r/Gryphons

So...I was going to originally just change some wing details on the first drawing. But as I was working on that, I just kept spotting other areas that bothered me. It eventually got to the point where I said the hell with it and started over again.

Except the face. It was really cute and I didn't want to change much there.

I decided that I wanted more movement this time, which worked out fantastic, because my brain seems much more capable of wrapping itself around bird talons that aren't planted flat on the ground. So now he's playing with/chasing a butterfly as opposed to having the moth on his beak.

And, no, I didn't forget about the back claw on his left foot. Because my art style leans towards simplicity (thanks 15 years of graphic and logo design) I just nixed it since so little might be visible anyway. I tried implying the little nub at one point and it just looked dumb or like he had a weird growth.

I might have referenced a ton of original Lion King stills to help with this pose, too. 😉