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As you can see above I'm currently working on a type of
model that is a rare thing for me, a female sculpt. (Don't worry she'll be wearing something soon
enough) . There's a reason I don't
usually do them, female sculpts that is that I figured was perfect to cover in
a blog.
Now a female 3d model suffers from something that just about
no other 3de subject matter does.... the attraction of the viewer, what he (if
a straight male) finds attractive, unattractive and pleasing not just to his
eye but in some cases to his groin. How
many times for example have you seen crits on female sculpts that often descend
into 'I like bigger breasts', or ' I don't like the pointy chin', etc etc? I'm not referring to everyone here, but there are a lot who treat feamle 3d models like a virtual edition of playboy.
When was the last time anyone said 'I don't like this orc as
he needs a bigger penis'? Or 'You know I really prefer my orcs to be more
female looking and with larger pectorals and a firmer bum'? But somehow treating a female 3d model as
almost like a virtual beauty parade is somehow deemed acceptable. Is it as it is still a male dominated
profession? (judging by the views on my YouTube videos alone 95% are males).
We don't see females in our industry complain that a male sculptures knob is too small or he
is not toned enough. (Although that would maybe make a point far better than this article ever can.)
But for males it
seems to be just natural. THIS is the
reason I hate doing a female model as it is less about the model itself and
more about what the male looking at it finds attractive or aesthetically
pleasing.
So why am I doing it? Simply as if I do not included one
once in a while people assume I cannot do them.
It may seem strange that while my work often skirts the daemons from the
7th level of hell that I don't agree with objectifying women, or treating them
purely as objects for visual gratification.
So while this will 'say'
something artistically once complete, it may not be what you would expect.
So yes I do have a line that I do not cross, I expect some
to disagree with that, but hey it'd be a boring world if we all agreed. But I always stand by my principles whether
others agree with me or not. No point
having principles if they are the same as everyone else. So yes I would like to see less objectifying
of women in 3d models and see them treated exactly the same as a male model or
a one of a orc riding a space goat from mars.
Its all just polygons.... or we could just all moan about breast sizes
and continue as is lol.
