Unicorn
A unicorn (from Latin unus 'one' & cornu 'horn') is a mythological creature. Though the modern popular image of the unicorn is sometimes that of a horse differing only in the horn on its forehead, the traditional unicorn also has a billy-goat beard, a lion's tail & cloven hooves—these distinguish it from a horse.
In my interpretation, I used the structure of a warhorse with powerful legs & wild hair. I made sure to add dynamic smoke/magic dust to suggest where the unicorn's power supply is.
The Making of Unicorn
How'd I do it? Watch how I work! Here are scanned images of the illustration in development! See Unicorn in the works, from preliminary pencil sketch to the final pen & ink drawing! These phase-by-phase drawings may also give you some ideas for your own drawings!
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Phase 1
Inspired by Bruce Coville's book, "Glory of Unicorns", I set off to draw my own.
Sorry, no preliminary sketches for the unicorn. I was so intent on transfering the unicorn in my head onto paper that I couldn't stop in between to scan. |
Phase 2
Outlined the drawing in ink. |
Phase 3
Shaded-in textures on the body & head. |
Phase 4
Shaded-in the tail. Added some stray strands of hair around it. |
Phase 5
Shaded-in the mane. Added some stray strands of hair around it. |
Phase 6
Shaded-in the fetlock & eyes. |
Phase 7
Shaded-in the hooves & horn. |
Phase 8
Added dynamic smoke to add magical flair. |
Phase 9
Rendered the smoke using the pointilist technique, so it looks like it's made up of magic dust.
Finished! |
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