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There are three big (double-page) illustrations finished for my thesis presentation and I thought it won't be bad to upload them here :)

This one is from the story titled "The Iron Wolf", which is a short Polish fairy tale about good lord, who stumbled upon a witch during one of his hunting trips in the woods.
She was a mean witch, who destroyed happines once she learned about it, so she's decided to kidnap his long-awaited children - fair twins Jutrzenka and Ranek (eeer... Aurora and Dawn).
But not by herself - she's sent her servant, the invincible Iron Wolf, who succeeded in capturing children from a well-guarded castle.
A kind stag tried to help the children, but it was devoured - after that the wild horse appeared and managed to save the Jutrzenka and Ranek thanks to gifts it gave to them - a comb which turned to high mountain, a hair-brush which changed to thick forest and a scarf, which turned to lake and finally stopped the Wolf...


edit: bigger image's size for a better display + slight color correction



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References used: Poser (children) + photo (horse/wolf poses)
Photoshop CS + Wacom Intuos 3
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~Manga319 May 6, 2013  New member Hobbyist General Artist
I love this
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~Pegasusowa Nov 20, 2012  Hobbyist
Amazing picture! <3
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~HowlingZero Jul 25, 2012
Very amazing pic. Also story is interested and kinda reminded me of a story, no more of legend about city Vilnius in Lithuania, were Prince Gediminas on one hunting night set a camp and saw a dream about how Iron Wolf howls on a hill. After that dream Vilnius was start building, since one of his advisors told him the true meaning of his dream.
Here is the some links if you would like to how Iron wolf looks in lithuanian legends:
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=MidnightTea7 Jul 31, 2012  Professional General Artist
Aw, thanks for the info :) I'm always happy to learn something new about stories, fairy-tale and local folklore, especially considering that we're living in neighboring country with significant cultural ties^^
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~Skippykitty Jul 24, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Very interesting. :)
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=MidnightTea7 Jul 31, 2012  Professional General Artist
Thanks :)
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~Skippykitty Jul 31, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Welcome
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~Leri-chan Jul 14, 2012
The horse reminds me of Spirit from the Movie Stallion of the Cimorron (i don't know how to write it right because I only know the german name.)
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=MidnightTea7 Jul 31, 2012  Professional General Artist
Haha, I heard it once or twice already :) I've chosen this coat color, because it's quite common among wild horses^^
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~ilovewerewolfs Jun 10, 2012  Professional Artist
wow love the art
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