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Ximon Dunedain

"Klaboutermannikin" by Ximon Dunedain

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Tag As FavoriteComment		This is a more recent piece, inspired by legends surrounding the klaboutermannikin, a fey being of German and Dutch folklore who inhabits ship figureheads and protects those on board.  In the event that a ship with a klaboutermannikin does go down, the klaboutermannikin goes down into the sea with the drowned to aid their souls in reaching their proper afterlife.  It was believed that if one sank in a ship without a klaboutermannikin, one's soul would be condemned to the waters for eternity.  Therefore, figureheads carved for Dutch and German ships were crafted with great care from wood carefully chosen to attract these spirits.

This piece represents a breakthrough in my inking style, resulting from ideas about inking in the wake of reading Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Frankenstein (highly recommended!).  It is one of my favorite works to date.


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1 Feb 2006:-) Kelley A. Pierog
The texture is fantastic! Her eyes kinda freak me out though!
1 Feb 200645 Bobadoe
BIG...WORD...DO NOT...COMPREHEND.

Seriously, extremely awesome
Cant get much better than that
Keep up the many, many, many lines
10 Mar 200645 Bia
Thats so hard to draw.. The shadows.. Everything... I am trying to make shadows like those in my drawings but im horrible! And u r so amazing..
27 Mar 2006:-) Michael A Sauve
That is an awesome Klaboutermannikin (Meremaid)!!! Your work is impressive as well. Keep up the great work and I hope to see more of your work soon!!
26 Aug 200645 Joh;)
Yay this is damn good!!a very refreshing picture of a Klabauter since I have only seen it as ugly blue little creature in Pumuckl(cartoon in TV)when I was a child...^^
congrats on mod´s choice
schwammal
26 Aug 200645 Anonymous
This piece is amazing! It has a style reminiscent of middle ages pictures and map drawings. Nice job!
29 Sep 200645 Luthien
*thud*
25 Oct 2006:-) Stephanie M. Riley
Oh gosh the details are incredible! VERRRRRRRRRY nice
26 Mar 2008:-) Michael pixiepie john
wonderful
wonderful textures and shapes
love the woodgrain
and the stylised waves
but the klaboutermannekin is star of the pic
so well done and depicted and described
12 May 2008:-) Catherine Brodie
Beautiful!!! Love the detail!!!
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'Klaboutermannikin':
 • Created by: :-) Ximon Dunedain
 • Copyright: ©Ximon Dunedain. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Drowning, Faerie, Fey, Figurehead, Guardian, Klaboutermannikin, Lightning, Sailor, Sea, Ship, Storm
 • Categories: Faery, Fay, Faeries, Landscape, Nature, Panoramic, Spaceships, Ships, Bessels, Transportation..., Woman, Women
 • Techniques: Black Ink
 • Inspirations: Other Artist
Modpick •  Mod Pick at: 2006-01-31 10:00:09
 • Submitted: 2006-01-09 09:24:38
 • Views: 5900
 • Resolution: 711x979

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