Nursery Rhyme: Unicorn

The other major character of the Nursery Rhyme, 'The Lion and the Unicorn' is of course a Unicorn. In the actual rhyme, the Unicorn represented Scotland (whose heraldic symbol it was at the time) during the reign of King James VI of Scotland. When he became James I of England, the two countries were made one, which meant the Unicorn shared the stage with England's own heraldic symbol, the Lion. In the actual rhyme, the two animals are depicted to be fighting, so my project depicts two anthropomorphic characters battling one another. 

We have already established that the Lion represents royalty, strength, and nobility. The Unicorn is a mythical creature that is often associated with purity and nature. 

I have a small mindmap on the Unicorn, taking into account the creatures associations and aspects, as well as relevant country (Scotland in this case) 

The horse drawing at the bottom is of a Clydesdale horse. This horse origins also date back to Scotland and the breed is widely known for it's size.  

     Similarly to the Lion, I have narrowed potential designs down to two themes, fantasy and Superheroes. I would give the Unicorn a more thinner figure than the lion here, to create contrast. The character would also be more unkempt as well, to reflect that as it represents nature as well, it cannot be easily tamed.