Griffin Sketch Concept

[johnbreedyjr]

Just a concept for the draw-off of a griffin and minotaur. Interested in crits on the shading and fur rendering on the legs and the feather rendering around the head. I am sure something is going to pop out at me as soon as I hit submit....

[Bryan E.Warner]

There is something up with the comb..a Griffin is part Bird an Cat..a Monitor is like a ( I want to say Dragon or Lizard...Minos Tarus was a Monitor but he was The Bull.
Nice Drawing though

[Mase]

A couple things that stuck out at me:
- For the head, you've got the eyes as part of the beak - they should be higher on the head in a feathery part.
- The arm musculature is very humanoid.

Also, is he wearing armor on his shoulders? I wasn't quite clear on what that was. Maybe some straps or buckles to hold it on would make it a bit easier to discern.

[Toddoss]

The griffen should be the head and wings of an eagle, which this has more of a vulture look, and the body of a lion and this is a whole mess of animals (human, goat cat) Try drawing each a lion and an eagle for a bit and then merge them and see what you get.

[johnbreedyjr]

I really appreciate the comments everyone. I am in the process of reworking the design in PS. I think that I made the hair to detailed on the legs and that helped contribute to the goat look, I should have let the form of the leg imply which animal it belonged to. I extended the feathers onto the head to cover eye (Big thanks to the catch on that.) I am going to really focus on that arm piece make it a little more intimidating, any ideas on how to make the strap convincing?

[Toddoss]

It looks a ton better already! much more recognizable. Cant wait till you polish it up

[johnbreedyjr]

here is some updated progress

[Bryan E.Warner]

Your hiding your paws...that's a no no

[Fuse]

Your hiding your paws...that's a no no

Pshaw Rob Leifeld always hid his feet and he is one of the greatest artists of all time!.....Oh wait.

[dfbovey]

Photo backgrounds always scream "cheap" to me.

[Bryan E.Warner]

Photo backgrounds always scream "cheap" to me.

Cheap or Lazy

[johnbreedyjr]

Even if it's a photo I took? The main reasons for the photo was to help establish a color range and value for the sketch. Hopefully it's not considered lazy, just didn't want to try to reinvent the wheel when I have a 50+ hour job that has nothing to do with art and a family. But if cheap is the crit then I'll take it. I was curious about layout, design, colors and general feel of the picture. Thanks for the comment about the hands, I forgot they are considered the second most expressive part, and I will give more thought to the placement when I doodle again.

Till the next time.

[Bryan E.Warner]

I can see where that would be kinda fun..
I'd try and blend them better I see now this is meant to be an experimental fun piece.