Griffins!

Trying to work out which eagle to base the griffin on. The above is a combination of African Sea Eagle and African Lion.

 Used the Bateleur Eagle for this one. The image itself isn't as good but I think the Bateleur's head fits the griffin better and is different enough without being unrecognisable or strange looking. The type of feathers used will likely be easier to replicate as they have a more solid edge to them.
I'll think about colours once I'm modelling, not going to be using the combination of colours in the bateleur image for certain though!

I've done some rough sketches of the environments just need to scan them in. I'm 90% certain on how the griffins environment will look so I'll start making that first.