Saber-toothed Tiger
About
The goal of this project was to sculpt a complex object from DICOM or MRI data. I used the digimorph database to download MRI data of a saber-toothed tiger fossil. The fossil was refined and reconstructed.
Media
3D Slicer, Zbrush, Cinema4D, Photoshop
Audience
Lay Public
Client
Nicholas Woolridge
Year
2020
Data Extraction
The MRI data was downloaded from Digimorph.org, an online library of bone data. The data was inputted into 3D slicer where it was correctly scaled and segmented.
Sculpting and Reconstructing
The 3D model was imported into Zbrush where it was refined and reconstructed. The nasal aperture geometry was extremely mangled, so the skull aperture was reconstructed and hollowly filled. The palatine bone and palatine foramen were reconstructed through the use of current-day feline anatomy textbooks.
As well, many teeth were missing. An upper incisor, two premolars, and one molar was reconstructed by mirroring the intact side. Current-day feline anatomy textbooks were also consulted to insure accuracy.
Finally, the skull was smoothed and texture was re-added in order to make it look as realistic as possible.
References
Dyce K. M. Sack W. O. & Wensing C. J. G. (2010). Textbook of veterinary anatomy (4th ed.). Saunders/Elsevier.
König Horst Erich Liebich H.-G. & Bragulla H. (2004). Veterinary anatomy of domestic mammals : textbook and colour atlas. Schattauer.
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