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Galadnilien — T - Merrill - Young - 2

Published: 2012-04-23 06:10:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 1893; Favourites: 82; Downloads: 16
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Description Challenge piece for my character at

2. One of Queen Tulkiina's braided-leather tail-bands has broken. She is very concerned that without four of them on her tail, she is out of balance with the god Balodius. Go to Grandesque, find a Samhradh to craft a new braided-leather band for you, and present it to the Queen.

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Synopsis:

Merrill is on the last leg of his journey, new braid in hand, or rather, in beak. The jungles of Twistoult, home to his clan, are particularly foggy this day and a little eerie. Suddenly the forest goes quiet and a strange undulating call rips through the mist. Is it the hunting call of the elusive and deadly woobiwoobi bird, the flesh eating monstrosity that feasts on young griffins? Surely Merrill's cousin was joking about that. Right? It couldn't be a real creature, just something made up... right?

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Yes, his cousin is definitely taking full advantage of Merrill's gullibility, how could he possibly resist? That's what cousins are for after all. Anyway, Merrill is not a particularly stealthy griffin, in case you didn't notice. Also he tends to make as much noise going through the jungle as, hmm, probably you or I would. Stealth monster he is not.

So I tried some more lineless art. It's fun and surprisingly easy, the hard part is picking your colors and planning where the go at the beginning. Arbitrary foliage is arbitrary.

His character sheet is here [link] also more pics here [link]
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Comments: 11

Stormwisps [2015-01-01 17:57:55 +0000 UTC]

What a cute little griffin! And I love the detail in the background. He's a magpie griffin, right?

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somniopus [2012-10-18 21:45:50 +0000 UTC]

I have been thinking lately about doing some kind of picture with a magpie gryphon. It's cool to see one pop up in my feed! XD

I really like the mood you evoked in this, the colors are excellent at conveying a slightly creepy feeling. :=} Also, super cute gryphon design!

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The-Skykian-Archives [2012-10-18 04:03:21 +0000 UTC]

Such an adorable, yet very well done illustration.

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Ink--Beast [2012-10-15 20:25:01 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful picture and character 8D

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barananduen [2012-05-18 23:15:02 +0000 UTC]

Aww poor thing XD You did such a great job showing the emotion on his face!

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Shadow-and-Flame-86 [2012-05-01 22:08:49 +0000 UTC]

wow love how you've drawn the forest here, lots of nice funky shapes and its so foggy and mysterious! Great work

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Regolith247 [2012-04-25 23:43:03 +0000 UTC]

I love Merrills expression. The perfect "Oh man. I think I might be about to get EATEN!!!" expression. And the background is wonderfully done!

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SilverWolf500 [2012-04-25 01:48:59 +0000 UTC]

I wish I could make BG's as epic as yours

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Pokeaday [2012-04-24 08:12:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm loving the focus on shapes and silhouettes in this piece. Its a wonderful style.

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wyrd66 [2012-04-24 04:10:13 +0000 UTC]

I love your backgrounds. And little Merrill is adorable.

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Quisum [2012-04-24 03:38:13 +0000 UTC]

I'm really diggin your style here, and I like how the trees fade out in the background.

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