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I completely forgot I had this sitting around in a folder gathering dust. It's been so long I don't even remember the name of each species...[Edit:] I hunted down the names again: Indrik/Elasmotherium (the largest one), Camahueto (the bovine one), European Unicorn (the white one), Karkadann (the stripped one), Shadhavar (the gazelle like one) and Monocerus (the bottom-right one)
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if unicorns exist this is what they would have really looked like, and I knew their had to be different types apart from the rino!
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karkadran and indrik are the best looking ones in my opinion.
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This is some excellent and creative work here.
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There's also the qilin, or ki-rin. Both are found in East Asia. I'd have to say those East Asian ones are among my favorite unicorns. But yours are good too!
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Probably not I'm afraid. I'm too tight on time at the moment and this was more of a spur of the moment kind of thing
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you know horses do have the genetics to make horns like that their just not turned on like a rhino's genetics
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Honestly that doesn't surprise me. It's the same with chickens and teeth
Though I wonder how they'd end up looking like...
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Well sense the horse is related to the rhino they might have their horn look quite similar
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Or might not. There were a lot of cousins floating around in those days with all sorts of horn designs
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Either way it would be interesting to see which one they'd get
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a camahueto, that's from my land! awesome idea, and awesome execution
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Thank you. I simply love breaking the "horned-horse" unicorn mold. There so many other interesting interpretations out there, the camahueto being one of them
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you're welcome... by the way I love all the unicorns, not just the camahueto
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Sadly some people aren't so open minded and keep insisting the horse version is the only real one
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well, is not your fault they're wrong... one horned ungulated appear in mythology all the world, and that's just a unicorn... people dont have any trouble calling dragon to western demigods, american gods or demons from middle east, so why they don't like this creatures being called "unicorns"? that's just dumb
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It's a side effect from intense marketing and several media. They get so use to seeing a single, "unified" version of the myth, they don't stop to think and realize the other versions are just as valid, but just not as popular
But no, the only time I take offense is those who are overly aggressive about it and believe their view is the only valid one
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I hope you don't mind if I share your work on my blog. If you'd like me to take it down, I will. theunicornsorceress.tumblr.com…
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Actually I already have this piece on Tumblr, so would appreciate if you reblogged that instead. It would really help me out
birvan.tumblr.com/post/7799477…
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Okay, I've changed my queue.
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It's one of my favorite designs as well *though it has been tweaked a bit since then*
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Very pretty. I especially like Elasmotherium.
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Oddly enough it was one of the trickiest to get right. Partially because of being a real animal
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Well, I believe you executed it very well. c:
It looks about as 'Hurr-hurr' as it's skeleton.
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Emela-Ntouka? (The biggest one) Karkadann (the zebra-like unicorn), Shadhavar (the brown antelope one), Abada (the white one)
Dunno about the Yak one and the gazelle one.
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I managed to hunt down the names again and updated the description
I didn't know about the Emela-Ntouka one though. You have a great knowledge of myths
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Thanks! I just love monsters of all types, and mythology/folklore/cryptids brew about the most interesting ones!
My favorite unicorn is always the Shadhavar, but the Karkadann is also very cool, I mean if your name translates to Lord/King of the Desert! :-p
Indrik! Oh that is the other option I forgot about! Indrik is the biggest unicorn in mythology, and more so than Emela-Ntouka that isn't really a unicorn at all.
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I can't pick between the Karkadann and the Indrik XD
One of my personal pet projects is to create an evolutionary line tying several myth creatures together. I already have one going for the hexapods (that needs some expansion), but I'm also pondering on creating one for the unicorns and merfolk
*Other pet project is my Brewing Trouble story, which also involves digging up lots of lesser known myths around the world*
I may actually start using your lists for inspiration
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Cool! Can't wait to see it finished.
www.pinterest.com/sincubus1982… On this Pinterest page I created you can find much more inspiration for mythological monsters
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The old european version of the unicorn. Many described them more like goats than horses
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Thank you
Would be cool if you could add their origins in the description
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I drew this as a quick sketch, so I don't remember half the inspiration I used
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That's sad
Anyway, very cool picture, and an interesting idea
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I want the yak one! I would brush his hair and kiss his nose and braid flowers into his fur.
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camahuetos are said to be really agressive, so i think it could be dangerous doing so
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I'm sure if you raised one since young it would be a very sweet animal ^^
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