The Hippogryph Courier - Character Design Exercise

Here's a recent work of mine, a Courier with his Hippogryph mount.
I made them for a character design exercise where I needed to design a character with a fantastical animal companion.

This was a great exercise in rendering an image to a presentable state, as I have trouble with that sometimes. I made sure to make the Hippogryph nice and colorful.
Please enjoy! :)