I adore this deck! The "blur" you are referring to is actually intentional by the artists who created these paintings, in art history, we call it sfumato. Sfumato is a painting technique for softening the transition between colours, mimicking an area beyond what the human eye is focusing on, or the out-of-focus plane. Some of it could be varnishes too, depending on the age, state of restoration, and condition of the painting. Good ol' Leonardo is famous for this technique, and it was very popular in the revival period as they were reviving the renaissance and neoclassical arts. A renaissance of renaissance per say. I actually think I prefer the 2nd edition to the 1st. Review forthcoming (I need to clone myself.) I have no issues with reading the guidebook with a loupe (and my eyes are AWFUL, my glasses are as thick as a glass bottle!) I do, however, wish they were more detailed about the paintings and artists on each of the cards, that would have been really nice to know!
PS - Fun Fact: sfumato means 'smokiness' or 'nuanced' in Italian - which I simply adore because it does reflect that misty smokey blurry effect. Its one of my absolute favorite old master techniques!!!
Thank you so much, that is so helpful to know! I knew there had to be a reason for it, just didn't know what it was. The deck is so beautifully produced I couldn't imagine them using subpar images. Thank you for sharing this information! Really looking forward to your walkthrough! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
8 of swords is about famous legend about princess Tarakanova, who was imprisoned in castle in Sankt-Peterburg and died during the great flood. And you could see in the picture how the water is growing in her cell.
How interesting, thank you so much for sharing that! I would love to take the time to research each of the images some day and learn their history and story. 🙂 Thank you for sharing that and for watching! ❤️
It is a gorgeous deck! Part of me wishes it was a little smaller so I could actually shuffle it, but then I love having the big beautiful artwork. There's just pleasing me lol. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
It is really a beautiful one and I'm so glad I finally pulled it into my collection. I ordered the Lenormand too after filming this hehe. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Super late comment on this video. I'm at the point where you're showing the Queen of Cups and you mentioned you don't see a lot of difference between the Queens. The painting of the Queen of Cups is of Empress Sisi of the Austro-Hungarian empire. She was driven by emotion a lot of the times. I haven't seen the other Queens besides the Pentacle but there was something in that painting that reminded me of someone. So I'd recommend seeing if all the Queens were real women and if the symbolize that suit. Also I adore Sisi's portraits so I was so happy to see her in this deck.
I do believe they are and I wish they would have noted it in their guidebook. I think they do a better job of it in their second edition, but I don't have that one. I definitely need to look them up. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
@@DawnMichelleTarot I quickly skimmed through the 2nd edition cards and all the paintings are different (I think). I'll watch a walkthrough and decide which paintings I prefer.
Yeah, I tht its a totally different deck which is kinda cool. I've watched a few walkthroughs and overall I think I prefer the art on the first one. But I am tempted to get the second and use them to create one deck of favorites hehe.
@Boho Tarot yeah there were a couple of cards I preferred in the 2nd edition but overall I prefer the art in the first edition. Lol uh-oh the Revival Art Tarot is about to get the Work Your Light and Starseed treatment lol.
The original name for the painting on 8Sw is Princess Tarakanova. She is depicted in her prison cell which was flooded. You can see that rats are escaping the deep raising water. The rest of the story is quite interesting too. 😉 I also heard that all artwork was taken from original paintings and that is the reason why you see those crackled patina- same as you might see it in museums.
That is so awesome, thank you so much for the information! I love learning little details like that, it really helps me to make a connection to the deck. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Great deck presentation and walk through. Love your comments. I hate it when the deck maker doe not reference the art and artist. C'mon, that's what is so special about these art decks. Kat Black does a good job on here decks and Hinkel is great with her Majestic deck. You were right about that guidebook,...yikes! otherwise a beautiful deck that I hope I don't have to have. LOL
I agree, I really appreciate when they reference the original artwork. It's a beautiful deck but I recycled the guidebook because I can't read it. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Is is soft? I know it’s an odd question. The star child Tarot by Danielle Noel has the super soft/buttery finish. I am addicted to that deck and am on the look out for other decks with similar feel.
Hi! Have you heard anything about Tarot being a closed Romani practice? I’m hearing this but am unsure cause there seems to be a lot of disagreement about it. Thanks!
There has always been much debate on the origins of tarot that range from egyptian roots to italian parlor games but I've never heard of it being a closed practice for anyone. That's a new one for me! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Beautiful historical art, I agree that it would read well for "real-world" and more practical tarot readings! But I'm not a fan of those card backs, I feel like this deck was crying out for something more traditional!
I would agree, they aren't my favorite either. Something like they did on the new Touchstone reprint would have been stunning. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
The creators of this deck did a good job selecting Renaissance, religious and Neoclassic art.....however I can't add this deck to my collection for one reason. The Chariot card is a glaring departure from the cohesiveness of the rest of the deck for me. Even though many of the cards are 19th century paintings, the image used for the Chariot feels more modern even though it's a 19th century image as well. It just doesn't feel like it belongs in the deck. I can't quite describe why it seems to stick out so much, but for me it disturbs the flow of the deck. Just my opinion, of course. Thanks for the nice review!
I just saw it and I get what youean, it's like it comes from a different region than the other cards. For me I would have used the 6 of pentacles for the 10 because looking at the 10 of pentacles I wouldn't guess right away what it's about. However, I'd be willing to get the deck I think. Very beautiful deck! Thank you for the video!
I adore this deck! The "blur" you are referring to is actually intentional by the artists who created these paintings, in art history, we call it sfumato. Sfumato is a painting technique for softening the transition between colours, mimicking an area beyond what the human eye is focusing on, or the out-of-focus plane. Some of it could be varnishes too, depending on the age, state of restoration, and condition of the painting. Good ol' Leonardo is famous for this technique, and it was very popular in the revival period as they were reviving the renaissance and neoclassical arts. A renaissance of renaissance per say. I actually think I prefer the 2nd edition to the 1st. Review forthcoming (I need to clone myself.) I have no issues with reading the guidebook with a loupe (and my eyes are AWFUL, my glasses are as thick as a glass bottle!) I do, however, wish they were more detailed about the paintings and artists on each of the cards, that would have been really nice to know!
PS - Fun Fact: sfumato means 'smokiness' or 'nuanced' in Italian - which I simply adore because it does reflect that misty smokey blurry effect. Its one of my absolute favorite old master techniques!!!
@@ModernMetaphysicae 👧 Thanks for your explications. I share your opinion: It's absolutely amazing. I fall in love with sfumato and this deck 💘
Thank you so much, that is so helpful to know! I knew there had to be a reason for it, just didn't know what it was. The deck is so beautifully produced I couldn't imagine them using subpar images. Thank you for sharing this information! Really looking forward to your walkthrough! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
I think it beautiful and it adds to the atmosphere of the work. 🙂
More beauty for daily draws 😊
Gorgeous
8 of swords is about famous legend about princess Tarakanova, who was imprisoned in castle in Sankt-Peterburg and died during the great flood. And you could see in the picture how the water is growing in her cell.
How interesting, thank you so much for sharing that! I would love to take the time to research each of the images some day and learn their history and story. 🙂 Thank you for sharing that and for watching! ❤️
This is my favorite deck that I own!
Sorry Tera I meant to hit the like button And can't seem to change it from dislike to like. I agree it's my favorite aswell
Beautiful deck! Thank you. And I'm unreasonably amused by the shuffling scene.
Hehe glad you enjoyed it! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
I like that you went to find another deck to make sure you didn't suddenly lose all shuffling skills haha😂
That was me with my first oracle deck!
Lol sometimes it happens! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
This is beautiful artwork. There is a version 2 which is different but equally stunning. Every deck from Tarocco Studio is beautiful.
I just saw when I was putting this video together. It looks like the same artwork but different decorative elements? 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Beautiful deck. Liking it much more than I thought I would. Thank you for sharing your impressions!
In all honesty, me too! I'm looking forward to working with it more toward the end of this year to see how it reads. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
@@DawnMichelleTarot I hope you'll update us somewhere because I'm curious how it reads! :)
It's on my list to work with in December so I'll be share more thoughts on then! 🙂
I'm so glad you scooped this one up! It's so beautiful!!! And I LOVE this edition so much!!!!
It is a gorgeous deck! Part of me wishes it was a little smaller so I could actually shuffle it, but then I love having the big beautiful artwork. There's just pleasing me lol. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
This is really a gorgeous deck! Thank you for sharing.
It is really a beautiful one and I'm so glad I finally pulled it into my collection. I ordered the Lenormand too after filming this hehe. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
CARDS R BEAUTIFUL 💕🌞
That they are! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
what a lovely deck!
It really is a beautiful one! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
OMG - absolutely stunning 💝 Must have 👧
It is a beautiful one for sure! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
@@DawnMichelleTarot Thank YOU for your chanel ❤ Germanygreetings 💐
I think this is the most beautiful tarot deck I’ve ever seen! It’s a shame that the guidebook isn’t better. Thanks for the walkthrough. 💗
Maybe they will come out with a pdf version so we can at least read what's written! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Super late comment on this video. I'm at the point where you're showing the Queen of Cups and you mentioned you don't see a lot of difference between the Queens. The painting of the Queen of Cups is of Empress Sisi of the Austro-Hungarian empire. She was driven by emotion a lot of the times. I haven't seen the other Queens besides the Pentacle but there was something in that painting that reminded me of someone. So I'd recommend seeing if all the Queens were real women and if the symbolize that suit. Also I adore Sisi's portraits so I was so happy to see her in this deck.
I do believe they are and I wish they would have noted it in their guidebook. I think they do a better job of it in their second edition, but I don't have that one. I definitely need to look them up. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
@@DawnMichelleTarot I quickly skimmed through the 2nd edition cards and all the paintings are different (I think). I'll watch a walkthrough and decide which paintings I prefer.
Yeah, I tht its a totally different deck which is kinda cool. I've watched a few walkthroughs and overall I think I prefer the art on the first one. But I am tempted to get the second and use them to create one deck of favorites hehe.
@Boho Tarot yeah there were a couple of cards I preferred in the 2nd edition but overall I prefer the art in the first edition. Lol uh-oh the Revival Art Tarot is about to get the Work Your Light and Starseed treatment lol.
That would be so fun though, right? A combo deck with the best of that beautiful artwork. 🙂
I have both and Oracle love them all!!!
I ordered the Lenormand right after I filmed this video. So glad to have both now! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
What do they feel like?
The original name for the painting on 8Sw is Princess Tarakanova. She is depicted in her prison cell which was flooded. You can see that rats are escaping the deep raising water. The rest of the story is quite interesting too. 😉 I also heard that all artwork was taken from original paintings and that is the reason why you see those crackled patina- same as you might see it in museums.
That is so awesome, thank you so much for the information! I love learning little details like that, it really helps me to make a connection to the deck. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Great deck presentation and walk through. Love your comments. I hate it when the deck maker doe not reference the art and artist. C'mon, that's what is so special about these art decks. Kat Black does a good job on here decks and Hinkel is great with her Majestic deck. You were right about that guidebook,...yikes! otherwise a beautiful deck that I hope I don't have to have. LOL
I agree, I really appreciate when they reference the original artwork. It's a beautiful deck but I recycled the guidebook because I can't read it. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
They changed that with the 2nd Edition. Better guide book, bigger text font, with info about the name of the paintings and their authors.
What is the texture of the cards like?
It's a matte cardstock, a bit on the thicker side although I don't know the exact gsm. It's a nice cardstock. Thank you for watching. ❤️
Is is soft? I know it’s an odd question. The star child Tarot by Danielle Noel has the super soft/buttery finish. I am addicted to that deck and am on the look out for other decks with similar feel.
No, not quite that soft although it does have a nice velvety finish.
Hi! Have you heard anything about Tarot being a closed Romani practice? I’m hearing this but am unsure cause there seems to be a lot of disagreement about it. Thanks!
There has always been much debate on the origins of tarot that range from egyptian roots to italian parlor games but I've never heard of it being a closed practice for anyone. That's a new one for me! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
Beautiful historical art, I agree that it would read well for "real-world" and more practical tarot readings! But I'm not a fan of those card backs, I feel like this deck was crying out for something more traditional!
I would agree, they aren't my favorite either. Something like they did on the new Touchstone reprint would have been stunning. 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
The creators of this deck did a good job selecting Renaissance, religious and Neoclassic art.....however I can't add this deck to my collection for one reason. The Chariot card is a glaring departure from the cohesiveness of the rest of the deck for me. Even though many of the cards are 19th century paintings, the image used for the Chariot feels more modern even though it's a 19th century image as well. It just doesn't feel like it belongs in the deck. I can't quite describe why it seems to stick out so much, but for me it disturbs the flow of the deck. Just my opinion, of course. Thanks for the nice review!
Interesting, I'll have to take a closer look at the Chariot card! 🙂 Thank you for watching! ❤️
I just saw it and I get what youean, it's like it comes from a different region than the other cards. For me I would have used the 6 of pentacles for the 10 because looking at the 10 of pentacles I wouldn't guess right away what it's about.
However, I'd be willing to get the deck I think. Very beautiful deck! Thank you for the video!
You can buy the 2nd edition and make a new deck of your own taste. 🙏