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So here is my entry for ~ModGee 's new contest, where we are to turn the infamous mods from the FN!MH blog into Monster High OCs.

I apologize ahead of time for the novel of text you are about to read...

I chose a Huldra for Gee's monster and I would like to thank *humon for inspiring me with her depictions of Elf Women. For those who don't know, a Huldra is a seductive elf woman of Scandinavian folklore. They are often characterized as beautiful women...from the front. Huldra's have a tail and a hollowed out back, sometimes looking like maggot infested rotten meat or even a bug infested tree stump. I felt that this was a good choice for Gee as it gives across the whole "looks can be deceiving" moral and many people judge Gee as resolute thing, be it positive of negative, without considering that there is another whole side to her. (I drew her clothes covering her back because I would have had to drew her from behind to fully show off the hollow and I have yet to do that successfully). If person is to see the hollow back of a Huldra, that person is as good as dead, which reminded me of how Gee handles those who pick at her art when they tell her not to critique others. She effectively shuts them down by not caring what they say, she doesn't let it bother her, effectively "killing" the conversation, rather than drag it out in a fight. Huldras and Nordic elf women are not specifically evil and they can be quite nice and helpful if treated with respect. That's how I see Gee. If you contact her personally to either politely ask for art to be removed from the blog, or even to ask for her opinion on something you drew, she can be very considerate, pointing out mistakes and directing on where to look for improvement and what sort of tutorials can help you.
Huldras also lure men away to the woods to be used as sex slaves and kill those who do not satisfy and well...why do you think she made Noid her bitch? XD

Noid is a jötunn, a creature of Norse mythology known for superhuman strength and magic abilities to control nature. They are sometimes characterized as giants and are incredibly knowledgeable. This made me think of Noid because while he can be a funny, joking guy, if someone comes onto the blog with a serious accusation or opinion, he can talk circles around them with what is fact and not, breaking it down for people on why they may or may not be right. He always gives an opinion of knowing what he is talking about and as laid back as he is, he commands a lot of respect when the time calls for it, similar to the respect the jötunn get. EDIT: something I forgot to mention. I was originally thinking of going with Troll, because so many people who dislike the blog just write it off as such, but then I learned that one of the meanings for the term 'Troll' in Norse Mythology and Scandinavian folklore was as a negative synonym for jötunn. That made me think of Noid because he isn't a troll, but often gets labeled as one by people who dislike the blog.

The outfits I chose for them I had decided long before the monsters I chose for them. Basically I wanted to make them a ringleader and a puppet master, for reasons I will be explaining next, but didn't want to make that be their monster species or race. Let's face it, as cool or creepy as one can make circus folk and puppets in stories and horror movies, ringleader and puppet master are professions and rarely the specific reason or explanation for why they are evil or monsters in those stories/movies. A topic of conversation on the blog that comes up a lot is how many artist make OCs for Monster High that are not monsters, like serial killers or gods, which seems a little out of place in a series for monster children. So I made Gee and Noid a ringleader and puppet master by profession only. Gee leads the blog with plenty of entertainment and amusing hijinks, running it with order but still making it fun, I.E. she is the ringleader. Noid has always been good with playing off the various complaints and threats that come to the blog, making a good game of it for the amusement of his followers. He has the upper hand and really when ever I see him getting a laugh for us from an anon comment, I can totally picture him saying "dance my puppets, dance!" I am ashamed to admit that the form of puppetry I used for him was inspired by an Inuyasha villain, Yura of the Hair, who used hair tied to her fingers to work people like puppets.

So I believe I have fully explained my reasoning for my design. I hope for this to be a good, fun competition for everyone involved and I wish the other contest luck (not that they need it, the entries I've seen so far are really great).

Gee (c) Gee of course!
Noid (c) normally I would say Noid, but he is Gee's bitch so...
Monster High (c) Lisi Harrison & Mattel

Description
So here is my entry for ~ModGee 's new contest, where we are to turn the infamous mods from the FN!MH blog into Monster High OCs.

I apologize ahead of time for the novel of text you are about to read...

I chose a Huldra for Gee's monster and I would like to thank *humon for inspiring me with her depictions of Elf Women. For those who don't know, a Huldra is a seductive elf woman of Scandinavian folklore. They are often characterized as beautiful women...from the front. Huldra's have a tail and a hollowed out back, sometimes looking like maggot infested rotten meat or even a bug infested tree stump. I felt that this was a good choice for Gee as it gives across the whole "looks can be deceiving" moral and many people judge Gee as resolute thing, be it positive of negative, without considering that there is another whole side to her. (I drew her clothes covering her back because I would have had to drew her from behind to fully show off the hollow and I have yet to do that successfully). If person is to see the hollow back of a Huldra, that person is as good as dead, which reminded me of how Gee handles those who pick at her art when they tell her not to critique others. She effectively shuts them down by not caring what they say, she doesn't let it bother her, effectively "killing" the conversation, rather than drag it out in a fight. Huldras and Nordic elf women are not specifically evil and they can be quite nice and helpful if treated with respect. That's how I see Gee. If you contact her personally to either politely ask for art to be removed from the blog, or even to ask for her opinion on something you drew, she can be very considerate, pointing out mistakes and directing on where to look for improvement and what sort of tutorials can help you.
Huldras also lure men away to the woods to be used as sex slaves and kill those who do not satisfy and well...why do you think she made Noid her bitch? XD

Noid is a jötunn, a creature of Norse mythology known for superhuman strength and magic abilities to control nature. They are sometimes characterized as giants and are incredibly knowledgeable. This made me think of Noid because while he can be a funny, joking guy, if someone comes onto the blog with a serious accusation or opinion, he can talk circles around them with what is fact and not, breaking it down for people on why they may or may not be right. He always gives an opinion of knowing what he is talking about and as laid back as he is, he commands a lot of respect when the time calls for it, similar to the respect the jötunn get. EDIT: something I forgot to mention. I was originally thinking of going with Troll, because so many people who dislike the blog just write it off as such, but then I learned that one of the meanings for the term 'Troll' in Norse Mythology and Scandinavian folklore was as a negative synonym for jötunn. That made me think of Noid because he isn't a troll, but often gets labeled as one by people who dislike the blog.

The outfits I chose for them I had decided long before the monsters I chose for them. Basically I wanted to make them a ringleader and a puppet master, for reasons I will be explaining next, but didn't want to make that be their monster species or race. Let's face it, as cool or creepy as one can make circus folk and puppets in stories and horror movies, ringleader and puppet master are professions and rarely the specific reason or explanation for why they are evil or monsters in those stories/movies. A topic of conversation on the blog that comes up a lot is how many artist make OCs for Monster High that are not monsters, like serial killers or gods, which seems a little out of place in a series for monster children. So I made Gee and Noid a ringleader and puppet master by profession only. Gee leads the blog with plenty of entertainment and amusing hijinks, running it with order but still making it fun, I.E. she is the ringleader. Noid has always been good with playing off the various complaints and threats that come to the blog, making a good game of it for the amusement of his followers. He has the upper hand and really when ever I see him getting a laugh for us from an anon comment, I can totally picture him saying "dance my puppets, dance!" I am ashamed to admit that the form of puppetry I used for him was inspired by an Inuyasha villain, Yura of the Hair, who used hair tied to her fingers to work people like puppets.

So I believe I have fully explained my reasoning for my design. I hope for this to be a good, fun competition for everyone involved and I wish the other contest luck (not that they need it, the entries I've seen so far are really great).

Gee (c) Gee of course!
Noid (c) normally I would say Noid, but he is Gee's bitch so...
Monster High (c) Lisi Harrison & Mattel