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@DeePeeArts I draw a lot of folklore-inspired monsters and I have a fantasy webcomic The Good Blood at https://t.co/4wfsOGewi2
7. The Magic Servants
That’s ATU 513A, “The Extraordinary Companions”, exemplified here by the Grimms’ “The Six Servants” (but only 5 make it into this comic book)
Full text: https://t.co/8zwWPChomM
Full comic book: https://t.co/YbQCrhe1kO
@FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
6. The Salt Mountain (continuing the salt theme!🧂)
This was apparently collected by Arthur Ransome in Russia and retold/adapted in his Old Peter's Russian Tales (1916).
Full text: https://t.co/Aq5c9Qgl9j
Full comic book: https://t.co/lbwl3iHOql
@FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
5. The Pearl Princess
This is ATU 923, “Loving the Salt” or “The goose-girl at the well”
(again from the Brothers Grimm). There are elements of King Lear here. 🤴 🧂
Full text: https://t.co/NSUECqAo9o
Full comic book: https://t.co/cyga6Da3g5
@FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
4. The Golden Bird
This is ATU 550, “The Golden Bird”, again from the Brothers Grimm. The expressions of the fox are brilliant! 🦊
Full text: https://t.co/T1M8kobqtZ
Full comic book: https://t.co/45W2uEauGM
@FolkloreThurs #FolkloreThursday
The character design of the comic antagonist: Calypso the #Greek demi-goddess/sorceress/nymph
#webcomic #FolkloreThursday #FolkHorror #horror #pagan #WitchyWednesday #Villain #originalcharacter #ocs #characterdesign
#BeatrixPotter, children’s #writer & #illustrator, was born in #London on 28th July 1866. In her first & most famous story, The Tale of Peter Rabbit, (1901), our eponymous hero, after much drama, escapes the farmer & ending up sharing his father’s fate in a pie. #FolkloreThursday
#FolkloreThursday No self respecting mother in Liverpool will not have & serve her own version of ‘Scouse,’ without first warning her kids “this’ll put hairs on your chest!” Legend says the stew originates from the Norwegian sailors who arrived in the port in the 18th century.
The essay is actually now free to read here:
https://t.co/7OIxiW0wlZ
Title: “Filming #Folklore: Adapting Fantasy for the Big Screen through Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings” @TolkienSociety @theoneringnet @FolkloreThurs
@WebcomicUpdates @ligayaharuka Hi! #ThePropagandaProjectBETA is an action scifi comic w/c features mecha based on creatures frm Philippine folklore & literature. Aside frm having a superhero story it also has life lessons & reflections on society 😊
LINE: https://t.co/vplcequfbw
Tapas: https://t.co/y4lh36M4ep
Darrenn E. Canton's "Blue-Haired Meanie" showcases a love for fantasy, folklore, stories, and humor. This original is available in our gallery for only $275: https://t.co/cG2O5EhxeE
7. The rainbow is also there, bridging folklore + literary whimsy. The daughters of the Rainbow Dwarf (who guards the gold at rainbow’s end) are the 7 Rainbow Fairies, responsible for all colours in Fairyland, painting with dandelion brushes! 🌈 🧚♀️ @UofGFantasy @IRSCL_News
Day 2 of @yuuriweek - #Fairytale: Yuuri (ft. Vicchan) as a modern-day version of Japanese folklore icon, Momotaro! Stay peachy 😂🍑. #yurionice #yuurikatsuki #yuuriweek2019 #yoi
A studio in demons based in Bolivian folklore and dances #digitalart
"Banshee", mythological creature of Irish folklore. She is a messenger announcing the death of a close family member.
#banshee #sad #angry #screaming #animegirl #sitting #redeyesgirl #redlines #wings #spectralfairy
#reimagined #creaturedesign #mithology #fantasy
If you're looking for some original art look no further than my updated shop page, there are styles to suit everyone's taste, whether you like folklore, fairies or just something pretty and different : https://t.co/BXiJ1tfovu @UKGiftHour #kelpie #dragon #giftideas #ukgiftam
Was going to #FolkloreThursday this but realised it’s Friday. I don’t know where the time goes, I really don’t. #Pencildrawing #Illustrations #art