Misc stuff, next animation stuff

So, I've been doing a lot of experimenting with some concepts each in various stages of conceptualization while doing the fluids and rendering for the almost finished bronto animation. I've got a few ideas that I've been feeling good about and I figured this would be kind of a misc post that has stuff that doesn't fit anywhere else.

First of all, the Raptor x Parasaur (Codename RxP for now?) is in the middle-ish of some animatic stuff. I have the introductory sequence done and started the spicy stuff (I'll be attaching that). The gif at the top of the post shows some of that as you can see, but I like how it turned out so much I'm going to put it here again!

(imagine some nice fluids here too, like some pre squirting)

I was also on a bit of an alien kick, trying to make an attractive looking being that's still pretty alien looking (the weird 4 eye shiny horse thing in the top). I think a prehensile wiener is also fitting for an alien. (still wip, it's just a simple IK chain for now)

And then I had this idea for a goth bird guy, but I didn't feel like modeling it completely from scratch. So, I bought this bird model and changed/redid a bunch of stuff.

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/bird-folk-jay-4f88184a7b4f4c96ad570d8cb28c69c9

This is the original, I suggest checking out the wire frame view. The topology on this model is simply divine.

Here's my character, made from this guy. I completely redid the hands and feet, I wanted something more birdy. I also redid the butt topology, the eye sockets, a bit of the beak, made him less muscular over all, tons of other changes...

For fun, in the earlier stages, I did some draw overs with clothing he might wear.

Still not sure how exactly to detail the hair feather plume things in the 3d world yet though. Anyway, this is an idea I had for a sci-fi themed animation: the shiny aliens are known for their bodily fluids having aphrodisiac properties to them, specifically their p[i]s[s] can temporarily enlarge the junk of others.

^ This is like an extremely quick mock up, the fluid is just some jank cylinders with displacement (the real thing would have fluid sim). Honestly, after I discovered Tipsy Bartender, I have felt the strong urge to do something WS related:

https://youtu.be/pXA-U7zyPbo

https://youtu.be/HTM8Y2OAzCI

One more thing, I was experimenting with a new method for the balls skin, this time the sack shrink wraps to an invisible shape (with the mesh and the invisible object controlled independently) It's a bit promising, but it's got some issues too. May/may not be practical for real use.