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"Emberwing" by Anneliese "CalicoTiger" Stehwien

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SciFi and Fantasy Art Emberwing by Anneliese "CalicoTiger" Stehwien

When a friend of mine in Elftown decided to run a Flight of the Phoenix contest, I knew exactly what I wanted to paint for it.

And thus, Emberwing came about. She's a gryphon with a phoenix half (I call it by the goofy name of a "gryphoex").

I tell ya, my hand was cramped by the time I was done drawing all of those lines for the feathers :-/ I like the outcome, but I think it's more work in the wings than I want to do again.

I like the background on this one. My husband described it as looking like it was leaving the planet or flying very high above it. And I agree, it's what it looks like. It's not what I was aiming for, lol! It was originally just supposed to be a sunrise at an angle. Ah well... I guess I got a happy accident out of it :D

Date	Name	Comment
6 Oct 2007	Joelle Duran	Loading... Beautiful work! I love those sleek, long headfeathers, and the dark fur of its body. That tail tuft looks wonderfully like a tongue of flame.
6 Oct 2007	Kharmii	Loading... Very pretty! The phoenix half really glows!
7 Oct 2007	Sascha Meyer	Loading... The details are amazing! Great artwork!
22 Oct 2007	Matthias Schmidt	Loading... Nice, the torso is that of a leopard, not that of a lion just like the classical gryphon. I also like the colour of the spots and the fur's background have been swapped in contrast to the real-life leopard.
22 Oct 2007	Jannike Åkersten	Loading... Lovely, absolutely stunning.
22 Oct 2007	Nana Leonti	Loading... Nooooooooeeeees this should have been a mod's choice weeps <3
30 Nov 2007	Jeanette M. chanyi	Loading... My favorite part is the feathers (great job) and the moon (really realistic).
23 Jul 2008	Anon.	Loading... I like the Jaguar bit if it is a Jaguar but you know what i mean... i think. ill stop talking now great job
23 Jul 2008	Dale T. J. Beckwith	Loading... I like this alot. The detail in the wings is excellent and the black on it’s body gives an impression of burnt out embers, sort of like the balrog. My only criticism is the moon, as it is quite bright and a bit distracting, I think this could be absolved if you made it a crescent moon, or perhaps had part of the wing infront of it. Infact I have found putting feathers or fur infront of a sun/moon/light looks quite impressive because it gives you a chance to draw their translucency which adds to the overall effect. Anyhow, good picture
16 Jun 2009	Alexandra Busch	Loading... never heard of a gryphoex before, but i like it very much. the colours are great and the idea is really origonal and great.

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'Emberwing':

• Created by:

Anneliese "CalicoTiger" Stehwien
• Copyright: ©Anneliese "CalicoTiger" Stehwien. All rights reserved!

• Keywords: Emberwing, Fire, Griffon, Gryphoex, Gryphon, Leopard, Phoenix
• Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
• Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen, Computer-coloured Picture
• Submitted: 2007-10-03 21:55:09
• Views: 1967
• Resolution: 500x546