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drawn in 4 hours 1 min with Oekaki Shi-Painter
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Maiko (Nov 4, 2007) — edit
?Gy?ki

also known as: Ushi-oni, Uwajima-no-ushi-oni

The gy?ki of Shikoku seems to share some common origin with the great ushi-oni that lurks in the Sea of Japan. Their names are written with the same characters and are in fact completely interchangeable, and aside from that they share a ferocious nature, a tendency to lurk in deep water, a horned head like a fantastic, demonic ox, and a connection to apparitions of women. But the gy?ki is usually conceived of as having a more wholly bovine shape, and prefers to live in fresh water, especially the deep pools underneath waterfalls. While it loves raw meat and has been known to devour men and livestock, it seems to have a slightly less bloodthirsty nature than its saltwater cousin, and in festivals sometimes even takes on a protective function, said to ferociously drive away more malicious spirits.
Maiko (Nov 4, 2007)
drawn in 40 min
Maiko (Nov 5, 2007)
drawn in 1 hour 24 min
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Maiko (Nov 5, 2007)
drawn in 1 hour 44 min
Safety save 2222222

D: should be paying attention to instructor...
Maiko (Nov 5, 2007)
drawn in 12 min
annnddd finished, maybe.

I love how long her arms are~~ <3
davincipoppalag (Nov 5, 2007)
Great entry Mai.
Sweetcell (Nov 5, 2007)
Favorite.
thesolarwinds (Nov 6, 2007)
this is wonderful!
marcello (Nov 6, 2007)
this is akin to a decent slice of cheese.
deathking (Nov 6, 2007)
Oh gawd, maiko is drawing again. This is the prettiest thing ive seen in a while.
Arique (Nov 6, 2007)
OH MAAAN! I've been working on a contest picture but then i saw yours and was like maaan!
I'm doin a new one.
PolythenePam (Nov 6, 2007)
win!
Jodylicious (Nov 8, 2007)
Mai maiii I lurv yer drawiiiiing! :D it iz so gewd. <3 nose.
lori (Nov 8, 2007)
this is really great Mai
Shanghai (Nov 10, 2007)
Congratulations, Gyuuki is awarded first place for Contest Week 64: Youkai
Even though the style you used is very loose there's also a lot of sophistication here. This can especially be seen in the woman's face, which has a high level of detail with being overworked or out of place. Her pose next to this monstrous creature is so perfectly relaxed that even without her horns we might suspect her to be something other than human herself. I also appriciate your ability to use a varied color palette with reds, yellows, blues, greens, and even pitch black together in one composition.
davincipoppalag (Nov 10, 2007)
Congrats on the win Mai!
Nostalgic (Nov 10, 2007)
It's really cool. Words can't describe its infinite coolness. D:
Axil62 (Nov 10, 2007)
Just curious, does this legend mention anything about this chick apparently having two left elbows?
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