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:wave: Hello, everyone! XD It has been a while!
My thesis is finally OVER, thus I can finish all pending commissions, projects, and more leisure-related things I can come up with! (Yes, I owe a lot of people ;__; I profusely apologize)

I want to color this badly, but working on the flats with a mouse is a very daunting task especially for a very detailed work (I don't have a WACOM tablet sadly D: ). So what I did was put some borders and the customary labels (nothing fancy in typefaces and borders because I want to highlight the center image and because I lack epic creativity haha)

COMMENTARY:

The Emperor mainly emphasizes on the notion of stability and balance in the world he governs in. Atemu as the Pharaoh pretty much captures that essence, and provides the backdrop for this worlding. Here is a rundown of the meanings behind the images I used in this tarot:

*Atemu - self-explanatory. Pretty man. Eyes very hard to make D::: (And I made revisions on his crown which I hope helped >_>;)

*Horus - Falcon god, as well as the representation of all pharaohs of Egypt. In his talons, he holds the symbols for life and eternity.

Lotus and Papyrus - represents the extent of his sovereignty/dominion over his territory
*Lotus - Known as the flower of Upper Egypt
*Papyrus - Consequently the flower of the Lower Egypt

*Apep - The Serpent, who is the supposed nemesis of Ra (because the god Seth got a lot of bad press from previous rulers sometime in the past to suddenly warrant him a place as THE nemesis, but apparently, Apep was the original). He is consequently entwined against a pillar with an orb with the rays of the sun, which he swallows every day to shroud the world in darkness. This is how the Ancient Egyptians explain the notion of day and night.

I've taken this as a sort of mini-project, so expect the whole Major Arcana spread of the YGO-verse in days to come :3

This deviation is dedicated to :iconkayun: This is my present for you, sweetie! :love:

Phew, that was a mouthful. :XD:
Thanks so much for your time!

:glomp: ENJOY! :glomp:

Yu-Gi-Oh! (c) Kazuki Takahashi
Art by ~MooguriKlaine

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:iconlady-cybercat:
I love this. The yellow of the ';paper' and the hue you chose for the linework is awesome!

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wow excellent details :D

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It looks like the rules...just go screwed! 8-)
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awesome job on this! 8D

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That is beautifully done and excellent amount of detail!
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You SO should design these and sell them as a card set. I'd buy! XD

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:icontsukuyomisun:
Wow, great work. The sash/belt thing and the lower half of his waist seem to be a little too much to the left from what I'm seeing. Either that or his waist is ...very small -jealous- Great work~! I hope Bakura's in one of them heheheh.


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O_O a lot of details *__________* very awesome work

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Wow! I love how you drew him. Very nice details. Awesome work! ^_^

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Ooo, I remember this over at PDTC...
Still smexy as ever :heart:-:heart: GORGEOUS picture! I love the way you drew him :love:
Great work!

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AMAZING!

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