The original plan was to get the 3D creature from Dan which he is already creating for his COP. However, he informed me that he wished to take more time in planning and developing his creature and so it would be better for me to use a creature rig from online instead. This would let me at least get the survey out for the sake of my COP, but once his creature is finished, at his own pace, I can replace the temporary one.
While this was a shame since I was looking forward to the intergration of a creature specifically designed for the environment, I completely understand the reasons, and I don't want to hinder Dan's process and rush a creature from him.
So I went searching for a good model to use from SketchFab.com. I found it a challenge to find a model that looked good and detailed, which was rigged for animation and didn't cost anything (since this is only a temporary placeholder creature). In the end, I came across this model...
which was really nicely textured and could fit the story and environment. The problem here was that it wasn't rigged for animation, the model is meant for 3D printing. So I asked Dan to rig it. I didn't want him to take up too much of him time so as long as I can make it move in a somewhat realistic fashion, I'll be happy. It's only a temp version anyhow.
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