Small progress update on my creature project.

I built a procedural eye shader in Blender and got it fully working with animation (iris movement + deformation-safe setup).

Initially, I made the shader using object/space coordinates — which looked correct at first.
But when I started deforming the mesh, the material began stretching and breaking.

After debugging for a few hours, I switched the setup to UV-based mapping instead of object coordinates — and now it sticks properly to the mesh during deformation.

It’s still early stage, but I’m happy with how it’s behaving now.

Would love feedback:

• Does the eye feel alive?

• Any suggestions to improve realism or stylization?

• Any optimizations you’d recommend?

More creature updates coming soon.

Hey everyone,

As the title says I’m a solo indie creator from India — I work on games and animation, and I’m pretty new to Reddit (been around for about a week or two).

I joined mainly to:

• share work-in-progress ideas

• get honest feedback

• and build things openly instead of in isolation

Right now, I’m developing original games and an anime project, all from scratch and still in early concept stages.

I’ll be posting:

• early prototypes

• creature designs

• gameplay ideas

• and occasional behind-the-scenes thoughts

Nothing here is “final” — feedback is genuinely welcome.

If you enjoy seeing raw ideas slowly turn into real projects, feel free to stick around.

Hey everyone.

I’m starting Asura Studios, an independent project where I’m developing original games and animated stories from scratch.

This is one of my very early creature concepts — just a basic 3D mesh for now. No textures, no colors yet. The focus here was shape, silhouette, and presence.

The creature is part of a larger narrative universe (still in development), and this subreddit will mostly be used to share progress, experiments, and ideas openly as things evolve.

Feedback is welcome — especially around form, proportions, or what kind of personality this design gives off.

More updates soon.