Looking Outwards 05 – 3D Computer Graphics

Miquela Sousa, also known as Lil Miquela, is a computer-generated imagery (CGI) instagram model created by Trevor McFedries and Sara DeCou. She is an active model marketing a variety of brands, primarily in fashion. When I first heard about Lil Miquela, I was amazed by the idea of creating a fictional instagram model out of computer graphics. In fact, it is stunning to see how much she grew up as a model, featuring in product endorsements for famous brands like Prada and Calvin Klein. Not only is she a model, but she is also a virtual musician. The quality of the computer graphics on Lil Miquela is more than shocking. She looks very similar to other instagram influencers, but just with a bit more filter. If you look closely at her photos on instagram, you can see the individual strokes of her hair, wrinkles, clothes, and eyelashes. Lil Miquela is a pre-rendered, computer-generated snapshots. In other words, she is a computer graphic created through photography and rendering, raxet codes and futuristic software. It is clear that the artists of Lil Miquela are very sensitive to details and realism. The fact that they use photography to create the CGI explains how precise they are to create the final form.

Lil Miquela’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lilmiquela/?hl=en

Brud (AI and robotics company that creates Lil Miquela) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brud.fyi/?hl=en