Trying Out A New Style, What Do You Guys Think~?

Trying out a new style, what do you guys think~?

And now you can buy the t-shirt, hoodie, or print here~!

...why won't tumblr let you reblog yourself tho...? ):

Tribal Braviary

Artist: vaguelygenius

Yooooo, so I was thinking about Cofagrigus and Yamask and how Cofagrigus eat gold and punish tombrobbers and worldwide cultural phenomena involving burying gold and precious metals and I came up with an interesting little theory.

So the Pokedex tells us that Yamask are spirits of the dead who remember their past lives and reminisce while looking at their eponymous masks. But where do they get these masks? There's no evidence in canon that people bury their dead with golden masks of their faces, and, since the cultures and traditions of the people in Pokemon are largely based on real life, it is unlikely that people do so. So Yamask must either spontaneously create their own masks or perhaps get one from somewhere.

Now, have you heard of Charon's obol? It's the coin the Ancient Greeks would bury with their dead so that the ferryman would give them a ride to the afterlife. Except the practice of people burying coins and other valuable goods with the dead existed before the myth was created and exists in almost every culture.

SO... what if the gold buried with their corpses was what the masks are made out of? A Cofagrigus might use their Mummify ability to transform and coat the skulls after eating enough gold. The golden mask features a closer resemblance to the Yamask's original human form and makes an excellent shield when compared to a skull. If it requires crushing the skull into a more amenable shape... well, sacrifices must be made.

And so the coin would allow safe passage into the afterlife since it would serve as a coating for the shield Yamask will use during its new life.

And actually, wild Yamask sometimes carry Spell Tags that could be the remains of the cotton cocoon their mask was made in!

For more Pokemon stuff, mostly tribal-style pokemon designs and stuff, check out my blog~

can i get a tattoo of your art pls omg especially the tribal eeveelutions?

I am 1000% okay with that as long as I get pics. Also it would be interesting to know how much it would cost to get the eeveelution tribal tattooed with so many colors and stuff! But yeah, if you want to and you can go ahead~

Guess what? It’s time for a giveaway! What can you win? Well, it depends!

If you’re one of my current followers at the moment of this post, either on my main art blog or on my reblog blog, you can win: a hoodie from my shop, with any design you like or you can choose to get two T-shirts with any design you like on them~! All you have to do is reblog before Christmas day (December 25, 2013) in order to have a chance at winning!

If you start following me after I posted the giveaway (that’s November 17, 2013, to be precise), then reblogging before Christmas day means you can win any T-shirt design you want from my shop!

If you don’t really like the stuff I post, then reblogging this before Christmas without following me can still net you a free set of 3 stickers from my shop! Not quite as awesome, but this giveaway is mostly a celebration for my followers, so I hope you understand. This prize is sponsored by Maneki Shop, so go check them out~

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If you can’t wait that long for a cute shirt for yourself, a friend, and/or a loved one, consider buying one from my shop.

Plus, Christmas is right around the corner and a cute Pokemon/Yugioh/cuttlefish hoodie would feel plenty warm~ <3

Additional info:

Leave your askbox open so that I can contact you if you are a winner.

You must be willing to give me your address, otherwise, I will not be able to get the prize to you.

I will ship internationally if necessary!

Likes don't count this time. ): Sorry!

P.S. You can follow me at my main blog (vaguelygenius.tumblr.com) or you can follow my reblog blog at extradimensionalstorage.tumblr.com if you like Pokemon, Homestuck, and Yu-gi-oh! like me~ Both/either follows will count!