Uphelios Tarot - Cabin Boy of Swords

here is the first completed Tarot card for the Uphelios Tarot. This is the style I want to do for all of the cards. They will be sumptuous, vibrant and rich - because a prosperous pirate aspires to nothing less!

The gentleman here is Wren of the Black Hawkers. He is from Toltana, and his given name is Eliot Areler. He's a mediator, a peacekeeper and a soother on board the Black Hawker. He suits the Cabin Boy of swords for its accumulation of knowledge and careful contemplation before use. For those familiar with the Rider-Waite, you may recognise some iconic symbolism, restyled to suit a pirate vessel: the ocean view, the wind-whipped heights, the sword held unsheathed but not in a manner of attack or defense, the eyes unfocused, a landscape far below.