💜Mutant Squirrels 02💜
Added 2025-06-19 00:24:49 +0000 UTCWe’re thrilled to share our latest update on the modeling and texturing of the terrifying Mutant Squirrels from the Kandy Zoo! 🌰🐿️ Not only have we textured these creatures, but we’ve also enhanced their geometry and overall design, bringing us closer to a real final result. 🛠️
These squirrels play a pivotal role in our story, being the ones who attack Veroиa and throw her into a container filled with waste. To ensure their design aligns with the tone of the movie, we’ve been studying references of bald gray squirrels (as seen in the 2005 film) to better understand the unique texture and appearance of skin. 🎨
🎯 Key Improvements:
The Tongue: Or more accurately, the monstrous tentacle-like appendage that emerges from their mouths. This grotesque feature now includes several venomous barbed stingers used to paralyze their prey.
We’ve added protuberances to the gums and incorporated flagella on the sides of the stingers, allowing them to firmly latch onto surfaces for efficient toxin delivery.
To heighten the realism, we’ve included veins running along the tongue's trunk and superdeveloped taste buds, helping these squirrels easily distinguish between good and bad nuts.
Our goal? To make it seem like this terrifying tongue is a separate creature hiding inside the squirrel’s body—emphasizing the idea that "appearances can be deceiving".
The Skin: We’ve decided to keep the squirrels bald, staying true to the realistic look of the hairless squirrels depicted in the film. Their fur will be created through a 3D simulation process, starting with prototype haircards to help us design and control the distribution of their fur masses with precision.
💻 Technical Details:
The modeling was done in Blender.
The textures were created using Substance Painter.
We hope to achieve the final result soon, and we’re excited to share the progress with all of you! Your incredible support makes it possible for us to bring these characters to life and keep moving forward with this amazing project. Thank you for being part of this journey—stay tuned for more updates. Kisses! 💋
