The real seed of the series Hilda came from me wanting to do something that drew on Scandinavian folklore. I wanted a character who was very positive & who would get caught up in adventures as a result of her own curiosity, empathy or sense of responsibility.
- Luke Pearson

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Another interpretation of folklore. This time from the North American continent.

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Step into the enchanted world of mavkas & other elusive forest creatures.
Photo project “Mavka-The Magic Garden” recently presented by project author Kateryna Potlova; inspired by Lesia Ukrainka’s The Forest Song. Mavkas are female spirits in mythology & folklore.

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"The Wild Hunt is a folklore motif that historically occurs in European folklore. Wild Hunts typically involve a ghostly or supernatural group of hunters passing in wild pursuit. ][2] and the leader of the hunt is often a named figure associated with Odin"

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Hii, thanks for the art share! I'm Shadae and I'm a freshman in art college. Im addicted to chocolate and I love, vibrant colors, fantasy & folklore. I'm really indecisive about the art I make haha but I hope to be a freelance illustrator one day

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Hello again I'm Isi. 🌸I'm an Australian illustrator with a deep love for fantasy, nature, and folklore.

https://t.co/YgaSgL9DLQ
♡ by_isi.com
♡ Commissions (Open!): https://t.co/f1PXPxK8KU

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Koschei the Immortal (or the Deathless) is a villain from Russian folklore. He's impossible to kill because he's hidden his soul inside a needle, which is inside an egg, which is inside a duck, which is inside a rabbit.

🎨Zvorykin, 'Russian Fairy Tales'

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I really liked those sketches, so I colored them.
The phouka is primarily a creature of Celtic Folklore. Considered to be bringers both of good and bad fortune.

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The neo-Nazis want out folklore. You what we say round here don't you? Ghost soil not blood and nationalistic numptiness.

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I found some real nice art with this post so I might as well show myself. I'm a kids book illustrator but also make realistic drawings of extinct and living animals as well things from my local folklore.

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SIRIN & ALKONOST Prophetic women-headed birds of Russian folklore. Alkonost's beautiful song, makes those who hear her forget everything & want nothing more. She lives in the underworld with her counterpart the Sirin🎨Viktor Vasnetsov, 1896; Ivan Bilbin, 1905

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RT appreciated
Hallo Ihr Lieben, soon is Walpurgis Night. Also known as another Halloween. A day that witches gathered across the land for a great sabbat in German folklore. We gonna host an art contest with and in theme "Magic". Ends at 14 May!

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Lavender has a prominent place in folklore. In the Victorian era, small floral bouquets of lavender flowers, known as talking bouquets, were gifted as tokens of love, expressing feelings that could not be spoken in public. (Image: Rawpixel)

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Oh, this seems like a good opportunity to share some artwork from one of those stories from Fantasmagoriana which inspired her -'Die Totenbraut' (or Death Bride) based on ancient European folklore. Here's a peak of my comic adaptation illustrated by the talented

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I'm Danny and I draw comic art and Caribbean folklore. here's my ocs from my webcomic

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Hello! I draw ma self as an inugami (a dog demon) and then a new "challenge"

Inugami is a dog demon so i draw it like a Corgi Bc i love corgis.

yōkai is a term used to refer to all monsters and supernatural beings in Japanese folklore.

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Leprechaun drawings, to celebrate this special day. Maybe next year. I’ll draw some Irish Folklore...

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I wanted to try a different design for Amabie! if you haven't heard, she's a yokai whose image prevents disease in Japanese folklore. Japanese artists are drawing her for good luck/morale. you can see other interpretations in this hashtag!

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Thanks Anaïs!

I'm Carly A-F, freelance illustrator. Here's some of my art about myth, horror and folklore.

portfolio: https://t.co/ueYQ1TkHqP
prints: https://t.co/4vvmuEANBL
ko-fi: https://t.co/0cj7TebaVC

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Monsters made in the minds of children, stuffed with undigested teeth, wearing a patchwork skin scarred by wood sprite whips, roam this twilight. They can be seen by all who have a child’s eye for folklore. -

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