Tlaxcalteca tecuhtli (lord) and his Totonaca wife, Tizatlan, Tlaxcallan, 1500
Tlaxcallan served as a hub of trade routes that stretched all over Mesoamerica, and just next door to Tlaxcallan was the coastal Totonacapan, the Totonaca people’s relam facing the Gulf...
2023-06-20 09:21:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Now with the characters! The overall color are based on Lienzo de Tlaxcala, Texas Fragment, and Codex Fejérváry-Mayer.
According to 16th century friar Bernardino de Sahagún, Totonaca's overall a...
2023-06-17 06:29:17 +0000 UTC View Post
I finished the background of this month's illustration.
The murals are based on late Postclassic (1250-...
2023-06-16 06:15:43 +0000 UTC View Post
I don't normally accept commissions, but I needed money fast last week and received private commissions from my closest friends.
Šāhanšāh Khosraw II and Šahbānū Shirin, Sassanid Persia, early 7th century
Gisaeng (기생, courtesan), Joseon Korea, earl...
2023-06-12 08:43:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Tlaxcalteca tecuhtli (lord) and his Totonaca wife, Tizatlan, Tlaxcallan, 1500
The study that inspired this illustration is 2023-06-08 13:55:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Citlalin invites her friend to share Xochimazatl's massive corncob!
Pink fox Denisse belongs to Crackiepipe
2023-05-28 18:03:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Mexica cavalryman and Spanish footsoldier, Pensacola Bay, Florida, August 1559
Tristán de Luna y Arellano (1510~1573) was a Spanish conquistador who was dispatched to colonize Florida in 1559. In August, he established the first substantial European settlement in the conti...
2023-05-23 16:23:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Citlalin invites her friend to share Xochimazatl's massive corncob!
Pink fox Denisse belongs to Crackiepipe
Next month, I'll post a reference sheet and stories about my Mexica OCs Xochimazatl ...
2023-05-22 12:21:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Al-Wāthiq was the 9th Abbasid caliph, reigning from 842 to 847. Al-Wathiq is one of the lesser-known Abbasid caliphs. According to the Encyclopaedia of Islam, "his brief reign was not distingui...
2023-05-22 11:47:13 +0000 UTC View Post
The murals of the Jawsaq al-Khāqānī palace at Samarra served as the primary inspiration for this drawing. The most noticeable feature is bare-breasted dancers, which bears a strong resemblenc...
2023-05-18 16:43:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Sources for each characters are listed below.
Anyknown: España, 1480
· Pedro García de Benabarre, "Retablo de San Juan"
· 글림자, “유럽 복식 문화와 역사 1”, 2019
Gabriele Bianchetti: Iceland, 1320
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There are so many codices related to "Lienzo de Tlaxcala" that it causes a lot of confusion. So I made this infographic about their history and relationships.
Because it is purely educational material, I have already shared this on Twitter. However, the one uploaded here is an uncompressed ...
2023-05-17 14:57:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Khalīfah at the Ḥarīm, Samarra, Abbasid Caliphate, mid 9th century
I've worked on this illustration since April because there are so many characters! The main inspiration for this drawing is the colorful murals of the Jawsaq al-Khāqānī palace. The mural depi...
2023-05-14 15:47:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Mexica cavalryman and Spanish footsoldier, late 16th century
Contrary to normal belief, the Mesoamerican army and military culture largely survived after the conquest. Even the famous Mexica army of Tenochtitlan continued to operate after the Empire's fall. When invading Gu...
2023-05-14 14:45:43 +0000 UTC View Post
Maya lady from the eastern coast of Yucatán, 15~16th century
The Maya civilization prospered for thousands of years by adapting to a variety of geographical conditions, from the humid lowlands of the Yucatán Peninsula to the chilly highlands of Guatemala. The coastal Maya...
2023-05-11 14:27:29 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the final WIP before posting the finished drawing. I had refined the clothing, tattoo, and the background. This was supposed to be a simple one-character pinup with no background, but I got carried away while drawing it!
2023-05-10 08:18:53 +0000 UTC
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Late Postclassic period (1250~1697) Maya lady from the coastal region of Campeche. I intended to draw her topless, but ended up drawing her in several outfits. When drawing these, Daniel Parada's research on Postclassic lo...
2023-05-02 12:52:02 +0000 UTC View PostI hope this Patreon works well to keep making me draw more art for everyone. Here are the detailed tier rewards for now. I will tweak here and there (make a new tier and rewards, etc.)when the supporters become substantial enough, but this is the current one.
Chichimeca t...
2023-05-01 10:35:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Chichimeca ($5), Tolteca ($10), Mexica ($20), Tenochca ($40?) tier.
Tenochca tier will be opened when the Patreon donations become substantial enough! (About $300 a month?)
2023-04-20 16:14:28 +0000 UTC View Post