American Occupation Era Philippines But Our Girlie Here Is Secretly A Vampire Hunter At A Fancy Party

visited the Philippine Gold exhibit a few days ago, and also tried to catch up with Inktober also stubby fingers

Filipino Miku at Jollibee!

Akin to an eagle

inspired by the Kalinga (a Philippine tribe) cultural video posted up by pinoy-culture. (video)

how Kalinga women are tough, proud, and dance like a soaring eagle who looks down on earth.

peeling

(painting for art class)

Maria Makiling Aesthetic

Si Maria ay kaisang-isang anak nina Dayang Makiling at Gat Panahon, na para-parang bathala o engkantado kung sa ngayong pakahulugan. Tanging-tanging mutya ang nabanggit na lakambini sa kanilang tahanan pagka’t siyay'y bugtong na aliw ng kanyang ama’t ina. Siya ang liwanag ng kanilang paningin; siya ang galak ng kanilang puso; anupa’t sa biglang pangungusap, siya ang kayamanang impok ng kanilang buhay. Sa kanilang katandaan, si Maria ang bango at kulay ng mga araw nilang unti-unting nawawalan ng sigla’t lakas.

Alamat ni Maria Makiling [x]

I realized I never really got in depth with my character designs and that left some people feeling a bit confused. This was a really fun project though, and I’m overwhelmed at the amount of positive feedback I got from it. Thank you! I hope this little explanation helps.

This is set in the Philippines during the Spanish Colonization era. I have no specific date, but it’d probably fall in the 1800s. I wanted to make it a point that they were all Christian so I made them wear scapulars. (despite how unchristian the step mother and step sisters act haha) 

The style of clothing is Maria Clara.The dress takes its name from one of the protagonists in Noli Me Tangere, one of the most important pieces of literature in Filipino History. Although not shown here, I drew Cinderella with glass bakya ( wooden slippers) To push the design more.

The step-mother and sisters were based on Doña Victorina, also from Noli Me Tangere, who was described as a social climber who would powder her face extremely white to make her look ‘mestiza’ or western. There was already that belief that being of Spanish or descent means you are wealthy. 

For the fairy godmother, I based her clothes on traditional Maguindanao clothing, although I did take a lot of liberties with it. Instead of a fairy, I turned her in to a diwata which is the closet I could think of to a Filipino version of a fairy.

Lastly, the Prince, I envisioned as someone who came from a sultanate, hence his middle eastern inspired clothing. Honestly, I just didn’t want her to end up with a Spanish prince. ( happy endings with your colonizer felt odd to me)

MOUTHWASHING ↳ movie posters

Isabella . Filipina “Belle”

starting the year right. here’s my first art for the year. 

College kids young and in love

“Ang Munting Sirena” (late post)

now is the little mermaid’s turn. trying to simplify everything as possible and not putting any tattoos or any Filipino ethnic charms just to show she’s a Filipino mermaid. Their culture is unknown.and yes, she still has her mermaid hair when she transformed into human.