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Endless Realms bestiary - Griffon
Bestiary artwork for Endless Realms, a D&D-like "pen and paper" fantasy RPG I'm working for.
Ye olde (not-quite) standarde griffone, inspired by the colours of ornate eagles. The art director really wanted anything but the classic bald eagle-headed griffon, so I picked something with a bit more of an exotic colouration. I originally replaced the leonine tail entirely with large fanning tail feathers, but the director preferred something more catlike, so I compromised :V
Also, I understand why artists do it, especially in cases where the entire animal must be clearly visible, but I really like to avoid "winged animal stands there with wings half-folded" if I can - coming up with various mid-air poses where the wingspan doesn't dwarf the body is tough after a while >_O
Concept & Artwork © 2014-2017 Lunar Games Inc.
Endless Realms FAQ: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5774483/
Ye olde (not-quite) standarde griffone, inspired by the colours of ornate eagles. The art director really wanted anything but the classic bald eagle-headed griffon, so I picked something with a bit more of an exotic colouration. I originally replaced the leonine tail entirely with large fanning tail feathers, but the director preferred something more catlike, so I compromised :V
Also, I understand why artists do it, especially in cases where the entire animal must be clearly visible, but I really like to avoid "winged animal stands there with wings half-folded" if I can - coming up with various mid-air poses where the wingspan doesn't dwarf the body is tough after a while >_O
Concept & Artwork © 2014-2017 Lunar Games Inc.
Endless Realms FAQ: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5774483/
Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Gryphon
Size 800 x 1035px
File Size 758.4 kB
And about the tail, I tripped across a ref sheet, here or DA, don't remember. Wasn't great art, that might be a stretch. But it was well thought out!
One of the things that was pointed out was the aerodynamic need for a tail on an avian creature, he did a human, but it applies to all IMHO. His compromise on a humanoid was half the tail feather protruding from the calves of each leg. Great compromise IMO vs having a flush of tail feathers at the rump.
Your compromise on the griffon looks amazing and suits the beast very well!!!!!
One of the things that was pointed out was the aerodynamic need for a tail on an avian creature, he did a human, but it applies to all IMHO. His compromise on a humanoid was half the tail feather protruding from the calves of each leg. Great compromise IMO vs having a flush of tail feathers at the rump.
Your compromise on the griffon looks amazing and suits the beast very well!!!!!
I'm glad to see it isn't a bald eagle head personally, because I've never liked the idea of something having a white head and a tan body, or more earthy tones. What you've done here though is amazing
You show a nice scale with wing to body, and I like how you have the tail feathers and a lions tail
You show a nice scale with wing to body, and I like how you have the tail feathers and a lions tail
Thank you very much :) I try to have wings on the larger size (wings that are too small bother me >_O even if they're on magical creatures that don't necessarily need to obey the laws of physics :b), but sometimes the limited canvas size makes it hard - if I make the wings fully spread, it means I have to draw the creature comparatively small to make them fit!
Yeah, I'm personally fond of hybrid tails on gryphons :3
Yeah, I'm personally fond of hybrid tails on gryphons :3
If I may make an observation, which I usually don't do unless I mostly like something: The calf muscle is way off-sides to the haunch. It's like looking at one of those impossible 3D images. I find it particularly distracting as you've given this gryphon a nice thick rump, which I always liked on this species Short winged, but I realize they have to fit in the picture..... and beautiful wings and tail they are! Such a nice color pattern.
Haha, you're quite right. I meant to have the calf more squinched up into the leg, but got lazy I guess :V And yeah, fitting wings into pictures is pretty much the single most annoying thing for winged creatures, especially ones that are supposed to pack a lot of MAJESTY! punch. A large part of that is having the wings spread wide, but that rarely will work with the "8x8 square or 8x10 portrait" very conveniently :b
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