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Spyrre β Death of a unicorn
Published: 2009-12-04 11:34:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 7116; Favourites: 177; Downloads: 105
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Injured unicorn falls in to the grass... well, looks like he got away from hunters anyway.A picture done for a friend, sorry it tooks so long.
Not sure if the image turned out to look a bit too "pretty", but I wasnΒ΄t going for gory anyways... hope its not too colourful. Gahh, I hate grass... <_<
Painted with watercolour and coloured pencils.
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*heals the wounds and removes the rope *run along, innocent one, return to the forest and be free
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I love how your anatomy tells me; "unicorn". It has a graceful resemblance of an ungulate. I prefer the goat-like over the horsey unis, but this one really is its own specie.
It's eye is so expressive. So sad. You've truly captured its dying breath.
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Such a tragedy. Very clever with the overhead scavengers.
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but why would you want to kill a unicorn??
and the art work is rather great....lol
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Well, in medieval times their horn was believed be be magical, and the animal itself a rare and a powerful status-symbol itself so if they would exist, they would probably be popular prey especially for nobility.
One of the most famous pieces of medieval art does picture of hunting of a unicorn (not sure if it was ever really attempted, but there was strict rules for unicorn hunting, including the famous virgin girl for "bait"): [link]
Thanks.
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i know *sigh* :\ its just sad to see one go.......
but it really is an awesome and well done piece
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hope you don't mind me having this as ref for a tattoo... love this pic so much it's really perfect! every single detail!!
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Thank you. 
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you're welcome!!
now I have the tattoo
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Cool! IΒ΄d be very curious to see how it turned out, if you do upload a shot please tell me!
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WOnderful!
The expresion of the face is perfect: breathing the last moments of life all details are wonderful
I just canΒ΄t express how amazing it looks!
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Good job! This pic is awesome. The expression is done well. That along with the rope around its neck, kinda portrays a story
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you don't get enough attention. your art is awesome
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this is fantastic! I love the unicorns expression.It has that epic storybook kind of magic to it to me :3 ,just lovely ^^.
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"And with the last unicorn, magic disappear from this world, forever..." - Myth creatures book.
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wow, this looks amazing! first good point: it's not just a white horse with horn
second: all the colors are perfect
third: wow, you can draw grass!!
I love this drawing a lot!! 
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OMIGAWD!!! A REAL UNICORN! Not one of those Americanized gussied-up sparkly advertisement sell-outs!!! *cries* Real unicorns really DO still exist! And you captured it sooo accuratly and emotionally! You, ma'am, have made my day!
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Wow, your traditional work is amazing, with all the grass blades and hair detail! 
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Thank you. I Always almost lose my mind when doing grass... how something so simple can be diffucult? 
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Watercolor for base layers, pencils for details... that's a great idea! With beautiful results. 
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Poor unicorn. It got away from the captors only to lie dying in the grass. 
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Aw, thank you. I doΒ΄t know why sad/melancholy scenarios appeal to me somehow...
I think itΒ΄s still some kind of victory to the unicorn that they did not capture him alive after all.
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Don't worry, I like the sad stuff too (even though my art doesn't show it often.) Yay unicorn! Maybe a fairy will come by and heal him of his wounds.
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Thanks! I was worried it would turn too melodramatic, but hopefully itΒ΄s not that bad.
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That is so awesome! Your artwork is really nice
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Thanks! ItΒ΄s been a while I have done something this bloody.
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Very beautiful, but so, so sad... ;_; Reminds me of this song: [link]
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Thank you.. I was going for "sad" rather than "gory"... <_<
That song is beautiful, never heard it before. It does fit on this picture, thank you.
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So sad, poor little guy. The expression is very fitting.
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Thank you. IΒ΄m happy that the sad- feeling worked well in this.
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i feel so sorry for it. Hi, I'm new on here.
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That's awesome!! I love every part of that pic!
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