"Apis Bull of Mempis" (Cool Color Version) B.

This was actually my 2nd version.

The Apis Bull of Memphis was believed to be the reincarnation of the god "Ptah"; and in some Eras, believed to be the reincarnation of "Osirus".

(By the way, I don't worship idols, I just like to draw and read about 'em. So, don't be a party pooper!)

Apis Bull of Memphis (Original Vison Version in Warm Colors)

Actually, the Apis Bull is supposed to have an Eagle on it's back, (according to some descriptions) yet it didn't quite fit in the pic, and I made the horns more like the Mid Western American Steers. The Bulls in Egypt actually have horns that curv upwards and round.

I thought I'd clean this up. So, here's a cropped and cleaned version of my Art Trade for Astra.
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Hand Colored Trade with Astra, for Astra, of her dragon (Astra). All rights of Astra Reserved, and are prperty of Astra.

Mixed Media:
Color Erase Pencils: "Ticonderoga", "Sanford" (Premium brand)
Ink
Erasers
Paint: Acrylic white, water, Red Sabel Brush

A closer scan of astra's head.

I've sold many of these at Anthrocon and online. I'm reposting this picture in a larger size so it can be seen in better details.

Colored on Gray Pastel paper with markers & pastels.

Done for a Portfolio for Swandog. ^_^

It's the god Capricorn.

Blue Dragon

In Chinese this is called a:
"Lan Long" (Blue Dragon)

I actually drew this one for a friend, for a webpage. I don't know how that's going w/her... but, i hope it's all well & good.

Anyways, It's originally drawn in Red sanford Color Erase pencils.

But, I scanned it, then colored it in Adobe Photoshop.

A Close up of an old version of this Tigress.

Note: She has the Chinese word "Wang" which means "King" on her head. All tigers have this word on their heads. It's also my married name.

Color Version

Art © Black UniGryphon 2004, Colin property of M. Carpenter.

This was a commission for M. Carpenter. The Horse's name is "Colin Catherson".

This peice was done in Color Erase Pencils, some ink too.

"Consoling My Brother"

Done with color pencils, and a special Multi color Pencil.

Cover I did for a Fairy Tale book which has Eastern & Western stories in China/Chinese as a favour to my mother-in-law

Sun Wukong The Monkey King VS a Hulijing (Type of "Yaoguai" or Vixen Demon)

Look! Puss in Boots! Big Bad Wolf! ...and a frog?

Figure 2 of 3, Colored

The Soccer Gryphon Commission.

Done for a Soccer Team's Bus, to be printed on their team's Bus.

Hand Drawn. (Graphite & Color Erase Pencils)
Digitally Colored (Adobe Photoshop)

Started in July. Finished in October.

Figure 1 of 3, Revised: The New Ball Version.

The Soccer Gryphon Commission.

Done for a Soccer Team's Bus, to be printed on their team's Bus.

Hand Drawn. (Graphite & Color Erase Pencils)
Digitally Colored (Adobe Photoshop)

Started in July. Finished in October.

Chinese Unicorn: "Dujiao Laohu" (The Unicorn Tiger)

In Chinese Mythology there are several types of Unicorns, and here is one of them.

I wouldn't considder this illustration to be a "Sketch" because it looks finished just like this.

Soccer Gryphon 3 of 3

for a Bus Commission... soon to be finnished printing on a bus, very soon.

An Art Trade Done for a Friend: FishyBoner.

This is my Flying Panda. Version A.

This is my Flying Panda Version B. Blue

Color Version of "Flying Tiger".

Original sketch is done in red Color Erase Pancil.

Scanned into Photo Shop.

Colors are Complimentary and show a blending of warm and cool colors.

Commissioned Artwork of Gryphon Goally done in Mixed Media: pastel, Color Pencils, ink, and Graphic Markers, for Gryphons Soccer Team.

Soccer Gryphon Figure 1 of 3
Part of a Commission for a Soccer Team in California to be Printed on 1 side of the Team's Bus.

This is my orginal version of it with the Original Ball. It will be edditted with a new prop/ball later in a revised version.

The white background was thought to better suit the figure, and any ideas for a Background went out the window.

Head of the Soccer Gryphon.

If you like this drawing, you can look at my Preproduction scans of thumbnails, for developements, and works in Progress, as well as the coloring in Progress, and Color Mock-ups, for the Bus design in my Scraps Gallery within my Deviant Art "Scraps" gallery:

http://blackunigryphon.deviantart.com/

This is my Chinese Vixen Demon (Fox). They are called "Huli Jing" and are a kind of "Yao guai". The most common ones in Chinese fairytails are the 9 tails vixens. When I read "Journey to the West" these were the most offen fought demons of the Monkey King.

The most common type of "Yao guai" (Demon/Imp/Moster/Spector)stories in Chinese Mythology are the "Huli jing".
Hulijing are Foxes (Vixens) and in most stories about the Hulijing involve it changing into a beautiful woman, and seducing a powerful or Rich Man, and on the night of the marriage she will eat him or suck his blood. In other stories, the Hulijing will hunger for Virgin Males, particularly Monks.

The background is an actual painting I made for an animation, but I reused it for this illustration.

The vixen was sketched in pencils, and the coloring was doen in Adobe Photoshop.

"Yao guai" are the most common charecters in Chinese Mythology. A "Yao guai" is usually a kind of Imp or Demon which was an animal that had sucked the spirits and essence from the stars, Moon, Earth, Heaven, Etc. and Learned "The Way". (Dao)

Yaoguai are also kinds of ghosts and spectors, or even Zombies and Monsters.

All Yaoguai have an appetite for human flesh, or blood.

The most common type of Yaoguai in most stories are the Vixens and 9-Tailed Vixens (Female foxes) which are called "Huli jing". In most of these stories, the Hulijing changes her body into a human woman and seduces a virgin Male, usually a rich or powerful person or sometimes a Monk, and on the wedding night she will eat him.

An Art trade done for Kategod. This is the Color Version.

It's colored with Color Erase Pencils. It took about 3 days to color, and many long hours.

Charecter rights are the property of Kategod.

Kategod's head. Close-up shot/scan of Kategod's head.

This is a really old one.

This is my She-Wolf. Well, she's more of my inner wolf-dog. I hadn't realized that I didn't post this on VCL, so here she is.