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[Reposted from my tumblr account: www.sillehfrilleh.tumblr.com ]Homestuck fangirlishness aside, I decided to take a chance on drawing my third(?) ever Hetalia fan art, with my own depiction of Philippines in the Spanish colonial period.
So I have this headcannon that when Philippines was under Spain, she was forced to learn how to play the piano (obliged would the be more the term actually) and how to sing since a woman was even more graceful or womanly in the eyes of society when she knows an instrument or two and/or knows how to sing. Also, I imagined Spain bringing an adolescent Philippines to tertulias every now and then, just to show off how well she can sing or play the piano. It was very common then, the tertulias I mean.
Shut up, the color scheme sucks eggs, I know. D’: But I was too lazy. hehe.
Also, err… it’s just a temporary depiction of Philippines. I refuse to add more OC!Philippines in the fandoms. xD However, I do like to give out a headcannon or two. xD DERP DERP.
[EDIT: realized that this was my fourth one xDD]
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She's so pretty! ^w^ I used to practice playing the piano, but I can never find the time to do so now
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It's soo nice!
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she's so pretty ;w;
but it looks like she's having a hard time playing the piano XDDD
hmmm in my head i think she's more suited for a guitar because of the harana and it's spanish influence (right???) XDD
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Haha, thank you!
Well, yeah, as I was drawing her, I imagined her having a hard time since she was just obliged to play it. Either that or she's concentrated on it.
True, but the guitar back in the Spanish era was considered more of a man's instrument. Also, the piano and the violin was the more popular entertainment (along with dancing, gambling and flirting) in tertulias then, and I imagined Spain bringing her to tertulias. Well, that's in my opinion. xD I guess if she ever could play the guitar, either she would have been playing the rondalla then or it would be recently that she would take a liking into guitar. xD
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Ohhhh!!! Wow... this is why I love DA <3 I get to learn so much stuff here XDD thanks for the info
I think she's probably concentrated on playing XD
Lol on the entertainment= flirting
He must have been proud
In my opinion he was the physically abusive and overly protective father(based on how we were treated before XDD) but that's my opinion XD
Maybe she recently started to have an interest withe the guitar because it's becoming a new trend (apparently OuO; )
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Ahahaha, yeah. Flirting. xD But I think she doesn't do the flirting part... well, maybe she did, but discreetly and not in a polygamous way... As overrated as it sounds, I think that the men then would do the flirting towards her. xD >.> I don't know, that's just me xD
Yeah, I do respect your opinion a hundred percent. 
Anyway, that's just my opinion, I'm not forcing you to believe it if you don't want to. Hehe.
Haha, yeah! I think that would make sense. Philippines did undergo a Pinoy Rock phase so I think it's a great idea if she did learn the guitar that way.
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This is so beautiful QwQ
Philippines look so elegant here, so much like a lady.
She can play piano too? asdfsajfhsakljfhklasjfhk
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waefuahaskdljfbaiwefbakdfaiudhsfkafThank you!
Thank goodness she looks like a proper lady here! Hehe. It's what I was trying to aim for despite her expression. x'D
And yeah... I guess. In my head, she does. I haven't seen a headcannon of Philippines knowing how to play any instrument yet. So err... yeah?
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Lady Philippines,
I like that so very much
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Oh... Oh my... That is a very lovely thought!! I haven't imagined her being called "Lady Philippines" before (despite the fact that I did draw this :I)!! O.O
*goes and makes more headcannons*
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coolio!! got any tips in drawing hands cause the way that you make them here is so so dynamic!!
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Well, what I do when I'm having problems with hands is just looking at my own hands. Like, I position them in an angle I would want to draw and then study them for several minutes. It gets tiring, of course, but it's worthwhile since it makes you take note of how the hands work. If ever my hands can't model, I just look at references pictures on Google. Say, I want to see what a hand looks like when it's offering a handshake, I just search "handshake". Also, it takes a lot of practice; when in your down time and you feel the urge to draw, try drawing hands first. You have to be patient every time because it doesn't take a minute to get them. If it helps, it took me years of practice on the hands. 
Hope that helped
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you're welcome! ^_^ glad to help~~!
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I love your headcanon!
The colors and the emotion in this picture are beautiful!
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You're Welcome!
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This head-canon makes a whole lot of sense to me. I like how you did her left hand, and her outfit is very nice as well.
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Thank you!
Also, thanks for the headcannon comment!
Sorry, I was babbling. Thanks for your hearty comment though!
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No prob. X3
Yeah. I've always had it that he really did love her like a daughter, and she viewed him as her papa, he just... was misguided at times when it came to managing her, let's just say.
No, no, I like hearing about people's head canons.
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Oh! Cool! I thought I was babbling lol xD
Haha, I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks of Philippines and Spain's relationship as that of parent-child. I just really viewed them that way. And I do agree with what you said that Spain really did just want the best for her but it just went a little more different. In reality, actually, Spain's laws that time were really really humane, and in fact, for the benefit of the people then. How they were practiced was the problem. But I think the reason she would snap is because, in my point of view, she saw how the lesser of her people were being treated, much to Spain's surprise. I don't know, I think I have this headcannon that Spain never really knew how bad her people were being treated.
Kind of like, similar to America and England's relationship during the American revolution? I don't really know a lot of that so I'm not too sure. xD
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Naw, not at all.
Oh, really? I didn't know that about Spain's laws at the time. That's interesting. And maybe there's something to that theory, though wouldn't have Philippines have tried to tell him before she decided to rebel?
Mmm, similar, but markedly different. It's complicated.
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Lol, to be fair, I also only knew that Spain's laws were humane in college. I swear, history was abridged in elementary and high school. Or is it just me... haha. It was always interesting listening to my professor rather than reading it in the text books :I
I like that point. I honestly haven't thought of that, haha. I'm guessing the whole revolution thing for Philippines was a gradual thing. xD
Complicated? The American revolution? Honestly, I don't know a thing about it. Hehe. It would be fun to research on that though. ^_^
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IKR? That's why I like learning history on my own time. It's so much more interesting that way.
Extremely complicated. XD You don't know a thing about it, you say? Well then, let me introduce you to an American television show called "Liberty's Kids," used to teach school-age about the American Revolution (theme song here [link] ) It was one of my favorite TV shows back in the day. As TVTropes says, "Although the series was created for a juvenile audience, it nevertheless takes a relatively sophisticated look at the American Revolution, which highlights not only the heroes and achievements of the American independence movement, but also its less palatable aspects such as the role of slavery, mob violence and the privations the Native Peoples of America suffered in this conflict."
If you want to learn more about the American War for Independence, this show is a terrific place to start. Here's the first episode [link] and here's a map of the original thirteen colonies so you can orient yourself when people are talking about different places if you need to. [link] I hope you enjoy!
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Oh wow! Thanks a lot for the links! I'll look into them in my spare time! ^_^ Thank you!! I can't lie but I've been curious about American history for a while
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You're welcome.
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I love the colours and the pose... the emotion in it. It's beautiful !
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EEEEEE! Thank you! >w< I tried to act as professionally as I can but failed. meh.
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Don't say that, it is really awesome and professional
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lol thank youuuu!
And lol, I was talking about how un-professionally had replied to your beautiful comment up there. xDD
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