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jfrancis
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As a prelude to making myself a simple representation of the rib cage, I first decided to focus on the spine.
The colored blocks are 3d models I made for myself in Maya. The drawings are from 19th century anatomist Dr. Paul Richer and are quite accurate.
I broke the spine into its working parts, the cervical (neck) vertebrae in green, the thoracic (ribcage) vertebrae -- which hardly move at all -- in red, and the lumbar (lower back) vertebrae in blue.
It's important to capture the curve of the spine. Its curve comes from its function. Whenever it supports something, the spine wants to be in the center, directly underneath the load, like a stick under a candy apple. See how it swoops under the rib cage, and again how it swoops under the head, to better support their weight.
The vertebrae get progressively larger the lower you go, the better to support the increasing weight.
Notice how deep inside the rib cage the spinal column really is. |
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aphelionart
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| Posted: Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:32 pm |
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cool... i suddenly realize how little i knew lol.. thanks for sharing! got anymore??
-matt |
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jfrancis
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| Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 8:34 am |
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I'm working on it  |
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| Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2004 10:25 am |
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| are you planning to later put up the collection of studies on your homepage? |
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