Quote - aeilkema, "for me the characters don't come to life.." I don't understand at all. There is no way 3D models can be made life-like no matter how skilled you are. Just try to put a Poser model in a photograph and it looks completely out of place

In the main, yes, you're right, because the Poser body meshes look so unnaturally perfect to begin with. But I've seen facial closeups that really, really blur the line. Like everything else, it's a matter of technical skill and a good eye.

In a way, that's the somewhat ironic thing about little used character meshes like Sydney: the proportions there are actually closer to a real person, as opposed to the all-legs-all-the-time look of the Showgirl and her various iterations. And maybe, in a sad kind of way, that's why Sydney doesnt get as much use: she's too much like the majority of people in the real world, an anathema when you're dealing with a format that seems to demand fantasy over everything else.

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