Halloween Wallpaper 2018
Time for some… Retaliation? Feel free to ask me if you want me to move around the artwork or text in the wallpaper, or adjust it for your phone!
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Happy-go-lucky guy that easily makes friends with anyone he meets. Used to be hugged a lot by women when he was a kid.
Time for some… Retaliation? Feel free to ask me if you want me to move around the artwork or text in the wallpaper, or adjust it for your phone!
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Sorry this took so long again!
Not exact translation but she said *”Good evening darlings!”. They’re using one of the other dialects in the Philippines, which I have no idea how to speak, though I can sort of understand it even with the main dialect of the country with the help of dictionaries and Google Translate.
Combined two words that mean “cover, shield, protect… or maybe hide, secret/hidden” + “moon, or moonlit” to come up with Hinabulanon, so it’s something like Hidden Moon Village (what is this, Naruto? haha).
Dunno if it follows proper naming conventions, but it sounds cool enough to me. “Isog” means “brave” and seeing that she’s based on Polt the Kobold, I think something like that would be fitting for a warrior/guard. Could also call her “Ido” for dog. in the end it doesn’t matter that much, and Fishmeistercod (the suggester) went for Isog anyway.
The new guards here based on Skye and Nikky’s suggestions. Sorry Nikky, couldn’t make her that short for storytelling reasons!
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[Back to reality - Hinabulanon Village]
Isog: Ma-ayong gab-i mga inday! (Good evening darlings!)
Guard A: Halt you...! Oh it's just Isog.
Guard B: Oi oi, what's this?
Guard B: Found some husbands out there for yourself didn't you?
Guard A: Can I have one please?
Isog: ...fiiine.
Cruz: At least buy me dinner first.
Keith: hey.
Guard A: Haha! Well guests, just be on your best behaviour and you'll find no problems with your stay!
Guard B: I'll be your dinner~ ...I'm winking if you can't tell.
Isog: come in, come in!
Guess who just turned 27 🎂🐺. Thanks for the support so far everyone, that’s the best gift I could hope for!
Sorry this took so long, I might’ve been obsessing too much about their masks haha…hah.
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Guardian A: This is... troubling. I'll take them to her.
Guardian B: Ok, but first...
Guardian B: Welcome visitors! You may wear these masks if you wish.
Cruz: Neat!
Keith: Sorry Tam.
Tammy: Well, you don't look sorry!
Guardian A: Ahh~ Such a shame to cover their handsome faces.
Guardian B: Leave things here to me. I hope you enjoy your visit even with your unfortunate situation.
Cruz: We will, and thanks for the masks!
Tammy: So... you gonna mention who these Amazon-looking chicks are?
Hibi-Hibi: They're uh... they're kind of a cult.
Hibi-Hibi: A moon goddess worshipping cult of warrior women, so they're not that bad... for a cult.
Tammy: Okkaayyy thennn.
Finally after a year, two of the female characters from that suggestion appears: Fishmeistercod’s “Polt” and Legendofcatbro’s characters. And yes, they’re all gonna be wearing masks, so uh, if you want to design their masks, now might be a good time. Else I’ll just make stuff up as usual!
Thanks for submitting your suggestions everyone! If I need more background characters I’ll ask, buuut it might be patron-only in the future since I just wanted to try this fan-submitted background characters thing out and well, now that I’ve tried it, I want to reserve that privilege to my patrons. Not to mention the additional work and time for designing some of them, even if you’ve got a character ref/sheet on hand. Sorry!
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[After some walking...]
Tammy: {pant pant} Is it getting hot here or is it just me?
Hibi-Hibi: Yes. Our exit's near a volcano in the material world, which is reflected in the Waywoods.
Hibi-Hibi: Aaand... here's the exit, and the guardians.
Hibi-Hibi: Stand back, let me do the talking. Ehem- How do you do guardians?
Guard A: Diwata. Cat. Wolf... men.
Guard B: State your business or leave.
Hibi-Hibi: I wish to seek help for my friends here. They were cursed... by the Bakunawa.
Guard B: {gasp} S-she has returned?!
Guard A: You poor things!
Oof, having an actual story/lore/worldbuilding is tough for me since I’ve drawn more than written, plus I have to draw the thing too… Oh well, all part of the job I suppose!
That guy is a tikbalang by the way. Copied the notes below just in case you can’t read the text.
Tabi-tabi po: Polite way to say “Let me pass”. Usually said when traversing forests or relieving one’s self to avoid offending the spirits, elementals,
or diwatas that live in the area.
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Hibi-Hibi: All woods in the world are connected to the Waywoods. And yes, we're not exactly on Earth anymore. If you get lost in heavily wooded areas, there's a chance that you'll end up in here. One may also enter it willingly like we did. These Woodways are usually near places of power.
Hibi-Hibi: These entrances are normally invisible to human eyes, but if you've passed through a Woodway once, you'll always know where to find that specific Woodway again. Some powerful entities like diwatas, me included, have domains in the Waywoods centered around their home. Like my tree for example.
Hibi-Hibi: Various creatures also call the Waywoods their home such as...oh! This gentleman over here.
Tammy: T-tabi-tabi po...
Cruz: Tabi-tabi po!
Myan: ...tabi-tabi po?
Keith: Tabi-tabi po.
(Tabi-tabi po: Polite way to say "Let me pass". Usually said when traversing forests or relieving one's self to avoid offending the spirits, elementals, or diwatas that live in the area.)
Trying out other ways to depict nighttime/darkness. Of course, I can’t make it too dark like in real life or else it’ll all be just black.
I’ve tried to make this enchanted forest as enchanted as possible, but honestly my mind’s blank. Hope it’s magical enough for now!
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Cruz: We should've brought flashlights or something...
Keith: Yeah, I'm not too keen on an evening walk in the woods.
Hibi-Hibi: Us girls can see just fine, don't worry we'll guide you.
Tammy: Wow, I can see clearly as if it's afternoon. A small blessing with this curse I guess... *sniiff* hmm?
Tammy: The air is fresher here.
Cruz: And it's not that dark ahead.
Myan: ...
Keith: Do we still need to...
Hibi-Hibi: Yes, keep holding hands until we're past our shortcut-
Hibi-Hibi: -the Waywoods
1st panel roughly shows their heights. Forgive me though for forgetting them myself, especially with Myan in some of the previous pages. Though I might break that “rule”/modify their heights as needed if it makes panel composition easier since differing heights complicates things.
And ughh, sorry if the shadows here are kinda meh (hopefully it’s just me). Most of my focus for the page was spent on drawing the 1st panel (multiple people holding hands are…whew!), and the dialogue for the rest of the page. Just wanted to finish the page no matter what since I still want to finish four more pages before September is over. And I suppose rendering the campfire’s light+shadows is getting a bit little tiring, so I guess it’s time to figure out a simpler way to shade stuff. But hmm, they’re heading into the darkness of the forest so I might not need to learn that for now.
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Tammy: ...what?
Cruz: You got ruff paws.
Myan: Mwine awe vewy soft and suppwe! (Mine are very soft and supple!)
Hibi-Hibi: E-everyone holding hands? We're going on a little walk!
Keith: Pardon, a walk? I thought we need a boat?
Hibi-Hibi: Not with this shortcut. I'll explain on the way.
Hibi-Hibi: Just follow me, and you may want to hold on tight if you don't want to get lost in there for decades!
Keith: Wait, what was that last part?
Anyone wanna arm wrassle Hibi? She’s no pushover though.
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Keith: So, what now?
Hibi-Hibi: I know a guy. We're a little closer to them since we drove all the way here.
Hibi-Hibi: Buuut they're still a couple of islands away.
Cruz: Oh. Boats aren't available at this hour.
Hibi-Hibi: Yes, and I should mention that when the eclipse ends, there's a chance that the curse might end on its own...
Hibi-Hibi: But the odds are against us and it's likely that it will be permanent too since it's a goddess' curse after all. If we don't break it in time that is.
Hibi-Hibi: Good thing I also know a shortcut. Now, hold hands everyone!
Whoo, finally made four pages in a month! Now, the real challenge is to keep it up and make more… If things go well, I might be able to make 1 or 2 more pages before the month ends.
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Keith: I still can't see the moon.
Tammy: Cause it's right over there.
Hibi-Hibi: How about... Cruz? Can you tell us some facts about the moon?
Cruz: Easy! The moon is big! The moon is round!! The moon is a lie!!!
Cruz: wait.
Hibi-Hibi: {sigh} I suppose a mere photo isn't powerful enough...
Hibi-Hibi: ...to break the curse of an accursed giant ancient winged moon-eating sea dragon goddess of the underworld. Oop, that was a mouthful!
Cruz: That's what we're dealing with here?!
Keith: It was worth a shot. And well, at least we got something out of it.
Thank you new patrons that decide to pledge because of a certain . It has been a while since I’ve gotten new patrons so I’m genuinely happy (and found it hilarious) even if it’s for lewd reasons! Good job though, you’re just making it more likely for me to be a lewd, or at least a fan service artist (on the side)… which I’ll decide when next year hits!
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Tammy: I'm gonna go over there and look for the photo myself! Ya know, just in case there are more accidental photos!
Keith: Um, sure.
[Five minutes later...]
Keith: Got a lot of accidental photos in there huh?
Tammy: Y-yeah... OH! Found it but-
Tammy: -I don't remember taking this photo. And what... who is that?!
Hibi-Hibi: The Bakunawa before she was cursed as her punishment. I'll tell you her story later.
Hibi-Hibi: Photos reveal the truth, and truth is harmful to certain creatures and curses. Some of us who have close contact with humans have adapted to cameras to some extent. Most are just camera-shy though! Now then, you've seen the moon before being cursed-
Hibi-Hibi: -how do you two feel?