"Although it looks fearsome, the Qilin only punishes the wicked. It can walk on grass and yet not trample the blades and it can also walk on water. Being a peaceful creature, its diet does not include flesh. It takes great care when it walks never to tread on any living thing, and it is said to appear only in areas ruled by a wise and benevolent leader (some say even if this area is only a house). It is normally gentle but can become fierce if a pure person is threatened by a sinner, spouting flames from its mouth and exercising other fearsome powers that vary from story to story."

From: http://www.monstropedia.org/index.php?title=Qilin

Just a quick sketch and crude color for the night. I saved the line art so I can experiment with different coloring styles and textures.

Even though I enjoy the modern drawings of dainty, deer-like Qilins, I prefer to draw mine as badass and ready to trample the wicked.