I think they look great!

COOL!! I see big, burly Vikings in my future. ;o)

LOL!! Thinking about going virtual again, are we? ;)

Nicely done. When's it gonna be released, do you think?

Wow, the guy on the far left in the top pictures looks a great deal like most of the Bear guys i know! LOL Wonderful idea. You go, girl.

ew, yuck. That has got to be the pugugliest dude I've ever seen. Nice texture work! =) Kate (who don't like 'em THAT hairy)

What have you been feeding them?

HEY THESE ARE WONDERFUL, GREAT, FABULOUS, I LOVE IT!!!! Sharen

Okay - Now I'm sure I don't like hairy guys shudder Great textures though - any possibility of doing different skintones, like african, hispanic, olive, etc? (and just for kicks a blue guy with white hair?) Lyrra

On a technical note, it is nice to see a realistic male texture for once. My own body hair percentage is roughly equal to the 3rd guy from the left... hard to do a self-portrait (clothed, you pervs!) with the stock textures that are out now. (heh; if only my upper body muscle definition was roughly equal to that illustrated...) BTW - for the sake of realism, has anyone tried doing hirsute female textures (ie: a vast number of women in Europe that generally don't shave their 'pits, etc)? Just curious, /P

LMAO @ judith. heehee Ugh...okay Penguinisto...that just grossed me out. I know it's no big deal in Europe...but ICK!!!

Well... ? Not that I'm really into such things, but if you're making a realistic medieval/ancient female character*, or even a modern European woman... well, there's just some things you gotta have present. (That's what I find so funny about all the 'Vicky in a temple' artworks - especially the ones that claim to be as realistic as possible :) Besides, it's not that bad - I dated a German foreign exchange student back in high school who didn't shave; her appearance didn't bother me a microfraction as much as I thought it would have. (Okay, so what if I was a hormone-soaked boy back then - big deeeal :) *The only historical exception would be Roman upper-class women. Roman ladies had their stray hairs pulled out... literally. Anyrate, I was just curious more than anything else. /P

PS: Oh, yeah... so did Egyptian upper-class ladies as well (as the Roman laides mentioned above). My bad. /P

Howdy me again, Glad yall like what yall see! in answer to yall's questions : 1. Release date is ... well I'am gunning for a mid february release. All textures are hi rez 4000x4000 and i am hoping to have at least six bodys for sure, four heads for sure perhaps more. 2.I have been feeding them only the finest organic foods and beverages ....all they can eat. hehe not all poser men can ripped and uber buff : ) 3. Different skin tones ! Well thats easy, they work well with different base underlying croams in moderation. African hair type is different in structure , and hispanice skin tones can be achieved but the body hair may not look right in all lighting situations. 4. My next project is the European ursus femailus. AKA large and in charge women who arent afraid to flaunt some masculine traits. LOL , just kidding ! shudders stay tuned for more of the finalists , and thank you all again! Happy Rendering, Jeff

You have a point Penguinisto. To be entirely accurate would require that. Good thing I never worry about accurate. LOL! Seriously though...I think it is just the way some of us are raised. I can't imagine letting it grow like that. shudder The thought is weird. Okay...I'm done. Jeff - I am looking forward to these! Michael has always been a bit to "pretty" for my tastes. ;o)

Boy, I'm going to show my ignorance here. Is the goal of the Michale the Bear concept to show big, burly, hairy men?! If so, you succeeded. As for hair men being "real," most of my "obvious hair" is on my head and face. The rest of my body hair is visible, if you look close enough, under a good light. I'm 52, so it is not an age thing. That's ok, because I hear that "hairless bodied men" live longer! Ron

Looking forward to seeing more Jeff! The one on the far right looks almost exactly like an old flame of mine!

Does, the winner get a keg of Guinness? 8) I like the one on the far left. He looks kinda familiar.

The one on the far right is my Dad. These are fantastic! But the beards... look like they're glued on!

I think the textures look great. :) More realistic than alot of things I've seen. As for Penguinisto's question...Staale makes some textures for Posette that you can insert underarm hair. Not so sure about for Vicky though.

OH MY!!!! 8D

Shoot me an email when they're done!!

So how do you make the clothes fit the body types?