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The First Last Unicorn by *puimun:iconpuimun:

Categories Traditional Art > Paintings > Fantasy

©2004-2009 *puimun
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Cover illustration for Peter S. Beagle's upcoming collection THE FIRST LAST UNICORN AND OTHER BEGINNINGS, which will be coming out from Tachyon Publications sometime in late 2004/early 2005. To find out more about the book and its scheduled release date, go to [link]

No, it's not a reprinting of the last unicorn, but instead contains previously unpublished chapters (from The Last Unicorn, as well as other books) and stories by Peter.

And regarding the appearance of the unicorn --
To those of you familiar with TLU, you already know how she is described in the book (or have seen the movie), but to the people who don't know, she's supposed to look less like "a white horse with a horn," than an altogether different type of creature. Thus, the deerlike head, the sinuous elongated neck, the lions tail, the thin legs and cloven hooves are all on purpose.

Prints (and the original painting): [link]
Details: [link]
The Sketch: [link]

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~Becketrice Aug 30, 2004, 4:24:19 PM
Dear god. The magnificent qualties of this I could lsit for ages, but, it really has a nice melancholy feel to it-suits the title.
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~Biffno Aug 30, 2004, 4:24:24 PM
Cool stuff, Ms. Law.
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~Danelese Aug 30, 2004, 4:24:25 PM
:worship:

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~paddd Aug 30, 2004, 4:24:58 PM
wow! that`s really nice

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~nefaretabi Aug 30, 2004, 4:25:06 PM
Amazing... I'm in awe. Beautiful.

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~Diagner Aug 30, 2004, 4:25:16 PM
It's beautiful1 the color usage is wonderful. The style you used on the horse fits so well!

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~Meishi-sama Aug 30, 2004, 4:25:36 PM
Absolutely beatuiful! Such wonderful colors and everything. I love it. Must favorite :nod:

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"Yeah, they prolly are but then again the lucky bastards have a giant swimming pool to swim in"- me

"True. And get fed regularly. They are the paris hilton of polar bears"- Sarah XD
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*yokouragasi593 Aug 30, 2004, 4:26:40 PM
wonderful colouring and line work and everything, though its head looks somewhat like a mouses, not that i could draw or do anything remotely like this but the unicorn's head look very much like a mouse or something, and its neck is rather long and the legs are rather twiggy, sorry ^^; just noticing stuff, wonderful everything else though, colouring and everything

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~DemonicFatality Aug 30, 2004, 4:26:44 PM
That is beautiful. The background is very intricate. I love it.

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Through me you enter into the city of woes,
Through me you enter into eternal pain,
Through me you enter the population of loss

-Dante's Inferno-
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~MysticFaerie Aug 30, 2004, 4:26:50 PM
This is so pretty and ethereal, I must :+favlove: :3
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