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"Nightowl" by Lauren A. Banks

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Like 'Doodily doodily doo' and 'Tari', this is an older picture from 2002 that I am uploading. This is my personal griff character, Nightowl. I suppose she isn't really my personal char (she's far to pompous ^^), but she does resemble me in ways. She is the embodiment of my insomnia induced ways and nocturnal lifestyle, hence she is half owl and half sheep. Yes, the hindquarters need work, and I know rams are supposed to have the horns, but I liked her with them. Also, the scanner ate alot of the detail. Ah well. I do like her sheepy ears though. All griffs should have ears on the sides of their heads! ^_^ Almost forgot, she isn't any set species of owl, and I don't know if she's a griff, a hippogryph, or somewhere in between. ^^ Also, a photo reference was used for the wings, but it's been so long, I can't remember which magazine had it. Sorry!


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12 Mar 2003:-) Faye 'Softpaw' Lux
A wolf's favourite. A big chicken and a sheep in one! *Boom boom tish* Ok I give up. Great picture, love the wings!* Nightowl poofs herself up indignately and hoots "Big chiken indeed!"* ^^ Watch that one. She's grumpy. Thankies for the comment! Good hearing from you again. >^^
24 Mar 2003:-) Mette 'Topios' Meisner Roenkel
Eeeee..... I like her reeeaaaaly much!
A very unique creature indeed, and the ears...

Gotta love those ears.
Muuusst... draaaw.. but.. hasn't.. time..Thanks!!! LOL, glad ya like her ears! ^^
1 Apr 200345 Nigel storm
A horned owl...... Instersting wt type of owl is it?

Twerps11ts a mean owl

shutup you twerps

twerps: We don't want to make you mad. You'll zap us, we don't like that. Last time we sproted electricty form ou heads.

Yep so shut up

twerps: ...... Where's our wof at now

go find him

twerps: OkNah, not a horned owl. It's not any set species. 2
23 Apr 200345 PhantomsNight
That is so cool. I love owls. Meh friend has one, nice thing to draw, but it never sits still. Merfff, I love this picture! ^^Oh neato! What kind? I myself love barn owls. Owls in general rock though.
14 Jun 200345 "H"
Don't limit your creativity to the boundaries of pre-set creatures, go ahead and make up your own!Hee. I think this is such a farcry from a gryphon, that it could technically be called my own. ^^
11 Jul 200345 Epesi
Now, that's a first! Hehe. I was just looking through the archive and had to comment on this. 2 Well, the species may not be a horned owl, but since half of it is actually an owl with horns, it's an obvious target for confusion and even bad puns, though I can't think of any at the moment, fortunately for all you sane people (yes, all two of you cowering in the back!). 12

Er, anyway, I like those ears. ^.^ Though the first part of the word "hippogriff" obviously means horse, the Warcraft universe seems to have a looser definition of a hippogriff, as theirs are half raven, half deer, and have antlers. o.O So in that case, this could easily qualify. 12What's this? Sane people? In my gallery!?! ^^ Hee, well if deer things can be hippogriffs, then gosh darn it, Nightowl should qualify too. ^_^ But of course, this raises the question, what would a hippo/bird cross be called?
16 Nov 200345 Cloverius
I really like this piece, my friend GrimmHooke and I have a character that can shape-shift into an owl and at one point he had horns like a ram, I believe. Ironic.
16 Dec 2003:-) Amory Koch
Very creative. You fit all the bits together so nicely. I don't know that I've ever heard of (or thought of) using a sheep as part of the griffon. One gets stuck in the predator mindset, I guess. I know she's not suppose to be any set type of owl, but I've worked with a lot and she looks quite a bit like a barn owl about the face, and a milky eagle owl about the eyes. (milky eagle owls ROCK!!!) and the wings look kinda like a great horned owl. So, very many owls together, but seeing as you can see all those in it, very owlish indeed. Does she have front legs? If so are they sheepish or owlish? A thought. I really like this one 2
10 Dec 200545 Loser
I Can Feel Its Pain.... Not Loved Because of its differce but i has a chance in life... Sorry cairred away again 2 Nicely DOne!
25 Jul 2008:-) Shirley C Lane
Its sooooo beautiful and majestic looking. It would be awsome if owls truly looked like that.... *Brovo* & *Encore*
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'Nightowl':
 • Created by: :-) Lauren A. Banks
 • Copyright: ©Lauren A. Banks. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Banks, Griff, Gryphon, Insomnia, Lauren, Nightowl, Nocturnal, Owl, Sheep
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Pencil/Graphite Pen
 • Views: 864
 • Resolution: 500x700

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