Across a decade. by foreversea on DeviantArt (original) (raw)
So here it is. The thing I have been working on on and off for the past few months. This is my entry for the 1920s Historical contest. I'm not sure if I'm totally satisfied with the composition, but I do think I've gotten better about coloring while doing this. I started with Egypt and ended with oh, Turkey and Italy I think. Yay for excessive use of textures and gradients! Also: SO MUCH REFERENCE. *^*
Now, for the historical part. The idea was to depict historical event(s) of the 1920s using Hetalia characters; I couldn't decide on one thing so I did AS MANY AS POSSIBLE. XD In order, from left-right:
~Turkey: The Turkish War of Independence. [link]
~Egypt: officially becomes a free state in 1922. [link]
~Germany: the rise of Nazism and Hitler as a result of the desperate economic crisis post-WWI.
~America: The Jazz Age. Plus a gratuitous flapper girl.
~China: The Chinese Civil War begins in 1927. [link]
~Italy: Mussolini becomes Prime Minister and ushers in the reign of the National Fascist Party. [link]
~Poland, USSR, Ukraine: The Polish-Soviet War. USSR v. Poland with Ukraine split in the middle. [link]
These are just supposed to be snapshot representations of the decade in each area. I will say that I am excessively proud of Turkey and China; they probably were my favorite to do. I apologize to any saxophone players out there for any wrongs I have done your wonderful instrument.
Why is America the only one partying? >.>
Credits:
Burning paper Texture:
Sparkles texture:
Ice texture:
All flags came from Wikipedia.
Hetalia and its characters (c) Himaruya Hidekaz Art (c) Me.
Does this need a filter on it for the Nazi symbol? Lemme know if you think it does.