Have A Joe Hills Juppet

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Day 20: Gem

real professionals grow their own algae

the juppet !! i just realised he is jerma posing i swear that was unintentional...... i spent so long digging thru muppet concept art and looking at old puppet designs just to end up doing a rly simple drawing but. i love joehills!! i have only been watching them for like 4 years but their videos r so special to me :3

HERMIT A DAY MAY - DAY 23

TangoTek x Yu-Gi-Oh

For Tango I picked Yu-Gi-Oh!!

Most people know Yu-Gi-Oh! as a cartoon and card game, but in the original story the pharoah spirit who possesses Yugi is known as the King of Games, as in, all games. So who better to represent Yu-Gi-Oh! than the creator and dungeon master of Decked Out, the ultimate game within a game?

To learn more about Yu-Gi-Oh! and see my style references, continue below the cut.

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(The King of Games would definitely donate to Gamers Outreach)

Yu-Gi-Oh! is a manga and anime series about a boy named Yugi Mutou who solves a cursed puzzle from ancient Egypt and is then possessed by the spirit of a ruthless Pharoah who has lost all his memories.

"Ruthless?" I can hear fans of the anime saying. "The Pharoah is a good guy!"

Incorrect! He only becomes a good guy later. Early on he is literally Ancient Egyptian Jigsaw.

In the manga, the Pharoah takes over Yugi's body whenever Yugi is in danger, whether he wants it or not, and manipulates people into agreeing to rigged, high stakes Shadow Games. Once they inevitably lose, he traps them in a Penalty Game (a poetic justice torture scenario) for the rest of their lives or possibly all of eternity depending on the situation. It's really messed up! Highlights of early Yu-Gi-Oh Penalty Games include:

Lighting a guy on fire

Blinding a guy

Telltale Heart-ing a guy

Driving a guy so crazy his rips out his own eye

Blowing a guy up

Envenomating a guy with his own pet scorpion

Electrocuting people

Forcing a guy to endure an illusion of eternal zombie attacks

Trapping people in hell forever

...and more!

The show is way more family friendly and follows a significantly mellowed-out Pharoah and his friends as they battle bad guys with card games that summon monsters to fight on their behalf. It's pretty fun an campy!

However, Yu-Gi-Oh! the show is fairly well known so I also wanted to take this opportunity to introduce everyone to season 0 manga Pharoah, who is literally a serial killing ghost with a gambling problem that's possessing a 16 year old.

If you had an Egyptology phase as a kid, give Yu-Gi-Oh! a watch. If you watched Yu-Gi-Oh! as a kid, go read the early manga.

Style references:

There he is, the King of Games. The heart of the cards guides him but he also full on just, like, cheats too.

Malik, on the left, and Bakura, on the right. These two are villains from the show who are also teenagers possessed by (evil) Egyptian spirits that were trapped in cursed metal knick-knacks. Everyone in this show has Hair with a capital H.

The Yu-Gi-Oh! title design.

HERMIT A DAY MAY - DAY 20

GeminiTay x Over the Garden Wall

For Gem I picked Over the Garden Wall!

Gem's base this season is very spooky and atmospheric. I considered doing her entry in the style of the game that inspired it, but I haven't actually played it yet, so I decided to go with another spooky, atmospheric piece of media that I love.

To learn more about Over the Garden Wall and see my style references, go below the cut.

(Gamers Outreach :) )

Over the Garden Wall is an eerie 10 episode mini-series that follows two half-brothers named Wirt and Greg as they get lost in an otherworldly forest. While trying to find their way home, they meet a series of strange people who help or hinder their quest, Odyssey style, and are followed by an ominous figure known only as The Beast.

I can't tell you what happens exactly, because that would spoil the plot, but it is a fantastic show and well worth the watch! I rewatch it again every year in October as its by far one of my favourite Halloween stories. If you aren't sure what to watch for spooky season this year, try Over the Garden Wall, you won't regret it!

Style references:

Wirt and Greg, lost in the forest

This is the Woodsman, who warns the boys about the Beast. The show swings back and forth between very flat lighting and dramatic shadows depending on the atmosphere of the scene. I wanted to give Gem a bright lantern, like the Woodsman, so I chose to render her with dramatic shadows.

The Over the Garden Wall title design

Hermit a Day May: Day 18, Joe Hills, The Puppet, the Puppeteer!

@joehills And here's his full portrait without the text and background: