Overview
- Cicero Moraes, a Brazilian digital graphics specialist, simulated cloth behavior over a 3D human form versus a shallow low-relief using MakeHuman, Blender and CloudCompare.
- He reports the low‑relief model matches the Shroud’s proportions with fewer distortions than a body wrap, referencing the known ‘Agamemnon Mask effect.’
- The study outlines how heat or pigment applied to raised areas of a shallow template could transfer the smooth, flat image onto linen.
- Moraes says the results are consistent with the 1989 radiocarbon date of 1260–1390 CE for the cloth, while allowing a small possibility of an origin from a corpse covering.
- The work evaluates geometry and contact patterns rather than fabric chemistry, framing a plausible medieval artistic method without new material testing.