Fantastic Hybrid Creature Animated Using Blender

3D Artist Istrandar showcased this fantastic hybrid creature animated with Blender. The setup is a test of a rigged model that the artist is currently working on.

Istrandar briefly described their workflow of bringing it to life. The feathers are modeled as simple geometric shapes. The creature's tail is hand-animated, but its feathers are animated with soft body simulation.

For the soft body dynamics, the artist used this tutorial:

Every feather has a subdivided cube around it that handles the physics simulation and uses a Surface Deform modifier linked to it.

As for the shaders and modeling, Istrandar followed a process of painting a side cutout of the character in Photoshop and using it to model the character. Then, the illustration is projected on the model.

Take a look at another amazing fantasy-style work the artist created using Blender:

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