This is an entry into a chimera creature contest – the first of many.

I thought I’d start with something recognisable and I think the Griffin is perhaps the most well known of all the composite creatures. There’s a close-up and a whole image here and you can click on them to see the larger versions.

I’ve shown the source images in the main one so you can see the separate elements. All were edited in Photoshop CS3 (yes, I’ve still not bought the upgrade and as time progresses, I’ll probably wait for the CS5 version now).