Ideal body measurements for a male model in second life?

[Tempest Sweetwater]

i have an interest in becoming a male model in second life.  i  am looking for a range of values that i could use in order to put together an avatar for modelling in second life?  many thanks

 

[Madelaine McMasters]

Hi Tempest,

You're unlikely to get ideal measurements here, or perhaps anywhere. That's a personal preference. I'd want to see an avatar that's neither terribly muscular nor terribly tall. I like avatars that have reasonable human proportions (if they're intending to be reasonable humans ;-). Others clearly disagree, as SL is filled with avatars sporting impossible physiques. That's what makes SL so interesting, nobody thinks like me.

Here are some blogs that discuss proportion...

http://strawberrysingh.com/2013/06/24/whats-your-digits-take-3-proportions-challenge/

http://catnapkitty.wordpress.com/2011/06/15/getting-good-body-proportions-in-second-life/

http://pennycow.blogspot.com/2011/08/matter-of-proportion.html

I'm sure there are many more. SL avatar proportions have always been a fertile discussion topic.

Good luck!

ETA: Theresa brings up an important point that I forget because I neither wear mesh clothing, nor have a mesh avatar. Unfitted mesh clothing (owned by many) requires a compatibly proportioned avatar to fit well. Fitted, or liquid mesh, conforms to varations in body proportions, allowing greater flexibility in avatar shape. If you are intending to model unfitted mesh clothing, you'll be limited to proportions that fit the garments.

[Lindal Kidd]

Well, frazzmatazz.  I posted an answer TWICE to this question, and it said Success and I saw the answer.  But both times, when I came back later it was gone.

Is an Admin angry with me today?

[Theresa Tennyson]

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Tempest Sweetwater wrote:

i have an interest in becoming a male model in second life.  i  am looking for a range of values that i could use in order to put together an avatar for modelling in second life?  many thanks

 

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In addition to the advice about proportion, if you're going to model clothing you should probably pay attention to the "standard sizing" guidelines that set values that mesh clothing designers expect for a certain number of slider settings. The exact numbers are availabe in many places, including notecards in some mesh clothing folders.