I've been looking a references of meerkat anatomy to help me with modelling my character. Most photos of Meerkat's and even of their skeletons show them posed in an upright standing position. However as this isn't the natural position for a meerkat I will be modelling my character down on all fours.
The Meerkat skeleton:
The Meerkat skeleton:
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| Figure 1: Meerkat Skeleton. C. Dodds n.d. sourced from http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Skeleton_of_a_Meerkat.jpg |
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| Figure 2: Meerkat. n.d. Acrylic on canvas. 39" x 29". sourced from http://www.jcpd.net/MTL/meerkat.html |
The meerkat seems to naturally have it's back legs gathered beneath itself, the exception being when the meerkat runs, as seen in the photo below. Otherwise, whether the meerkat is playing, hunting or scouting the back legs appear quite squat. I need to keep in mind the type of movement that my character will be performing when I model them.
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