Attached Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/3d_celebrities/

I've seen a lot of interest lately in recreating popular characters from Film and TV using Poser. This is a natural inspiration and a good way to test the limits of Poser as a 3D program. What people may not realize is that "digital cloning" has a long history in the Poser community and is also a strong theme in the realms of art and entertainment. If we think about it, when a sculpture of a famous person is created, that person's physical existence is being recreated or "cloned". One of the most popular themes in sketch and stand-up comedy is celebrity "impersonation". impersonate v. - To assume the character or appearance of, to imitate the appearance, voice, or manner of; mimic: an entertainer who impersonates celebrities. Also, there are a good many people who earn money or fame as celebrity look-alikes. While not a serious art or profession, their resemblances can sometimes be striking. One of the most popular acting roles on Film and TV is playing the role of a real person. Sometimes the resemblance can be uncanny, while other times you wonder what the casting agent was smoking when they auditioned the actors/actresses. And last but not least, lets not forget Action Figures and Dolls based on real people. Unfortunately they rarely look like the actual person by design or by accident. But they are a form of "clone". So its natural with today's technology to recreate living people in 3D. This is done quite well in many high end 3D apps like 3DS and Maya. Doing this in Poser is a bit more of a challenge as there are no modelling capablities. In order to get high quality results may require other 3D apps with advanced mesh creation and adjustment tools. Cloning can be attempted inside poser by adjusting Morph Targets using the parameter dials. Also Poser 5 Face Room is a tool that can be used with varying quality of results. CeeBee and myself co-own a yahoo group dedicated to the art and theory of digital cloning. I'd be interested in discussing it here or check out the yahoo group and join in on the discussion there. :)