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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
nice nice!! love the way you execute it. by the way, another pontianak story i heard is a bit diff then this one. although i've heard this one as well. beside that banana tree that part it's the same as this story. instead of banana tree, they make the pontianak with a hock at her back hanging on trees looking for her child.
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Wahhhh why your version so scary one.. @_@
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Is so preatty, and the mist aparence of the dress and the lights cause me love it 
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That is one freaky story... Capturing a demon for a wife.
You have beautiful, wispy colors on her and she has such a soft, expecting expression on her face. You truly captured a "beautiful" spirit here.
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*gasp* my goddess! it is beautiful *aplaudes*
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wow!! its gorgeous!! and i love the myth that goes with it!!
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beautiful and lovely! the fluid lines in your art never cease to amaze (:
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I like how ominous it feels, with the red glow on her face & the burgeoning clouds in the sky. It feels like something is about to happen.
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Thanks 
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Awesome job with the atmosphere and the scenery. The trees are very beautifully painted. I really like the expression on her face and the soft glow of the colors. Now after reading the story, it's pretty creepy. X/
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hi o/
Gisaiagami from pixelbrush
Fantastic, amazing color...
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whoa i didn't know that bit about the pontianak~ i thought they just suck blood like vampires.
The colors are soo pretty and i like the mood of this picture! XD
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very cool, expecially the sparkles on her dress
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Another one of ur awsome jobs!!! Love the colours and again her face is just perfect!
i wasn't familiar with the concept!!!! ^^
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It's beautiful. Beautiful story. for some reason I'm tempted to see how she looks after turning into the hedious monster part.
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>>; I can't do that, it's not girly ;_;
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I thought you draw "Pontianak!" O__o I mean, a town in Kalimantan, Indonesia
gueh, never thought that that town have such a meaning in Malay
poor people of Pontianak
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XDD Yeahh! I was abit suprised that there is a town with that name. But as I heard, in Indonesia they call it Kuntilanak so it's different 
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uh-huh Kuntilanak, so many horror movies about her
Pontianak is actually a pretty famous city
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Very pretty. You are truly a talented person!
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I love her dress and the background.... XD
In Indonesia they usually call pontianak by kuntilanak. (Pontianak is a name of a city in here... 
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I heard of that in my research ^^
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Oooh wow this is the most beautiful rendition of a pontianak I've ever came across~
I remember my dad used to tell me stories of his childhood days, when his neighbours would tie a piece of meat to the banana tree near their houses every night
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@_@ To appease the pontianak? Wow they really believe in the story huh XDD
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