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First for (I honestly don’t know how this tag is supposed to work) but here! I’ll be roughing out a new OC for every day this month. First up is Catalina! A young Mesoamerican girl who shoots magic from her fingertips!

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2020-10-01

In Mesoamerican thought, dreams are considered to be the escape of one of the "souls" from the body.

Follow the link to see Miquiztli, The Moment of Death, as a print in my Etsy store!
https://t.co/gCqFbHSNj7

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2020-10-02

And now for day 29 of Ceremony/Ritual, I took some inspiration from the old ceremonial knives of mesoamerican culture. Maybe not the best, I've done, but still happy with the result. One more to go!

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2020-10-01

Mexico celebrates the National Day of Maize on September 29! 🌽🇲🇽

This mythical grain is the most representative crop in the country due to its economic, social, and cultural importance and has been a basic and fundamental food of the Mesoamerican indigenous cultures.

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2020-09-30

Los mexicas fueron el último pueblo mesoamericano que formó una rica y compleja tradición religiosa, política, cosmológica, astronómica, filosófica y artística aprendida y desarrollada por los pueblos de Mesoamérica a lo largo de muchos siglos.

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2020-09-30

Quiahuitl (Rain), Ollin (Movement), Calli (House).

13 down, 7 more to go. Catch the Instagram Livestream tomorrow at 9:30am!

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2020-09-26

Calendars also tell us a great deal about how Mesoamerican cultures understood and structured their world. Kristopher Driggers explains the Mesoamerican calendar in a new essay.
https://t.co/XbM6MbTsM8

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2020-09-22

Here's another three. Cuetzpalin (Lizard), Cuauhtli (Eagle), Itzcuintli (Dog).⁠

Hope you all have been enjoying watching the livestreams of me making these illustrations. Many more to come!

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2020-09-22

I have been streaming on Instagram live for the past couple Saturdays. And now, I'll be streaming on Twitch!

Tune in here tomorrow at 9:30 on Instagram or check the link in my bio for the Twitch link. See ya tomorrow!

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2020-09-19

So...Zach shouted out the game I'm directing for Hispanic heritage month before I even announced it 😅

So here's the logo!

The game is Pelota, a sports title with foundations in Mesoamerican history and culture.

We're in the early stages of production, so stay tuned!

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2020-09-16

If you're at all interested in Mesoamerican or Mexican culture, then check out AZTLAN immediately! Here at Kugali, we're all about representing the best of African storytelling, but there are other places that need great narrative representation too! https://t.co/vGxt1AEmbK

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2020-09-14

Cacao en el mundo Maya.🍫

Fue uno de los frutos mas importantes para las culturas mesoamericanas y aún es un ingrediente muy apreciado en nuestros días, pues es la base de la elaboración del chocolate. Era tan apreciado que sus semillas se llegaron a utilizar como moneda franca.

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2020-09-03

"The Feathered Serpent" 11x17 colored pencil, 2019.⁠
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There's an easter egg for the astronomers, Mesoamerican historians, mythology lovers, & ancient astronaut theorists in there ;)
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Both the original and prints are available on my store!
https://t.co/RbKl6SNipj

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2020-09-03

Currently working on these illustrations for a much bigger project

I'll also be livestreaming myself doing these on Instagram Live every Saturday around 9ish.

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2020-08-29

El jade para los mayas.

Como para el resto de pueblos mesoamericanos, el jade era un material altamente apreciado y, en virtud de las propiedades que se le atribuían, se le utilizaba para elaborar objetos propios de la nobleza o divinidades.

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2020-08-25

Trying to wrap up this sculpt during the stream tonight, anyone know how to properly present a zbrush sculpt??#zbrush

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2020-08-25

In both past and present Mesoamerican thought, the "souls" of individuals are believed to be divided in various entities that reside in different parts of our bodies.
You can see Miquiztli, The Moment of Death in my Etsy store. https://t.co/gCqFbHSNj7

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2020-08-19

Won’t reveal too much bc I’m in the works of making this into a comic but it essentially will deal themes of polar opposites coexisting, a common theme in Aztec mythology and have features of modern as well as precolumbian Latino/Mesoamerican/Nahua culture.

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2020-08-06