If you want to see this animation in a better quality with the sound here is my youtube video This is the first time I add a sound effects to the commission. I could not resist!
Papercraft Howl (and Calcifer!) that I made for the con back in February!
Every time I make Howl, I experiment with a new way of depicting the argyle pattern of his jacket. This time, I tried a double layer method - cutting the diamond shapes out of a shimmery pink paper, and then placing those on top of the blue patten to form a unified whole. What do you think, lovelies? How should I approach the jacket next time I make Howl?
shout out to howl because he found out there was a prophesy curse thing out to get him and he did NOT frantically try to stop it. like he was like “gee I’d better stay away from mermaids and not touch any mandrakes ig” but did he move to the center of a landlocked country to keep away from mermaids? NO. did he obsessively dye his hair non-white colors? NO he dyed it the normal amount. did he eliminate every mandrake root ever? NO.
my man said “maybe if I ignore the curse it will just go away. no point in stressing over what I can’t control man. just gotta. chilllllll. [visibly shaking with anxiety]” and that worked pretty damn well for him. I mean yeah the curse did still fulfill itself and it did end with him going into cardiac arrest for a few minutes but his girlfriend got hot and beat the shit out of the chick who cursed him and they lived crazily ever after so who’s winning? this is howl pendragon’s guide to not letting a prophecy control your life
Howl truly is the man of all time. He’s a playboy. He’s a malewife. He fell in love with a ninety year old woman. He’s a rugby player. He smells like hyacinths. He’s not a natural blond. When dying his hair went slightly wrong, he filled his home with slime. He has a PhD. He’s a wizard. He found a way to another universe and he told absolutely nobody about it. He makes video games about the magical universe for his nephews. He can’t play the guitar. He always takes a guitar with him when he’s trying to seduce a woman. He’s a self-proclaimed coward. He got drunk to trick himself into doing something dangerous. He overcharges for his services to rich people. He undercharges for his services to poor people. A woman invaded his home and declared herself his cleaning lady and he just let her stay. He loves spiders. He lies about his surname to everyone, including royalty. The true spelling of his first name is Howell, but we don’t find out until halfway through the book because the POV character thinks it’s spelled Howl. He’s even Welsh.
howl’s moving castle is first and foremost a comedy because sophie breaks into howl’s house and nearly kills the only thing keeping him alive and he’s just like wow can’t believe i scored a girlboss
