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DunkleMaterie [2019-11-13 17:33:34 +0000 UTC]
Betrayal! It had horns too!
You were supposed to be a distant relative.
Β Damn Riverdemon Horse of Hell.
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muntu1221 [2017-09-09 07:13:50 +0000 UTC]
I love this piece and the idea behind it, but the description caught my attention.
My idea was that the purpose of the kelpie looking like a horse was to fool you into believing it wasn't a kelpie.
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shadowsteed15 [2016-10-15 19:30:59 +0000 UTC]
This is gorgeous, I love it. The design is beautiful.
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Bloodyhollow8 [2016-01-24 07:30:35 +0000 UTC]
that's a very awesome concept of a Kelpie I love it (: I love the horse version but I'm in love with him ^^ dang he looks so proud to be a Kelpie and he should very well be xDD
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carnivalwoods3 [2016-01-06 05:32:43 +0000 UTC]
this is amazing and I love your take on the kelpie. it makes so much more sense. he looks so majestic too c=Β
just don't ride himΒ
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draggon-rider2 [2015-08-02 11:17:31 +0000 UTC]
this is really really cool i am glad to find such amazing art of one of my favorite mythical species Β
i have lived part of my life in Scotland, from the version of the kelpies there; they are meant to use the horse appearance to lure humans but have a different form the rest of the time. but the descriptions and stories change from region to region. anyhow i love your interpretation, it is nice to see this less well known mythic species getting some attention i wonder what your interpretation on a selkie would be
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Nigreda In reply to draggon-rider2 [2016-01-28 15:49:57 +0000 UTC]
Thank you
The kelpie really isnΒ΄t that well known, although itΒ΄s one of my many favorite creatures. I will probably do another version of it in the future. I have heard of the selkie before but honestly I had to look up the specifics. ItΒ΄s a fascinating beast. I put in on my to design creatures list When I get the time I will take it on. Thanks for the input!
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Nigreda In reply to LyhliTheLuminescent [2015-08-01 21:23:23 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much
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Seraitsukara [2015-07-07 15:59:09 +0000 UTC]
Beautiful work! I love how you did the scales!
There's an awesome comic that depicts these guys as horses that morph into something much more aquatic.Β imgur.com/gallery/C4WLG Very creepy!
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Nigreda In reply to Seraitsukara [2015-07-07 20:00:59 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much
Wow, that is a beautiful and cruel story, so befitting the kelpie legend. I really like it! Thanks for sharing
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WhiteRose2132 [2015-06-24 12:34:40 +0000 UTC]
Amazing dragon . Very good work on the scales .^^
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SwitchetO [2015-06-19 18:34:05 +0000 UTC]
Viking horses, fjords and such, they are not as picky about terrain as the warm blooded/European/Spanish lines. They are a bit more like mongolian ponies... Which will walk through anything forever. I always wondered if that is where the legends came from.
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Nigreda In reply to SwitchetO [2015-07-07 19:56:38 +0000 UTC]
True, I have always loved riding island horses! Untiring, tough and so fluffy in winter.<3 If they trust you they will walk through anything as you say but still no horse really likes deep mud.^^ I can definitely imagine them to be one of the origins of the kelpie legend.
I think when you walk along the shore of a river or fiord and all of a sudden out of the fog comes a herd of horses swimming through the water to your side, that must be one picture youΒ΄ll never forget.
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TanukiTagawa [2015-06-19 01:05:05 +0000 UTC]
The monster is amazing,with suberb artwork and stunning coloring! Β But the KelpieΒ΄s look make me think on the Asian dragons,or something like that.
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Nigreda In reply to TanukiTagawa [2015-07-07 19:45:15 +0000 UTC]
Thank you True in asian mythology most creatures have scales ... it has some resemblens with a kirin maybe. Hm ... I think i will do a kirin some time!
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TanukiTagawa In reply to Nigreda [2015-07-08 03:53:04 +0000 UTC]
Among the Asian folklore monsters,Kirin is a very curious one.Many people think that it like a unicorn image.wikifoundry.com/image/1/β¦ However,ancient Chinese statues also show the kirin with a draconic look www.dontpaniconline.com/media/β¦ Choose your favourite!
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Nigreda In reply to TanukiTagawa [2015-07-08 08:44:42 +0000 UTC]
Yes, since both our unicorn and the kirin are associated with luck and good things, I think itΒ΄s not that wrong to say the kirin is the asian equivalent to our unicorn.
I prefer the one "horned" version. I have always found the idea of it having a single antler very fascinating; I have never found this in any other creature.
Although I think the draconic version is the ancient one. From what IΒ΄ve read a famous chinese sailor brought a giraffe back from Africa ages ago as a present for his emperor. Ever since then the kirins look changed towards the one horned version since the gentle giraffe was thought to be a kirin. Well gentle unless they feel like decapitating you through striking with their front legs.
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TanukiTagawa In reply to Nigreda [2015-07-09 00:43:19 +0000 UTC]
Β Really,the kirin is a awesome beast!
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VanessaRoquet [2015-06-18 15:05:06 +0000 UTC]
.... So that's where my cow went.
Nice work on the scales!
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