"I Should Draw Mori Miku!" I Said To Myself. "Just A Fun Sketch, It Shouldn't Take Me Long" I Said To

"I should draw Māori Miku!" I said to myself. "Just a fun sketch, it shouldn't take me long" I said to myself. Six hours later I come to with this in front of me and a wrist begging for mercy but holy fuck worth it. I love this trend this was so much fun

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DISCLAIMERS AND NOTES ETC.... I'm Pākehā, meaning I am not of Māori descent. I hold so much respect for Māori people, for their values and traditions, and for the fierce pride with which kapa haka is performed. I thought if I was going to design a Māori Miku, it makes sense to dress her in a kapa haka kākahu, as her whole thing is singing and dancing!!! The tā moko is not based off any real person's moko. I referenced the temporary moko a lot of kapa haka performers wear!! Was tricky finding out whether or not depicting her with a moko was a good idea, so I went the safe route- showing an aspect of Māori culture without stepping over any boundaries!! Brown eyed Miku is everything to me shout out brown eyed Miku.... I referenced like seven different outfits to put hers together!! I really hope this looks accurate or at least passable. Thanks to adorkastock for the pose ref!!

Armenian Miku 🇦🇲✨

thinking thoughts after reading many "humans are space orcs" posts

imagine aliens make contact w us bc we can no longer b ignored, we have effective space travel & r looking to establish settlements on other habitable planets, but we r still very new & very unusual in the eyes of these aliens. So a group of especially curious researchers "create" an entirely "new" field of study abt humans, our habits, our culture, our history, etc. But they know their data is limited as the most interaction with humans they meet & converse w regularly r a particular sort tht specialize in the science of space travel or medicine or agriculture, etc. so they seek out a meeting with Earth authorities on the advice of these humans to ask for the opportunity to properly conduct several studies of the species. Only to have this group primarily made up of politicians blink at them a few times in disbelief before telling them tht they'll want to speak with philosophers & sociologists & anthropologists.

Turns out, the humans have been studying themselves for hundreds of years! They have three entire fields of study dedicated to this!

The philosophers & sociologists & anthropologists of Earth r ecstatic! The aliens r invited to several college courses tht will first establish then expand their knowledge abt humans. They're assigned readings about theory, studies conducted around a variety of populations, & r coached on proper field study ethics. They're invited to internships & r encouraged to seek a PhD each.