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“The family is noted as full of perfectly handsome sons…

…and perfectly beautiful daughters.”

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Book 3 of the Iliad. Menelaus one leather strap away from ending the war until Aphrodite saves Paris’s neck.

I’m using this project to try different things artistically. I’m trying different brushes and trying to make myself draw more action oriented poses.

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Here it is: my completed first Greek mythology series!

Which one is your favorite?

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LUFFY GOES TO THE MOON TO HUNT DOWN SOME WABBITS AND EGGS 🐇🌙👒🥚

Happy Easter, April fools and trans day of visibility 👏✨

👇 head to my Patreon to see the conclusion to luffy yes egg hunt !!!

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Weekly reminder that Nika’s (actual god??) powers are a perfect counter to Enel’s (a fake god). I know he’s on the moon and everything but we should bring him back so he can get his ass kicked again with Gear 5 to create even more dramatic irony, precisely because he’s on the moon. Sun God vs Moon Fake God

Also, I wanna know what tf is up with the moon in here. Why are there robots up there?? Hello??

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I'm curious. Why do you relate Shanks to the moon?

There’s already been some talk about the Figarlands having connections to the moon. I believe I saw somewhere that the word Figarland could be derived from a word that means moon, I can’t remember where it was from. Also Grandpa Figarland got a suspiciously crescent moon looking hairdo.

Another point was how the Celestials wear outfits that look like astronauts.

I always wondered about Enel’e trip to the moon. He went up there and had a whole cover story arc, but we don’t know what he’s doing right now? Is he alive or dead?

But I have more. Okay, warning, I’m gonna take this opportunity to go down the rabbit hole I fell into after doing research into Yin Yang symbolism.

So I saw how the current Emperors can symbolize the four Celestial animals of Chinese Mythology. In the past I even saw fans theorizing Yamato would be the next Emperor because they were certain the Emperors connected to these four. It ended up fitting perfectly with the addition of Nika and Buggy. The colors are a clear match for the current bounty posters of the Emperors, and when you look into the whole Dragon and Phoenix symbolism it really fits Buggy and Shanks.

In the relationship, the Dragon represents Yang (Light) and the Phoenix represents Yin (Dark). But when the Dragon is gone, the Phoenix by itself can basically be its own sun and represent Yang.

Yang is associated with light, the known, and powerful, bold movements. It’s just like Buggy, his actions are big and grand and sweeping, it looks daring and manly, which is how he attracts his followers.

Yin is associated with darkness, the moon, the unknown, and more hidden shadowy movements. Buggy’s actions and desires are transparent to us, but the more we see of Shanks, the more we realize we actually don’t know anything about him…what his plans are, or even what his next move is in going after the One Piece.

Just look at the difference in how they both declare they’re going after the One Piece. Shanks does it privately to his trusted first mate while fading into the darkness around him. Buggy makes a big, loud declaration in the spotlight to everyone (one of his followers even comments how blinding his light is).

This screenshot is from a Genshin Impact fan’s analysis on the Dragon/Phoenix symbolism in Beiguang…but I thought it fit Buggy and Shanks.

Infamously public and ultimately secretive sounds a lot like Shanks’ and Buggy’s present relationship. They are two of the most famous pirates of the current era, everyone knows about their connection, but when it comes down to it nobody knows what exactly their deal is. Oden says it, he doesn’t know if they’re enemies or best friends? We know how Buggy is open about his resentment towards Shanks, but deep inside he keeps his true feelings hidden where no one knows.

The union between the Dragon and the Phoenix can also represent a new age, which sounds a lot like Shanks’ words in Wano and his ferocity about protecting the new age. They are famously known as a married pair and symbolize conflict and marriage…they are the union between the Emperor and the Empress…they represent polar opposites and perfect harmony because they make up for what the other lacks.

Shanks feels like the sun and Buggy the moon, but when it comes to Yin Yang symbolism, Shanks is the moon and Buggy is the sun.

Even if Shanks doesn’t have any literal connections with the moon, I think symbolically he’s more closely tied to the moon/darkness/yin like Blackbeard is, while Luffy and Buggy contrast them as the light/sun/yang.

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the new four emperors of the sea

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All of the Kings have their Queens on the throne 👑👑

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Behold that beauty of his…!! He resembles a being that has only been described in the ancient texts!! The Warrior of Liberation, whose foolish antics brought a smile to everyone’s faces — also known as, Nika, the Sun God!!

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The Beatles go to Hogwarts

Another fan art/edit, this time The Beatles go to Hogwarts

it's not the sharpest cuts but I tried :)

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Side by side , Sun & Moon, red eyes black dragon & blue eyes white dragon Singel shots and more on my Insta: ladydraculena

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meet the magician girls of the future! ✨️

some loosely-y2k-inspired designs that i doodled up while listening to a little too much eurobeat. maybe soon i'll draw the rest of the girls!

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Commission for rosalind-hawkins on Tumblr 😊 OMG, do you imagine Kaiba and Joey transforming into their favorites dragons? And falling in love along the way? Well, you can read it now here: https://archiveofourown.org/series/3960310 🙊

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I’ve been made aware of this pairing since my Kaiba post a while ago, I may have found my new hyperfixation… send me your favorite fics and art pls v__v

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