Creature Concept: Horned Eagles

[acb12]

hmm well i think its more of a falcon rather then an eagle but it looks cool ^_^ are those things on their heads will be the horns ?
looking forward for more of this one :D

[sprogis7]

Yeah I kinda just started with a bird-like creature and went with it. I eventually started to try crossing an eagle with a great horned owl, so yeah the beak is a little too short for an eagle's. they arent really horns but more like tufts of feathers, I know its not really clear at this point. Any suggestions? Should I take the horns in a different direction, make it kind of like a dragon-ish bird with solid horns? or keep pushing the idea of feathers?

Thanks for the comment, this forum used to be so active I wish there were more people willing to put up crits.

Here are some images illustrating my developmental process:

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/3306/bird5763585.jpg
By smokinls (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/smokinls)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/5364/bird15768601.jpg (http://img257.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bird15768601.jpg)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/6597/bird25772866.jpg (http://img294.imageshack.us/my.php?image=bird25772866.jpg)

[acb12]

i like all of those ideas ^_^ are the new pics yuve posted were your previouse developing process :D ?


well about those horns i had this feeling those arent horns but didnt want to offend or anything if i was saying those are its ears or feathers and those were actually the horns of it (>o^_^o<)
well i think hornd will make it look quite unique in compared to a regular bird with some different feather structure then the regular birds but thats up to you :D
ive found some horn pics ,if you dont mind me for posting these' that i think will look cool on your bird
http://www.samizdat.com/bulatovichphotos/illustrations/antelope%20horns.jpg
http://assets0.weylandts.co.za/img/data/362x400/products/hartebees-horns.jpg
http://images.google.co.il/imgres?imgurl=http://www.thesmithsshop.com/T_up_springbuck_skull_with_horns.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.thesmithsshop.com/The%2520Smiths%2520Page%252011%2520african_horns_on_skull_plates_an.htm&usg=__8ANQhbniiu7d3K_P6ZjJugensv4=&h=461&w=398&sz=94&hl=iw&start=1&um=1&tbnid=dj36jidKC4KheM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=111&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhorns%26hl%3Diw%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1
ive deliberetly posted it in links form just incase you already have a vision of your horns so i wouldnt want to interfear with that vision you might have ^_^
btw are you planning on making a whole bird like with legs body wings etc or just a type of pic like you posted in here :D?

and well yeah this forum usually is active but it takes time for ppl to respond sometimes few days or so and cuz of the dw4 contest i think ppl are kinda busy so they dont have time to comment ~_~
looking forward for updates

[sprogis7]

yeah those pics are the steps to how I got to where i am now. Thanks for those images, i dont know when ill get back to this because i just got my tablet and im trying to do as much new work as I can before i start my full time job. I was thinking about doing a new action shot with the bird attacking something. Ill try to update this soon.
thanks again,

[brunothurner]

i like all texture on this! but seems to me like a 'horned zoombie eagle', maybe cause all dark collors, dont know your intention... hope see those eagles attacking something soon!
ill waiting for more, more :cool:

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