This animation was a hair a feather Rigging and simulation projects that i undertook. this also ended up being abit of a compositing and matte painting project as well.

I used HairFX and Simcloth to simulate the hair. AfterBurn was used for some clouds however most of it was hand painted and animated in Combustion.

please see the making of griffon clip for more details

special thanks to Raison Varner for doing some music and sound effects for this clip.