When it comes to fantasy creatures, many people will vote for one of two creatures as their favorite: a unicorn, or a mermaid. But what happens if you combine these two creatures, and add the features of a cat? Well, there’s only one way to find out!
Tutorial Video
Step-By-Step Images and Instructions
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Begin by taking a brown pen, and drawing a tall cone shape in the center of your page. Add a series of short lines at slight angles across the width of this to create your unicorn horn.
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Bring a line out from the left-hand side of the horn, curving across to the left, and then waving down towards the bottom left-hand corner of the page. Flick this up at the end.
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From this flick, bring the line back down, and curve it across to the right, angling up towards the top right-hand side of the page.
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From here, bring the ling down sharply to another point, and then flick this back up at an angle.
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Now, bring another line down from the right-hand side of the unicorn horn, waving down towards the bottom of the page.
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Add a wavy line underneath the horn, with a point in the center.
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Bring two short marks down from just below the point, and then long lines down on each side.
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Connect the two halves with two angled lines, meeting at the bottom in a point.
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Then, bring a line down from the left-hand side, and curve this down to meet the line at the bottom, and then across to the right and back up.
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Bring another curved line down from the right, and flick both lines across to the right, before splitting in opposite directions and curving upwards.
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Add two “teardrop” shapes, one to the end of each line, to form your mermaid tail.
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Add two small marks inside each of the fins of the tail…
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And then a series of bumpy lines all along the length of the tail – every mermaid needs scales!
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Bring a line across from just above the curve of the tail, across to meet the left fin.
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Next, add two curved lines to the face, just below the pointed line, or hair.
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Add a small heart shape just below this…
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And then bring two curved lines down, spreading out in opposite directions.
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Add two straight lines to either side, creating cat’s whiskers.
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Next, add two sets of three small “bumps”, both sets facing one another, just below the whiskers.
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Take a gray pencil, and add a star just above the top left of the creature.
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And outline this more clearly with a brown pen.
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Take an eraser, and use this to remove the lines inside the star, leaving you with a crisp, clear outline.
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Next, use the brown pen to draw a series of curved lines emerging from the left of the star, curving round to meet in a point.
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Now add a series of wavy lines inside the hair…
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And then add two “arrow” shapes – one smaller inside the larger – to the left of the head.
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Grab a yellow pen to fill in the star…
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And then add a blue to the bottom section of the tail.
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Use a pink pen to complete the shooting star…
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And a pink pencil to add a blush to the cheeks.
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Using the pink pencil, give your creature a magnificent mane of bright magenta hair.
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Use a green pencil to fill in the tail…
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And then an orange pen for the bottom segment of the horn.
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Use a yellow pen for the section above this…
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And a green pen for the third “section”.
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The next one should be filled in with a blue pen…
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And use a purple pen to complete the horn, and finish your design.
And just like that, you have created something brand new: a unicorn-mermaid-cat creature. Is it friendly or fearsome? Adventurous or apprehensive? Time to let your imagination run wild!
