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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
really like the way you made her pop out like that. IS this a mix of illustrator and photoshop or something else entirely?
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This is Corel Painter and Photoshop 
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even better lol but hey i got ps right! point for me! lol still though I love this.
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Awesome. I love the light of the piece. The red string seems to glow. Beautiful.
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Lovely
I just love this type of stuff!
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Interesting story & beautiful execution,
as well!
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What a creepy creature, she is.
Her expression in your drawing hold that horrifying concept...
I love her hair is done. <3
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as i said before on your journal. its wonderfully done!
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It is stunning! Very smooth work!
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wonderful myth 8o I think you portrayed her beautifully
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Such a scary story, such a beautiful image.
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Hauntingly beautiful O_O
Love the overall mood conveyed here! ^_^
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wow, that picture is an awesome illustration to this ghost story 
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Wow, that's really gorgeous. The coloring strokes are like, perfect, and the anatomy is perfect. D: <33333
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wow, this is amazing!! 
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she doesn't look scary enough leh.....lol
when I was young I used to be scared =.=''' asked my grandma to chop down all the banana trees.
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Hehehe.. the scary part is because she doesn't look scary 
Actually I wanted to make her gothic scary.. but the story already say she is beautiful, so why not.
Wah that bad ah.. for some reason this story never scare me, but intrigue me..
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ah true.....there's always that story about the beautiful woman in white walking down the road at night and stopping late night travellers....*shivers* and then everything turns horrible
that must be it, always thought the pontianak would have pale skin and large dark eyes.
love the depth in her hair and the flow of the cloth. and the bananas look real.
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Hahaha yeahh. Well I tried to make her paler, but abit hard.. so I settled for the look, Strangely enough, the bananas were the easiest and funnest part to paint.
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throw on some white paint!
xD
okies I got a photoshoot gotto run
woohoo.....reminds me have to shop for bannanas
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Holy lemons! How stunningly beautiful~!!! @w@ <33
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ohhh so beautiful!!! I love the hair and details... and that heart is kindda scary
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8D 8D thats the whole point! Ohohoho!
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eeek! 
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a truly amazing and a very beautiful picture
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O........M..........G......... what did you use to do this?
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Mostly corel Painter and Photoshop
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that's awsome, you have a lot of talent ^w^
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That is super cool. I love hearing about ghosts. Are there any places to find stories on her?
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Oh my...It's beautiful...By the way , in Google I found an article about a sighting of something , which people consider a Pontianak ...
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XD There' always people who say that,, and it turns out to be a bedsheet or bottle something.
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hey...you know something??i live in pontianak hahaha...im indonesian...but in indonesia,pontianak is called kuntilanak hahaha....pontianak is a town name there....
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Oh, hahaha
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