# AI Tarot Card Generator

> An AI tarot card generator turns a description of a card — its figure, symbols, colours and style — into finished card art, with the title and numeral lettered into the frame if you put them in quotes. On Kenerate AI, GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst does the lettering at 7.2 credits a card at 1K (12 at 2K); Nano Banana 2.1 keeps a whole deck in one style from your reference cards. Standard tarot cards are 2.75×4.75 in (70×120 mm), so pick the 9:16 ratio and trim a little; a print file with bleed is about 900×1500 px. A full 78-card deck at 2K costs about 936 credits.

URL: https://kenerateai.com/ai-tarot-card-generator
Publisher: Kenerate AI (https://kenerateai.com)
Last updated: 20 October 2026

## Key facts
- Best for titles: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst, 1K to 4K
- One style across a deck: Nano Banana 2.1 · up to 14 reference cards
- Tarot card size: 2.75×4.75 in (70×120 mm)
- Print file: ≈ 900×1500 px at 300 dpi with 1/8 in bleed
- Ratio to pick: 9:16, trim ~6% off the height
- Full deck: 78 cards — 22 Major + 56 Minor Arcana
- Free start: 25 starter credits · Qwen Image 3.0 on the free plan
- Watermark: None

## Steps
1. Open the Image Studio — Go to /app/image and pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. Sign in free for 25 starter credits.
2. Choose 9:16 and the size — 9:16 is the closest ratio to a 70×120 mm tarot card. Pick 2K if the deck will be printed.
3. Describe the card — Card name and arcana, the figure and its symbols, colours, art style, border — and the title and numeral in quotes with their position. Add your earlier cards as references to keep the deck's style.
4. Check, fix, download — Zoom in on the lettering, fix any word with Edit Text in Image, upscale for print, then download without a watermark.

## In depth

### Tarot card sizes, ratios and pixels
Pick the size before you generate, so nothing important gets trimmed:
- Standard tarot: 2.75×4.75 in (70×120 mm). Generate at 9:16 and trim about 6% off the height.
- Print file with 1/8 in bleed: 3×5 in — about 900×1500 px at 300 dpi.
- Keep titles, numerals and suit symbols at least 1/4 in (about 75 px) inside the trim line.
- Larger 'grand' or smaller 'mini' decks: check your printer's template, then pick 9:16 or 2:3, whichever is closer.
- A 1K card can be short of print size at 9:16 — render at 2K, or run the Image Upscaler (3 credits) to 4096+ px.

### What goes in a tarot deck
A tarot deck has 78 cards. The 22 Major Arcana run from 0 The Fool to XXI The World. The 56 Minor Arcana are four suits — Wands, Cups, Swords and Pentacles — each with Ace to Ten plus Page, Knight, Queen and King.
A smart order for an AI deck: card back first, then The Fool and two or three other Major Arcana to set the style, then the rest of the Majors with those as references, then one suit at a time.

### 22 Major Arcana prompt ideas
Add your deck's style line and put the numeral and title in quotes:
- 0 The Fool — a traveller with a small bag steps toward a cliff edge at sunrise, a white dog at their heels.
- I The Magician — a robed figure at a table with a cup, a wand, a sword and a coin, one hand raised to the sky.
- II The High Priestess — a seated woman between a black and a white pillar, a crescent moon at her feet.
- III The Empress — a crowned woman on cushions in a golden wheat field by a waterfall.
- IV The Emperor — a bearded ruler on a stone throne carved with ram heads, red mountains behind.
- V The Hierophant — a teacher in red robes raising a hand in blessing, two crossed keys below.
- VI The Lovers — two figures in a garden under a radiant winged figure and a bright sun.
- VII The Chariot — an armoured rider in a canopy chariot drawn by a black and a white sphinx.
- VIII Strength — a woman in white calmly closing a lion's jaws, an infinity sign above her head.
- IX The Hermit — a cloaked old man on a snowy peak holding up a lantern with a six-pointed star.
- X Wheel of Fortune — a great golden wheel with symbols in the clouds, creatures at its four corners.
- XI Justice — a figure on a throne holding a sword upright and a pair of scales.
- XII The Hanged Man — a calm figure hanging upside down by one foot from a living tree, a halo around the head.
- XIII Death — a skeleton knight in black armour on a white horse carrying a banner with a white rose.
- XIV Temperance — a winged figure pouring water between two cups, one foot in a stream.
- XV The Devil — a horned figure on a dark pedestal, two chained figures below, deep reds and black.
- XVI The Tower — a stone tower on a crag struck by lightning, its crown falling, flames at the windows.
- XVII The Star — a kneeling woman pouring water into a lake beneath one large star and seven small ones.
- XVIII The Moon — a full moon over a path between two towers, a dog and a wolf howling, a crayfish in a pool.
- XIX The Sun — a radiant sun with a face over a wall of sunflowers and a white horse with a red banner.
- XX Judgement — an angel with a trumpet in the clouds above figures rising with open arms.
- XXI The World — a dancing figure inside a laurel wreath, four winged creatures at the corners.

### Deck styles that work well
Name one style and keep it for every card:
- Classic 1909 woodcut style — bold black outlines, flat yellow, red and blue fills.
- Art nouveau — flowing lines, gold leaf, Mucha-like borders.
- Gothic — candlelight, cathedral arches, deep black and crimson.
- Anime — clean cel shading, bright pastel palette, expressive figures.
- Celestial minimal — navy background, thin gold line art, lots of empty space.
- Botanical watercolour — pressed flowers and herbs framing each figure.
- Cyberpunk — neon signs, rain-slick streets, chrome and magenta.
- Animal deck — every figure is an animal: a fox Magician, an owl High Priestess, a lion Emperor.

### Why titles fail, and how to fix them
Image models draw letters as shapes, so Roman numerals and long names like “WHEEL OF FORTUNE” slip most. Short titles in quotes, a named font style (“gold serif capitals”) and a clear position help most. When one word is wrong, Edit Studio's Edit Text in Image changes just that text and keeps the card. For a large print run, many designers leave a blank banner and add titles in a layout tool so every card's type matches exactly.

## FAQ
Q: How do I make a tarot card with AI?
A: Open Kenerate's Image Studio, pick GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst and the 9:16 ratio, and describe the card: its name and arcana, the figure and symbols, colours, art style and border, plus the title and numeral in quotes — “XVII” at the top, “THE STAR” at the bottom. Generate, zoom in on the lettering, then download. A card costs 7.2 credits at 1K or 12 at 2K.

Q: Is the AI tarot card generator free?
A: Free to start. A new Kenerate account gets 25 credits on sign-up — enough for three GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst cards at 1K. Qwen Image 3.0 is a free-plan model for drafts. After that, credits come in one-time packs with no subscription. Downloads have no watermark.

Q: Can AI make a full 78-card tarot deck?
A: Yes, one card at a time. A deck is 22 Major Arcana and 56 Minor Arcana (four suits of 14). At 2K on GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst that's 78 × 12 = 936 credits, plus a card back; at 1K it's about 562. Most people start with the 22 Major Arcana, then add the suits.

Q: How do I keep the same style across the whole deck?
A: Write one style line — palette, art style, border, font — and paste it into every prompt. Then make the card back and a few finished cards and add them as reference images for the rest. Nano Banana 2.1 takes up to 14 references and is built for consistency; GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst takes up to 16. Small details like border ornaments can still vary, so plan to review the deck side by side.

Q: What size is a tarot card for printing?
A: Standard tarot cards are 2.75×4.75 in (70×120 mm). Print services such as MakePlayingCards ask for at least 300 dpi with 1/8 in bleed on each side, which makes a 3×5 in file — about 900×1500 pixels. Generate at 9:16, trim about 6% off the height, and keep text 1/4 in from the edges.

Q: Can I get the card names and Roman numerals right?
A: Put them in quotes and say where they go. GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst is our first pick for lettering; Recraft V4.1 and Ideogram v4 are type-focused alternatives. Any model can still swap a letter — getimg.ai's tarot guide warns the same — so check each title and fix a wrong one with Edit Text in Image, or add the titles in a layout tool.

Q: Can I sell a tarot deck I made with Kenerate?
A: Kenerate's terms say the copyright and ownership of what you generate belongs to you, with no royalty to Kenerate, so you can sell or publish your deck. Make your own designs rather than copying a published deck: the 1909 Pamela Colman Smith art is public domain in the UK and EU, but the “Rider-Waite” name and later recoloured editions are claimed by U.S. Games Systems.

Q: Can I put my own face or my pet on a card?
A: Yes. Add the photo as a reference and describe the card around it, adding “keep the face exactly the same” — for example yourself as The Magician or your cat as the Queen of Wands. A GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst card with one reference photo costs 11.7 credits at 1K.

Q: Does it do tarot readings?
A: No. This page is about designing tarot card art — single cards, card backs and full decks. It doesn't draw cards or interpret spreads.

Q: Tarot or oracle cards — can it make both?
A: Both. Tarot follows the fixed 78-card structure; oracle decks have any number of cards with your own names and themes. Write the card name in quotes either way. Oracle cards are often a bit wider, so 2:3 can fit better than 9:16 — check your printer's size first.

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## Sources
- MakePlayingCards — tarot-size custom cards (300 dpi, bleed): https://www.makeplayingcards.com/design/custom-front-animated-tarot-size-playing-cards-blue-back.html
- Wikipedia — Rider–Waite Tarot: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rider%E2%80%93Waite_Tarot
- The Wild Hunt — Rider Waite Smith deck and the public domain (correction): https://wildhunt.org/2021/01/rider-waite-smith-tarot-deck-may-enter-public-domain.html
- getimg.ai — AI tarot card generator guide: https://getimg.ai/use-cases/ai-tarot-card-generator
- Kenerate terms — ownership of your outputs: https://kenerateai.com/terms
- Kenerate Image Studio: https://kenerateai.com/app/image