no, there aren't many vascular maps for m3. i know of one in the freestuff, and it's preview doesn't look very highly detailed. i don't know of any in the various stores, so there are probably some but not many (considering how much i shop). and none of that gets into the fine muscle details and texture that body muscular people of all types and sizes have. frankly, i'd be interested in it for a petite character i have in mind.

as for sales.... why is everyone thinking body builder? besides the post that was, imho as well as fls13's, rather insulting (it was like linking to an aunt jemima picture instead of mo'nique jackson or countess vaughn if someone requested curvy black woman), who mentioned body builders? time it with the olympics and the specific events, and do characters based on the atheletes. the women in beach volleyball tend to be incredibly muscular and defined and also very beautiful. you could have a whole olympians line (and therefore maybe reuse some building-block elements), and do sprinters, divers, gymnasts (they're mostly adorable, but you can see their muscles through their leotards), maybe even some of the martial artists. pair it with textures for the catsuit or 2nd skins (shader spider has a freebie version that vendors can package with their product and allows loading of partial or "wedge" shaders), and it would probably be pretty popular. i know i wouldn't have been able to resist a venus williams or marion jones clone, where i have no clue who more than half of gwendolyn's characters are and care even less. edited to add: i am not trying to detract from gwendolyn's lovely work, simply explain that i don't keep up enough with stars to know who many of her characters refer to.

Message edited on: 11/04/2005 14:28