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Hetalia: Icelandic Sheep WIP

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So I read guidebooks a lot and I recently (like in the last two or so months) finished Frommer's Guide to Iceland.
Lonely planet is good for understanding the average person from that country, as they include “Snap Shot” and “The National Psyche” sections. For more day to day stuff I would suggest Frommer’s guide books. Of course it would be awkward to find out that the books are incorrect about something since I quote them so much.

Anyway I learned about the sheep herding in Iceland! *so excited*

Here's the section I read about the brackets mean I left some words or sentences out:

Visitors in early September-especially experienced horseback riders-can discover beautiful and remote backcountry while participating in an ageold Icelandic farming ritual: the fall sheep round up. […] Hundreds of thousands of Icelandic sheep spend the summer grazing in the highland pastures. Before winter sets in, local groups of farmers spend up to a week herding them home. […] Once the flocks are penned and sorted by earmark, the farming communities let their hair down for singing, dancing, and drinking into the night. Traditionally many isolated villagers met their spouses during these events.

So I wanted to draw Iceland holding a sheep. Or something with Iceland and sheep. Here he's picking up the sheep to place on his lap.

I had too much fun doing all the creases and clothing details. There is a blanket on the floor, not sure why...:iconwthplz: and I know his hands look a little weird. Also I know nothing about handling sheep (of any age) :icontardplz: so if you do, I'm sorry if this is a big 'you shouldn't ever do this' kind of thing. I hadn't thought about that when I started this project. :iconsitinthecornerplz:

I have this head canon that Norway has wavy/slightly curly hair and so Iceland has it a little too, less pronounced. It's not official canon or anything like that but it's just something that I like.

It's a WIP right now because I don't know what to do for a background just yet.

Character design: Hidekaz Himaruya
Guide Quote: Frommer's
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That looks like natural sheep holding to me. I've seen people pick up sheep and that's generally how they do it. :nod: I think the blanket works too. Gives the sense that he's on a farm and has put a blanket down for a break or something.

I love the little details on this. You always give so much consideration to clothes and how they are put together. It always makes them look like real clothes and that they are really being worn.