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asset plume_bird "Plume bird" complexity=4
// a chubby egg-shaped bird: teal body that is also the head, cream belly dome, huge googly eyes,
// a tiny yellow beak, pink cheeks, paddle wings, a three-feather tail and a curly magenta plume
let S = .9..1.1
let bodyC = teal:4|mint|sky|lilac
let bellyC = cream:3|white|peach
let plumeC = grape:2|pink|cherry|bubblegum
let beakC = sunflower:3|marigold
let footC = tangerine:3|coral
 
// the egg body (root bone)
ball body at=(0, .3*S, 0) r=(.2, .26, .19)*S color=bodyC segs=24 rings=16 joint
ball belly on=body surf=(0, -24) upright lift=-.05*S r=(.13, .17, .09)*S color=bellyC segs=16 rings=10
 
// legs and toed feet
limb leg on=body at=(.09*S, -.2*S, .06*S) mirror len=.1*S r=(.03, .026)*S color=footC segs=8 joint
ball foot on=leg at=end+(0, .015*S, .01*S) r=(.045, .02, .05)*S color=footC segs=8 rings=5
cone toe x3 on=foot at=(0, 0, .035*S) row=(.032*S, 0, 0) rot=(80, 0, 0) h=.06*S r=.017*S r2=.009*S color=footC segs=6
 
// wings
limb wing on=body at=(.17*S, .09*S, 0) mirror len=.17*S r=(.05, .03)*S depth=.55 roll=10 color=bodyC*.82 segs=8 joint
 
// tail feathers
cone tail x3 on=body surf=(sel(i, 158, 180, 202), -14) lift=-.02*S h=.12*S r=.04*S r2=.01*S depth=.6 color=bodyC*.8 segs=6 joint
 
// beak, cheeks and face
cone beak on=body surf=(0, 4) lift=-.012*S h=.07*S r=.05*S r2=.012*S depth=.6 color=beakC segs=10
ball cheek on=body surf=(40, 2) lift=-.035*S mirror r=(.04, .032, .03)*S color=pink segs=8 rings=5
face look on=body eyes=round mouth=none size=.3 spacing=24 eyeY=24 detail=.5
 
// the plume: a curl and a short tendril
tube plume on=body at=top-(0, .035*S, 0) pts=[0,0,0 .015,.07,0 .06,.14,0 .12,.19,0 .18,.19,0 .21,.14,0 .17,.1,0 .12,.13,0] r=.016*S smooth sides=5 detail=.8 color=plumeC joint
tube plume2 on=body at=top-(0, .035*S, 0) pts=[0,0,0 -.03,.05,0 -.08,.09,0 -.13,.1,0] r=.015*S smooth sides=5 detail=.8 color=plumeC joint
 
// idle life
anim body breathe
anim plume sway amp=5 hz=.4
anim plume2 sway amp=6 hz=.5 phase=.3
anim tail rx sin amp=8 hz=.7 stagger=.15
anim wing rz sin amp=4 hz=.4 twin=.5
// walk: a waddle
anim walk: leg gait amp=28 hz=2
anim walk: body rz sin amp=5 hz=1
anim walk: body py bounce amp=.012 hz=4
anim walk: wing rz sin amp=10 hz=2 twin=.5
// flap: wings beat and the bird hops
anim flap: wing rz sin amp=50 hz=4
anim flap: body py bounce amp=.06 hz=2
anim flap: tail rx sin amp=14 hz=4 stagger=.1