RPGVault serves us the fourth Dragon Empires Development Report, in which Lead Animator Colin Smyth talks about the animation of dragons, including a small movie to illustrate his words:
The monkey empire dragon was an entirely different kettle of piranhas. Being part monkey, he had to look more uncomfortable in the air, and as such move in a clumsier fashion. He needed to move and act like a large ape, so the animators had to study apes and monkeys to help make him move and act convincingly. I think that they did a fine job considering the complicated brief they were given. |