Leenulumyx (“moon sheep”) are a medium sized mammal which the magi keep for their wool, milk, horns, and meat. The unique conjoined shape of their horns distinguishes these sheep from other species in the haenulin kingdoms. Their unique wool - often used for creating clothing and fabric textiles - changes color with the phases of the moon. During the full moon, their coats are a pure white while during a new moon, are an inky black. Magi track the change in the sheep’s wool to predict when the next star shower will occur as their wool will develop a glittering sheen in advance.
Stephen Hannock (American, 1951) - Incendiary Nocturne with Stormy Sea (2016)
Something about lights over the sea that always compels me… I cannot decide if I find them to be ominous, hopeful, or simple novelties. Regardless, beautiful.
All shot using real figures, lighting and miniature sets. My usual foil for water technique and cotton wool for the splashes were used into create the water
Honestly, if you ever see a manga character and think “Damn, their style is dope as fuck” 9 times out of 10 their fit comes directly out of a fashion magazine. Sailor Moon was wearing Dior. JoJo was wearing Missoni.
Not to downplay the skill of the artists adapting those styles to their characters, but that is why the drip is so clean.
Like, this is a piece of trivia I love to share and I think it’s important for a few reasons. One is because it emphasizes how much great art is about study and reference. Artists learn from artists and it elevates their work.
Two, because fashion *is* art (which is maybe a less controversial take now than it was a decade ago) and it’s important that we recognize when great fashion inspires us.
Three, because acknowledging how much time great mangaka spent studying fashion *is* recognizing just how much hard work and effort goes into their creations.
And also I just think it’s cool as fuck.
Is someone gonna post some examples? 👀
From Sailor Moon at least these are probably the most relatively famous examples.
For instance! ☝️🤓
- Sailor Pluto wears the Karl Lagerfeld-designed Chanel gold chain dress from their Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1992 collection. Even the jewelry takes cues from the runway styling as worn by Christy Turlington
- Neo-Queen Serenity’s dress is inspired by the Il Palladio gown from Dior’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1992 collection. It’s not a full lift— the manga’s version plunges in the back whereas the neckline of the original is fully straight, among other stylizing on the details of the gown
- Black Lady’s outfit was inspired by the styling done for Kate Moss for YSL’s 1994 print advertisement campaign for their Opium perfume
- Koan’s whole look was based off the sheer jumpsuit with the feathered tutu worn in Mugler’s debut collection from Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1992 (for the life of me I cannot find this model’s name 😭)
Here’s an example from JJBA. Araki references fashion media a LOT in his art, especially with the signature JoJo poses people know and love. Here’s some more:
Drawing of my beloved Claudia – It’s so hard to see, but if you sort of focus, you can see her eyes have a little reddish-orange glow. That’s like my favorite part. Also the pattern on her shirt and the texture of her jacket were fun to draw.
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