Filipino Mythology Week → Day 4: Myths/Folk Tales

Oh the drama

Filipiniana Miku!

filipiniana but make it moth 

“Ang Maganda at ang Halimaw”

late post of my Filipiniana version of Beauty and the Beast. 

yes, beast has Carabao (Philippine water buffalo) horns. 

Akin to an eagle

inspired by the Kalinga (a Philippine tribe) cultural video posted up by pinoy-culture. (video)

how Kalinga women are tough, proud, and dance like a soaring eagle who looks down on earth.

AHHH I have three thesis proposals due in 11 days! I already know that thematically I want to explore Asian and Asian American representation in popular American media, but still have to narrow it down.

Here’s some quick character sketches from one of my ideas. I was looking up Filipino legends and found the story of Mariang Sinukuan, a diwata or mountain fairy. She got a little bit of an attitude the more I drew her which is not completely inaccurate based on the stuff I read about her, haha. I might end up doing a big visual development project on her for thesis, but we’ll see how the other two proposals pan out first!

“Ang Munting Sirena” (late post)

now is the little mermaid’s turn. trying to simplify everything as possible and not putting any tattoos or any Filipino ethnic charms just to show she’s a Filipino mermaid. Their culture is unknown.and yes, she still has her mermaid hair when she transformed into human. 

I realized I’ve never posted a full-body draft of these clothes before *o*

MOUTHWASHING (2024) — developed by wrong organ.

Filipino Miku 🇵🇭 by Ayshiun