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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King – cover illustration for a series of German radio drama adaptations based on literary classics.FOLLOW FOR MORE ART! | NIKOGEYER.COM | TWITTER | TUMBLR
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The Nutcracker is easily one of my favorite Christmas fantasies! Not sure if it's my top favorite, but it's pretty darn close.
Personally I like rats and mice, I think they're cute and they can be wonderful pets if raised properly, but I have to admit they can also make great villains.
Hah, you think this Rat King is horrifying, you should see an irl Rat King!! Truly morbid, if you ask me, and it kind of explains why the Nutcracker's Rat King has seven heads!
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But is The entire Nutcracker story bout The Nutcracker himself or the girl?
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Why is the Mouse king always depicted as having more than one head?
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The legendary version of a Rat King was actually a bundle of rats so covered in grunge and rot that their tails became inextricabley tied together and forced them to move and feed as one. The version Hoffmann ended up with was modified and simplified from years of telling.
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Gotta ask the author of the story, E. T. A. Hoffmann, because that's the source material !
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This looks amazing! I especially love the way the Mouse King came out, he looks so terrifying!
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This is amazing! One of my favorite classics!
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Holy, exquisitely wondrous! This Majestic Nutcracker and The Mouse King are stunning and Clara looks incredible! The designs, expressions, poses, interactions, battle, heads, faces, shadow, Christmas tree, ornaments, presents, ribbons, decor, sword, crowns, claws, cape, suit, dress, flower, plant life, walls, flooring, perspective, realisticness, flow, effects, movement, atmosphere, hues, textures, concept, composition, uniqueness, colors, lighting, style, and other details are also sensational! Amazingly beautiful work
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That's a lot of excitement for my humble little illustration. Glad you like it!
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Yesss, a proper rat king~! I cannot even begin to tell you how happy this makes me.
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Geniales Bild... endlich einmal eine Darstellung, die der Originalgeschichte am nähsten kommt. Oft wird der Mausekönig ja fälschlicherweise mit nur einem Kopf darstellt. Klasse, dass es hier mal buchgetreu umgesetzt wurde!!! 
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It's actually disturbing about the mouse king with multiple heads
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I love this a lot. it reminds me of the nutcracker ballet!
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I'm not familiar with this story, but this illustration is amazing!
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The Mouse King does canonically have seven heads (I would have preferred drawing just one for sure)!
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Hm, I actually hadn't heard that. I guess even the old stories can still surprise you.
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Seven heads was the brief I received from my client, and Wikipedia seems to support that direction ! (I only know of the story, I haven't read it myself.)
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Interesting. I think this requires reading the original tale.
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