El Silbón (The whistler) 👻🌾🌾🌾
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I did this art for card game I'm doing with some friends and it has many monsters and scary creatures from all over the world, I chose to represent a scary creature of the Venezuelan-Colombian regions of Los Llanos, which a large savannah bordering the northern part of the Amazonia.
Here bellow is a description of this monster...
Source WikipediaEl Silbón (The whistler) is a legendary figure in Colombia and Venezuela, associated especially in Los Llanos region, usually described as a lost soul. The legend arose in the middle of the 19th century.
According to the legend, the spirit is a youth who murdered and disembowelled his father for killing his wife, saying that she was a “slut”, and that she was asking for it. Afterwards, his grandfather ordered the youth to be tied to a post in the middle of the countryside, and lashed him until his back was destroyed. His wounds were then cleaned with alcohol and he was released with two rabid, starving dogs set upon him. Before releasing him, his grandfather condemned him to carry the bones of his father for all eternity.
It has a characteristic whistle that resembles the musical notes C, D, E, F, G, A, B in that order. Rising in tone to F, then lowering to B. It is said that when the whistling sounds close, there's no danger, and the whistler is far away, but when the whistling sounds distant, it means it is nearby. It is also said that hearing the whistling foretells one's own death, and one may hear it anywhere at any time. In this situation, the only thing that can save the victim is the sound of a dog barking, as it is the only thing it is afraid of, a chili, or a whip. The spirit tends to take revenge on womanisers.
Technical Info:
Traditional Art done with mechanical pencil
Initial Sketch
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Final Art
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