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"Great Golden Gryphon" by Jessie W. Thomas

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Tag As FavoriteComment		'Griffonis rex,' the most well-known of Gryphon species. A large predator, growing to over six feet in length. Wingspan to fourteen feet. Mates for life, male nominally larger than female and has thick, furry mane around head and chest. A selection from the Basement Bestiary. (Yeah, I know, Gryphons are sort of common, but he's a handsome creature to lead off with.)


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28 Jul 2001:-) Casey lee hall
Hrms nice piccie, heres an idea do a cute one 12 a cute female snow leopard gryphon... LOL... or maybe a wolf gryphon that hasn't been done often LOL 12
I'm working on it
Only comment here is, the gryphons head (if I remember right) should look like one of a hawk or eagle... right? Well If I am right.. I find that this guys head looks closer to a vulture, maybe its due to your style of inking/drawing I'm not sure but its something to consider.
The way I have his beak shaded makes it look more like a Vulture's, so that's what it is. I made it look rounder than an Eagle's.
31 Jul 2001:-) Chris Steiner
Excellent griffin. I really like the positioning and the wings.
The "overhead" view was fun to draw
13 Oct 2001:-) Oren Knaan
Grately drawn! frightning animal 2
Hug a Gryphon, Loose an Ear
18 Jan 200245 ~Luna~
Wow...thats a really nice picture, very Arthur Rackham, nice...but, would those wings hold his weight?

:-) Jessie W. Thomas replies: "They probably wouldn't, no, and it's the only problem I have with this pic. I wasn't thinking of Rackham when I did it, but I recently looked over some of his work, and I do like it."
10 May 200245 Valkur
Cool griffin...it looks like drawings back in the day...drawings that I used to find in encyclopedia pictures...mmm yeah keep it up!

:-) Jessie W. Thomas replies: "Those old illustrations are precisely the sort of things that inspire me when I do these pictures. You're very right!"
20 Nov 2002:-) Hanna H Taylor
This is a very nice angle. I don't think I have ever seen a griff from above before.. Keep up this great ideas of yours!

:-) Jessie W. Thomas replies: "Thank you! I like to work on different or challenging poses, and I wanted it to seem like the Gryphon was peering up at the viewer."
8 Dec 2003:-) Genevieve 'Mergatroid Videotron' Long
Wow! You are very talented! I really like this! Animals are so hard to draw (I think)... one animal is hard! But a combination like this! Great work! Keep it up!
20 Sep 200645 Daria Noclaf
Nice claws and mane. I share the opinion about the wings not working well.
22 Mar 200845 Sam
hi im sam and i luv 2 draw wat i see
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'Great Golden Gryphon':
 • Created by: :-) Jessie W. Thomas
 • Copyright: ©Jessie W. Thomas. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Creature, Eagle, Griffin, Gryphon, Ink, Lion, Monster, Raptor
 • Categories: Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters
 • Techniques: Black Ink
 • Views: 1012
 • Resolution: 600x504

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