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Published: 2013-05-02 00:10:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 16679; Favourites: 867; Downloads: 59
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One of my favorite fairy tale figures is Baba Yaga, an old witch who lives in an enchanted forest, rides a mortar instead of a broom, lives in a house with chicken legs and usually has three magical sons. I have an obsession with witches in general, but something about this old Russian spell caster really captures my imagination.I think one day iβd like to write about the adventures of her youth. How she became powerful and delightfully evil (although she is good in a couple of tales). So, here you go, young Baba Yaga (who would have a different name, since Baba means old woman. Maybe just Yaga?).
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I kind of have a witch obsession myself, lol. I've been studying Baba Yaga, because I'm writing a story that involves her.
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Wow, okay, that looks great, like a really really dark rapunzel or something with all those skulls. Nice and simple dress and design, very elegant and the hair just has lovely details, you've done it so well. I like the hair through the eye sockets too, they've gotta stay attached somehow!
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I would love to read those stories if you do ever write them! Baba Gaga has always been someone I liked since I was really little heh
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Haaah-Great-I've been working on same theme.I've done a couple pieces on it.Maybe bounce some ideas off each other.
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This is beautiful and interesting concept.Β
About 3 sons- in original story they're servants. Yet Baba yaga was originaly Slavic deity, Mother Nature, and given her servants are day,Sun and night.... Β There are also stories where there are 2 riders,black one-Earth itself, and white one-sky.
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Oh, thanks for the specifications!
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I love this piece! I keep coming back to it--it's just so arresting. Β Baba Yaga/Iaga has always been a favorite of mine, so it's lovely seeing contemporary work of her. ^_^
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Agreed! she's the coolest.
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Baba Yaga is so cool! She's like the ultimate fantasy anti-hero! I am genuinely frustrated that they haven't made a Disney movie about her yet!Β
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Baba yaga is the best.
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Beautiful!
Your style on this draw reminds me the movie The Secret of Kells, an lovely celtic story, with gorgeous soundtrack and animation!
You have to watch it!
And I have to read tales about Baba Yaga^^
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Yeah! You just got a fan Β
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Oh, i'm a HUGE fan of Secret of Kells.
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I had never heard about old Yaga having any sons. Who are they? Are they the three riders that Vasilisa comes across in the forest, the ones that bring night, dawn, and sun?
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Yeah, I read a French translation that referred to them as her "sons" once. So, meh.
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That's interesting. I only know a Spanish translation in which they're called the "servants" of the witch. I'll have to check that out!
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I know in the comic "Fables" they are referred as sons too? But I think they mean in the "I created you" way.
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That's interesting. I'll definitely have to check it out
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Oh, if that is the case. Do you by chance read an online comic called Hemlock. The main key points of the story revolves around Baba Yaga and her 3 sons. I think you might like it, and if you do read it then don't mind me.
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I started it, and really got into it, but then I kinda lacked time to keep going. I should though.
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I recomend catching up on it now while comic is on break.
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Baba Yaga! You know, she's always mentioned in the Vorkosigan saga! 
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Oh? Never read that, apologies!
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wow! that's super cool ΠΠ°Π±Π° Π―Π³Π° indeed! gorgeous art style!
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Cutest skulls ever! but altogether charming young yaga~
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Baba Yaga is pretty awesome--my favorite tale with her in it is Vasilisa the Beautiful.
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Oh, i'd love to read a story like that!
You probably know that, but the motif of Baba Yaga was very nicely rendered in a fabulous webcomic called 'Hemlock'. Your Yaga seems much more vigorous, though
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I keep meaning to read Hemlock. It seems like the type of comic that has everything I could ever want!
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You definitely should give it a try. I read most of it in one go
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the amazing thing is that when I was looking at my devfeed and saw this I thought "wow, this could be a really great interpretation of baba yaga".
You got her essence somehow, even if you depicted her as a young woman 
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Thanks! I wanted to play with her young adventures, but her personality would still be budding, she'd still have the style of the old her.
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i'm glad you like russian folklore )) baba yaga, indeed, one of it's main characters.
even now, children sometimes get scared of her )
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She's pretty dang scary. I can understand why it would stand the test of time.
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Oh gosh. I looked at it zoomed in and the sword almost looks like it could double as scissors, which made me think of this really creepy German story about the scissor man who cut off the thumbs of kids who ignored their parents and sucked on their thumbs. It was a pretty gruesome story. Along with the rest of the stories in that book. Actually, it wasn't that bad, because he only lost his thumbs. In most of the stories the kid dies. And my dad read me these when I was a toddler. Oh well. They never bothered me.
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