use the sam colors as on the actuall animals. red, white, brown/orange, and black

cats have different colors, tard XD

Xp the ones i saw were mostly white and orange!

like i said in the journal, they can be in ALL colors except for pointeds. and theyre supposed to be almost all white. Thats the Van markings

XP whatev's thats just my suggestion

WHAT A FINE COCK YOU HAVE THERE MA'AM.
I'D LOVE TO HALP WITH YER GRYPHON.

-plugs in tablet-

http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/4792/griff.jpg 5 min doodle, and ive never drawn a griff, so bear with me, uh, keep it simple.
segregate colors to face/hind area, and the feathers of the cock are interesting so maybe some sort of dapple effect down the sides?

So youre saying use Tortoiseshell pattern?
and what do you mean by "dapple effect"?

and lol, your 5-min doodle is better than my actual pic XD
i sux at drawing lols

Tortie is rather pretty, the multiple colors are enough to add some spice and balence to the cock's overall bland-ness.

And by dapples, I meant, the little black rings on the ends of the feathers. It reminds me of a dapple horse in a way.
http://www.horsemart.co.uk/img/adph.....e_kent_img.jpg only the colors reversed, and not true spots, they are more of U's.

but there are various ways to go about designing your griff.
Lion legs in front and back ? or traditional, bird legs in front, with feathering down the sides that stops abruptly into a lions backend, claws n all? Then of course you decided on face, small beak, large, hooked, long, thick, thin, etc. and ears really define the head for expressions. Long ears give a friendlier feel, they can swivel and flatten. shorter ears are generally more lion-like, making the griff feel tougher, more masculine too. uhm, and then there's the 'mane' of feathers. are you going to do a full mane? a mohawk, long feathers, maybe some hair or fur? a big chest or a thin narrow chest?

of course, tufts are a question too. that rooster/hen/cawk has a very cute tail, so possibly adding a faux tail tuft of feathers on the lion end, and then the lions tail? or maybe a lions tail, with feathers at the tip instead of fluff? or maybe a bird tail, and no lion tail at all? the options are endless. :]

all this griff talk is making me want one though. ^^;

lols i have another Griff idea i could tell you.
A red-breasted blackbird, and some type of cat, leaning towards oriental.
I actually put it on top of a previous pic i doodled in class, so its not exceptionally great ^^"
specially since class= no refs

boohoo, I'd want a bird of paradise. :X

also I mind farted here..
red breasted blackbird...-googles-
ohoho, they are quite pretty.
and I really like the oriental type cats

sweet :D
you can has two gryphs? *shrugs*
once i get more time im gonna try character designs

and pic is here: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/3537988/

and lolol cock XD