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Gothic Unicorn by ~swandog:iconswandog:


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Submitted: Sep 11, 2006
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I wanted to make a realistic photo manip of a "gothic" (aka traditional, medieval, heraldic--according to the original definition) style unicorn, because I much prefer them to the "horned horse" type. (BTW, she is a doe, and thus beardless, and in the old illustrations and tapestries, their horns really were depicted that long, growing nearly straight up from between the ears rather than at an angle from between the eyes.) I used 5 different images I found on Google image search and combined them into one; it was really fun to do! :) Here are the original photos:

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Edit: Since so many people seem to like this image, I've decided to move it from scraps over to my main gallery. :)

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~MoonTiger:iconMoonTiger: Sep 11, 2006, 4:20:23 PM
This is really neat, it came out beautifully. And if it weren't for the fantastical subject matter, I probably wouldn't be able to tell it was a photo-manip. Lovely job!

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*CrimsonSacrifice:iconCrimsonSacrifice: Sep 11, 2006, 4:33:17 PM
really well done! All the parts merge wonderfully. I think I prefer this style, too :nod: not done very often :)

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*Denoyelle:iconDenoyelle: Sep 11, 2006, 4:39:43 PM Mood: Big Grin
Beautiful! cool idea to use a deer and not a horse!

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~Rose-Hunter:iconRose-Hunter: Sep 11, 2006, 5:27:01 PM
:aww: Beautiful. I like the more like a deer style too.

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~kilai:iconkilai: Sep 11, 2006, 5:29:16 PM
That is awesome! Just how I picture unicorns, EXACTLY. :D
~Wolfyu:iconWolfyu: Sep 11, 2006, 6:03:38 PM
The white doe photo is beautiful. :heart:

I like the more deer-like unicorns as well...there's also something about their tails that I find very fun to draw. =p
*lady-cybercat:iconlady-cybercat: Sep 11, 2006, 7:13:40 PM
Yay for non-horse unicorns!! ;) this looks awesome!

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~haligren:iconhaligren: Sep 11, 2006, 9:53:37 PM
I really hate the 'horned horse' look. It's so....stupid. I much prefer the original look although the horn being that long and directly on top of the head seems awkward. You just know the animal would have neck problems or would hardly be able to lift it's head at all. This is very clever photo manip though. It's nice to see a real unicorn for once. :) This would make a great bookmark!

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*CrescentMoon:iconCrescentMoon: Sep 12, 2006, 8:11:54 AM
For those who say size is not important. =D
It is a deer, isnīt it? It is a very cute unicorn, cuter than any horse for sure. Horse-unicorns look far more rough.

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