Digitisation of Body Modification Garments to Ensure Silhouette Accuracy in Historical Costume - 25.22

Title:

Digitisation of Body Modification Garments to Ensure Silhouette Accuracy in Historical Costume

Authors:

Megan WATKINS, Penelope NORMAN, Jon BURGESS, Sophie FRETWELL

Arts University Bournemouth, Dorset, UK

Full paper:

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Keywords:

Digital Fitting, Costume Design, Historical Silhouette, CLO3D, Digital Body Modification, Bespoke Avatar, Theatre, Digital Pattern Drafting

Abstract:

Body modification undergarments have been used to alter, accentuate and create desirable silhouettes throughout history. In costume, historical body modification garments are important symbols for portraying wealth, position and historical context.
Garments that modify the body present a challenge for digital historical pattern creation as digital avatars are commonly solid 3D objects which are unable to 'realistically respond to external forces' e.g. 3D constructed/simulated garments. This study investigates harnessing body scanning and digital processes to create silhouetted avatars to permit the digital production of historically accurate patterns that are accurate of an actor's biometric data.
The research takes an empirical approach to test multiple 3D scanning workflows and develops a specific process for body modification avatars. The processes are then applied and assessed through production of a digital 16th century historical costume garment.
The generation of 'silhouetted period avatars' using 3D body scans and historical body modification garments supports the digital creation of costumes with increased efficiency and historical accuracy

Presentation:

Video availble in 3DBODY.TECH 2025 Proceedings - 25.22

Details:

Volume/Issue: 3DBODY.TECH Journal - Vol. 2, 2025
Paper: #22
Published: 2025/12/31
Presented at: 3DBODY.TECH 2025, 21-22 Oct. 2025, Lugano, Switzerland
Proceedings: 3DBODY.TECH 2025 Proceedings

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