Creatures Caves

So, I've decided to open up a project I've had baking in my head for a long time, and I've recently managed to crack down and start working on.

As the title says, this is a Geat breed, an effort to bring Dragons to the game, because if any of you have known me over these many years (9 years? woah) I love dragons, and so do you.

So far, I've gotten concept art for the head, and a mesh of the head in Mudbox.

Concept art on my anthropology homework\

First Mudbox render, no paint or texture yet

I don't really know how to add fine details to Mudbox like smaller horns or the fins, but I'm working as I go. I have the student Mudbox and Maya for the next three years, hopefully it's not going to take THAT long to get this thing made

I'm not going to be having spriters, body data-ers, or geneticists on this project for a while, but I'd like to see if people are interested in this project. If anything I could probably do the genetics, though I do have some complicated ideas in mind that are out of my own reach right now.

Some basic ideas for the breed genetics
-In some ways, they'll be similar to Draconian norns. Almost all critter/bug diet, babies start out weak and need lots of nurture, they prefer warm environments, that sort of stuff
-I want their genetics to work with the Flying Agent available, but more than just having them naturally produce the chemical involved in flying. If possible, I'd like for them to not only know when to fly, but know when to come down.
-I'd like to utilize a few of the unused CA smell chemicals in their genetic code for stuff like breeding, fighting, and maybe recognizing offspring/parents. Have the kids follow the parents around for protection sort of thing
-They're most likely gonna have wings, and I'm sort of wondering if there's a way to finagle the pose/gait genes to have a "flying animation"
-Great thing would be if they had the instincts to hunt other creatures, utilizing agents that enable "cannibalism"
-The base gene would probably be CFE Gizmo

I'm putting up this topic as a base for this project, so I can remind myself to get off my behind and finish it. This is a big sculpting project, especially since I have little experience with Maya and Mudbox (though they are much easier and far more intuitive than Blender to me, honestly). But I will really do my best.

And hey, if this project takes a really long time, I probably can just toss it into Grandroids when that gets released. Although that might already be in the works

Edit: Forgot to mention my most current issue with the mesh: Separating the jaw. I'd sure like for this thing to be able to open its mouth so I can attach joints to the jaw and move it for different expressions but I can't find a tool in mudbox to do it. Maybe I should export it to maya now? I dunno.