New Tutorial: Sculpting Anatomy Using ZBrush Mannequins with Lee Magalhães
Creative Development: Sculpting Anatomy Using ZBrush Mannequins with Lee Magalhães http://www.digitaltutors.com In this ZBrush tutorial, we will learn how to use ZBrush Mannequins to quickly concept a character. Throughout this tutorial we will be using the Mannequins that come inside of ZBrush to create a pose and find our character from that gesture. We will be sculpting the entire model without symmetry and have a focus on the anatomy of the human body. By the end of this tutorial, you should be able to add another rapid sculpting technique to your arsenal.

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Regular readers of this blog are no doubt already aware of my near-obsession with the "Anatomical Venus," a kind of female wax anatomical model popularized in the 18th century. Over the past six years, I have made it my goal to find and photograph as many of these uncannily amazing pieces as possible (top 8 photos above), and to learn as much as I can about these lovely ladies, the historical moment in which they rose to prominence as the ideal way to illuminate the anatomy of woman for a popular audience, and their artistic and cultural legacy.

I was recently invited to contribute an article on this very topic to Women's Studies Quarterly's special "Enchantment" issue; you can read entire piece by clicking here, and an excerpt here:

Ode to an Anatomical Venus

“The purpose of anatomical images during the period of the Renaissance to the 19th century had as much to do with what we would call aesthetic and theological understanding as with the narrower interests of medical illustrators as now understood. . . They were not simply instructional diagrams for the doctor technician, but statements about the nature of human beings as made by God in the context of the created world as a whole . . . they are about the nature of life and death. . .”
—Martin Kemp and Marina Wallace, Spectacular Bodies

Clemente Susini’s Anatomical Venus, created around 1790, is, the central object of my artistic and scholarly contemplation. She is, in my opinion, the perfect object; one whose luxuriously bizarre existence challenges belief. It—or, better she—was conceived of as a means to teach human anatomy without need for constant dissection, which was messy, ethically fraught, and subject to quick decay. The Venus also tacitly communicated the relationship between the human body and a divinely created cosmos, between art and science, between nature and mankind as understood in its day.

Referred to also as “The Demountable Venus,” this life-sized, dissectible wax woman- -who can still be viewed in her original Venetian glass and rosewood case at La Specola Museum of Zoology and Natural History in Florence, Italy, as well as in a number of other European museums--is adorned with glass eyes and human hair and can be dismembered into dozens of parts revealing, at the final remove a beatific fetus curled in her womb. Her sisters—also anatomical models made under the artistic leadership of Susini, and referred to by such names as “The Slashed Beauty” and “The Dissected Graces” can be visited at a handful of European museums. Supine in their glass boxes, they beckon with a gentle smile or an ecstatic downcast gaze; one idly toys with a plait of real golden human hair; another clutches at the plush, moth-eaten velvet cushions of her case as her torso erupts in a spontaneous, bloodless auto-dissection, another is crowned with a golden tiara, while yet another has a silk ribbon tied in a bow tied around a dangling entrail

Since their creation in late-eighteenth-century Florence, these wax women have seduced, intrigued, and instructed. Today, they also confound, troubling the edges of our neat categorical divides: life and death, science and art, body and soul, effigy and pedagogy, spectacle and education, kitsch and art. They are corporeal martyrs, anatomical odalisques, the uncanny incarnate. These wax models are the pinnacle of “artificial anatomies,” a tradition of three-dimensional, anatomical teaching tools stretching back to the turn of the eighteenth century. The genre came into being around 1700 when Gaetano Giulio Zummo, known as Zumbo accepted the commission of French surgeon Guillaume Desnoues to create a likeness of an important medical dissection that was beginning to decompose. Zumbo was a Sicilian abbot who delighted in the creation of wax miniature series “Theatres of Death” boasting names such as “The Plague” (bottom image) and “The Vanity of Human Greatness,” and featuring exactingly rendered dead and tortured bodies. The product of Desnoues’ and Zumbo’s collaboration was the first wax anatomical teaching model, and established the tradition of an artistic/medical partnership in the creation of such tools.

The Venus and her sisters were intended, from their very conception, not only to instruct, but also to delight and elicit the wonder of a popular
audience and, beginning with their public debut in the 1790s, they did just that, attracting throngs of both local Tuscans and visitors on the Grand Tour circuit. Their popularity was so great that they ultimately inspired a series of knockoffs—first a series of similar models by the same workshop for Napoleon and Joseph II of Vienna and, later, in series of models, often advertised as “Florentine” (8th image down) or “Parisian” or even automated breathing Venuses that toured Europe, attracting masses of visitors to the popular anatomical displays found in Europe well into the twentieth century. The uncanny allure of these somnambulant, neither-dead-nor-alive women was not lost on surrealist artists such as Paul Delvaux —who cited his visits to the Spitzner Collection (as seen in his painting "Le Musee Spitzner" of 1943, second to bottom image), with its famous breathing Venus as a life and art-changing moment— and Marcel Duchamp, whose enigmatic peepshow Étant donnés (bottom image) seems to have been inspired, at least in part, by the paradoxes embodied by such figures...

 You can find out more about Women's Studies Quarterly by clicking here and more about the "Enchantment" issue by clicking here. You can read my entire "Ode to an Anatomical Venus" by clicking here.

Please note: this piece could simply not exist without the wonderful work of scholars as Roberta Ballestriero, Alessandro Riva, Lucia Dacome, Kathryn Hoffmann, Ludmilla Jordanova, Martin Kemp and Marina Wallace, Anna Maerker, Rebecca Messbarger, and Roberta Panzanelli. A much more detailed bibliography and list of citations can be found in the article itself. I am entirely indebted to their work in all of my research on this topic.

All images except the bottom four are my own; please click on them to see larger, finer version. Captions, top to bottom:

1. "Anatomical Venus" Wax wodel with human hair and pearls in rosewood and Venetian glass case, "La Specola" (Museo di Storia Naturale), Florence, Italy; Probably modeled by Clemente Susini (around 1790)
2. The "Venerina" or “Little Venus” anatomical model by Clemente Susini, 1782, as seen at the Palazzo Poggi in Bologna, Italy. Described on the museum website thusly: "The agony of a young woman is represented in her last instant of life as she abandons herself to death voluptuously and completely naked. The thorax and abdomen can be opened, allowing the various parts to be disassembled so as to simulate the act of anatomic dissection."  
3. Detail of the ”Venerina" (Little Venus) anatomical model by Clemente Susini, 1782, Palazzo Poggi, Bologna, Italy
4. Anatomical model by Clemente Susini representing ‘deep lymphatic vessels in a female subject’, human hair, wax, 1794, Museum of the History of the University, Pavia, Italy
5. "The Slashed Beauty"Wax model with human hair in rosewood and Venetian Glass case; Probably modeled by Clemente Susini (around 1790), “La Specola” (Museo di Storia Naturale), Florence, Italy
6. "Slashed Beauty" Wax wodel with human hair and pearls in rosewood and Venetian glass case, "La Specola" (Museo di Storia Naturale), Florence, Italy, Probably modeled by Clemente Susini (around 1790)
7. "Anatomical Venus" Wax wodel with human hair and pearls in rosewood and Venetian glass case, "La Specola" (Museo di Storia Naturale), Florence, Italy, Probably modeled by Clemente Susini (around 1790)
8. "Anatomical Venuses" Wax models with human hair in rosewood and Venetian glass cases; Workshop of Clemente Susini of Florence, 1781-1786 The Josephinum, Vienna, Austria
9. Advertisement for display of Anatomical Venus, Wellcome Library
10. "Le Musee Spitzner," Paul Delvaux, 1943
11. "Étant Donnés," Marcel Duchamp, 1946–1966, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia; Image found here
12. The Theatre of Death: Plague. Gaetano Giulio Zumbo; 1691-94; sourced here.
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Source:
http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2013/01/ode-to-anatomical-venus-womens-studies.html

The CW has ordered three new pilots.

In addition to a revamped version of The Selection, as previously reported, the network announced today a trio of moves:

The Hundred is a post-Apocalyptic tale set nearly a century after nuclear war has destroyed earth and centering on 100 juvenile delinquents sent back to the planet to determine if it can be re-colonizied.

Oxygen follows the relationship between a human girl and an alien boy after he and eight others of his species are brought in to a suburban high school a decade the aliens landed on our planet and were consigned to an internment camp - where they’ve been kept ever since.

Reign is a period drama based on Mary Queen of Scots’ rise to power as a 15-year in France.

It's far too early to actually know what will be on the network's schedule in 2013-2014, but aside from The Vampire Diaries, Arrow and most likely Supernatural, no shows on The CW appear safe for renewal.

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/the-cw-pilot-orders-the-hundred-oxygen-reign/

Britt Robertson is finally leaving The CW behind.

The actress, who has garnered a huge fan base via roles on Life Unexpected and The Secret Circle, has signed on for Under the Dome, the CBS drama that will premiere this summer and tell the story of a town that called Chester's Mill that suddenly becomes surrounded by a mysterious, impenetrable bubble.

Robertson will portray Angie, an waitress and aspiring nurse who has always dreamed of escaping the town in which she is now stuck.

Other cast on the series - which is based on a Stephen King novel and has received a 13-episode order - include: Natalie Martinez as a police officer; and Alex Koch  as the son of a local politician.

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/britt-robertson-to-head-under-the-dome/

Kol caused problems. Bonnie set the police station on fire. And Stefan and Rebekah were red hot in their own, very different way.

Yes, The Vampire Diaries aired "Catch Me If You Can" last night and now our Round Table team of Matt Richenthal, Leigh Raines, Miranda Wicker and Steve Marsi are here to breakdown all the action, in and out of the bedroom.

Pull up a virtual chair and chime in now!

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What was your favorite scene or quote from the episode?
Matt: Stefan revisiting his Ripper days, minus the killing and the pillaging and all. This guy deserves some fun and some unfeeling, no-positions-barred sex with Rebekah. Paul Wesley absolutely killed it as this version of Stefan.

Leigh: Stefan to Elena: "You don't know what I look like when I'm not in love with you." BUUUUUURN!!!

Miranda: The end! Elena had an actual bad ass idea. If she and Jeremy can pull it off, that is. Killing Kol to complete the mark and get the map? Genius.

Steve: A bitter, slightly vengeful Stefan nonchalantly (maybe even a little cheerfully) explaining to Damon that he bled him out and that he'll be cooling his heels in the dungeon until further notice. Cheers, brother!

More ridiculous: Bonnie interrogating Shane; Damon warning Jeremy to run while compelled;  or, again, Matt's jacket?
Matt: Give Matt a break! The guy has already earned the Least Valuable Player award from Damon. Can we leave his fashion sense alone? I've gotta go with Bonnie somehow being permitted into the interrogation room. That storyline made the sire bond seem sensical.

Leigh: Well, Matt didn't have any other clothes up at the cabin so he gets a pass... Damon is in love with Elena so he probably did it for her... I guess it would have to go with Bonnie getting some balls lately. Who knew?

Miranda: Oh, Matt. That jacket. Definitely Matt and the jacket.

Steve: Damon telling Jeremy to run while being compelled to murder him. Doesn't compulsion entail blindly doing whatever you're told? Since when can the compelled realize what's going on?

Hotter sex scene: Delena or Strebekah?
Matt: Gonna go with Strebekah because 1. it involved Claire Holt; 2. I didn't see it coming; 3. It wasn't interspersed with Caroline and Stefan having their own conversation.

Leigh: Delena obvs. Strebekah didn't even get a soundtrack. But good for Stefan for getting some and moving on.

Miranda: I really like that Stefan's getting some action, even if it is with Rebekah. But their sex is still way less hot than Delena sex.

Steve: Strebekah. No emotions, strings attached or sire bond nonsense required, just pure insanity and raging libidos. Maybe not the secret to a lasting relationship ... but fun to watch on TV.

Who is behind the mystery team?
Matt: Let's just say she looks VERY similar to another character on the show.

Leigh: Klaus. Isn't Klaus behind everything? Or are the writers switching it up for a change and maybe Shane is behind the mystery team? But can Shane compel? My bets are still on Klaus.

Miranda: Mayor Hopkins. While masquerading as a traveling salesmen, he was really discovering the secret to destroying Silas. He sent Sheriff Forbes and then sent the mystery man because he knew Shane would have to cancel his office hours.

Steve: Who cares, I'm just excited that the race for the cure got even more complicated!

Where were Caroline and Tyler this week?
Matt: Spreading Tyler's mother's ashes in the Pacific Ocean. It's what she always wanted.

Leigh: I'd like to think that Caroline and Tyler were having make up sex. Right? Let one of these couples be happy for a week!

Miranda: Attending classes at Mystic Falls High School like the students they're all supposed to be.

Steve: Agree with Miranda. Those AP chemistry midterms can be a bitch.

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/the-vampire-diaries-round-table-catch-me-if-you-can/

Following a lengthy hiatus, Glee returned last night with "Sadie Hawkins," and, based on our TV Fanatic review, it really should have stayed off the air.

A mess of an episode was lowlighted by Tina somehow falling in love with Blaine, just one of a number of ridiculous, eye-rolling storylines that also included Rachel acting immature in her dealings with Brody.

Can the series recover with "Naked?" Sam and the boys will pose semi-nude for a calendar on the installment, while Rachel considers going topless for a new role. Will she go through with it?

Browse through our updated Glee music section as you consider that question and then check out the following Fox teaser:

 

Glee Promo - "Naked"

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/glee-episode-trailer-who-will-get-naked/

We may still need to wait over two months for the premiere of Game of Thrones Season 3 on March 31, but HBO is doing all it can to whet our appetite for blood, action and sex in the meantime.

The network just released 23 photos from upcoming episodes, giving us a look at favorites such as Tyrion and Daenerys, along with new stars/characters such as Ciarán Hinds as Mance Rayder.

Visit our Game of Thrones gallery now to sort through them all and click around below for your very first Season 3 look...

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/game-of-thrones-season-3-photos-galore/

Life and death.

Right and wrong.

It's a very fine line between both, as the doctors of Grey's Anatomy know, and next week, it looks like we'll see them toe those lines once again. Let's hope tragedy doesn't strike Meredith ...

What we do know from the synopsis is that Derek and April work around the clock to find a solution for the hospital, and Cristina struggles to respect the wishes of a family whose son is dying.

Meanwhile, Arizona empathizes with a teenager who faces problems similar to her own.

For a full rundown of last night's "Walking on a Dream," follow the link to read our official Grey's Anatomy review. Then check out the first promo for "Bad Blood" and comment below:

 

Grey's Anatomy 'Bad Blood' Promo

Source:
http://www.tvfanatic.com/2013/01/greys-anatomy-promo-a-very-fine-line/

Beginning tomorrow--Saturday, January 26th--the Morbid Anatomy Library (pictured above) will be open to the public, with no appointment necessary, on Saturdays from 2:00 - to 6:00 PM. So come on by for a perusal of the stacks and a gander at our human skeleton, tatty taxidermy, ex votos, magic lantern slides, post mortem photographs, wax embryological models, and unclassifiable curiosities!

Source:
http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2013/01/morbid-anatomy-library-now-hosting.html

Available at the Street Anatomy Gallery Store

The way to your lover’s heart is through their stomach. Give your sweetie an opportunity to digest your loving words with this edible Valentine’s Day card complete with an edible ink pen. They will EAT IT UP.

Designed in the style of Mexican papel picado the front features an Amore Eternal (Eternal Love) banner and two loving skulls facing a beautiful anatomical heart. Words/Love never tasted and felt so good.

• Includes 1 edible card, 1 edible ink pen, and 1 inedible envelope
• 5 7/8″ x 8 1/8″ folded, 11 3/4″ x 8 1/8″ open
• Blank inside
• Ingredients: Potato starch, vegetable oil, water, E120.
• $12.50 at the Street Anatomy Gallery Store!

Illustration by medical artist Emily Evans. Handmade in London by Tasha Marks of Animal Mineral Vegetable.

There’s more!

For those of you in and around London, you can purchase these edible Valentine’s Day cards and much more at the Valentine’s Pop Up Shop February 8-10, 2013!

Valentines Day Pop Up Shop

LONDON FEBRUARY 8-10th, 2013

This Valentines Day, Street Anatomy will be participating in a romantic pop up shop with a twist – every single one of the gifts, cards or cakes on sale will be based on an anatomically correct heart. It is a venture from Miss Cakehead & Medical Illustrator Emily Evans.

The shop will feature a wide range of gifts for those who like their romance with an anatomical twist; the finest arts, crafts and cake makers having been commissioned for the project. Beautiful anatomical heart inspired pieces from jewellery, art prints, cards, embroidery, ceramics to cake, chocloate and anatomical flowers. Saying it with hearts and flowers has never been so scientific!

For more information, visit Miss Cakehead’s blog!

Source:
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/streetanatomy/OQuC/~3/6lkej7YRwCs/