Comments on: Cloning yourself with Blender

By: Dalai

Dalai — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:49:46 +0000

I think Dalai Lama is a better choice, you don't need to worry about the hair, ;)

By: Bonehead

Bonehead — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:33:33 +0000

No worries Bert. The Amsterdam Madam Tussauds looks like it's got some good celebs to choose from…

http://www.madametussauds.nl/dutch/index.html

Do me a Beyonce or Kylie. Hmm, or maybe a Dalai Lama would be a healthier choice.

By: bert

bert — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:31:52 +0000

Thanks Bonehead…that madame tussauds I never thought of..
That's areally great tip! I'll go to the dutch verion of the museum soon!!

By: Bonehead

Bonehead — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 20:13:38 +0000

There's plenty of busts of Julius Caesar (and other classical characters) in various museums. You could take photos then artificially colour them based on descriptions from the time. I believe the historian Plutarch described him as a "pasty faced nob head" ;)

And a trip to Madam Tussauds would get you the high res pics you need for lots of classic and current celebrities…

http://www.madame-tussauds.co.uk/

By: bert

bert — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:02:15 +0000

Bonehead:

I have off course tought of that.. but all those people are dead..
so unfortunatly there are no 5mp photos around of julius ceasar to use as a texture map and I wonder if
they have embalsemed elvis and let me unwrap him to take up his measures..:-)

By: Bonehead

Bonehead — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:27:34 +0000

Or what about doing the 4 characters from Big Buck Bunny?

I think kids (and big kids) would love a Big Buck Bunny Blenderhead as a craft project.

By: Bonehead

Bonehead — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:14:48 +0000

Bert, you could gain fame, fortune and immortality by turning this idea into a business venture. Patent the idea and then start a website selling celebrity paper head kits as pdf downloads.

I'm not sure about the legality of doing living celebrities but some classics would probably be more popular anyway… Elvis, Marilyn Monroe, Martin Luther King, Albert Einstein, Julius Caesar, Queen Victoria, Hitler, etc.

By: ByronK

ByronK — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:51:54 +0000

This is so cool! It works well for someone with your good looks. I like the idea of cloning myself, but I want a better looking me. Maybe I could start with the realistic me and use the proportional editing tool before rendering out all the pieces. Sort of a digital plastic surgery!

By: Easton

Easton — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:53:45 +0000

Wicked!

By: Rattle

Rattle — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:50:37 +0000

Ah, what a lot of work must be involved there. Looks great!!!

ot: bert's father was the inventor of jetpacks (according to his site) and I love jetpacks :D