Vita brevis est, ars longa

Hi! I'm Xiphaeh and here you can find some of my arts.

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Obayifo is a vampire lady from African mythology. Her name is an Akan word often translated as “witch” or “sorcerer.” She feeds on fear and despair but also likes human blood. Obayifo can leave her body and transform into a ball of blue light, in which form she flies through the air at night. 

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Wendigo is a mythological monster from the folklore of Native Americans. It is historically associated with coldness, cannibalism, murder and eternal hunger.

Wendigo is gigantic bony spirit, over fifteen feet tall, that had once been human but had been transformed into a creature by the use of black magic. It has sharp claws and heart of ice. Wendigo usually hides in forest caves and eats any man, woman or child who ventured into its territory. 

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Ponaturi are creatures from Māori mythology, described as sea fairies. They have red hair, white skin and fingers with long, sharp claws. Ponaturi spend their days underwater, only coming onto land at night because sunlight is fatal to them.

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Encantado is a dolphin shapeshifter from Amazon River folklore. They can control storms, enchant and hypnotize humans, inflict illness, insanity, and even death. 

After sunset encantados turn into beautiful young men with light skin. They come to local parties where they seduce girls, impregnates them, and then returns to the river in the morning to become a dolphin again.

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* Poludnitsa or Noonwraith is the spirit of fields and personification of sunstroke in Slavic mythology. At midday she hunts people who work in the field under the scorching sun and kills them with her sickle.

* Polunochnitsa or Nightwraith is the spirit of fields and night, personification of insomnia. At midnight she overtakes people walking in the field. Nightwraith can enter the house through open doors or shutters to steal a child.

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🍎🐍Reference drawing

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Glam and Vicky from Metal Family.

Happy Valentine's Day💛

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Gothic fortune teller

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A little sketch of my original character

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🍰🧁Drawing cakes

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Reference drawing

Movie: Deathgasm (2015)

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It's time for 2020 Art Summary 🎉

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Dark Christmas is coming

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Draw This In Your Stile

Original art by https://instagram.com/dark.art.boutique