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Lydia ´Prairieghost´ Jacobs

"Guardian of Stars" by Lydia ´Prairieghost´ Jacobs

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Paralin is the 200,000-year-old Guardian of Stars, daughter of Pyros, Guardian of Fire, and Tia, Guardian of Earth. Of all the Guardians, she is one of the friendliest, but anger her and you can pretty much kiss your existance goodbye.
~*~Drawn in pen and colored on the computer. One of my biggest frustrations with most artwork of unicorns is that...well, they just look like horses with horns. There's no real emotion to it. I tried to prevent that with this pic.~*~



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20 Dec 2002:-) Howard faria
I like this A LOT...way better than your average unicorn! No horse with a horn, THIS one! Paralin is special! It's a lot more pretty and a lot more powerful...at the same time!
20 Dec 200245 Alyson 'Fizzy' Grauer
*gapes in astonishment* Waiiiee!! Paralin ROCKS!!!! *pulls on an I -HEART- PARALIN t-shirt and grins devilishly* she is soooooo awesome Lydia!!!! *big starry eyes* reminds me of TLU, but so much COOLER!! yaiie!!! *sighs jealously*
21 Dec 2002:-) Tarah D. Willett
This one caught my eye over all of them. I agree w/ Fiz - it reminds me of TLU, too, but more-so from the thumbnail. This is awesome! I can't do a lick of art on the computer. ^=^ It's very... fantastical. I like the 'glowing' appearance, and the flowing mane you gave her. Fabulous job. 2 God Bless!~
12 Apr 200345 Sara 'Birdy' Hannon
Mommy, I wanna be Paralin when I grow up! XD

Sweet Jesus and dead puppies, this is gorgeous. I agree with Tarah, this really caught my eye. (Which was a bit annoying, because I had to go and get it back. Hahaha. Ha.)

Nice use of hints of colors and subtle lense flares.
Mmm... lense flares.
19 Feb 200445 Anonymous <bruno_rpg@hot...com>
WOW!!!! really.... you're a GREAT artist.... this unicorn is different of all that I saw... congratulations
19 Feb 200445 Anonymous
Not only does she guard the stars ,she is one!!!!
20 Feb 200445 Raven
Oh wow. I like the... Actually, I like everything. She looks sorta like Amalthia from the Last Unicorn... I think it's the star shape around her horn that does it... Anyways, I've been going through your gallery, and all your work is absolutely stunning. I especially like this one. I've always had a soft spot for unicorns. ^_^
11 Aug 200445 Jasmine
I rarely find that a unicorn is just a horse with a horn. to me it represents hope, and love, and well, just a desire to be something. You captured the whimsical and warm side of the classic image. if i could, i would have that one hung in my room in a heart beat.
18 Aug 2004:-) Misti Hope Wudtke
I hear you about the "horses with horns" type unicorns...I can't stand them myself but I end up drawing them quite a bit anyway, because that's what a lot of people like (I am a shameless panderer, I know). But this is awesome! This is what a unicorn *should* be! Her face is my favorite; her expression seems so wise!

1 Lydia 'Prairieghost' Jacobs replies: "I know, I know... I'm a panderer too. I draw a lot for myself too, because, well, I'm always creating something so I have the luxury, but a lot of times I make things I don't like because I know someone with money will. As for wise, that was intentional. (Imagine that! I actually got the end result I was striving for!) Paralin's a very motherly character in my stories, but piss her off and she'll drop a meteor on your house lol"
13 Jul 200645 Anonymous
wow, this is beautiful, that is all i can say. Keep up the good work. p.s. it kinda looks like the unicorn from the last unicorn, if you didn't know it is a very good, very old movie. This picture is absolutely incredible!
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'Guardian of Stars':
 • Created by: :-) Lydia ´Prairieghost´ Jacobs
 • Copyright: ©Lydia ´Prairieghost´ Jacobs. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Guardian, Stars, Unicorn
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Black Ink, Computer-coloured Picture
 • Views: 533
 • Resolution: 440x642

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