Look at a body part, and start transforming that. Think about how it would feel to be what you want to transform into. When you have one body part transformed (like an arm or something) then it’s easy to take one after another.
Maybe you could go out-of-your-body in the LD, have the physical-body you just came out of disappear, and then have yourself (astral) create a new physical-body and then go to it.
I’ve used the same technique as lanina to turn into a panther on several occasions. I find it helpful to concentrate on the look and feel of my body as it morphs. It may be worth while however to try some of the other techniques.
Edit: time to change signature. I guess I haven’t posted in many months.
Ooh, a panther! I usually change into a wolf. Even though I once met a werefox in a ND. But I’m pretty content with the wolf form for the moment, even though a cat would be cool too.
I just will it to happen just like everything else i do in LDs. As long as you have convinced yourself that you can control things it is just a matter of willing it for me.
But if you want another method you could create whatever you are trying to morph into right in front of it and then walk into it from behind, taking over its body.
if you want to morph in a creature go to the zoo to see how they walk and move and when you dream you can simulate this. I watch things and when I see a difference between animals I can remember it. Nowadays I only have to hear 2 or 3 words from somebody and then I can have full conversation even if I haven’t spoken to them IRL. I once remember been in a dream as a fish and it was weird
I might just have natural dream control (probably because I constantly try to will things to happen IRL) but it’s how I do everything in a LD, works absolutely fine for me.
Just remember everything in your LD happens because you willed it, not because you took some imaginary pill but because YOU willed it, you require nothing more than your own mind.
Start moving and acting like the creature you want to turn into, and then just realize that… “Hey, my legs are so… hairy!!” If you wanted to turn into a creature with hairly legs that is.