Sep 22nd 2022 - Tarot Deck Genesis Meeting Notes

[DanM3rcurius]

Goal

Decide on format, style, theme and structure

Next Goal

Design a prompt structure or formula to create reproducible and coherent images

General

• No famous styles for first drop
• cyberpunk style is agreeable
• realistic + abstract(background + foreground symbol) to create creative tension

MidJourney Major Arcana content (WIP)

Aesthetics (for now based on original seed 9618; refined V1 seed: 2822):

• Format: Human/humanoid figures + symbols ubiquitous across well-known decks - start with fewer elements, not too cluttered until we have prompts down.
• Style: Cyber punk; Tribal-ish vibe is cool, as long as it’s not culturally appropriative; Realistic to hyper-realistic faces; To explore: esoteric, mystical
• Layout: Symmetrical (i.e. High Priestess, Magician, Hierophant…) & Asymmetrical (i.e. Fool, more motion-oriented imagery/subjects)

Foreground:

• Archetype
• Key words
  • Planet
  • 1-2 symbols
  • Path on tree of life
• Motion or movement, if needed

Background:

• Consistent style (TBD). Ideas for prompts: Ethereal, esoteric…
• Within this style, 1 of 4 planes (based on paths in the Tree of Life)
• Should all cards be based on a consistent colour palette as well as style? Maybe animated colour changes when symbolically relevant)?

Example (or something like this): the divine feminine represented as a symmetrical symbol cyberpunk style :: moon :: crown :: water :: Path of Gimel :: air element background

[DanM3rcurius]

@evolayak posted notes in Here for now