DT - My parrots stretch out one wing all the time. Probably because they get a bit crapped from being folded all the time.

Moss - Thanks C: If I can come up with more designs I'll make more

That's true too. I suppose I'm thinking too much in terms of strict biology; even with mythical animals I tend to think in terms of what behaviors and physiology would serve them; for example, if a griffin had bird legs and lion legs or whatever, would the bird legs be more practical in front or back. That kind of thing.

I really have to learn to look at these things in a strictly artistic manner.

Well, it's also a griffon, not a bird

cat --> I suppose. I'm just not used to seeing birds positioned like that; most of the times I've seen them with one wing out and one in, they were preening.

I saw this and honestly it creeped me out xD But I just love your creative imagination!
These images seriously are just amazing! Hope to see more :D

Thank you very much, Singa C:

Hah! This one looks right, looks like it could be a proper creature. I love how you made her face, it really has the raven look c:

Thanks, Natt!

Quite possibly my favorite one yet. ._.

Very nice!

DT > Birds do that all the time. And Aniu's neck and pose was all taken from a screenshot, the only thing different to the anatomy is the head >>

That makes some sense I guess, though it still sounds imbalanced.

DT - the other wings is folded.

Draco - do it!

*tries to resist urge to draw it* O.O < 3

The neck looks rather awkward, and she seems to be missing a wing. But the idea itself is interesting.

Thank you, Rachel and Nyx C:

Oh my gosh beautiful - smooch sound - perfecto!

That is crazy good. :D

Thank you, Maxie. I really appreciate it < 3

I really love this. It's the most beautiful out of all of them, in my opinion.

Amazing work again, Kelsey! c:

That's great! Very re-assuring, thanks. Let's see what creature I can spawn up. :3

I used PSP for a few good years, then GIMP and more recently PS. I still prefer the old software personally. It's cheaper, more stable and not some un-godly $1000+

And hehe, I shall show you first!

I love the movie Rio I've been watching it constantly so I think I will venture over there too. It's good to see a quality film like that has an active site, I'd love to chat there sometime.

A lot of people have been asking me if they can give it a shot and I told them go for it! Let your imagination go wild.

The only PS I've used is PS7 (my first) and then I got PS CS2. Never plan to upgrade.

I can't want to see! I'm sure it'll look awesome!

Rio source is the best place for wing renders if you're having trouble finding a good screenshot. I love birds myself. RS is actually getting some of it's old members back and is becoming more active.

I would like to see more of them around here! Though, I don't know if anyone else would approve.

We actually still had the old CS4 on our school computers though it lagged really bad, so old is always better.

And thanks! I've got a huge number of techniques, I'm ready to experiment with.

Oh yes, should've been obvious to me . Though oh yeah Rio Source? I saw it on the list still wanna check it out, I love birds/gryphons in general.

Everyone seems to love them so far < 3

Oh tell me about it. CS5 is definitely a hot mess. That's what they used back when I was at school. You don't need the latest program to make good work.

Thank you! Can't wait to see your style C:

These wings were from a screenshot. There are a lot of good wing screenshots (Boris, Raven, Random birds, Stella) but if you're still having trouble try Rio Source. I used Blu's wings once for a render.

Oh awesome! I don't know why anyone wouldn't like these loveable guys.

Certainly will be easier then, CS5 is such a hot mess. Literally. Alright thanks for the tips! I always like giving my images that rustic and old style feeling, as for linearts they always cause me problems so I won't be using them!

Also, I might add a bit of pizaz to mine like you've done with yours, I like your style.

BTW, did you add the wings or were they already from a screenshot you picked?

I say go for it! They're a unique twist and definitely add spice to BS.

Who knows? And I use PS CS2 myself so you'll be able to make images like these no problem. The trick is to save the image as a JPEG. That will give the overall image a 'low quality screenshot' effect. Also don't use black lineart. I use a lineart that is slightly darker than the base color.

Since it's a render you'd don't necessarily have to render 100% over the screenshot. I always twist it up a bit or fix areas where the animators didn't do to well with the anatomy.

Oh, good idea haha. I love these little critters personally, I might just make one of my own!

She'd be a beautiful pet too, just hopefully not the biting kind =P Though oh wow that's it? Seems simple enough, once I figure out why CS2 won't install on Win 7 I'm gonna make my own creative mash-up. Do you use PS? Or something else?

Ah, that might be the hard part for me though with enough looking I'm sure I could find a good screenshot set.

I might give it a try sooner or later. A lot of people have been coming up with their own original ideas so I don't want to take them all Lol.

She would be an amazing pet. I'd fly her to work or something! It took me about 30-45 minutes. Not long at all. I'm slow at linearting so I'm sure others could probably do it faster than me.

The trick is finding two poses that interlock with each other. They must fit perfectly for them to seem like they were meant to be.

Oh I think it would, be another impressive collab, do you plan on doing it?

And oh white chocolate? OM-NOM-NOM! I want her a my new pet! How long did it take to do this master piece?

Thanks, Eth.

She does look pretty stunning doesn't she? Shes like a white chocolate gryphon of some sort. I wonder if her Raven/Wolverine form would make a nice gryphon.