Darkside Skeleton Tarot

Darkside Skeleton Tarot - 78 hand-drawn skeletons in dot work

The Darkside Skeleton Tarot is a deck of 78 hand-drawn cards in black and white. Artist Hugo Smorenburg drew every card using a pointillism technique, building each image from small dots that together form shapes and shadow.

What you see when you hold the cards

Every illustration is hand-drawn in black ink on white. The photos show full series including the Suit of Wands, Suit of Swords and Suit of Pentacles, each with six cards visible. Each card has its own scene with skeleton figures alongside the corresponding symbols: wands, swords or pentacle motifs. The card name appears at the bottom, the number at the top. The black box carries a white line drawing of a skeleton with a staff and bells on its front, and a skull in a shell-like frame on the back, with the text '78 Hand Drawn Tarot Cards'.

Who uses this deck and how

Because the deck follows the Rider-Waite-Smith structure, you can read the cards using almost any standard tarot guidebook. The matte finish keeps the cards from sticking together during shuffling. Shadow work is one way to use this deck, with the dot-work details in each card serving as a starting point for a reading.

About the creator

Hugo Smorenburg is the artist behind this deck, published by Da Brigh Publishing.

Specifications

• Number of cards: 78 (Major and Minor Arcana)
• Format: 70 x 120 mm
• Material: 350 g/m² card stock with matte finish
• Finish: black card edges
• Language: English
• Publisher: Da Brigh Publishing
• Artist: Hugo Smorenburg

Questions we often get

What is in the box?
78 hand-drawn tarot cards in a black box.