGuide.com

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I don't remember when I made this one, but what I do now is that I'm hella proud about that starry sky and that hospital equipment :))

Not a fan of designs tho since, just like Nyx, I was designing them on the spot and ended up defaulting to cardigans. I had a cool idea for glowing constellation freckles, but the execution of that idea turned out quite awful x-x

Sadly, I've long since scrapped the idea of these two, but the lore of these siblings is that they're 'twins', but one of them is terminally ill and the other's life depends on the other, so lots of angst all around. I thought it fit with both the upright and inverse meaning of the Stars, plus, these two are associated with starts so it's pretty great 

Here's another thing I made for a school assignment, but unlike the tarot which were for high school, this one was a university project X)) The premise of the assignment was to make a one-page comic with no dialogue.

It's kind of Third Life SMP fanart, but not really. I guess it's more of my own twist of the end of Scott's episode 7. Basically, what happens here is that after Jimmy died, Scar and Grian accompanied Scott to his funeral and argue on whether Scott will stay in the fight against Dogwarts or not, but turns out they don't have to worry about that, because now that Jimmy's been killed in the fight, Scott's more determined than ever to avenge him.

Originally, I had the idea of colouring this after I turned in this version of the comic to my uni, but considering the way I lined it to incorporate the translucence of Scott's cloak, I don't really feel like it anymore XPP Scott's design was one made based on pictures of Elven wedding attires I found on Pinterest. Scar and Grian's (lol Grammarly wants me to correct it to 'Grain's') designs are by Pitruli on Tumblr (pitruli.tumblr.com/post/682436…) (tho I did tweak it a bit for simplification and because I wanted Grian to be an avian and Scar a vex uwu) But yeah, for what is technically my first finished comic made in the span of a week, I'm pretty proud of it ^u^

Sadly, because I don't have the drawing saved on my computer anymore, I had to save my comic from deviantart and now it's all pixelated x-x

So here's the link to the comic on Insta since it's much clearer XDD

The production value here is off the charts but this is also literally just what it feels like to play Uno.

legendaryjay_ on TikTok

I was thinking about why Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond is so hated.

The obvious answer is because of the horrible things she did.

But the other diamonds did horrible things too…worse things even.

Pink abandoned Spinel, which is wrong, but Spinel was planning to kill every living thing on Earth to spite the son of a person who was no longer even alive. Yet, no one talks about what a monster Spinel is.

So many Steven Universe characters have hurt people, but we forgive them and are happy to see them redeemed.

So why not Rose?

Then, it hit me: because Rose’s redemption arc is told to us in reverse.

The first time we see Rose is toward the end of her life when she is pregnant with Steven. We see her appreciation for life and how full of love she is for Greg and her future child. She’s willingly sacrificing herself to bring a new life into the world.

But then, we start learning who Rose used to be, all her mistakes, all the people she hurt.

The loving mother in Steven’s video becomes a distant memory.

For those of you who hate Rose, imagine her backstory unfolded a little differently for us.

We’re introduced to Pink Diamond: she’s spoiled, bratty, immature, irresponsible, and inconsiderate.

She throws temper tantrums when she doesn’t get her way.

Not exactly an endearing character, right?

But one day, her tantrum injure Pink Pearl, her best friend. From that day on, she keeps everything to herself. Now we see her dealing with a consequence of her bad behavior.

Then we see how she’s abused by the other diamonds. We start to sympathize with her.

We see her try to save Earth. We see her trying to do the right thing for once.

But it backfires horribly.

She spends the rest of her life trying to fix it, but she can’t.

She meets Greg. Here is where Rose has the most emotional growth as a character. She learns what is truly means to be a “real person.”

Finally, she grows such an appreciation for human life, that she decides to sacrifice her form to bring her son into the world.

The reason Rose is so much more controversial than other characters who have done problematic things is because her story is told in reverse, her redemption comes across as a fall from grace.

But there are plenty of characters who have a fall from grace who are still not as controversial as Rose. The reason why many people are less sympathetic to Rose is because we never see how Rose reacts to her mistakes. We never get much insight into how Rose feels about herself and the things she’s done. We get small hints:

For everyone who hates Rose, I get why. But I think we need to remember who she became instead of who she was.

0 - THE FOOLS (Callisto Rosefsky & Cassiopeia Emily)

“The first card of the Major Arcana, The Fool is generally a positive card indicating new beginnings. If it appears in your readings it could mean that you are on the verge of an exciting, unexpected new adventure. Your new adventure will bring you along a path which may require you to make a leap of faith but you will grow as a result of this new experience. This new adventure could be a literal new adventure, like travelling to a place you’ve never been before. The change this card can bring will usually be a welcome one. While the Fool is generally a positive card, its appearance in a reading can also indicate that you need to take the time to look before you leap.” “As with the upright meaning, The Fool reversed signifies a new beginning. However, when reversed this Major Arcana trump card indicates that the beginning is something you may be reluctant to jump into. This new beginning is still coming either way! The Fool tarot card reversed can be an indication of living in the moment but also can be a sign that in your excitement you are behaving somewhat recklessly towards others. It can signify being irrational, lack of fun and lack of faith or hope.” -TheTarotGuide.com

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I think just realized that I never posted this drawing on Tumblr oop xuu

This drawing was part of a series of drawings that I made for my final project for my senior year art class three years ago I believe. I posted it on my Instagram and Deviantart but forgot about Tumblr lmaooo

During that time, I was going through a serious tarot card art phase thanks to Persona 5, so for this project, I decided to create my own illustration for a few of the tarot cards

The characters I drew on this card were my mascot characters at the time, Cal and Emile, but as children to represent the beginning of their journey! Their colour palette is a little funky because I came up with it at the last second cuz I wanted them to wear warmer colours to sort of call back to a poem I've heard before; "Nothing Gold Can Stay" which is sort of like a symbolism for growing up and losing one's innocence, which is why Cal and Emile are standing on golden grounds and looking ahead at green mountains :)) That was my first time doing backgrounds in digital media, but I think it ages decently enough...

21 - THE WORLD (Callisto Rosefsky & Emile Castellano) "In a general context, The World Tarot card signifies having the world at your feet! This can be in a literal sense as The World is one of the Travel cards of the Major Arcana. It can represent new worlds opening up for you so you can expect to be welcomed by the people in the countries you travel to. The World can also mean you will have the world at your feet in another sense, i.e. that you will be successful and the opportunities available to you at the moment are endless. You have gone through the trials and tribulations of the rest of the Major Arcana, you have endured the hardships and learned your lessons and now you will reap the rewards. You should be proud of what you have achieved, it has not been easy to get here but you’ve done it. The universe is smiling upon you and luck is on your side when this Major Arcana card appears in your reading so grab the opportunities available to you. The World can represent the completion of a challenge such as a university course or a project or can represent finally achieving a dream or aspiration such as starting your own business, getting married or having children. You have reached the point where you can be happy with what you have accomplished. Success can bring a whole new set of challenges or worries so make sure you’re not carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders. You’ve worked hard to get to this point so stop and savour the moment! Celebrate your accomplishments." "In a general context, The World Tarot card reversed can indicate that you have not accomplished what you set out to do and things have become stagnant. You may have tried to take shortcuts instead of putting in the hard work necessary to achieve your dreams. You may be throwing all your energy into trying to make something work that is not working for you. The World reversed can signify feeling stuck in a situation. This will be one particular part of your life that is taking up your energy rather than problems in all areas. You may be aware of what is it already as it will be a focus for you and you may feel burdened by it. Remember that there is no point in flogging a dead horse. So if you’ve thrown everything you’ve got a something and it’s still not working for you, The World reversed may be telling you that it’s time to accept the disappointment and cut your losses." -TheTarotGuide.com —————————————————————————————————

And so we've finally arrived at the last card I made for my high school exhibit! I had to finish this in less than 24 hours and I can remember being super cranky thosetwo days because I had to pull back-to-back all-nighter. 

The concept I had for this card was to take the two ocs from my Fool card and show them after they've grown up and achieved some sort of enlightenment. I also thought it would be fun to surround them with relics from all the previous cards :))

Because I had so little time to finish this, I decided to forsake colouring Cal and Emile and instead decided to make them creatures of void and light.

This was most definitely the piece I disliked the most, yet somehow, it was the one that got the most compliments during the exhibit ._.

Looking back on all these cards though, I can't help but feel kind of really happy, and I really want to draw another deck of tarot cards when I have the spare time uwu