Griffon (wip)

This is a work in progress on a griffon roughly 11” tall in basswood.

The concept is from Shawn Cipa’s fantasy book. I really like his style of carving. I copied the overall template shape to cut with the bandsaw and he has 3 pictures of his final. Gives me a good starting point but then makes me add my own level of creativity into the detail without guiding my hand.

The chest is proud right now as I will be layering the feathers to provide more depth and bringing them down more. The wings will thinned and given proper contour. Of course there is much to go with detail work, final proportioning, and cleaning up rough cuts.

Thanks! Appreciate any feedback