Prints of ‘Nine’ drop tomorrow, Thurs 24th Nov at 12PM (PT) on my store! I wanted to depict the nine-tailed fox spirit, an East-Asian myth. To this day, I think it’s one of the coolest pieces I’ve done, so I’m excited about releasing it as a print! More details here: https://kelogsloops.com/prints
It’s believed the demon (known as kyubi in Japan or huli jng in China) is a shapeshifting entity that shifts between a charming woman and a demonic fox spirit that feeds on spirits of the living. I think of foxes as elegant animals, but the myth has this dark twist to them, so I was really drawn to this ‘two-faced’ notion. This idea of a creature exists along a fine line between something so beautiful, and yet something so evil. So, trying to portray the fine duality between its charming and its sinister nature was probably the most fun part!
The Fox Fairy/Spirit has a lot of variations throughout East Asia. I chose to base mine off the Huli Jing, and Tang dynasty dress. The shapeshifting, predominately female nine tailed fox also takes the form of a Kistune in Japan and Kumiho in Korea.
One of my favourite interpretations of this being is Good Hunting, the short story by Ken Liu (though not the Love, Death, and Robots inspired short animation! :( )
Original art by me! More phenakistoscopes on my page.
Tried designing the White-Faced and Jade-Faced Vixens cause I’m slowly working out their stories for EA-
White-Face’s working name is Snow and her theme song is Brutus by The Buttress
Jade-Face’s working name is “Jade” and I don’t know much about her yet since her role in JTTW isn’t as…heavy I guess? But yeah! In Eclipse Apprentice, the two are sisters, until stated otherwise. I’m not fond of the design I gave her and intend to try again when I’m on my computer
Finally got a motivation to draw her and I'm glad I just finished this in one night I hope u like it👏👏👏
(And I really need to continue reviewing all the lessons of the subjects in my class cuz we're having our last freaking Periodical Exams tomorrow...pray for me🙏😭💀)
Seeing HúLíJing more plumpy than ever, HuaHua complained that XiâoBâo has spoiled her way too much during the months he disappeared on them she was in his care. Turns out she just had a secret life at Tianji Manor and was expecting puppies. (She's about 7 in this headcanon).
For some reasons, the puppies seem to love a-Fei the most. FDB is not vexed at all!! (He is just very a little jealous)
Edit: Oops! Oops I was too focused on how I wanted the puppy in a-Fei's collar that realised too late that it's tied on the wrong side! Too late for the reblogs already out there! 😅
The year is 2024 and a team of archeologists have excavated a strange grave in an old seaside village. The verdant green skeleton of a man who died in his 50s next to the bones of a dog. Alongside them are the bones of two men who passed well into their 90s. DNA testing shows that at least one of them was the ancestor of several prominent imperial families throughout the dynasties, and yet he was buried in this unmarked grave instead of with his family. None of them were related. All of them were buried decades apart.