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#GryphonArtistsUnited

Gryphons = <3

Group Info

This group is for gryphon / griffin-like creature lovers alike. So what are you waiting for?


Super Group
Until Jan 27, 2013

Founded 2 Years ago
Dec 23, 2009

Location
Global

Group Focus
Common Interest
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1,793 Members
2,124 Watchers
64,918 Pageviews

GARUN Reference Sheet

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What is a Gryphon / Griffin

According to Wikipedia..

The griffin (also spelled "grifon", "gripon", or, most commonly, "gryphon" and referred to in Latin as gryphes) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. As the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts and the eagle was the king of the birds, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Griffins are normally known for guarding treasure. In antiquity it was a symbol of divine power and a guardian of the divine.

Most contemporary illustrations give a griffin legs like an eagle's with talons, although in some older illustrations it has a lion's forelimbs; it generally has a lion's hindquarters. Its eagle's head is conventionally given prominent ears; these are sometimes described as the lion's ears, but are often elongated (more like a horse's), and are sometimes feathered.

Infrequently, a griffin is portrayed without wings, or a wingless eagle-headed lion is identified as a griffin; in 15th-century and later heraldry such a beast may be called an alce or a keythong. In heraldry, a griffin always has forelegs like an eagle's; the beast with forelimbs like a lion's forelegs was distinguished by perhaps only one English herald of later heraldry as the opinicus. The modern generalist calls it the lion-griffin, as for example, Robin Lane Fox, in Alexander the Great, 1973:31 and notes p. 506, who remarks a lion-griffin attacking a stag in a pebble mosaic at Pella, perhaps as an emblem of the kingdom of Macedon or a personal one of Alexander's successor Antipater.

Group Info

This group is for gryphon / griffin-like creature lovers alike. So what are you waiting for?


Super Group
Until Jan 27, 2013

Founded 2 Years ago
Dec 23, 2009

Location
Global

Group Focus
Common Interest
-
1,793 Members
2,124 Watchers
64,918 Pageviews

Thanks to the Donors for the 2012 Super Group Subbie!!

The following generously donated points to buy the group another 12-Month Premium status:

:iconulario::icontoucat::icongriffsnuff::iconeviri::iconsnowguardian::iconbolthound::iconnigerfur::iconabwettar::iconmizamy::iconkaphrin::iconcytozire::iconbiancarox8::iconkiwiclash::iconwerewolfling::icontasteslikeanya::iconshadefolf:

G.A.U Stamps

If you have a stamp of your gryphon character, just tell me and I will gladly add it here!

~francis


WELCOME TO GRYPHON ARTISTS UNITED!

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GAU now back to SUPER!

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Many Thanks to all the donors especially *ulario for the very generous donation!!!!!!!!! :heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart:


The following will get a journal feature from =griffsnuff


1. *ulario - 2516 points
2. *Toucat - 800 points
4. ~eviri - 288 points


Thanks gain to all who have donated! Much appreciated!




Kind Regards,
Francis

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:icongriffsnuff: agreed to do a journal feature to the top 3 donors!!!! Only 1,320 points to go!


So go, go go!!!!!


Current Top 4
1. *ulario - 2516 points
2. *Toucat - 800 points
3. =griffsnuff - 500 points
4. ~eviri - 288 points



ok, we still need 3038 points to renew the super status of the group! We call upon your generous hearts! :D

Donate here: [link]



Many Thanks to all those who have donated!:)



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Regards,
Francis
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GAU now back to SUPER! January 27 21 Comments No Favourites
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GUIDELINES FOR GALLERY SUBMISSIONS

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UPDATED as of November 03, 2010

:bulletgreen:Featured artworks: The Featured gallery will be for showcasing truly amazing artworks featuring gryphons. Only Admins may move an artwork into the featured gallery. To keep things fair, Admins may not post their own art into the Featured gallery- only an Admin that is not the creator of a piece may move it there.

:bulletgreen:Completed Works Galleries (We have separate folders for both Digital and Traditional) : Please only post finished works that you put effort and craftsmanship into to the other galleries. Submit appropriately to the proper gallery depending on content/media. Failure to do so may result in rejection! We are implementing some quality control; unfinished, messily done or overly cookie-cutter works may be rejected or moved to Sketches. GAU now has a quality control team and will hold artworks to a quality before quantity standard. We will do our absolute best to be just in our decisions, and your submissions are voted on by more than one person to keep things fair. No one person decides if a submission is 'in' or 'out'!

:bulletgreen:Sketches, unfinished works, WIPS, etc: We are for now leaving a sketch gallery up for unfinished and unpolished works. However, we ask that members submit no more than 1 sketch per month since we want to focus mostly on finished works showing up in watchers message center.

Other gallery folders:
-:bulletgreen:Contest Entries Folders
-:bulletgreen:Sculpture, Tactile, etc.
-:bulletgreen:Tutorials
-:bulletgreen:Reference and Character Sheets


:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:PLEASE, PLEASE SUBMIT ARTWORKS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE FOLDERS! IF YOU ARE UNSURE HOW TO, PLEASE NOTE THE GROUP AND SOMEONE WILL GET BACK TO YOU.:bulletred::bulletred::bulletred:
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:bulletblue:Upload limit: Since the group has grown so much, a limit of 2 Submissions per week per member(regardless of role) will be implemented, effective immediately.


:bulletblue:Old work: For now we are allowing the submission of old or existing works as well as new works. This is subject to change depending on the level of activity in the future (and to keep from getting flooded if we get a lot of new members).

These guidelines are subject to change as the group grows and evolves. Thanks!
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GUIDELINES FOR GALLERY SUBMISSIONS November 3, 2010 50 Comments No Favourites

Should we still continue accepting WIPs/Unpolished works? 

55%
198 deviants said Yes
45%
160 deviants said No
9 comments, Previous Polls

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~Lijanaa May 5, 2012
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~SkyhawkC Apr 22, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Hi, I've had a griffin to submit, but then it was weeks and weeks, so it 'expired'. I resubmitted it.

Was there anything wrong with it? Other submissions were accepted in the time mine was waiting for approval....

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=griffsnuff Apr 24, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
It might have not been submitted in the right folder, or maybe it looked more like a normal bird than a gryphon? If its the drawing of the gryphon head without ears, that usually doesnt count as a gryphon.

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~Iliaytira5006 Apr 17, 2012  Student General Artist
I'd like to join, but all of my griffin-related drawings are WIPs. Can I still join, or do I need a finished piece?
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~Peppermint334 Mar 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
Saaaad. 2011 watchers outdated. DX

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