Could use a better background. Trees are the same color & value as wings.

I agree, at least try to clear up the trees. At first I thought it was a bazooka or some...

loses the main image in the background ....all that work cannot be seen

Much thanks guys!!! i have changed it totally... hoping this is better

Soooo much better! Looks great!

Yes it is, take care to the white edge all over the griffin wings, you could remove it by selecting the wings, go to selection, modify, and contract, 2 pixels should be enough for it. Moreover, if you wish to improve it better, you could darken the griffin body in front of the right wing (check the light from where it comes from), making it darker would reduce the visibility of the sharpen edge of the wing. Next, use the dodge tool on the upper-back side of the griffin head and on the feathers too, it will give the impression of being hit by the light from the background.

Thanks alot!!! I had touched it up abit... hope its better now even more atleast

The griffin is the symbol of my city, I was pleased to see this beautiful work

nice work

ton of work.. mega ton.. oh hell, an entire elphant stuffed in a Blue Whale... LOL

HOLY CRAP.. didn't realize a whole new background would create a whole NEW piece... amazing.. and much better.. solid choice author

Lot of work done here...great job

Very good work. I´d like to see a SBS. Good luck.

Nice work, but a step by step guide would be nice

good work!

cool fly! good luck good luck!

sbs on the way....

very nice; looks like a lot of work

I didn't use any of the stock photo for this, only as a reference. credit for photo goes to ~ http://www.stockxpert.com/browse_image/profile/bthompson

falcon is very nice.Eges make little more blur. Background is not ok, it is forcely fixed. try to change it. still high marks

good work

Very Nice.....Good Luck

Wow! You have talent! Very beautiful!

grt wrk......................gl

nice idea!! G/L

Very nice indeed!

you did very well, keep going