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VII: YUKI-ONNA by *carrie-ko:iconcarrie-ko:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Fantasy

©2005-2009 *carrie-ko
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Full view, please. :)

Seventh in my "Women of Japanese Horror" series.

Now, before you get all up in arms about her not being from any manga or movie, I just wanna let you know that the Yuki-onna ("Snow Woman") is a true symbol of fear and the supernatural. Long before there was Sadako or Kayako or any of those movie-girls, the mere mention of the woman in the snow sent jolts of fear down people's spines. People really were afraid of seeing her back then, and I don't doubt that there's still people living in Japan today who believe in her. You don't doubt the classic tales. ;)

I had trouble with the wood and corrugated steel roof of the BG, but altogether I really liked the results. I opted for a less decadent-looking obi for the lady's kimono, just because I'm a lazy git who can't bother to learn how to draw fancy kimono. I'd probably be better off drawing a Korean hanbok.

Watercolor, gel pen, paint pen, and Photoshop (for lighting).

Yuki-onna © herself
Art © Carrie-ko

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*FlameRaven Feb 11, 2005, 4:13:09 PM
Ah, Yuki-Onna! One of the stranger Japanese faerie tales...

Love the textures and overall feel. I'll be browsing your gallery. =)
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~kyoko Feb 11, 2005, 4:15:06 PM
I really love the texture of the piece. Makes me wish I could paint in watercolors. I always make mistakes and it's terrible.

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*carrie-ko Feb 11, 2005, 4:20:19 PM
Practice makes perfect, sweetie. :) You can do it!

And thank you! :hug:
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~ladyli-chan Feb 11, 2005, 5:14:02 PM
mmm...I love that myth and you did a good job of creating her.

:3 way to go!

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Li <3
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~Verie Feb 11, 2005, 5:44:51 PM
Oh wow... that's amazing. ^_^ Quite beautiful. I'll have to look up the story, I haven't heard it before. Maybe my quest for Japanese faerie tales will be more successful if I can actually be specific in my search. :) Thanks!

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-Schoen

Paranoia is a very comforting state of mind. If you think they're out to get you, it means you think you matter.
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~Navia Feb 11, 2005, 6:15:28 PM
I'm not familiar with the tale, but the woman has an eerie siren-like demon quality about her. Very beautiful. The snow effects and environment set the tone perfectly.
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~beccasai Feb 11, 2005, 6:19:53 PM
The image is beautiful. I'd honestly love to have a print of this. *pets the lovely lovely colors* But yeah.. To tell you the truth, I've never actually heard this myth before ((which is pleasing)) so.. care to enlighten me on who this snow woman is?

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~PeppermintStripe Feb 11, 2005, 7:02:10 PM
Very nice!

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