I had a blast creating this one! Say hello to my new charrie Altair (it is the name of a star that means flying eagle). He is a gryphon, and he has slowly developed over time. In this picture he is showing us his kingdom or dominion.
Although I am happy with how this has turned out, I'm not sure that it belongs in advanced... so mods feel free to move it to intermediate. I debated posting it there in the first place.
Comments/Critique/Likes are greatly appreciated. ^^
Gah, dat wing is driving me crazy! I hate it!
Reference used for pose and feather shading- http://www.apogeephoto.com/july2010/Brad_photos/TackSharp1_GoldenEagles.jpg
Reference for background- http://miriadna.com/desctopwalls/images/max/Lake-in-the-mountains.jpg