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A pontianak is a type of Malay ghost of a woman who died during childbirth and becomes the undead.According to the story, the Pontianak resides in banana trees that grow near houses. She appears as a beautiful and seductive woman, usually accompanied with the strong perfume of frangipani, and upon capture of her prey (usually unwary men or pregnant women), she turns into a hideous hag and kills them.
However, if one wishes to capture this beautiful spirit to make her a wife (don't underestimate how desperate some people can be), a red string can be tied or inserted (using needles) into the banana trees's heart/fruit/blossom and the other end tied to the person's window. However, if the string is ever severed, the pontianak will be released and kill her captor.
I wanted to capture the moment when she realized that someone is attempting to capture her. However.. the strings are not tied tightly enough..
This is for pixelbrush.com's Myth contest.
edit: Winner of Pixelbrush's Event #15 Myth contest ^^!!
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that red string reminds me of the japanes red string of fate. it ties lovers and friends together by the pinkie finger. that why we make pinkie promises. at least, that's what my mom told me when i was little.
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That's quite interesting
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THIS IS SO STUNNING.
Ive been looking at all of your drawings-they're fantabulous,
I cant even to begin to descirbe how good you draw-
you're my role model... XDDDD
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no probs, just keep on making new pictures,
they're awesome!
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in indonesian (my country) mythology called "Kuntilanak"
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Oh wow this is beautiful,
and the story is really interesting too
I've always been interested in other cultures ledgines and things.
Again beautiful
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pontianak also became a name of capital city of a provence of indonesia, that is east borneo.
in indonesian language it's called kuntilanak
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This is stellar, how is it not a DD? ... I found it in the Random Favs of ~limite-dd-amage.
Awesome texture, color and light.
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wow this is amazing i love the light on her face...where did u hear this sotry?
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I have to say i love that fabric! It's so flowy and sheer!
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am I allow to correct your information about this drawing? Pontianak is a name of big city in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. and the ghost that appear often and famous in that city called Kuntilanak. I knew it exactly because I live in Indonesia & born near the Pontianak city.
anyway, I've seen all of your art. you have a magical hands. I'm envy on you in positive side
good luck & keep creating wonderful things!
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Well I live in Malaysia and we call it the Pontianak 
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wow, we're close. just few steps I can go to your country
really? that ghost is exist in your place too? wow, I thought that's just in my country. have you ever seen it?
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Yup, pontianak is a very famous ghost here! There's lots of cheesy horror movies and things about it too. I've never seen one but alot of people have claimed to see it.. although I think it's probably just an old bottle hanging from a tree or something, hehehe. Have you?
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how do you know after you thought that's just an old bottle?
yes, I've ever seen it when I was champing with friends. I was so curious what's that on the bamboo trees seeing at us, but suddenly when I stared at it I can't do anything, even say something. and based on my family story, they said that when I was born it almost come to take me!
ouh, so in your country there's lots of horror movies too? how is it?
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Wow, really? That's very interesting! I have friends who have horror stories when they go camping too.. of course, our forests here are old.
Our horror movies suck though XD
And the old bottle thing, I heard from a friend, I never experience it firsthand.
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omg, you're lucky that you didn't see it. I'm sure you don't want to, because it's really" scary to get caught by it.
so the conclusion is their existence is same in our both country.
I heard that your country is often to play the movie from Indonesia, is that true?
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To be honest, I am not sure, as I am not a fan of horror movies and try to stay away XD But I know we have lots of movies from different countries 
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okay. it's find and it doesn't matter. I don't like kind of our horror movies in our countries too.
anyway, how are you?
is there any something new in your country?
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What exactly did you do this with? It looks traditionally painted! Loverly
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holy crap! i love it! glad i decided to open the thumbnail, adore the brushstrokes, and the colors and so dark, but you can still see very well what the picture is, very nice work.
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Fantastic lighting and color use. Interesting legend, too
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Hmm
interesting
The legend reference I have says that what you described is often called some thing else and the pontianak was their undead children
Still awesome either way
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Holy crap dude. Just. Wow. I don't even have words when I see something like this, and knowing that I know the person who did it... I feel cooler 'cause I know you. heh, and the red strands coming away from the heart... and the banana tree... wait. Banana tree?! She's taking the heart of a banana tree?! That sounds Soooooooooo dirty! ^_^ :<3:
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XDD Thanks! And you're just a pervvv!
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This is the first one I've seen of local lore that's actually good.
Kudos.
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Amazing piece. It only makes it more stunning knowing the insidious nature that lies just below the surface of that beautiful face.
Great detail in the entire piece. I like the flowers that are falling out of her hair, and the way her gown seems to be flowing from her, like a slow moving stream swirling with blood.
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Lovely work, your style is really beautiful.
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Having lived in Singapore all my life, you heard about potianaks a lot around here. Enough to make you think twice about lingering around banana trees. One point though, she is always said to be dressed in white.
Lovesit.
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Yeahh I heard about the white dress too.. somehow I painted it sorta orange to match the drawing, hahaha.
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Absolutely gorgeous! So soft and flowy! Too bad she likes to kill people.
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beautiful colors, details, concept and flow~<33
its gorgeous!!
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The waves of color are so beautiful! They accentuate her model-esque face perfectly...
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Beautiful and very delicate. If I was you, I would put it into fantasy category rather than macabre.
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eh? macam tu ek? what i herd b4, paku dekat belakang leher pontianak~ XD
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