Modeling the Caribou

The head and hoof areas are giving me slight problems, but nothing that can't be fixed. I haven't started the antlers yet, they'll take the longest on this particular animal. Once those are knocked out I'll be applying fur, creating the eyes, mouth, and eyes.

Undecided on a Musk Ox

Wolverine photos

Walk/run cycle study: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YraUjbNL2JE

Grizzly Bear photos

Walk cycle video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x625t7BKylo

Moose photos

Bear/Moose walking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lnEKOovinA&feature=related

Caribou photos

Current Ideas

So far I have planned at least 4 different animals (bear, moose, caribou, and wolverine), and placing them in their perspective environments in the Alaskan wilderness. This means I will be creating at least two different scenes, one with green foliage, and another with snow-covered tundra.

What this means, especially the latter, is I will be extensively using fur dynamics and particle dynamics, such as dust, for the snowfall and snow scattering on the ground as the animals walk/run. The most difficult to do will be the wolverine, as they don't have much to work with as far as photos/videos to study and work with.

Working with snow I will be needing to create impact points for the paw/hoof prints, which may end up being difficult as well, but not too impossible.