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Hiring Siouxland Models for Tarot Deck

I am beginning a new project in creating a full tarot deck. 78 cards, 78 prompts, 78 new and inspiring works to showcase new and inspiring talent.

The deck will be done in my new and developing style: Models photographed and merged with 3D rendered environments. Owing a debt to early 20th century pictorialist photographers, academic, neoclassical, & pre-raphaelite painters, the style is developing and may show considerable change over the course of the deck’s creation.

This is an example of the new style described above. The model’s environment is a 3D rendering, the model herself is composited in and the beginnings of making the image look more like an oil painting have begun. At this point, the style is in its infancy, and executions is obviously not fully developed.

The Pit and the Pendulum by William Mortensen is an early example of the fusion of photography & other art at the heart of this project. In this case, Mr. Mortensen was a skilled draftsman who utilized photography of the model to enhance his abilities in rendering the human form.

Stylistic Inspiration

The images below give a look into the style of painting that I will be seeking to emulate through digital manipulation of the final composite of model photography and 3D rendering. I will not be utilizing generative artificial intelligence to create backgrounds or to adjust style for this project.

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The women of Amphissa *oil on canvas *122.5 x 184.2 cm *1887
Color painting. Four women in a
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Pre-Raphaelite paiting. A group of nude young women in a pool of water lure a young man in ancient style robes into the water with them.
Painting Style.
Pre-Raphaelite painting of a young woman, her hair in a bun, sitting in a room, carefully opening a golden box.
Subject matter, painting style.
The Knight Errant *oil on canvas *184.1 x 135.3 cm *1870
Academic painting. A young woman in a sheer gown.
Subject matter/wardrobe/posing.
Academic painting. A nude woman stands contraposto, her head tilted to one side, long hair flowing. A large snake winds around her right leg, hips, and torso.
Subject matter.
Lamia 1909
Pre-Raphaelite painting. A young woman wearing a red medieval-style gown stands in a room, holding a sphere of glass. On a table behind her are books and a human skull.
Posing, subject matter, painting style.
Pre-Raphaelite painting. A nude woman with long flowing hair sits on a rock holding a harp or lyre. Below her is a man in the sea, reaching upward.
Subject matter/painting style.
Pre-Raphaelite painting of a young woman, one breast bared, watching a man gazing at his reflection in a pool of water.
A subject matter example
A young lady lounging on a couch holding a peacock-feather fan. pre-raphaelite style. Roman clothing and furniture.
An example of the painting style that I’m hoping to re-create in altering the photographs combined with 3D rendering.
In the Water
A Roman Slave Market *oil on canvas *64.1 x 56.9 cm *circa 1884 *signerd c.l.: JL GEROME
Academic Painting of a pagan priestess in her temple. A marble wall behind her. She wears only a tiara and a few scarves about her hips. Her arm upraised.
This would be an exemplar of some sort of priestess card.
(c) Manchester City Galleries; Supplied by The Public Catalogue Foundation
A king and a beggar maid *oil on canvas *163 x 123 cm *signed b.l.: E.BLAIR LEIGHTON . 1898
Clytie *oil on canvas *106 x 44.5 cm *signed b.r.: EP 1886-7
Corner of the marketplace *oil on canvas *53 x 53 cm *signed bl.r.: 18EJP87
image description
Academic Painting. A beautiful lady leans over a balcony to touch the shoulder of a knight in armour as he rides out.
Subject matter/painting style.
Painting of woman wearing a sheer hellenic-period gown, one breast bared, extending a cup and a wand as she sits in a throne.
A subject matter example.
Pre-raphaelite painting of woman holding a basin of water, her arms extended. Loose, flowing, ancient-style gown.
Subject Matter example
Charles Chaplin La ragazza col nido 169 oil on canvas 67.5 x 46.5 cm Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lione
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Academic paining. A woman stands nude, a cloak whirling behind her, on a rock by the tempestuous sea.
Subject matter/painting style.

Apply Here

If you’ve already read the modeling FAQs and taken a look at my portfolio, feel free to fill out the application below to become a part of this project and others like it. You’ll need to upload a couple of photos of yourself: one close up of your face and one 3/4 or full-length to show your figure; see an example of good application photos here.