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Gryphon prompt: Lets share our inspiration and WIPs

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  • Fey Realme
    Fey Realme last edited by 6 Feb 2024, 15:29

    Here are the cool gryphon images i found on pinterest
    The og gryphon design
    IMG_3921.jpeg
    A more traditional design rendering
    IMG_3930.jpeg
    Other animal combinations
    IMG_3925.jpeg
    IMG_3929.jpeg IMG_3927.jpeg

    These designs remind me of original gryphon setup, but i think they look silly while being very cool because it looks like the back half of some animal glued onto a bird lol
    IMG_3919.jpeg

    I personally like versions like these where it feels a bit more integrated
    IMG_3928.jpeg
    IMG_3922.jpeg

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    • Sarah VanDam
      Sarah VanDam last edited by 7 Feb 2024, 09:21

      Cool! Here are some paintings by Greg Manchess to add to that:

      bd40008a-209e-4ba4-b953-f05a08acfc7b-image.jpeg https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.muddycolors.com%2F2014%2F10%2Fflight-line%2F&psig=AOvVaw2gfZ6pGWCanSnzrorObQTZ&ust=1707384007180000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjRxqFwoTCJiS25vzmIQDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAE
      d6ba22f8-358a-4a36-b53f-8789b634ed75-image.png https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.smarterartschool.com%2Fgreg-manchess-composition-as-story.html&psig=AOvVaw2gfZ6pGWCanSnzrorObQTZ&ust=1707384007180000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBMQjRxqFwoTCJiS25vzmIQDFQAAAAAdAAAAABAM

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      • skeletortoise
        skeletortoise @Fey Realme last edited by 9 Feb 2024, 21:57

        @R-Fey-Realme I love this post! I am looking forward to sharing my ideas. I am not used to designing creatures - only done it a couple of times. I feel like a "griffin" is such a specific thing: eagle + lion, but I like how the designs above are showcasing other bird combinations.

        Do you all feel that a griffin is really just a mash-up of two creatures or is it specifically a winged thing? Specifically eagle + lion? Something else?

        skeletortoise 1 Reply Last reply 9 Feb 2024, 22:35 Reply Quote 1
        • skeletortoise
          skeletortoise @skeletortoise last edited by 9 Feb 2024, 22:35

          I like the shape language of this one:
          que-art-griffin-adopt-1-copy.jpg

          And this one is so interesting!
          park-se-kwang-mon-griffin-02.jpg

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          • Tash
            Tash last edited by 12 Feb 2024, 03:32

            My closet association with Gryphons is from my favorite childhood movie Quest for Camelot, so I would like to pay homage to that! Was playing with a couple different bird animal combos and landed on toucan and Jaguar with a snake tail that has a seperate personality. (A nod to the two headed dragon)

            I've been toying with the idea of making the gryphon really sweet and friendly, and making the snake aggressive and unruly.

            I really haven't ever done any character design and I feel a little over my head so I'd love anyone's input!

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            Fey Realme 1 Reply Last reply 13 Feb 2024, 20:38 Reply Quote 2
            • MarcRobinson
              MarcRobinson last edited by 12 Feb 2024, 16:20

              Gryphon copy.jpg
              These resources are great, thanks! They opened my eyes to the possibilities, and there really is no limit to the variations. I was originally going to do a combination of a chicken and a kitten, but reluctantly went with a kingfisher and a kitten. All my chicken sketches looked derpy lol. I've managed to sketch out my composition in photoshop, and I'll be doing my traditional pencil drawing next, which is my favourite step in the process! Can't wait to see other peoples WIPs.

              Julia Hegetusch 1 Reply Last reply 12 Feb 2024, 18:12 Reply Quote 8
              • Julia Hegetusch
                Julia Hegetusch @MarcRobinson last edited by 12 Feb 2024, 18:12

                @MarcRobinson I love this sketch, the gryphon especially!

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                • MarcRobinson
                  MarcRobinson @Julia Hegetusch last edited by 12 Feb 2024, 19:11

                  @Julia-Hegetusch thank you Julia, I'm pleased with how it's going so far.

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                  • Fey Realme
                    Fey Realme @Tash last edited by Fey Realme 13 Feb 2024, 20:42 13 Feb 2024, 20:38

                    @Tash that is fun! I'm glad you're making this prompt an opportunity to riff off of something you love. I think you are off to a great start, especially in the sketch where the gryphon is holding its snake tail and waving.

                    I have some tips for you as you go forward
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                    if you look at the design of the Gryphon you referenced from the Quest for Camelot the repeated triangle shape (in the ears, the green eyes, the general chest shape, and even in legs and wings and beak) make it look really menacing and even evil. another element that makes it work is the variation in size within the design. small head, big chest, bigger wings, small legs. like they guys said (a few times ago when they were critiquing the rock fortress of Jeremy ross) you want to follow the small, medium, really big rule to avoid sizes that are too similar.

                    I like the really big beak and the small wings you have on your design right now, you could reduce the body size a bit so it is sort of medium to finish out the rule.

                    also, if you want to make your gryphon sweet you should use a lot of circles and ovals (so a toucan is a great choice, they already have lots of ovals and a happy face). Jaguars are kinda scary, but in the movie zootopia, they made a cuddly jaguar (officer clawhauser) by making him round and soft, so you could do something similar.
                    9e6ac7cb-ff3f-480e-8527-c265a9ad3cd0-image.png

                    see how many circles and ovals you can work into the gryphon, and make the snake as full straight lines and triangles as you can.

                    I would also recommend doing a few draw-overs of pictures of cats to get the anatomy bits in the right places. Ill add an image of what I mean here later. there is no shame in getting a little help from photo reference! In fact it is a best practice.

                    @MarcRobinson this is your submission for march? wow I hadnt thought of putting the gryphon into a story, I suppose next month both the boy and they gryphon will show up? that's exciting!
                    I'm just going to do a few poses on a white background 🙂

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                    skeletortoise MarcRobinson Tash 3 Replies Last reply 16 Feb 2024, 01:02 Reply Quote 0
                    • skeletortoise
                      skeletortoise @Fey Realme last edited by 13 Feb 2024, 20:56

                      @R-Fey-Realme They actually did request an illustration with story I believe. If you go to the page for the prompt, it says to put the griffin into a story.

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                      • MarcRobinson
                        MarcRobinson @Fey Realme last edited by 13 Feb 2024, 21:01

                        @R-Fey-Realme yeah I'm settled on the design and composition, just need to do my convoluted process of pencils, scanning and painting ha! Yeah I prefer to do stories/scenes for my designs so I can use the illustration in my portfolio.

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                        • MarcRobinson
                          MarcRobinson @skeletortoise last edited by 13 Feb 2024, 21:01

                          @skeletortoise I hadn't noticed that, but you're right!

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                          • Joshua Chennault
                            Joshua Chennault last edited by 15 Feb 2024, 17:05

                            Figured I would toss this in here as well. Working on the character design and hopefully next week will have a scene ready to go.

                            Joshua Chennault - MonstroCity - Griffin - Character Sheet - 01.jpg

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                            • skeletortoise
                              skeletortoise last edited by 16 Feb 2024, 00:04

                              My favorite bird is probably the crow, so I looked up crow griffins and LOOK

                              b17c31ea-ceb5-4eb7-bea2-c78fd027ef9c-image.png

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                              • Tash
                                Tash @Fey Realme last edited by 16 Feb 2024, 01:02

                                @R-Fey-Realme Thank you so so much for your feedback and advice! I definitely feel out of my element when it comes to character design and your advice really helps to de-mystify the path forward!

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                                • Haley Browning
                                  Haley Browning last edited by 16 Feb 2024, 20:59

                                  I am a bit late to the party, but I LOVE creature design and never did much story with my drawings. I questioned whether the bird half of the griffin would dominate the lion half or vice versa. These are ideas on mostly cat behaviors with a griffin. I am stumped with which thumbnail direction I want to go into more exploration. I personally love number 3 with a baby griffin pushing a glowing goblet off the desk, but my husband loves number 5 after the griffin pushed off the cup. Number 8 was an idea on what if the cup had a potion in it and a normally small creature drank it and grew.

                                  I would love some feedback on your picks and what could be done to improve them. Thank you all!
                                  IMG_5447.jpg

                                  MarcRobinson Fey Realme skeletortoise 3 Replies Last reply 17 Feb 2024, 14:53 Reply Quote 5
                                  • MarcRobinson
                                    MarcRobinson @Haley Browning last edited by 16 Feb 2024, 22:54

                                    @Haley-Browning love the idea of the gryphon acting like a kitten! I like number 3 because of the composition and sense of depth created by the foreground elements. Although it might be hard to see a lot of the design of the gryphon due to the pose hiding some of the body.

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                                    • stayhomejoe
                                      stayhomejoe last edited by 16 Feb 2024, 23:02

                                      I have been drawing griffins in different ways, but I haven’t landed on one yet. I could spend all year on this one. I’m a big fan of fantasy.Untitled_Artwork.pdf Untitled_Artwork 2.pdf

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                                      • stayhomejoe
                                        stayhomejoe last edited by 16 Feb 2024, 23:04

                                        More griffins Untitled_Artwork.pdf

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                                        • Fey Realme
                                          Fey Realme @Haley Browning last edited by Fey Realme 17 Feb 2024, 01:56 17 Feb 2024, 01:55

                                          @Haley-Browning I love number 3 two! It really shows that you are feeling it because of how much more developed it is (look at that shading!) I love the gesture of the griffin, how it takes up the whole space, how we know its scale from the surrounding elements, and we know what is a bout to happen. I think you could push it a bit farther by making the object more mid topple (obviously tilting off the table and having the paw more connected/showing more movement. You might play with the object it is pushing over and come up with more interesting objects (story wise. for example, what if it was the growth potion it is about to push over? If it is obvious enough we might start wondering oh no will it break and will the griffin get so big it breaks the whole house?? your stuff is so beautiful! I love birds, but dont draw them so Im not good at them, but you really have them down! its gorgeous!

                                          @stayhomejoe you have a lot of interesting style options there! Im interested to see what you come up with! keep up the good work!

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