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How To Draw Unicorns

Here is a tutorial on "How to Draw Unicorns". It contains tips on creating your own mystical beast. From horns to tails, I have your tips here. Good Luck!

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how to draw unicorns step 1

STEP 1.

First off you have to understand just what a unicorn is. It's a glorified horse, that's it. Someone took a horse and stuck a horn on it's head. But still you have to know just where to place that horn. It should go just about in the middle of the forehead and either stick up straight at a right angle or curve upwards slightly. The mane should fall around it.
 
how to draw unicorns step 2

STEP 2.

Now there are different types of horns you can choose from when designing your unicorn depending on how brutal or delicate you want it to be. You can choose a saw like horn, or the ever to popular twisted one. Even a long slender horn like a wizard's wand. I've given you a few examples too choose from or you can always design your own.
 
how to draw unicorns step 3

STEP 3.

Now for the mane. You can go where you like with this one really. You can do the common gravity defying mane that constantly looks like the wind is blowing it, or long and sleek. Curly or wavy.
 
how to draw unicorns step 4

STEP 4.

Now we're at the end of the tips section and the back end of our unicorn. That's right, now it's time to look at the tails. Like the mane, tales can come in different styles. You can mix and match to get the look you like. Wavy or sleek, gravity defying or a long slender tail with a tuft of hair at the end like in everyone's favorite movie, The Last Unicorn.
 
how to draw unicorns step 5

STEP 5.

Now that you understand the parts of the unicorn, we can get to glorifying our horse. Like in all pictures, we'll start with a frame to work off of. You want to start off with a frame that you would use for a horse. A long rectangular face. Circles to represent the bulky shoulder and hip muscles that really define the horse's, I mean unicorn's shape.
 
how to draw unicorns step 6

STEP 6.

Next we'll flesh her out a bit more, defining the legs, neck and overall shape of the body.
 
how to draw unicorns step 7

STEP 7.

Despite not being human or having a need for clothes, our unicorn in looking very naked. We'll add her mane and tail and the hair around her hooves now along with her horn. I went with the gravity defying tail and mane, but feel free to choose differently.
 
how to draw unicorns step 8

STEP 8.

Now all that's left is to define the details. Using a nuetral dark color or black, line and add the details that you've drawn and want for your unicorn. I also suggest using a smaller brush that what you did your sketching in, it makes things a little more finer. And there you have a unicorn all lined and ready to color. I hope you enjoyed this and I wish you luck.
 

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DOMOKUN ~ Aug 16, 2011, 12:30:57 PM
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Kimberlibri ~ Jul 12, 2011, 12:48:52 AM
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Kimberlibri ~ Jul 12, 2011, 12:42:29 AM
x_x x_x that is soo dirty rock rock rock rock rock rock jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop jawdrop
 
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darwinthefishy ~ Jun 5, 2011, 1:06:00 PM
Eeeee thx!! boogie boogie ;p rock rock bow bow
 
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Kimbelle ~ Jun 4, 2011, 6:22:33 AM
Wow! your art is Aweome! smile
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OMG!!! SO AWESOME!!! =D jawdrop
 
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sheepy_lizzy ~ May 16, 2011, 2:16:23 PM
yea...i might upload something else since the pic's too small...maybe... plotting I know! hai boogie
 
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pepi124 ~ May 14, 2011, 6:45:22 AM
OMG!!! SO AWESOME!!! =D jawdrop
 
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Petal78760 ~ Apr 18, 2011, 5:06:19 AM
cute hai
 
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Vixen ~ Apr 4, 2011, 7:18:07 PM
i love those eyes evolet! you can get lost in them. very descriptive description btw bucktooth i hope 'work' doesnt take up too much of ur time as i would really enjoy seeing more of these :D omgomg
 
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marilynmansongrl123456 ~ Apr 2, 2011, 9:16:29 PM
OK then, there are separate compespeechlessions for the waiting list and the cubs. the minors and majors are mixed together (because there is only one major, and we should have more majors than that). For the people on the waiting list, since they are becoming cubs we thought that they could draw a cub (bear cub, lion or other big cat cub). for the minors and major the drawing is of themself as their animal. I think that is more or less it :D
 
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