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   Kevin C to John F. Eldredge   
   Re: Cover Creation   
   07 Jul 15 15:08:09   
   
   From: kevin_c75@yahoo.com   
      
   On Monday, July 6, 2015 at 11:16:29 AM UTC-4, John F. Eldredge wrote:   
   > One thing to keep in mind, if you try to use Blender to generate photo-   
   > realistic images of people, is the uncanny valley effect.  You need to   
   > either be be very realistic, or stylized enough for that to be evident to   
   > the observer.  Otherwise, the image is creepy.   
      
   Nods. That's why I'm thinking of rendering the McGuffin. Now I'm looking at   
   Sculptris, which is free, but since I have a 2D CAD background, am not really   
   comfortable by not specifying precise measurements.   
      
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