Not a Province Any Longer!

bascelik:

…o ops, my PMMM kick isn’t over.

Ok, I decided to flesh out Dragan’s warlock form. The text is pretty damn hard to read, so here you go:

Name: Lazar [A reference to a certain very important Lazar over here. An important note is that Lazar translates to “God has Helped”, a subtle reference to the popular belief that religion is the cause of conflict in the ex-YU. In fact, religion has very little to do with it, but even Dragan himself has bought into the lie.]

Type: Nostalgia Warlock

Nature: War

Description: A nostalgic warlock. Lazar can no longer move forward. He sticks to the pain of his past, attacking all who disturb his misery.

Minions

Murad [The name is a reference to Lazar’s enemy who also died on the battlefield, Sultan Murad.]

Duty: Remembering

Description: A familiar whose duty is to remember Lazar’s past battles. He never lies.

Vlatko [A reference to a commander of additional troops who helped Lazar on the battle field. ~He also looks like Martin~.]

Duty: Singing

Description: A familiar whose duty is to sing the glories of days gone by. He embellishes the truth.

MORE WHEN I’M LESS TIRED—

OK LESS TIRED

Some more of the symbolism explained: the marks on Dragan’s chest are the four Cs/Ss. Stands for [translated] “Only Unity Saves the Serbs” and is used pretty much anywhere a Serb has set foot. All of the bird imagery corresponds to the double headed eagle, and eagles period, the national symbol. The red face actually incorporates some Montenegrin elements—the red on the cronagosrka kapa stands for the fallen Serb soldiers at the Battle of Kosovo Polje. Guns and war imagery are both from the reputation the Serbians have of being war mongers and the fact that Serbia has the second amount of guns per capita in the goddamn world. Crown imagery—it was a monarchy, pretty obvious. The snake minion comes from the fact that the snake is a sacred animal in Serbia. The wheat in the background comes from the wide wheat plains of Vojvodina, and the patterns are from traditional Serbian cloth. The crumbling building is an actual destroyed building from the 90s bombing of Belgrade.

WHEW, WE AIN’T DONE YET

So I heard somewhere that Madoka witches may have been based off of tarot cards, which sent me into a whole nother level of OH SHIT to go and find a card I could layer onto this design.

The result: he is The Chariot. Upright, it represents moving forward conquering obstacles. Reversed, it represents the stalling of movement, being mired in the past, and completely, utterly trapped without motivation.

RUHRUHRUH TL;DR I THINK TOO DEEPLY ABOUT THESE.

bascelik:

Hey, everyone! I’m opening up commissions for the first time ever—because, to be honest, wow I need the money. Maybe you can’t afford a commission now, but if you can spread the word, that would be awesome. If you’re interested in what I have to offer, drop me an ask or email me at imadicktator@gmail.com and we can start discussing details and payment. :)

How we do things Elle-side:

You have two options—[Traditional] or [Digital]. Traditional is preferable for those who don’t mind B&W/B&W with a single color and who want more detail. Digital is for those who want color and a more simplified style. Digital is also the choice if you want a chibi. All prices in USD.

[T R A D I T I O N A L]

Bust: $5 [Black and White or Black and White with single color], $8 [+ simple patterned background]

Waist-Up: $10 [B&W/B&W+ single color], $12 [+simple background]

Full Body: $15 [B&W/B&W + single color], $18 [+simple background]

I will also add on ONE extra person for $5 dollars + the price of whatever option you choose. I won’t do more than 2 people, sorry.

[D I G I T A L]

Chibi: $2 [Full Color], $3 [+ simple background]

Bust: $4 [Color] [you can choose whether or not you want a single color background or transparent]

Waist-Up: $8 [Color, see above]

Full Body: $15 [see above]

I will only do ONE character per digital commission.

[D O  &  D O N ’ T]

DO:

Artistic nudity [except on kids]

Males and Females of all ages [Note: the artist is better at males :’)]

OCs, fan characters, etc with the condition that they are YOUR OWN and that I am given a good reference picture or written description

Characters from existing series

Custom costume and character design [note me for more on this if you’re interested]

Any pairing regardless of sexuality [Boy/Boy, Girl/Girl, Boy/Girl etc.] UNLESS it is a Canon/OC pair. Nope, sorry, won’t do it.

Gore and other violent situations.

Simple weapons [swords, knives, etc.] You want a gun? Talk to me.

DON’T:

Sexual situations beyond kissing and hugging. It’s not that I’m uncomfortable with sex—it’s just that I’m horrible at drawing it.

Animals, and by extension

Furries

Rip-off characters, recolors, and self-inserts. I don’t condone such things and I have a right to refuse your commission if I suspect your character is one.

If something else pops up in a request, I’ll let you know and we can talk it over.

Thank you~.

bascelik:

They shouldn’t have let me back on TegakiE + Stuff that looks a hell of a lot better at 4 in the morning.

What’s going on here? UDBa plus Miku Hatsune’s Secret Police [look that shit up for appropriate atmosphere]. It is worth noting that the uniform is a 1-star general’s ~glam~ uniform, and not the look of the police, because finding SFRY uniform references is a glass full of fuck.

UDBa was the [second] secret police force of Yugoslavia, tasked with keeping the peace, political assassination, and, of course, being used as a big stick to harrass anyone having ~ideas~. It wasn’t the KGB in terms of watching you E V E R Y W H E R E, but it sure as hell wasn’t happy funtimes with the government, either. I say the second secret police force because there was a short-lived predecessor—OZNA, which had the cheerful fanmade rhyming slogan “sve dozna” tacked onto the end…roughly translated as “OZNA finds out everything”, or, more accurately “Screw this shit, we’re beating feet and getting the fuck out of this police state, see you later losers”. It was also dubbed “the sword of the party” for its astonishingly aggressive style of taking care of things, even when compared with other secret police organizations. The police weren’t stealthy so much as they came down on you with all the force and quickness of a lightning bolt and dissapated just as quickly.

TL;DR say Yugoslavia was communist one more time and I’ll laugh you off of tumblr.

orthodoxheir:

I’m really not sorry

I’m reblogging this because I have some strange fondness for the expression on Dragan’s face—