Rarity as a kirin! I'm not usually a fan of turning canon ponies into other species (it just looks so odd to me) but this works since a kirin is basically a Chinese unicorn! Kirin have the body of an equine, cloven hooves, and the face, horns, and scales of a dragon. (well, Rarity doesn't have the dragon face here, but traditional kirin do!)

I wanted to try some different techniques with this piece so I actually inked the lines traditionally and scanned them into Photoshop, then coloured Rarity digitally with some brushes that I haven't used before. I think she turned out great c:

Rarity is (c) Hasbro

Pigma Micron Pen 005, 01, 02, 03, 05, 08, 1, BR
Photoshop CS6
Wacom Intuos Pro Tablet

Tumblr: http://fallenzephyrart.tumblr.com/post/70893460803