Easy Faux Antique Tarot Deck Trick (make a new deck look old!)
Choose art grade markers in any colors you’d like. Markers with a chisel tip work best (I used four Copic markers for this deck).
Divide your deck into separate stacks with one stack for each color you’ll use.
Grab one stack at a time and color the edges of the cards using a different color for each stack.
Once everything is totally dry, shuffle your deck back together and you’re done!
Pro tip:
The more edges you color at a time all stacked together, the more bleeding and marking you’ll get into the faces and backs of your cards. Use bigger stacks for a more aged and faux antique look. Use smaller stacks or color one card at a time for a cleaner finished look.
For this demo I used the Etherial Visions Illuminated Tarot and you can see before and after pictures below.
Faces after antiquing process
Backs after antiquing process
Sides after antiquing process
Faces before antiquing process
Sides before antiquing process
Backs before antiquing process