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Drew some griff heads

Top: Hippogriff and Gryphon

Bottom: Valravn and Owlbear

- I gave all the caniform griffs turkey vulture noses for the sense of smell. Owlbears and valravns can track down prey or carcasses from miles away.

- Griffs have fins. The fin down their neck is used for cooling off or social signaling. In griffs that pack or pair hunt the fins are bright red. For griffs that live in colder climates the fins are often reduced and able to fold under the feathers.

- Owlbears are flightless. Their wings evolved into sharp defensive spurs.

- Owlbears are also primarily nocturnal. Gryphons are diurnal hunters. Both hippogriffs and valravn tend to be more active at dawn/dusk.

i love hellblade (inktober 2017)

Sketch and Wip of another character concept. Val who is heavily influenced by a Danish folklore she read as a child and wishes to become the dark knight.

woofie crows 

or valravns 

(sorryforneverpostingreallyIjustneverknowwhattoshowornot)

A legendary bird from Librum Prodigiosum! The Valravn, from Danish mythology! They are said to be ravens who have consumed the remains of those who died on the battlefield, sometimes being described as half-wolf like creatures!

Lil title animation practice I've been working on since I came home from this weekend's convention! And ofc needed to see it with an image to really get that title feel!!

Kinda dig it! What do you think?

Inktober day 8

In Danish folklore, a valravn (Danish "raven of the slain") is a supernatural raven. The ravens appear in traditional Danish folksongs, where they are described as originating from ravens who eat the bodies of the dead on the battlefield, as capable of turning into the form of a knight after eating the entire heart of a child, and, alternately, as half-wolf and half-raven creatures. … No folclore dinamarquês, um valravn (dinamarquês “corvo do morto”) é um corvo sobrenatural. Os corvos aparecem em canções folclóricas dinamarquesas tradicionais, onde são descritos como originários de corvos que comem os corpos dos mortos no campo de batalha, como capazes de se transformar na forma de um cavaleiro depois de comerem todo o coração de uma criança e, alternadamente, como criaturas meio-lobo e meio-corvo.

#danish #raven #valravn #inktober2018 #ink #Inktober #mythical #mytology #mythologicalcreature #myth https://www.instagram.com/p/BorfbhlAWjs/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=u6jhyk7g91g

Last catch-up #inktober for the night, then I’m off to bed. Day 26 is a Valraven, which is a danish raven who drinks the blood of fallen warriors. There were some interesting interpretations for these creatures and the most popular story about them sort of tells of a valraven transforming into a Knight after he is given an offering of a woman’s child in exchange of helping her find her husband lost at war. A bit reflective of the times I think… so I took a more winged man with raven wings and a raven headdress. #inktober #valraven #folklore #danishfolklore https://www.instagram.com/p/B4JmBR5B2Ak/?igshid=fojnvr10zz9o

Three Crows - now with voice over (thanks to Iggydkidd on twitter!).