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The klaboutermannikin is spirit from Dutch and German folklore. According to what information I currently have on this legend, the klaboutermannikin is believed to reside in a ship's figurehead and protect the ship and its crew and passengers from storms and other threats. It was also believed that if a ship with a klaboutermannikin aboard did go down, the klaboutermannikin would go down with the drowned to help guide their souls to the afterlife, and that if a ship went down without a klaboutermannikin, the souls of the drowned would wander the seas forever. Therefore, ships made in Belgian shipyards for German and Dutch clientele had figureheads whose wood was carefully chosen and prepared to attract a klaboutermannikin to live there.

This drawing represents a breakthrough in my personal style that came about after reading Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Frankenstein. When it comes to black and white illustration, Bernie is my personal hero. This is my homage to him.

Description
The klaboutermannikin is spirit from Dutch and German folklore. According to what information I currently have on this legend, the klaboutermannikin is believed to reside in a ship's figurehead and protect the ship and its crew and passengers from storms and other threats. It was also believed that if a ship with a klaboutermannikin aboard did go down, the klaboutermannikin would go down with the drowned to help guide their souls to the afterlife, and that if a ship went down without a klaboutermannikin, the souls of the drowned would wander the seas forever. Therefore, ships made in Belgian shipyards for German and Dutch clientele had figureheads whose wood was carefully chosen and prepared to attract a klaboutermannikin to live there.

This drawing represents a breakthrough in my personal style that came about after reading Bernie Wrightson's illustrated version of Frankenstein. When it comes to black and white illustration, Bernie is my personal hero. This is my homage to him.