We wouldn't have Terence without The Last Unicorn, so every so often, I like to draw him in the movie's style.
One
criticism I will give Lady Amalthea is that she's not too terribly
expressive, although Mia Farrow's voice work really helps to make up for
it. And all of the other unicorns are drawn the exact same way, over
and over. But their basic appearance is lovely; I love how their bodies
"flow" and their manes are absolutely sumptuous. This movie also marked
the first time I saw a depiction of a unicorn with a lion's tail.
As
a kid, it took me a while to get used to the less-horsey aspect. Now I
have a vast appreciation for the variety. It's so fascinating to see how
the same fantasy creature is portrayed one way, and then portrayed
another way.
This is probably why I love
fantasy so much, because there are really no rules or limits at all. You
can tell any story you want, any way you want. All you really have to
do is be consistent, and not have magic be an instant solution to
everything.
And drawing this kind of stuff is so much fun. I did two Last Unicorn pieces for FanX last year, and I'm still immensely proud of them today.
I'm in the process of reading the book yet again, I doubt I'll ever
get tired of the movie, and I can sing every one of those songs on cue.
I especially love to sing "In the Sea" and "That's All I've Got to
Say."
And criminy, I realized too late that I forgot Terence's crescent moon mark above his eye. Don't you just love it when you realize your mistakes after your work is done and you've already deleted the original WIP?
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