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It's dooone. I've been working on and off on this thing for a week now. x3 But damn it's been a lot of fun! So yes, this is my part of the trade with one of my fellow Norwegian girls =ElMafia ! The guy is her character Friera, and the girl is my Goddess of Sorrow, Una. Both of them are "cosplaying" as two folklore creatures. I asked you in the inked version if you could guess which ones, and a few of you hit it dead on. For the rest of you, here are the creatures!

Huldra - A Norwegian/Nordic folklore creature, pictured as a beautiful and often blond woman, who would lure men to her and trick them to sleep with her. She is often told to have a back that looks like a hollow tree, and she has a cow's tail.

Nøkken - A Norwegian/Nordic foklore creature, pictured as a male character who hides in lakes and rivers. He tries to lure people to the water, with the intention to drown them. He is sometimes pictured as a red haired man who plays the violin, or even as a white horse.

Since both =ElMafia and I are a bit patriotic when it comes to Norwegian tales, I couldn't resist drawing our two characters as huldra and nøkken! Sexy creatures! n_n If anyone want to see the ink, then you can find it right here . And the poses were based on stocks from here and here .

Hope you like it!


Letraset Tria Markers, Staedtler pigment liner 0.05, Hahnemühle Nostalgie paper, Faber Castell Classic Colour Pencils and Plakkaatverf Goache.
Friera belongs to =ElMafia. Una and image belongs to me.
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Comments: 141

Kallicalico [2009-12-01 12:04:36 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow. Oh my goodness. .o. This is really beautiful~ I love how you didn't just stick to skin tones on here. It really help the image pop.

Simply amazing. <3 Time well worth spent, for sure.

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DazedPink In reply to Kallicalico [2009-12-02 17:28:22 +0000 UTC]

I got a suggestion from one of my fellow deviants to use my color when I shade skin, and I loved that suggestion. So I tried it on this pic, and I like the result!

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HMS-08 [2009-12-01 11:52:21 +0000 UTC]

ooh, pretty ^^, I love the horse

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etoile2109 [2009-12-01 11:52:01 +0000 UTC]

Magnificent job

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My-Anne [2009-12-01 11:39:19 +0000 UTC]

oohhh that is just beautiful! oh the colours....

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My-Anne [2009-12-01 11:39:16 +0000 UTC]

oohhh that is just beautiful! oh the colours....

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EFerroli [2009-12-01 11:19:10 +0000 UTC]

Woow!!
it's so beautifull ^////^

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BlackDios [2009-12-01 11:12:34 +0000 UTC]

omg thats amaziiiin

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Arnefritz [2009-12-01 10:57:25 +0000 UTC]

Lovely The northern light looks so nice! I miss it :'(

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DazedPink In reply to Arnefritz [2009-12-02 17:29:27 +0000 UTC]

It sure is a sight that is totally unique. I love watching the northern lights during the winter, it's so haunting. I hope to see it when I go back home this christmas.

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Arnefritz In reply to DazedPink [2009-12-02 20:00:05 +0000 UTC]

yes it is.^^ Hope to see it to,
can't wait to get home for Christmas. I'm so exited!
And again, love the pic ;D Noticed that you used in the opdate of your "Marit's Art Progress", very nice

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DazedPink In reply to Arnefritz [2009-12-03 00:34:12 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I did use it in the ' Progress ' thing, I was so happy with it.
And christmas in northern Norway is nice, especially with the northern lights!

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ElMafia [2009-12-01 10:40:39 +0000 UTC]

AFNOENWQOR!!!!!!1112w312¤#\"R\"R%¤%ATG¤Y%Y¤&#¤$£@€$@£€................... <- instant brainfart. *cough*


You already know how much I ADORE THIS!! This will get it's own, special place on my wall!!! From the small details to the greater scale of the drawing it's made of EPIIIIIIIC WIIIIIIIIN~~~~ <33333333 *braingoo* Friera as a violin player is totally gracious - and even tho he would never do it, he suits it!! I'm SO glad you did the horse black like I wanted, cos Frir is my lil black pony 8D /shotshotshotshot
And Una as Huldra is spot on doublewin x2 <33 Her pose, the tree and the cowtail MMMMM --- I came 8D;; I'm surprised you colored the trees white, as I pictured them foresty green - somehow it looks good tho as you made the Astral line green : D <333 It looks so cold!!! Yikes! The PERFECT Christmas gift, I am just very sad and afraid I might not be able to start off with yours before Christmas *sobs* We'll see how the gift with Jan goes : D <333 BUT ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMG!! <- had to get it out 8DDD /loco

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DazedPink In reply to ElMafia [2009-12-02 18:03:12 +0000 UTC]

Haha, you're very much welcome hon! It was a joy to sketch, ink and colour this, I loved it so much! And I am so glad that you like it! Even though Friera would never have played a violin. x3

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ElMafia In reply to DazedPink [2009-12-02 19:24:04 +0000 UTC]

Ahhaha, he would play anything for you, bb <3333 8D /shot by him
OF COURSE I LOVE IT!! <3333333333 Can't wait to get it ^^

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Kyo-chan88 In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 10:26:22 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful!!!

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Linnzy In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 09:50:17 +0000 UTC]

As a swede...I should have known...I love nordic folklores...

Other that that, freaking amazing!

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DazedPink In reply to Linnzy [2009-12-02 17:30:08 +0000 UTC]

Heheh, yes you should have.
But you call Nøkken for Näcken? And Huldra for... something else.. .3.

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Linnzy In reply to DazedPink [2009-12-02 17:51:06 +0000 UTC]

yupp Näcken is corrct, Huldra would be Skogsrå...

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Lergahin In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 09:31:13 +0000 UTC]

I ove the idea, that's very poetic ^^

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blightedangel In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 09:00:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I didn't think it could look much better in colour, but you proved me wrong.

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kawaii-pupu-90 In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 08:49:17 +0000 UTC]

Woow, really gorgeous and beautiful.

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SkulblakaSaphira In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 08:39:54 +0000 UTC]

Omg ! Oo
It's an awesome work <333
Beautiful colors and poses ^^

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Kough-Drop-Kid [2009-12-01 08:26:46 +0000 UTC]

oh gracious this is so lovely, an amazing piece of art as always

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Aurora-Storm [2009-12-01 08:23:48 +0000 UTC]

There are so few colours in this, it seems, but they've been stretched to so many shades that it brings a lush dynamic to the piece.

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waterprincess0124 [2009-12-01 08:09:33 +0000 UTC]

Wow. WOW.

This has jumped straight to the top of my favourite pictures of yours. The colours are really beautiful and work well together without being monochromatic. I especially love the sky and the aurora, and the designs on Una's wrap look great~!

Also, it helps I'm a sucker for mythology (Classics geek hurr )

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DazedPink In reply to waterprincess0124 [2009-12-02 18:02:14 +0000 UTC]

That's very sweet, you're the second one who've said that this is your fav pic from me, and that makes me very happy, since I put a ton of effort into this! Thank you!

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Squeaky-fish In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 07:36:26 +0000 UTC]

lol interesting, I love folklore

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AmaruNeko-Sama In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 07:11:30 +0000 UTC]

WooooooooooW *o*
simply gorgeous *o*

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TheArtofBastlynn [2009-12-01 07:08:40 +0000 UTC]

I love this, the overall composition is really nice!

I wish the horse had been a little more prominent, maybe lighter lights casting on it so the pretty horse you drew stands out more?

But overall this is a gorgeous piece and you can tell you put a lot of time into this

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DazedPink In reply to TheArtofBastlynn [2009-12-02 17:33:30 +0000 UTC]

Yeha, I too thought that maybe the horse could've been a bit lighter, but I wasn't quite sure how to do it, or if it would look good. @-@ Thanks for the critique, and nice comment, hon!

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ChiakiNeko [2009-12-01 06:30:11 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing and gorgeous!! I especially love the transitions and how everything fits well together! <3

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Dark1315 In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 06:22:46 +0000 UTC]

oh wow!! it looks beautiful!!

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midnightgates In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 06:11:30 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful! I love the details you put into this!

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Raniko In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 06:11:04 +0000 UTC]

These are so beautiful, I could never paint like that. It makes me excited for that commission I got from you. <3

It'll look beautiful in a frame, oh yes~

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DazedPink In reply to Raniko [2009-12-02 17:33:59 +0000 UTC]

Yes, I'm sorry your picture is taking so long. I will get it up before I leave for christmas!

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HappyKittyPlushies [2009-12-01 06:02:45 +0000 UTC]

Such beauty! I truly love this piece. It musta took days to color this

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FeyWhyte In reply to ??? [2009-12-01 06:02:33 +0000 UTC]

Oh this is gorgeous. *drools* I love fairy tales like this as well - doubly awesome!!!

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ShinkonoKokoro [2009-12-01 05:56:29 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful drawing! I love the vibrant colours! ^_^

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DarkSamuraiX1999 [2009-12-01 05:54:23 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful piece of art.

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