So, all of my cards are basically finished. Except for this one. This one is bang-head-against-the-wall frustrating.
Basically, my problem is, I want to be able to portray this without words. My paintings I’m doing are larger than the final cards will be, so I don’t want to use words, because I don’t want them to look wonky when I resize them. So, this has been kind of a clusterfuck. I have a few ideas, but I don’t know if any of them work well enough. Plz halps me.
My ideas are:
1. A cat hissing at another very confused cat.
2. A cat with its butt facing us, it’s head between it’s legs, sticking it;s tongue out mockingly, as another cat looks on horrified.
3. A cat, with a poo poo face, wearing a ridiculous clown suit.
I don’t know if any of these ideas work at all, and I am very very very open to other ideas! Please help 🙁
The card is a generic flounce, not necessarily a flounce cat. I would really like to see an actual flounce (the poufy fabric kind) on someone (could be a cat) in the act of flouncing.
OK the R-W card is “Temperance” which is basically the opposite of a hissy fit/butthurt/flounce and is the angel pouring water between 2 cups.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RWS_Tarot_14_Temperance.jpg
If the following visual is too complicated, please feel free to simplify or use as a springboard for other ideas.
What about some people/critters having a tea party on one side and the flouncer is standing facing away with a pouty expression, and arms crossed, or flipping the group off, or red-faced, screaming. The party guests have looks of shock, laughter or eye rolling (disdain?).
One of the party guests is in the middle of calmly pouring a cup of tea (to bring the temperance card into it a bit).
Feel free to tell me to bugger off if this is too much work.
That is not a bad idea at all. I’ll see if I can do it, actually. It sounds fun, and I am kinda picturing a John Tenniel Beatrix Potter kinda influence going on. I’m liking it. I’m can see a little girl kitten wearing a blue flouncy dress, with a big ol pout on her face, and a frog at the table gleefully pouring another glass of tea. And a bunch of other animals loling at the table. Hmmmmm……. Lemme draw this up and see if I can do it.
yay! Collaboration FTW!
Given that the flounce is generally done via keyboard, why not someone t a computer, clearly upset, hammering away, and a view of the other side: April clearly amused and not at all affected by said flouncing? Or is that too straightforward?