A Brief History of Grifonton, Page 19

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The dragon looms menacingly over the Griffin. The dragon appears serpentine and sinister.

DRAGON: "I am like you. Once a man, now a beast. I share your misery, and so I will have pity on you."

DRAGON: "Give me your gold horde and your humans, and I shall spare your life."

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Close-up of the dragon's fierce expression.

DRAGON: "..."

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Close-up of William looking frightened.

WILLIAM: "William!"

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The Griffin looks defiant, refusing the dragon's demand.

THE GRIFFIN: "No deal!"

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The Griffin unleashes her power, lightning crackling around her as she faces off against the dragon. The scene is dramatic with dark shadows and electrical energy.

Everything that follows is original 2005 commentary except where noted “–RN 2012″:

The dragon has a really soft voice, almost like talking is too much of a hassle for him. His words are breathed more than spoken. I used water effect screen tones for his scales. Cool effect, huh?

I can actually imagine the ensuing fight sequence fully animated with Depeche Mode’s “I Feel Loved” playing in the background. I would study snake-eating birds (such as kookaburras and certain hawks) and their hunting and killing techniques to get the Gryphon’s fight moves down pat.

This was also the page on which I caught myself sleep-inking. My eyes were closed, but my marker kept moving around the lines. When I opened my eyes, I found the black lines were right on top of my pencils, but the inking quality was poor. So, I went to bed at last.

Suggested listening: “I Feel Loved” by Depeche Mode