@Sundaynights: I pretty much only do lowpoly stuff, so I thought that this was a good chance to try out something new. I agree that a lot of this work will be meaningless, but I still have a month and a half to work on the contest so there isn't much reason not to get the anatomy practice in.
I like that you are really starting from scratch, as all participants should (and clearly some do not). I guess you could save work if you would not focus too much on a naked version, as you will only need knees and a tiny bit leg, hands and a chest. so the rest can be just "blockouts" containing the right shape. That…