dessertmonkeyjk
@dessertmonkeyjk.bsky.social
Some tech guy who likes to tinker with things.
Occasionally does 3D art/animation stuff in Blender/Unreal/some 3rd thing.
https://linktr.ee/dessertmonkeyjk
Occasionally does 3D art/animation stuff in Blender/Unreal/some 3rd thing.
https://linktr.ee/dessertmonkeyjk
Still making progress on the animation, aside from polish, trying to adjust the animation and character expression to match the VA better.
The other reason I'm posting is this dumb face I made Courier do by complete accident lol
The other reason I'm posting is this dumb face I made Courier do by complete accident lol
November 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Still making progress on the animation, aside from polish, trying to adjust the animation and character expression to match the VA better.
The other reason I'm posting is this dumb face I made Courier do by complete accident lol
The other reason I'm posting is this dumb face I made Courier do by complete accident lol
Another Spyro animation update: Mainly just polishing since all the voice work has been done (might re-do some Spyro lines). Underestimated how much iteration is involved but it's progressing.
Here's a scene with VA by Evan Duff with Spyro acting like nothing's wrong, trimmed to fit to 3 minutes.
Here's a scene with VA by Evan Duff with Spyro acting like nothing's wrong, trimmed to fit to 3 minutes.
October 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Another Spyro animation update: Mainly just polishing since all the voice work has been done (might re-do some Spyro lines). Underestimated how much iteration is involved but it's progressing.
Here's a scene with VA by Evan Duff with Spyro acting like nothing's wrong, trimmed to fit to 3 minutes.
Here's a scene with VA by Evan Duff with Spyro acting like nothing's wrong, trimmed to fit to 3 minutes.
Places where Spyro probably shouldn't be: Accidently ruined an Artisans painting.
In other news, got almost all the voices from the VA talent I worked with recorded (aside from one) so next on the to-do list is adding it into all the shots. Planning on posting a bigger update on that soon.
In other news, got almost all the voices from the VA talent I worked with recorded (aside from one) so next on the to-do list is adding it into all the shots. Planning on posting a bigger update on that soon.
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Places where Spyro probably shouldn't be: Accidently ruined an Artisans painting.
In other news, got almost all the voices from the VA talent I worked with recorded (aside from one) so next on the to-do list is adding it into all the shots. Planning on posting a bigger update on that soon.
In other news, got almost all the voices from the VA talent I worked with recorded (aside from one) so next on the to-do list is adding it into all the shots. Planning on posting a bigger update on that soon.
I hear every once in a while animators like to goof off. With how smoothly everything is going at this point, I wanted to see if Spyro can do a handstand for the fun of it.
September 30, 2025 at 4:38 AM
I hear every once in a while animators like to goof off. With how smoothly everything is going at this point, I wanted to see if Spyro can do a handstand for the fun of it.
Got one role voiced so far on the animation project (thanks Evan Duff!).
Meanwhile, the number on Casting Call Club just keeps getting bigger, having to keep track of auditions, got another VA call tomorrow, and still animating on top of that. Very exciting lol
Meanwhile, the number on Casting Call Club just keeps getting bigger, having to keep track of auditions, got another VA call tomorrow, and still animating on top of that. Very exciting lol
September 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Got one role voiced so far on the animation project (thanks Evan Duff!).
Meanwhile, the number on Casting Call Club just keeps getting bigger, having to keep track of auditions, got another VA call tomorrow, and still animating on top of that. Very exciting lol
Meanwhile, the number on Casting Call Club just keeps getting bigger, having to keep track of auditions, got another VA call tomorrow, and still animating on top of that. Very exciting lol
Gotta say, the Casting Call Club is doing pretty good after 10 days. The hard part is having to assign roles, I'm having to use a spreadsheet to take notes at this point lol
September 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Gotta say, the Casting Call Club is doing pretty good after 10 days. The hard part is having to assign roles, I'm having to use a spreadsheet to take notes at this point lol
Released a trailer for the animation I've been working on for #SpyroCommunityDay! Currently during a casting call and polishing up/working on remaining scenes but it's a good amount of the way done.
youtu.be/Z8QKNf1BywI
youtu.be/Z8QKNf1BywI
Special Delivery (Trailer 1) - Spyro The Dragon Fan Animation
YouTube video by Dessert Monkey
youtu.be
September 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Released a trailer for the animation I've been working on for #SpyroCommunityDay! Currently during a casting call and polishing up/working on remaining scenes but it's a good amount of the way done.
youtu.be/Z8QKNf1BywI
youtu.be/Z8QKNf1BywI
Recently setup a project page on Casting Call Club for auditions for the Spyro animation project. Take a look if you're interested or just want to hear me do a rough job doing (temporary) voices of dragons dealing with a pesky kid.
www.castingcall.club/projects/tes...
www.castingcall.club/projects/tes...
https://d1m9vqlvl3fy94.cloudfront.net/project/attachment/310934/1080752SpDlCCCPitchYTThumbnail3.png
Special Delivery - A PS1-style Spyro the Dragon fan animation. <h2>Watch the video above and then read the rest below! (Accidently used my bad mic, turn on subtitl...
www.castingcall.club
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Recently setup a project page on Casting Call Club for auditions for the Spyro animation project. Take a look if you're interested or just want to hear me do a rough job doing (temporary) voices of dragons dealing with a pesky kid.
www.castingcall.club/projects/tes...
www.castingcall.club/projects/tes...
Gonna try doing a cool trick of watching YouTube videos without using YouTube (copying video URLs into a separate client such as Greyjay) and see if they notice.
August 14, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Gonna try doing a cool trick of watching YouTube videos without using YouTube (copying video URLs into a separate client such as Greyjay) and see if they notice.
Places where Spyro shouldn't be.
(The one shot Unreal 5 finally decided to not crash on so I can finally finish it)
(The one shot Unreal 5 finally decided to not crash on so I can finally finish it)
August 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Places where Spyro shouldn't be.
(The one shot Unreal 5 finally decided to not crash on so I can finally finish it)
(The one shot Unreal 5 finally decided to not crash on so I can finally finish it)
After working in Unreal 5's sequencer for while, I found out what might be causing RAM issues: Sequencer just spews UObjects and doesn't do garbage collection at all. You have to frequently run "obj gc" command to manually clear it.
August 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
After working in Unreal 5's sequencer for while, I found out what might be causing RAM issues: Sequencer just spews UObjects and doesn't do garbage collection at all. You have to frequently run "obj gc" command to manually clear it.
Another Spyro animation update after some time, mainly wrapping up scene 04 and polishing 05 as Spyro rushes to get to the boat with the package. There's a lot with two videos and some music (Cope Land) and audio as well (some still temporary).
The 2nd video is in the thread below.
The 2nd video is in the thread below.
July 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Another Spyro animation update after some time, mainly wrapping up scene 04 and polishing 05 as Spyro rushes to get to the boat with the package. There's a lot with two videos and some music (Cope Land) and audio as well (some still temporary).
The 2nd video is in the thread below.
The 2nd video is in the thread below.
Still working on it with an update soon, for now here's a purple dragon hiding in a barrel.
July 23, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Still working on it with an update soon, for now here's a purple dragon hiding in a barrel.
Reposted by dessertmonkeyjk
going outside in the summer
July 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
going outside in the summer
When I'm not doing fan projects, I'm usually doing other 3d projects. You can see some of that on my Artstation here (when I remember to update it): www.artstation.com/adamcg
Adam CG
3D Artist
www.artstation.com
July 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
When I'm not doing fan projects, I'm usually doing other 3d projects. You can see some of that on my Artstation here (when I remember to update it): www.artstation.com/adamcg
Been busy with another project but got most of shot 4-6 done for the Spyro animation. Mainly wrapping up Spyro nearly getting caught and be given a harness for delivering an interesting package. Not having the wings/tail get caught in the doorframe was interesting to figure out lol
(no audio)
(no audio)
June 29, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Been busy with another project but got most of shot 4-6 done for the Spyro animation. Mainly wrapping up Spyro nearly getting caught and be given a harness for delivering an interesting package. Not having the wings/tail get caught in the doorframe was interesting to figure out lol
(no audio)
(no audio)
Another update on that Unreal Spyro animation thing. I usually post updates as a YouTube community post but couldn't easily fit things into a 40 second GIF. More info on my YouTube channel.
This shows the segment of an upset dragon elder looking for Spyro and another trying to hide him (no audio).
This shows the segment of an upset dragon elder looking for Spyro and another trying to hide him (no audio).
June 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Another update on that Unreal Spyro animation thing. I usually post updates as a YouTube community post but couldn't easily fit things into a 40 second GIF. More info on my YouTube channel.
This shows the segment of an upset dragon elder looking for Spyro and another trying to hide him (no audio).
This shows the segment of an upset dragon elder looking for Spyro and another trying to hide him (no audio).
Me when I'm trying to animate in Unreal Engine 5 but I have to wait until it stops hogging up 17+ GBs of RAM for the 100th time.
Also just wanted an excuse to post this somewhat accidental goofy expression.
Also just wanted an excuse to post this somewhat accidental goofy expression.
April 12, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Me when I'm trying to animate in Unreal Engine 5 but I have to wait until it stops hogging up 17+ GBs of RAM for the 100th time.
Also just wanted an excuse to post this somewhat accidental goofy expression.
Also just wanted an excuse to post this somewhat accidental goofy expression.
A "behind the scenes" screenshot of what animating a Spyro short in Unreal 5 looks like. Curve Editor, Anim Details, control picker, etc. seen in a separate window on my 2nd monitor.
March 29, 2025 at 11:11 PM
A "behind the scenes" screenshot of what animating a Spyro short in Unreal 5 looks like. Curve Editor, Anim Details, control picker, etc. seen in a separate window on my 2nd monitor.
More Spyro animation progress, mostly wrapping up what I call scene 09 out of 10 with Spyro delivering a gift but accidently broken the contents and gets promptly shown the door in a unique way. Also some magical shenanigans.
(No audio, just animation)
(Don't grab anyone by the tail either).
(No audio, just animation)
(Don't grab anyone by the tail either).
March 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
More Spyro animation progress, mostly wrapping up what I call scene 09 out of 10 with Spyro delivering a gift but accidently broken the contents and gets promptly shown the door in a unique way. Also some magical shenanigans.
(No audio, just animation)
(Don't grab anyone by the tail either).
(No audio, just animation)
(Don't grab anyone by the tail either).
I tend to post community posts on YouTube related to a Spyro "short" I'm working on but always have to convert it to GIF/WEBM which cuts the framerate. I might start posting updates here as well (shorter posts)
For context: Spyro is delivering a package but not who they were expecting (no audio).
For context: Spyro is delivering a package but not who they were expecting (no audio).
March 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I tend to post community posts on YouTube related to a Spyro "short" I'm working on but always have to convert it to GIF/WEBM which cuts the framerate. I might start posting updates here as well (shorter posts)
For context: Spyro is delivering a package but not who they were expecting (no audio).
For context: Spyro is delivering a package but not who they were expecting (no audio).
I might post some goofy "behind the scenes" stuff here related to the Spyro animation I'm working on. Just because it's low poly doesn't mean there aren't complications.
Been making use of Control Rig in Unreal Engine 5 which works most of the time but sometimes you get comical results like this:
Been making use of Control Rig in Unreal Engine 5 which works most of the time but sometimes you get comical results like this:
February 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I might post some goofy "behind the scenes" stuff here related to the Spyro animation I'm working on. Just because it's low poly doesn't mean there aren't complications.
Been making use of Control Rig in Unreal Engine 5 which works most of the time but sometimes you get comical results like this:
Been making use of Control Rig in Unreal Engine 5 which works most of the time but sometimes you get comical results like this:
Recently uploaded an early look at a Spyro PS1 animation I've been working on in my spare time, animated in Unreal Engine 5. Feel free to take a look if you're interested.
youtu.be/nwgYdE45IFA
youtu.be/nwgYdE45IFA
Special Delivery (Early First Look) - Spyro the Dragon fan-made animated short
YouTube video by Dessert Monkey
youtu.be
December 25, 2024 at 10:40 PM
Recently uploaded an early look at a Spyro PS1 animation I've been working on in my spare time, animated in Unreal Engine 5. Feel free to take a look if you're interested.
youtu.be/nwgYdE45IFA
youtu.be/nwgYdE45IFA