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Scanner won’t pick up these damn Copics right >:( I dunno what her tumblr is, but commission of a buddy’s bug boy Nathaniel. The little buggie is his sister. I like these guys.
This is my tumblr! <3 I love this commission y’all.
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Dapper & Rugged
Working out outfit designs for a collab.
Nathaniel is charibdys’s and Sterling is mine
This is for a comics collab with ME!
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Rafflesia Roridula
Mantid girl in uniform! Apologies for the low quality; I don’t have a scanner atm so I phonecam’d it~
Design for sloane’s cool Prismstalker project, yo.
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Hey, I remember tumblr exists! Here’s a quick warmup sketch I did. Photoshop, nagel brushes.
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Fashion Timeline History of Vietnamese Clothing (and Ao Dai).
A few of my refs here.I love historical clothing and seeing how it evolves. I’ve longed to see the evolution of Vietnamese clothing but always came up empty handed due to lack of information… until now. I owe a lot of the references to the documentary “Searching for Vietnamese Clothing” (which impressively took the filmmaker’ 3 decades to research) and the sources on the Internet. I created this timeline because as a visual person, I like to know how clothing changed by seeing it side by side. I attempted to make a timeline with only primary references (i.e. paintings, sculptures, and photographs from that time period). I tried to stay true to the original sources’ as much as possible but I can’t say that this is completely accurate. A few art pieces were really hard to decipher (the sitting Buddhist statues in particular) and not being able to see them in person required me to take some educated guesses. I used my own color preferences with the statues that did not have color to reference from. Regrettably I had to skip a few early dynasties because artifacts of those eras seem to have been lost to time or too stylized.Continually a work in progress and more may be added.Artist Observations:*Due to approximately 1,000 years of various periods of Chinese domination, the clothing inevitably shares qualities with Hanfu. Regardless, there are tell-tale differences. Dong Son Culture (fig. 1) is the time period before any Han influence takes place. * The colors and textile in Fig. 1 is largely hypothetical. I have a feeling that the Dong Son culture resembles the ethnic tribes still in VN and took inspiration from there. The pattern on her yellow sash thingy (words fail me, bah) came from an Ao Dai which coincidentally had a pattern that came from a Dong Son drum. Coming full circle here. Lol.* On average, people wore 3-5 layers of clothing. The climate could be cold (e.g. the Northern regions) and 16-18th century scarves and gloves have been excavated. [link]* Sleeves could reach to 40cm and were typically the length of chin to waist in the Le Dynasty. * Skirts were banned in 1826 as they were deemed to be “unseemly”. Not all women followed suit as it was easier to work in skirts than pants. * Buttoned up collars and buttoned clothing does not seem to appear until the 19th century (perhaps late 18th century at the earliest). Interestingly this change seems to coincide with the advent of French Imperialism/Colonization. Collars started rather low but gradually got higher and closer together. * The Ao Tu Than (Fig. 9, 10 and 12) is still around today but as it stopped evolving in the 20th century I decided to concentrate on the Ao Dai (long shirt). * The conical rice hat was originally worn by men (which can be seen in many photographs with Nguyen dynasty soldiers) and only became part of women’s wear sometime in the 20th century.* Le Dynasty wins for being the most stylish and varied. IMO.](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m085cyLjDw1qhg58io1_r3_500.jpg)
Fashion Timeline History of Vietnamese Clothing (and Ao Dai).
A few of my refs here.
I love historical clothing and seeing how it evolves. I’ve longed to see the evolution of Vietnamese clothing but always came up empty handed due to lack of information… until now. I owe a lot of the references to the documentary “Searching for Vietnamese Clothing” (which impressively took the filmmaker’ 3 decades to research) and the sources on the Internet. I created this timeline because as a visual person, I like to know how clothing changed by seeing it side by side.
I attempted to make a timeline with only primary references (i.e. paintings, sculptures, and photographs from that time period). I tried to stay true to the original sources’ as much as possible but I can’t say that this is completely accurate. A few art pieces were really hard to decipher (the sitting Buddhist statues in particular) and not being able to see them in person required me to take some educated guesses. I used my own color preferences with the statues that did not have color to reference from. Regrettably I had to skip a few early dynasties because artifacts of those eras seem to have been lost to time or too stylized.
Continually a work in progress and more may be added.
Artist Observations:
*Due to approximately 1,000 years of various periods of Chinese domination, the clothing inevitably shares qualities with Hanfu. Regardless, there are tell-tale differences. Dong Son Culture (fig. 1) is the time period before any Han influence takes place.
* The colors and textile in Fig. 1 is largely hypothetical. I have a feeling that the Dong Son culture resembles the ethnic tribes still in VN and took inspiration from there. The pattern on her yellow sash thingy (words fail me, bah) came from an Ao Dai which coincidentally had a pattern that came from a Dong Son drum. Coming full circle here. Lol.
* On average, people wore 3-5 layers of clothing. The climate could be cold (e.g. the Northern regions) and 16-18th century scarves and gloves have been excavated. [link]
* Sleeves could reach to 40cm and were typically the length of chin to waist in the Le Dynasty.
* Skirts were banned in 1826 as they were deemed to be “unseemly”. Not all women followed suit as it was easier to work in skirts than pants.
* Buttoned up collars and buttoned clothing does not seem to appear until the 19th century (perhaps late 18th century at the earliest). Interestingly this change seems to coincide with the advent of French Imperialism/Colonization. Collars started rather low but gradually got higher and closer together.
* The Ao Tu Than (Fig. 9, 10 and 12) is still around today but as it stopped evolving in the 20th century I decided to concentrate on the Ao Dai (long shirt).
* The conical rice hat was originally worn by men (which can be seen in many photographs with Nguyen dynasty soldiers) and only became part of women’s wear sometime in the 20th century.
* Le Dynasty wins for being the most stylish and varied. IMO.
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The Yoruba Orisha (Part 2)
An Orisha (also spelled Orisa or Orixa) is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba religious system. (Olodumare is also known by various other names includ
ing Olorun, Eledumare, Eleda andOlofin-Orun). This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in practices as varied as Candomblé, Lucumí/Santería, Shango in Trinidad, Anago and Oyotunji, as well as in some aspects of Umbanda, Winti, Obeah, Vodun and a host of others.
These varieties or spiritual lineages are practiced throughout areas of Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, Togo, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela among others. As interest in Yoruba religion system grows, Orisha communities and lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia as well. While estimates may vary, some scholars believe that there could be more than 150 million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide.(Please note some of the Orisha have male/female personifications)More beauty
REFERENCE & BEAUTY!
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The Yoruba Orisha Part 1 (Part 2)
An Orisha (also spelled Orisa or Orixa) is a spirit or deity that reflects one of the manifestations of Olodumare (God) in the Yoruba religious system. (Olodumare is also known by various other names includ
ing Olorun, Eledumare, Eleda andOlofin-Orun). This religion has found its way throughout the world and is now expressed in practices as varied as Candomblé, Lucumí/Santería, Shango in Trinidad, Anago and Oyotunji, as well as in some aspects of Umbanda, Winti, Obeah, Vodun and a host of others.
These varieties or spiritual lineages are practiced throughout areas of Nigeria, the Republic of Benin, Togo, Brazil, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Uruguay and Venezuela among others. As interest in Yoruba religion system grows, Orisha communities and lineages can be found in parts of Europe and Asia as well. While estimates may vary, some scholars believe that there could be more than 150 million adherents of this spiritual tradition worldwide.(Please note many Orisha have male/female personifications)
These are amazing and beautiful. @_@
So relevant to my interests <3
MOAR!
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Too Kawaii to Die #2 is out!
Get the digital version for free right here!
Do it!
Now!There’s even a bonus submission in the digital version because of space constraints and last minute slip ups. Oops.
What is this thing?
It’s a super duper comics and art zine that’s focused on combining cute with weird, horrible, scary, sad, and stupid.
It’s what happens when a whole bunch of artists and internet wonderbabies come together to make something awesome and inspire you to keep it kawaii.
It is the only publication guaranteed to guide you through the post-post-reverse-ironic wasteland of anime america.Where do I buy this glorious work of art?
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C’mon!
Get a copy for each of your friends!
This issue is much much bigger, 64 pages of full color on nice paper, and it’s perfect bound instead of stapled this time! Trust me, it looks amazing in person.
ALSO, in the interest in getting this thing in the hands of as many people as possible, the zine is being sold at printing cost. It is a cheap as we can possibly sell it, and we don’t make any profit.
ENJOYWow I want to contribute to this!
That’s wonderful! Since this whole thing is still growing, each issue’s guidelines have been a little different, so there aren’t any submission guidelines up right at this moment. I need to work out what’s going to be different (and better) about the third issue.
If you want to be involved in the next issue, send me an email at: emxokultra@gmail.com , to let me know.
You can also contact me via Tumblr, but that’s harder for me to keep track of so email is preferred.
I have also set up a TKTD exclusive tumblr here. It will only ever post information pertaining to TKTD.
I totally have a short comic in this zine! CHECK IT OUT.
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