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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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Comments: 508
This is insanely beautiful.
I love how detailed this is.
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oh that is gorgeous. the dress is breathtaking, as well as her beautiful face and the red glow.amazing!
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wow that's gorgeous, good job
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I love the lighting and the background and her dress and . . . EVERYTHING!!! 
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The whole thing is amazing, simply wonderful. The bg is fantasic and i love the fabrics and hair blending together. The glow of the hands from the heart is absolutely gorgeous, along with the red string. Fantastic piece
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It's truly gorgeous! wonderfully soft, but so full of life as well! It's a pleasure on the eyes, for sure.
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No, thank you!!! Art is the one thing that I take pleasure in aside from music and writing, and looking at your work really was a pleasure.
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Beautiful and kinda scary. I mean the story is kinda scary. Why does she kill/eat them???
I love the painting and color in though. I love the dark colors to it and then the bright reds that you have for the heart. <3 
are you using a new photoshop thing? coz your style seems to be changing a little...it's pretty though. just wondering <3
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She kills the men out of revenge and the women out of jealousy
Thank you, yes I am trying out some new realism style.
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ah. I love the myth story thing to it! 
Cool! I'm loving the new style dear <3
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oh, this is absolutely gorgeous!!
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I just love how her dress and hair flows^^
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omg this is one of the best pictures I've ever seen. Amazming job!!!!
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ohh.... beautiful pic!! scary...and weird story though
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Beautifully done!! I love the dress and BACKGROUND!
What is the object the pontianak is holding? Is it the banana tree's heart?
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It's the banana tree blossom, but I changed it to look like a human's heart. Real banana tree hearts look kinda like real hearts too actally..
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the picture is amazingly beautiful on its own, but combined with the story, it's downright heart-stopping!
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It|s a magic and pure legendstory /heart/
My heart beats hearing about mystic places or strangers.
And the coloration fits.
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this is so beautful! I love the semi-realism. It's truly stunning, and the colours are gorgeous.
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I love the lighting and the flow of her fabrics. Very pretty.
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Not drawing, but painting.
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This is beautiful! Thanks for the story of the Pontianak, made me understand the drawing better.
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WOW THAT IS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (O_O)
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