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Elasmotherium was a prehistoric cousin of the rhinoceros. Now extinct, these animal lived in Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene era. Most notable was the single large horn that dominated their forehead. For this, they are sometimes referred to as the Siberian Unicorn.
While I've created many images featuring a woolly rhino, this is my first image to feature and Elasmotherium. I gave it a large hump based on a stone age painting found in Rouffignac Cave in France. Since it appears to have inhabited colder climates, I also give it fur. Otherwise, I wanted to start simple with this animal, so I placed it in a simple scene on a grassy hill.
Thanks for looking,
Daniel
Credits:
Base Model by DinoRaul introvertartist.com/elasmother…)
Posing done using DazStudio ( IntrovertArtist.com/daz)
Fur added using LookAtMyHair ( introvertartist.com/hair)
Retexturing/Resculpting done in ZBrush ( IntrovertArtist.com/ZBrush)
Environment and Rendering done in Vue ( IntrovertArtist.com/Vue)
Compositing and Painting done in Photoshop CS ( fineartbydaniel.com/2018/02/03…)
Color enhancement done using Photomatix ( IntrovertArtist.com/Photomatix)
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Hello, Master artist, I used your stunning art to illustrate some background text on our Ninth Age French Facebook page, giving you due credits of course ! (link : web.facebook.com/groups/134005… )
The text in question is about the karkadan, a fantasy “unicorn” rhinoceros.
The Ninth Age : Fantasy Battles is a community wargame project, 100% made by the work of dedicated volunteers. You can learn more about it on the website www.the-ninth-age.com
We are always on the lookout for new artists to help us craft our new universe, would be really glad to see you join our team ! Thanks again for your amazing work !
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This reminds me of the fact there are so many interesting animals that have been lost forever. This looks look something you'd see in Lord Of the Rings, yet is was very real.
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a rhinoceros! well done (for me, it's still a rhino)
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Yep, it classifies as a unicorn. Not the one we think of in fantasy stories or legends.
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Never would I think... I’d see a drawing of my older sister 😹
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Just playing the art is beautiful, I bet it takes a lot of time with the textures
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The fur works very well, you can really imagine it looked this way. Top job!
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It's surprising that the head and neck could bear the weight of the horn.
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Elasmotherium ("thin plate beast") is an extinct genus of large rhinoceros endemic to Eurasia
during the Late Pliocene through the Pleistocene, existing from 2.6 Ma to at least as late as 39,000 years ago in the Late Pleistocene.
A more recent date of 26,000 BP is considered less reliable.
Three species are recognised.
The best known, E. sibiricum, or Siberian unicorn was the size of a mammoth and is thought to have borne a large, thick horn on its forehead.
Theories about the function of this horn include defence, attracting mates, driving away competitors, sweeping snow from the grass in winter and digging for water and plant roots.
Like all rhinoceroses, elasmotheres were herbivorous.
Unlike any others, its high-crowned molars were ever-growing.
Its legs were longer than those of other rhinos and were adapted for galloping, giving it a horse-like gait.
Good job done.
Thanks for sharing,
the Horst
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You made him look so real, like they have never extinct xD
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