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The Mathraxian Gryphon has been known for its members that are of a juxtaposition of comfort and cruelty. There had been tales of King Goldeneye the Majestic and Damian, to give two examples, being known to fondle their prey into their soft, warm, inviting chest feathers before swallowing their prey, watching their cries of anguish while they sink into their gullets. Apparently, Marcus, taking note of his own potential to do both help and harm in large quantities, had Marcus actually identify with the species, provoking him to switch his original gryphon form into a more... malicious species.
There was quite a bit of work here, mainly in experimentation. I switched between FireAlpaca, MyPaint, Krita, and GIMPShop for this, pottered with brushes and textures before returning to brushes, sampling reference pictures into a pallete, painting from the palette and reference pictures themselves, working on-and-off until this happened!
In all, though, I finished this with plenty of Gryphon Month (
penn) remaining.
I became a Mathraxian Gryphon (or 'Emperor Gryphon') from
goldeneyegryphonsadist). In this forme, I am quite larger all around, extra fluffy, especially around the chest (due to the larger flight muscles responsible for allowing the Mathraxian Gryphons fly around the world and the nano-quills retaining air for insulation), increased hunting senses, and even the ability to swallow whole prey! I still retained the Golden Eagle influence from my old Gryphon forme. (After all, I love my Latino heritage!)
While my tastes are far different from the inventor of this species, I cam for the comforting side of his gryphons, but stayed for his skilled detail in his stories. (Also, there is truth on my own duality here...)
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Mathraxian Gryphon ->
goldeneyegryphonsadist
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The Mathraxian Gryphon has been known for its members that are of a juxtaposition of comfort and cruelty. There had been tales of King Goldeneye the Majestic and Damian, to give two examples, being known to fondle their prey into their soft, warm, inviting chest feathers before swallowing their prey, watching their cries of anguish while they sink into their gullets. Apparently, Marcus, taking note of his own potential to do both help and harm in large quantities, had Marcus actually identify with the species, provoking him to switch his original gryphon form into a more... malicious species.
There was quite a bit of work here, mainly in experimentation. I switched between FireAlpaca, MyPaint, Krita, and GIMPShop for this, pottered with brushes and textures before returning to brushes, sampling reference pictures into a pallete, painting from the palette and reference pictures themselves, working on-and-off until this happened!
In all, though, I finished this with plenty of Gryphon Month (

I became a Mathraxian Gryphon (or 'Emperor Gryphon') from

While my tastes are far different from the inventor of this species, I cam for the comforting side of his gryphons, but stayed for his skilled detail in his stories. (Also, there is truth on my own duality here...)
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Mathraxian Gryphon ->

Category Artwork (Digital) / Fantasy
Species Gryphon
Size 2326 x 1815px
File Size 649.8 kB
As much as neither Damian nor Goldeneye are exactly "normal" gryphons, they would be proud to welcome such a handsome creature into their ranks. I approve. You've captured their essence very well indeed.
One suggestion for improving on the prettiness... hmm... you've got the body shape and glorious wings very nicely, but I would suggest the Mathraxian's body is a little longer - they're fairly slender creatures.
Still beautiful, though. I love his warm featheriness and dark cruelty both.
One suggestion for improving on the prettiness... hmm... you've got the body shape and glorious wings very nicely, but I would suggest the Mathraxian's body is a little longer - they're fairly slender creatures.
Still beautiful, though. I love his warm featheriness and dark cruelty both.
Ah, it's fine. You don't want to see what some of my early drawings of gryphons looked like. And indeed, what some of them STILL look like. :P
Basically, Goldeneye's body shape is essentially quite average for a Mathraxian. Elegant but powerful.
I wish you luck a-hunting with him.
Basically, Goldeneye's body shape is essentially quite average for a Mathraxian. Elegant but powerful.
I wish you luck a-hunting with him.
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