Dolphin- 3D Human Model

Work continues on the Dolphin Project. As a result of the initial research into desks it became clear that I'd need a 3D human model sooner rather than later to spice up some of the images I'm working on to better explain what I'm up to.

Now, I could have used an existing model from the net but I really fancied making my own to suit my needs. I wanted a nice clean model, without clothes, but not a naked model better suited to medical visualisation. It will also need to be rigged for posing in different positions (but not animated).

Based on a 95 percentile male (but sexless) I fired up Blender and started creating the model. You can click on the image above to go to the flickr set for a larger version and a wireframe. As you can see it's a work in progress but I'm quite chuffed with the result. Think of it as a naked body clothed in a skin tight, lyrca full body suit (makes it easier to model by smoothing out all those muscle bulges etc:-).

Still to add the feet, hands and head. I'm debating with myself if I want to model the hands fully with thumb and fingers or go with a simpler "mit" concept. I don't want the model to take anything away from the product it's actually supposed to be highlighting (plus it's damned hard to model thumbs and fingers and then rig them as well :-)

Update: I will release the 3D model, under a Creative Commons License or some such, when it's finished. You may have to remind me though.

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• Technology
• Dolphin
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• Blender