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Published: 2020-03-26 00:09:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 645; Favourites: 6; Downloads: 0
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Description Founded this  challenge a little while ago, and I got super exited about participating, but even thou I'm home, school work doesn't stop (Biochemistry is a real pain in the ass)...But, I managed to draw one piece for this challenge

What is it about??

Well, I think JIMENOPOLIX , the creator of the idea can explain better, so, I quote:

You know how we have "Mermay"? Where the month of May is dedicated to drawing mermaids? Well, I came up with a brand new month theme, one dedicated to GENIES! It's called... GENIEUARY!!!
Only one problem... I came up with this concept late in January... for the month of January... and we're about to enter March.
Well, here's my way around it: we will do it for March THIS year to PREPARE us for next January! This is Mystic March: the prequel to Genieuary!
For this drawing, I didn't use an OC (but, looking back this could perfectly be a grown up version of one of my characters), I decided to get closer to the roots Arabian, the jinns (If my research is correct, ginie is just a western translation for jinn)

If, once again, my research is correct, Ghouls are a type of jinn known for hunting graveyards and feeding using human flesh --> source  some places say that they can shapeshift, but I'm not sure --> source


That's pretty much what I tried to go with, a human looking girl that turns into a ghoul at night


If I'm being honest, I really love her devil-ish expression, but, to be honest, I don't like the monster that much

Well, that's all I have to say XD 
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Comments: 12

NeoNimbus526 [2020-03-26 03:01:15 +0000 UTC]

She sure is quite spooky, but a nice spin on the usual genie.


Great work right there, Moon.

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Moon-Wolfe In reply to NeoNimbus526 [2020-03-26 23:31:53 +0000 UTC]

Well, thank you ^3^

If I'm being honest, I kinda prefered to make a different approach to the genie, since a lot of the drawings for this challenge had the same "genie" base, and it was a lot of fun to know a little more about Arabian "mythology"

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NeoNimbus526 In reply to Moon-Wolfe [2020-03-27 02:42:12 +0000 UTC]

You're very much welcome right there.

Thanks for the explanation right there and it's good to try out something different on something familiar.

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Moon-Wolfe In reply to NeoNimbus526 [2020-03-27 23:12:37 +0000 UTC]

No problem
It is fun indeed

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NeoNimbus526 In reply to Moon-Wolfe [2020-03-28 04:40:56 +0000 UTC]

Anytime and sounds great. ^_^  

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JIMENOPOLIX [2020-03-26 00:42:32 +0000 UTC]

Boy... quite a unique take on Genies... or Ghouls in your case.

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Moon-Wolfe In reply to JIMENOPOLIX [2020-03-26 23:46:02 +0000 UTC]

I will take that as a compliment XD

If I'm being honest, it's "unique" because a lot of us think of Disney's Genie, but forget their roots
That's pretty much why I took this way, it would be original and something different for a change

I think some people consider ghouls as a type of jinn, but I'm not sure XD

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JIMENOPOLIX In reply to Moon-Wolfe [2020-03-27 00:10:07 +0000 UTC]

Well, yeah, true, I was mostly thinking of Disney's Genie, as that pretty much became the norm for lots of genies everywhere (though even Jeannie was an original exception, as was Shantae).
I was suggesting a theme of wish-granting magical beings from lamps or bottles (or rings) as we've come to expect genies to be.

I do admire your original and unique take on the subject matter, drawing attention to their roots, so we at least get a piece of interesting history.

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Moon-Wolfe In reply to JIMENOPOLIX [2020-03-27 23:30:52 +0000 UTC]

I noticed it while browsing art for this challenge, but I have to say I liked some genie designs

To be honest, I'm not familiar with neither of them XD

I'm planning to do that type of genie next year actually,I still want to explore that genie theme



Thank you it means I did my job correctly
And if you would like you can check "The book of deadly names" (link below) to see some Arabian jinn/genie designs, there are a lot of interesting ones (it's not in English though...)

www.slideshare.net/mobile/chao…

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JIMENOPOLIX In reply to Moon-Wolfe [2020-03-28 14:16:34 +0000 UTC]

Cool.

Jeannie is a genie gal from this old sitcom called I Dream of Jeannie.
Shantae is a video game character: a "Half-Genie" who also belly dances.

Cool! Can't wait to see what you draw for next year (in which the challenge will take place in January from now on).
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You're welcome!

My, my, those are quite some genies... or ghouls.

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Moon-Wolfe In reply to JIMENOPOLIX [2020-03-29 22:42:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for the info
They look interesting

Don't get your expectations high XD it's gonna look bad


Not just ghouls, each type has a different name and a set of characteristics

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JIMENOPOLIX In reply to Moon-Wolfe [2020-03-29 23:08:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

Meh... you do your best.
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Ah.

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