Day 25: Dark Sea 🐙 For this prompt I went with my illustrated of Chudo-Yudo! A beast of the seas in Slavic folklore. I'll have this illustration and many others available at the end of this month. Please let me know if one of these paintings interests you ❤#mabsdrawlloweenclub

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Draugr are the reanimated remains of Nordic graves and palaces, driven by greed and a lust for bloodshed. With the power to shapeshift and relying on deception, they are the stuff of terror in Scandinavian sagas and folklore.

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Netflix's recent surge in Folklore/Mythology content includes "Trese" which follows warrior-shaman, Alexandra Trese as she joins the Manila police to solve supernatural crimes. The spirits and creatures in the show are vibrant creatures from Filipino folklore.

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So-Sorree is based off of Ittan-Momen, a real life youkai from Japanese folklore.

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Los Angeles-based comics start-up is launching the first Filipino-American comic book series focusing on Philippine mythology and folklore. https://t.co/IrqsvqeyQm

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A bit late to the monster girl party, but hey at least I made a manananggal from Filipino folklore. Happy Spooktober, everyone!

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Day 14 of "yokai"⁠

for me this was such an interesting one. i had no idea what a yokai was but looking it up was so fun. this is what wikipedia says : "are a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. "

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Day 13: Lagoon 🐊 For this prompt I chose the Rusalka from Russian folklore. You can find this illustration and many others in my coloring book Curious Creatures of Russian Folklore.

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Koschei the Deathless is one of the stock villains of Slavic folklore. He is an immortal sorcerer who his his soul in an egg on the mystical isle of Buyan, and is known for kidnapping fair maidens.

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Hi! My name is Loles, I'm a concept artist and illustrator working as a freelance while developing my own pieces of fantasy and folklore.

I love seeing my timeline full of artists sharing awesome art, these days Twitter is nicer.
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Oh hello
I'm Erin-Claire and I retell and subvert fairy tales and folklore. These days my illustrations are mostly digital, although you can also find my watercolour work on my website at https://t.co/HoP3iPw99g

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A Jiangshi is also known as a "Chinese Hopping Vampire", which is a type of reanimated corpse in Chinese legend and folklore.

There are only 8 Vampires sporting both the Jiangshi Clothing and Talisman!

Image of Vampire
https://t.co/Rvz0cMMnvF

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Mermaid Saga by Rumiko Takahashi. A beautiful, chilling tale of life, death, & love inspired by Japanese folklore. Eat the flesh of a mermaid & they say you'll live forever...but what happens when you're tired of immortality? Available in print & digitally https://t.co/mBEv6y9vD9

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Late night character design/color test for an upcoming personal project based on Russian folklore.

Domovoi are mischievous house spirits that can shapeshift into animals and occasionally even humans!

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Day 3: Witch 🧡 For this prompt, I wanted to share an illustration from my Yuletide Tales Lenormand deck. This is Befana! She's a Christmas witch in Italian folklore. She visits all children on Epiphany Eve to fill their socks with treats.

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Today I'm at where I'll be talking on the subject of Writing About Folklore.

If you're in the area, drop in and say hello.

All of my books are available there, or on ourwebsite, or from all good bookshops.

Maybe even Twitter legends have them?

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The Elder is associated with Celtic faerie lands and otherworldly realms of various European traditions and folklore. It was seen as a dwelling place for spirits and favored by the Little People.

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📷Elderberry Fairy by Cicely Mary Barker

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Feldgeister are corn demons from German folklore. During harvest season, Feldgeister flee deeper into the fields to escape the mowers. Direct contact to the Feldgeist causes illness
https://t.co/JRlY0di5R0
by Jannaphia and Igor Krstic

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Paintings in the Musha-e (Warrior Pictures) tradition depict samurai warriors & battles from Japanese folklore. Such a painting would have been typically used for a kite. Musha-e iconography is now a reference point for contemporary Japanese tattoo design. https://t.co/9ady9ltUDm

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