Measuring in at 17' long and 9' at the shoulder with a 40' wingspan, we have the adorable, curious, playful and ENORMOUS Zakhin'Dakh the gryphon! Zakhin'Dakh has an affinity for maps, as he thinks they look just like looking down into the ground when flying really high. Probably a good thing he has excellent vision as a raptor, that map looks awfully tiny in his gargantuan talons.
Prints available here - https://www.etsy.com/listing/245611261/playful-gryphon-print
WIP shots here - http://eskiworks.tumblr.com/post/127671428953
14 hours in PS6 with an Intuos 3 tablet
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Surely you meant 17'x9', instead of 17"x9"? Which is not to say that a creature 17 inches long with a 40 foot wingspan wouldn't be impressive, but......