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"Enchanted" by Michelle Tolo

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I was in the mood for drawing a really cliché unicorn, so here you've got it :) I didn't spend much time on this one, maybe 3 hours or so... I really enjoyed working on it, it was fun!

The GIMP, no reference used. Completed November 10th, 2007.

Oh, and because several people have pointed it out: The ear is behing the bangs. It's not an earless unicorn, I promise!




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29 Aug 2008:-) Jack J Langar
I wish I knew how you were able to use GIMP this well , its amazing. I dont think Ive seen any painting this good done with GIMP .

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Wow, thank you! Well, I’m using a wacom-tablet for all my digital pictures, of course. I think Photoshop is overestimated; don’t get me wrong, it’s a great program, but many other programs can do just as well - like GIMP 2.
Basically, I just paint the main subject of the picture in gray-shades, before adding details like mane and the horn in new layers. Then I create a new layer that I lay over the other layers, and colour it. Background and lighting-effects are added in the end. That’s how I do it!"
30 Aug 2008:-) Jack J Langar
I like PC painting , I use a free paint program called Artweaver and then I also use GIMP , but Im nothing close to as good as you 12

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Yeah, painting pictures digitally is quite fun once you get the hang of it. Though I haven’t seen your pictures yet, I’m sure you can do whatever you want to do! ^u^"
14 Oct 200845 Anon.
I really like it, but where’s the ears?

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Hehe, glad you like it! 11 It seems like a lot of people don’t get the ear-thing: they are there, they’re just behind the mane/bangs. It does look a little weird, though... I should fix that some day... In a century or so, hehe! 1"
22 Jun 2009:-) Natalie Adams
gorgeous! I really love the idea of the ridged horn, rather than the usual smooth horn - and the colours are so luminous, really like he is glowing with an inner magic.
Did you use a tablet? It’s just, i am looking to get one, and i’m always looking for tips and advice! 12

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Thank you very much!
Yes, I used my Wacom tablet for this one 2. I really recommend you to get one if you’re into digital art; it takes a little time to get used to, but after that you won’t understand how you could live without it 1."
2 Jul 2009:-) Kelly McCarthy
omg! i love the beautiful color! and i wish i could get Corel Painter 3 to work with me so i could draw just as beautiful! what brush do u use on ur painter program? i can’t EVER figure the brush out! lol
EEEKKKKKEEEEKKKK!! i love the eye! it’s so clear and cool and and and i can’t describe it but it’s amazing!

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Thank you!

I didn’t use any fancy brushes at all for this painting - just simple round brushed in different sizes and intensity. I’m not an experienced digital painter, I’m afraid 2."
1 Aug 2010:-) Kim l dingwall
i dont know why, but i have always loved really cliché unicorns! its something about the way they are so innocent and nerdy 6
great picture!!

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Haha, nerdy unicorns! Now that’s awesome! 1
Thank you very much for the comment ^^"
3 Aug 201045 Krusnik
It looks great, even without the ears. (I didn’t even notice they were missing until I read the description.) This is beautiful, very well done!

The unicorn stares at me, its eyes glowing aquamarine
Its pale blue mane shining alabaster in the moonlight
Stars twinkling in the midnight sky,
Fireflies blinking on and off in the forest, floating pinpoints of light
Its coat the color of lavender in the moonbeam it stands in
Not moving, just watching, as I gaze back at it
It glows with its own magic, illuminating the atmosphere around it
The spiral of its horn like a sign of majestic power
Staring, staring at me

Hope you like it! 1


:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Those ears are hiding very well 12
And thank you so much for the magical poem!"
4 Aug 201045 Krusnik
You’re welcome! No prob! 1

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "11"
13 Feb 2011:-) Tabitha Blackwolf
Beautiful. I always picture my unicorns with a slightly curved horn. By the way. . .is that a beard?

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "Thank you! Yup, it is a beard, though it doesn’t really look like it is connected to the unicorn’s jaw XD"
13 Feb 2011:-) Tabitha Blackwolf
Hehehehe!

:-) Michelle Tolo replies: "1"
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'Enchanted':
 • Created by: :-) Michelle Tolo
 • Copyright: ©Michelle Tolo. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Beard, Blue, Enchanted, Evening, Eye, Fantasy, Forest, Horn, Horse, Light, Mane, Mystical, Night, Plant, Portrait, Purple, Sparkle, Star, Stars, Unicorn, Wood
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Other Computer Paint Program
 • Submitted: 2007-11-10 21:20:17
 • Views: 3434
 • Resolution: 525x700

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