John Hammond (Jurassic Park) Wonder Woman Russell and Dug (Up) Mulan, Yao, Ling, and Chien-Po (Mulan) Dipper & Mabel (Gravity Falls) Evil Queen & Magic Mirror (Snow White and the Seven Dwarves) Maria & Xibalba (Book of Life)
Inktober - I’ve been lazy with posting. #3 - Elvira #4 - Don Draper - Mad Men #5 - Ramona Flowers - Scott Pilgrim #6 - Manolo - Book of Life #7 - Jasper - Steven Universe #8 - Sally - Nightmare Before Christmas #9 - Rick and Morty #10 - Ickis - Aahhh! Real Monsters
Not mega pleased with how each of these turned out, but still pushing through.
A little while back, during one of those Twitter writer events I’m so fond of, the question was posed: “What does your main character fear most?” The responses were, well, a little disappointing, because so many people’s answers boiled down to “the bad guy.” Well, yeah. Presumably anyone would be afraid of some big scary monster or determined psychopath, but that doesn’t tell us anything about a character. A person’s worst fear is going to be something deeper.
The Book of Life tells the story of a bet between two gods of the underworld, centered on Manolo Sanchez, the pacifist young matador who’s never finished off a bull. When Manolo discovers that Xibalba cheated, he gets the dark god to agree to restore him to life if he can face one last challenge. And the task?
XIBALBA: Now, tell me, boy, what keeps you up at night? What eats at you from the inside? What, do tell, is your worst fear?
Then they’re all transported to a stadium where Manolo must defeat every bull who’s ever been killed by a Sanchez. The thousands of bulls merge into one giant motherfucker:
But Manolo does not fear the bull.
Manolo fears becoming the man who would kill a helpless creature. He fears his father’s disapproval and censure for not being a true bullfighter. But his biggest fear, the one that Xibalba sees in his heart, is that the two can never be reconciled, that he’ll be forced to choose between his family’s honor and his own, that he’ll lose something of himself no matter the outcome.
A titanic, flaming bull would be scary to anyone, but for Manolo, it holds a particular terror, one that is deep-seated, complex, and–above all–personal.
That’s why it’s not enough for him to merely slay the beast; he has to resolve that impossible choice. He takes a third option and sings the bull into submission, finding a way to defeat the monster while remaining true to himself, and earning the respect of his family in the process.
Monsters are not scary merely because of the physical threat they represent. They are scary because they reflect the darker parts of ourselves, the things we bury that we’re not willing to confront until they manifest in a form that can bite our tits off. The strongest and most effective external conflicts are the ones that mirror some internal conflict, where resolving one can help resolve the other.
So, with all this in mind, let’s ask it again: What does your main character truly fear? And do you make them face it?
There was a costume contest…. I didn’t make it in time but the moment I walked into the room the first prize winner just handed me his prize without a word so that was flattering….
I didn’t have time to do la muerte’s specific makeup but it was a great test run for the costume.
3 years ago, I built my first costume. The reason I made it was because the voice actor of Inuyasha was coming to a convention near me and I thought everyone had to wear a costume for comic con. I didn’t really think I was going to continue making more but 3 years later, I’m up to my 9th cosplay and I’m almost at 15k! I am grateful to have met so many talented and incredible people over these past few years. I’m glad to have been able to join in panels as well as compete in costume contests. Most of all, I’m happy to have helped others in creating something of their own whether it’s building a costume or other forms of art. I can’t thank you all enough for your love, your kindhearted messages, and all the Sesshomaru pics/ fanfics With 2019 coming to an end, I thought I’d share all the builds I have made from the earliest to the latest.
