trepleen opened this issue on Jan 02, 2013 · 270 posts
JoePublic posted Mon, 14 January 2013 at 1:38 PM
Heard that argument already 30 years ago from model kit manufacturers:
Granny Johnson doesn't care what prop the Spitfire model has she's buying for little Timmy's birthday, so why should we spend more money on better research?
The thing is, Spitfire models aren't just sold to grandmothers as birthday gifts, but also to detail obsessed miltary buffs.
And those won't buy "wrong" kits and will happily write scathing reviews pointing out every little flaw they can find.
And the kicker is, granny Johnson doesn't care either way. She'll buy the properly researched, highly accurate model just as gladly for little Timmy as she would have bought the stinker.
I'd like the default for Poser figures to be realistic. So that people have an accurate standard they can fall back on.
Let them actively decide if they want to use a fashion doll rather than an accurate virtual model of a human being.
Let them start the journey with some neutral canvas, not some artists' opinion of what is currently "hot".
If they still want the trout lips, button nose, mile-long legs and XXXX-boobs, modern Poser tech can give it to them with a single turn of a dial.
But so far, more or less all DAZ/Poser figures are virtual Barbie dolls. I'm pretty sure more realistic models wouldn't exactly hurt Poser's reputation.