SF&F Picture 12 out of 78 by Ursula Vernon.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Kirin Amber

Unlike their saccharine European cousins, the Asian kirin (or kierun, or ky-lin) is wise, wily, and has no prurient interest in the sex lives of young women, except insofar as they're involved. A number of women, most notably Confucious's mother, were believed to have kirin lovers, proving that the old cliche virginity is not an interest of the Asian unicorn. They are instead dedicated to justice, and were known to show up in courts to denounce the guilty (though not, of course, within living memory.) Anyway, I just wanted to paint grass and trees, and since the beknighted grass-tree-deerlike mammal genre has been painted by every wildlife painter on the face of the earth, I went for something a little exotic, based on a horse, a deer, and some tattooing from Borneo. Black and yellow is the most eye-catching combination to the human brain, but I tossed in a little purple so the kirin would stand out. I don't think I need to paint grass again for a few centuries.

Part of several tours:

Kirin: the Asian Unicorn (updated 1/5/05)

the beauty of unicorns


	Categories: [Landscape, Nature, Panoramic] [Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters] Techniques: [Computer Painted from Scratch] [Computer Program]

Date	Name	Comment
6 Apr 2007	mutuol	Loading... I saw this piece a long time ago and i loved it then. It really touched me. I'm here now because i woke up with this image in my head a few days ago and i had to see it again. it took me three days to find because i couldn't remember where i'd seen it. anyway, i found you and i love your work. I'll try not to lose it again.
3 Sep 2007	David "Stunned" Auer	Loading... Such attention to detail. I look upon your works and despair.
26 Nov 2007	Chris D Kuhlmann	Loading... I am consistently blown away by your work! The way you handle the grass here is just incredible, I also love the way you depict light, very convincing! When you bring this level of realism to fantasy art it becomes very believable. This image looks like a national geographic article on black unicorns...love it!
5 Jan 2008	Marianne Østerbø	Loading... Somehow this little fellow reminds me of the dik dik, a small deer living in Afrika...
22 Jan 2008	Jessica N M.	Loading... this is very interesting. I would have never thought to make something like this. he’s very handsom.
17 Feb 2008	Holly retta morin	Loading... B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!
19 Feb 2008	Kaycee kay tramnad	Loading... arent most kirins supposed to have lion head?it looks like a ki-lin,but i love it!
21 Feb 2008	Maryam shah	Loading... nice graphics
9 Mar 2008	Saskia H. Suurling	Loading... Great picture. The creature looks very gracefull but also very cute. I also love the background and the dry grass. Well done!
10 Mar 2008	Anon.	Loading... BEAUTIFUL!! I love it
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SciFi and Fantasy Art: Kirin Amber