A method of analyzing fit and appearance of absorbent articles. The method may include marking a panelist with markers and positioning the panelist in an orientation. The panelist may then be imaged with an image capture device. From the data gathered by the image capture device a first three dimensional surface representation may be generated. The panelist may also be imaged with an absorbent article. The panelist wearing the absorbent article may be placed in the orientation and imaged with the image capture device. The data gathered during the second imaging session may be used to generate a second three dimensional surface representation. Each of the first and second three dimensional surface representations may be aligned to the global coordinate system using the markers. The first and second three dimensional surface representations may be compared to one another to obtain information on volume, surface area, length, perimeter, and other characteristics.
