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4	''[[http://azasmith-grindhousewatercolors.weebly.com/ Grindhouse and Watercolors - The Revulsion and Terror of Aza Smith]]'' is an website hosted by traditional artist Creator/AzaSmith. This website showcases his various drawings, paintings and sculptures. While some of the pieces showcase a description of how and why the work was made, most instead involve an expansive, fictional world that the characters present are a part of.
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7	!!Tropes present on the website:
8	* ArtImitatesArt: Nearly every drawing and painting are of the ragdolls, which also feature as artwork.
9	%%* BeastAndBeauty: Jesus Frankenstein and Pumpkinhead.
10	%%* ButtMonkey: Checkerboard and Temper.
11	* ColourCodedEmotions:
12	** "Suicide - Blue" shows depression, using blue as the color of tears.
13	** "Homicide - Red" shows rage, using the color of blood.
14	** "Genocide - Yellow" shows apathy, using the color of bile and poison.
15	%%* CreepyDoll: Notable for his trademark ragdolls that feature heavily in his work.
16	* DepravedBisexual: Prinna Domma, as it is implied that she was once in an abusive relationship with Ebony and is now with Psychopomp.
17	* EveryScarHasAStory: Lao's tattoos are [[HumanNotepad marks placed on his body]] as reminders for every key he loses.
18	%%* ExploitationFilm: Mentioned by WordOfGod as being the prime inspiration.
19	%%* TheGrimReaper: [[spoiler:Phantom]]
20	* HollywoodVoodoo: {{Voodoo Doll}}s Lao the Keymaster and Cho the Gatekeeper both work for the Loas, granting them various cosmic powers as a result.
21	%%* MadArtist: Much of the artwork features ultra-violence.
22	%%* MadLove: Psychopomp and Prinna Domma
23	%%* TheMaker: [[spoiler: Le Papillon]], Divine Father of Flowers, Mother of Stars, [[spoiler:the Transcendental Butterfly]] and the Creator of the universe.
24	%%* TheManInTheMoon: Briefly mentioned in the description to "Galaxy Express".
25	* MeaningfulName:
26	** Checkerboard [[spoiler:has a checkerboard pattern on his head.]]
27	** Temper [[spoiler:has a temper.]]
28	** Ebony [[spoiler:is black.]]
29	** Psychopomp [[spoiler:is ''not'' an actual {{Psychopomp}}, but he is ''psycho''.]]
30	** Prinna Domma [[spoiler:is dressed as a stereotypical [[ThePrimaDonna prima donna]].]]
31	** Pumpkinhead [[spoiler:has an orange body, which includes her head.]]
32	** Jesus Frankenstein [[spoiler:is big, green, has a black cross on his back and has a square head just like FrankensteinsMonster]]. His name is also a reference to [[spoiler:the Music/RobZombie song of the same name.]]
33	** Cupcake [[spoiler:is just so adorable!]]
34	** Yen Sid [[spoiler:is blue with a crescent moon and star, a motif that pertains to the sorcerer of the same name from ''Disney/Fantasia''.]]
35	** God [[spoiler:while not ''God'' in the biblical sense, resembles old nature gods with his antlers and green color scheme, and is even implied to be a pagan god of some sort.]]
36	** Goddess [[spoiler: can be seen as God's counterpart.]]
37	** Clown [[spoiler:is a clown.]]
38	** Oz [[spoiler:is green and gold, the color motif commonly associated with the [[Literature/TheWonderfulWizardOfOz fictional world of the same name]].]]
39	** Mania [[spoiler: is crazy.]]
40	** Shortcake [[spoiler:looks somewhat similar to Cupcake]].
41	** Tulip [[spoiler:keeps a tulip on her head.]]
42	** Lao the Keymaster [[spoiler:works for the Loa as their keymaster.]]
43	** Crossbones [[spoiler:has a skull and crossbones pattern on his body.]]
44	** Bugeyes [[spoiler:has big eyes.]]
45	** Clockwork [[spoiler:has a clock for one of his eyes.]]
46	** Passionpomp and Psychepomp are both tied to [[spoiler:Psychopomp]] in some manner.
47	** Peaches and Cobbler [[spoiler:are both peach-colored.]]
48	** Krystoff [[spoiler:sounds kind of like "Crystal."]]
49	** Cho the Gatekeeper [[spoiler:is the assigned gatekeeper by the loa
50	** Surgery Stan [[spoiler: was made via AppliedPhlebotinum surgery.]]
51	** Don K. Ristmas Parker [[spoiler: is a reference to both ''Christmas'' (the day he - the doll - was made)]] and [[spoiler:Peter Parker, AKA ComicBook/SpiderMan]], whom he shares a color scheme with.
52	** Chamile [[spoiler:is part chameleon.]]
53	** Crossbones II: Skull [[spoiler:mildly resembles Crossbones and has a skull-motif instead.]]
54	** Pimp Daddy Africa [[spoiler:has a black face and wears an extravagant pimp outfit made from leopard and giraffe pelts.]]
55	** Curcurbita [[spoiler:is named after a genus of squash shared with pumpkins.]]
56	** Gila Monster [[spoiler:is a reptilian monster.]]
57	** Each member of team Miasma [[spoiler:is named after an illegal narcotic.]]
58	** Flake [[spoiler:has a snowflake motif.]]
59	** The Spider and the Fly [[spoiler: are references to the old poem ''Literature/TheSpiderAndTheFly''.]]
60	** Zipperback [[spoiler:has a zipper on her back.]]
61	** Fool [[spoiler: is named after the tarot card of the same name. His unpredictable nature and position as leader to the Major Arcana reflects this.]] Pilgrim, being [[spoiler:being an alternate universe counterpart of Fool]] is also a reference to [[spoiler:the Fool Tarot card, one of its alternate names being "The Pilgrim".]]
62	** Madagascar [[spoiler: also goes by the titles "3rd of Cups" (a tarot card) and Agent "Beauty/Beast" (a reference to the french fairy tale ''Literature/BeautyAndTheBeast'').]]
63	** Poppet [[spoiler:is a reference to the poppet, a doll filled with ingredients in modern pagan witchcraft for protection, something that Poppet himself is made for.]]
64	** Bullfrog's name [[spoiler:Jiraiya Gamma]] is a reference to the Japanese sorcerer of the same name.
65	** Ixquana is an [[spoiler:[[FunetikAksent exagerrated]] respelling of ''iguana''.]]
66	** Lavender [[spoiler:is completely purple.]]
67	** Teddie [[spoiler: has a little bear on his chest.]]
68	** Basil Sage [[spoiler: is names after herbs, his last name in-particular being a reference to both the herb and [[BarefootSage the title]].]]
69	** Alpha Draconus [[spoiler:is named after a star, a star that he actually ''is'' in-universe.]]
70	** Samhaina [[spoiler:is named after the old harvest holdiay ''Samhain''.]]
71	** Diesel [[spoiler:works with DieselPunk technology.]]
72	** Couverture [[spoiler:is named after a type of chocolate.]]
73	** Eros [[spoiler: is named after the Greek God of Love.]]
74	** ''Happy Easter!'' was [[WordOfGod made on Easter sunday.]]
75	** ''The Vampire Garlic™''. It is Main/ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
76	** Beelzebaby [[spoiler:is a giant fly in a pair of toddler short-tails.]]
77	** ''The Face of Revulsion and Terror'' is a call-back to the website's full-title "Grindhouse and Watercolors: The Revulsion and Terror of Aza Smith."
78	* MultipleChoicePast: For the sake of humor and drama, Aza's backstory (as well as every character) presented on his website are mostly false, drawn out in the form of an expansive, fictional world.
79	%%* OverlyLongTongue: [[spoiler:''The Face of Revulsion and Terror'']]
80	%%* PatchworkWorld: Literally. The fake world created is mostly inhabited by ragdolls.
81	* RaisedLighterTribute: WordOfGod claims that the color palettes used in the paintings were inspired by a Music/RobZombie concert.
82	* TarotMotifs:
83	** His second 2D portfolio ''Fortune's Big Score: The Romantic Lifestyles of the Psychic and Psychotic'' features artwork inspired by Tarot cards.
84	** Fool and his organization "Major Arcana" also fit this description.
85	%%* TorturePorn
86	%%* XtremeKoolLetterz: Prinna Domma's name.
87	%%* VoodooDoll: Lao and Cho.

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