Quail chick,
volume rendered from
MRI data.
(stereo pair, cross view)
Coturnix japonicus, embryonic age 10 days, ex ovo
Raw volume data available from
Caltech Atlas of Quail Development (data © California Institute of Technology, Pasadena)
Review article about the data:
Digital Three-Dimensional Atlas of Quail Development Using High-Resolution MRIDownload for 1300 x 1300 version.
Modeled and rendered with
Space Software.
Photos of quail chicks.
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Sta.sh
Beautiful model.
Thought about texturing it? or would that ruin the effect?
Laz
It would be nice to more simply color code by region. For example to highlight the feather bumps, eyes, etc.
Reminds me of H R Giger.
Quite fascinating.