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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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:iconangecornu:
I love this! It's original ^-^

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Oooh I see xD. It's rather amazing how all of the male characters have such thin legs/waists D: xD

I can't wait till the next one~!

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:iconkyrosiris:
Phew, that's... gorgeous. Do you plan on doing the whole Tarot?

And if you do... do you plan on using Dark Magician Girl as any of the cards? =<.<=;

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:iconmooguriklaine:
Yep, I wanted her to be part of the major arcana (since I like her as well whee :heart: ). You might have a suggestion who she would portray, since I can't think of any as of now ^^; XD

Thanks so much for the comment ;p

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:iconmooguriklaine:
Everything? B-but... ;___; (I was pwned by the sudden seme-ness :giggle: )

:heart:

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:iconvaiarc:
Ah give u pancakes tho. :> :iconpancakeglompplz:

lol
:iconsamcybercat:
An update from MooguriKlaine? :D This was certainly well worth the wait. ^_^

Not only does your usual skilled detail shine through but also the thought that goes behind the different aspects of the picture makes me very happy. :) It does seem as if everything is there for a reason. ^_^ Favourite parts have to be Atemu's hair, eyes, cape and Apep. Those are what I find myself staring at the most. Everything looks wonderful on this picture and it'll be a treat to see the rest of the series.

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:iconserielle:
Teehee!! Thats alright!! At least I can say that i've actually gotten better at colouring so it was not all in vain! :giggle:
Goodluck finding it sweetie!! When you do, just upload it to your scraps and note me k?? Just in case I miss it @.@

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:iconmoondogla:
So Glad to see you again! In this pic Pharoah is so calm and sexy. Drawing line is neat also. ^_^

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:iconkyrosiris:
Well, given that my only real experience with The Tarot is through the game Magical Drop, I can't say with any authority, but I could totally see her as The Moon or The World.

And yeah, I'm a pretty crazy DMG fanboy, hehe.

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