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I'm once again participating the MythicMay challenge organized by Audre Schutte! This year I will just be doing creature designs in the way that feels most natural to me, drawing inspiration from creatures in real life.

Huldra (or hulder) are creatures of Scandinavian folklore. The females are beautiful wood nymph creatures but the males are considered grotesque. Whatever their appearance on the front, their backside is hollow or has a tree-bark like appearance with a cow-like tail. Female huldras are said to lure human men to them in hopes of romance, but their presence inevitably drives men insane.

Yep, I'm just doing whatever I can to avoid drawing humans for this MythicMay it seems. So, I pieced "cow-like tail, wood nymph and tree-bark back" together and got this big moo. Perhaps it's a male huldra. A forest sentinel. Really not a fun one to run into on a hike.

Media iPad Pro | Procreate

Art © ShadeofShinon

You are not allowed to trace/copy/edit my artwork on DA or any other site and claim it as your own. Any use that is not non-profit strictly forbidden.

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COMMISSIONS TUMBLR | INSTAGRAM | TWITTER | KO-FI | ETSY | REDBUBBLE | INPRNT

I'm once again participating the MythicMay challenge organized by Audre Schutte! This year I will just be doing creature designs in the way that feels most natural to me, drawing inspiration from creatures in real life.

Huldra (or hulder) are creatures of Scandinavian folklore. The females are beautiful wood nymph creatures but the males are considered grotesque. Whatever their appearance on the front, their backside is hollow or has a tree-bark like appearance with a cow-like tail. Female huldras are said to lure human men to them in hopes of romance, but their presence inevitably drives men insane.

Yep, I'm just doing whatever I can to avoid drawing humans for this MythicMay it seems. So, I pieced "cow-like tail, wood nymph and tree-bark back" together and got this big moo. Perhaps it's a male huldra. A forest sentinel. Really not a fun one to run into on a hike.

Media iPad Pro | Procreate

Art © ShadeofShinon

You are not allowed to trace/copy/edit my artwork on DA or any other site and claim it as your own. Any use that is not non-profit strictly forbidden.

FAQ/ART USAGE