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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No, it's not a reprinting of the last unicorn, but instead contains previously unpublished chapters (from The Last Unicorn, as well as other books) and stories by Peter.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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~FenrisxWolf 3 days ago  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Stunning!!
The detail and precision in the background is incredible, and the glow around the unicorn is done so wonderfully ^^
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*WhiskyOmega Jan 30, 2013  Professional General Artist
I have your book on painting with watercolors and your work and tecniques are exceptional!
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*puimun Jan 31, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
Thank you! I'm glad you're finding the book useful!
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*WhiskyOmega Jan 31, 2013  Professional General Artist
I am, it's one of my favs and I take great care in keeping it. Sometimes I look at it just for the artwork; I've always enjoyed the kind of organic/nature/mythic work that you seem to be exceptional at creating and it's a good feeling I get when viewing it. :)
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:iconkurnaukatti:
Beauriful. ^_^
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:iconlaycass:
fantastic work! i love it <3
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Mood: Love ~PandoraLewis Apr 8, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Just gorgeous!
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~vegavon Mar 28, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
you nailed it! Awesome!
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~RoseTheUnicorn Mar 26, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Love it<3
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*DaphneLage Mar 19, 2012   Traditional Artist
Always loved this piece. :D
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