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General Posing Efficiency Query

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  • Gator_2236745Gator_2236745 Posts: 1,312

    MelissaGT said:

    Write Idea said:

    As always, @MelissaGT, your work is divine!

    As odd as it sounds, I find hands the easiest (not bragging, I swear).  I found them hard to work with before I started using the rotating tool.  Fingers can be troublesome when getting a curved handle or oddly shaped cup to look like it's being held.  Thumbs are extremely annoying, though...down with thumbs!  Screw their evolutionary advantage they gave us!  The thing that is the bane of my existence...expressions!  I will not be booking a trip to Uncanny Valley, thank you.  Blank supermodel expressions for everyone!

     Thank you! And yes, when it comes to hands, thumbs can definitely take a hike! OMG those stupid opposable thumbs!

    Totally agree with you guys on the hands.  Always a pain!

     

    Like Richardandtracy mentioned,  the bones on each finger don't all move equally.  Also like when you move a hand in Studio, the collar seems to move just as much as the shoulder, leaving some really weird looking arm poses.  I'll have to tone down the collar and move the shoulder bend, twist, and rotation more to get something looking more natural.

     

    Perhaps we can get an IK update for this - like move the hand, collar moves .5x shoulder?  Same/similar with finger bends?  

  • MelissaGTMelissaGT Posts: 2,611

    Gator said:

    MelissaGT said:

    Write Idea said:

    As always, @MelissaGT, your work is divine!

    As odd as it sounds, I find hands the easiest (not bragging, I swear).  I found them hard to work with before I started using the rotating tool.  Fingers can be troublesome when getting a curved handle or oddly shaped cup to look like it's being held.  Thumbs are extremely annoying, though...down with thumbs!  Screw their evolutionary advantage they gave us!  The thing that is the bane of my existence...expressions!  I will not be booking a trip to Uncanny Valley, thank you.  Blank supermodel expressions for everyone!

     Thank you! And yes, when it comes to hands, thumbs can definitely take a hike! OMG those stupid opposable thumbs!

    Totally agree with you guys on the hands.  Always a pain!

     

    Like Richardandtracy mentioned,  the bones on each finger don't all move equally.  Also like when you move a hand in Studio, the collar seems to move just as much as the shoulder, leaving some really weird looking arm poses.  I'll have to tone down the collar and move the shoulder bend, twist, and rotation more to get something looking more natural.

     

    Perhaps we can get an IK update for this - like move the hand, collar moves .5x shoulder?  Same/similar with finger bends?  

    Oh yeah...I have to fix torso twist and collar/neck twist all the time! And if you do that you'll notice that clothing fits better as well, especially at the neck.  

  • lorraineopualorraineopua Posts: 643

    csaa said:

    lorraineopua said:

    MelissaGT said:

    My big thing is "de-sexifying" pretty much every female pose. Hips popped out...torso twisted/stretched in an awkward way...back hyper-arched...chest thrust upward. *sigh*  

    I've tried some of those poses. It's not comfortable, lol. What people actually sit/stand/walk/dowhatever like that? I always have the mantra that if my girl looks like a cat in heat, then I've done something wrong, lol. 

    There is one particular vendor I just do not buy from for that exact reason..'cat in heat' describes it perfectly!

     

    lorraineopua, MelissaGT

    A while back someone mentioned the "male gaze" in passing in these forums. It piqued my curiosity, prompting me to look into the analog: the "female gaze". So here's what I found, which I thought put the matter succinctly and eloquently:

    Essentially, the female gaze is the way that women are portrayed through the eyes of a woman instead of a man. Through the eyes of a woman, women are seen as people with feelings and intelligence. The focus isn't on what the eye can see but on what the heart can feel.

    The female gaze looks to evoke emotions and feelings, focusing on touch, interactions, and atmosphere instead of action and just sexuality. The female gaze looks to balance the man and the woman, making them equals in all areas.

    Through the female gaze, the characters are seen as human and relatable, showing both strength and vulnerability.

    Source - https://www.sociomix.com/diaries/lifestyle/the-female-gaze-simply-what-is-it/1607449923

    What do you think?

    Cheers!

    Thanks for the link, @csaa, an interesting article. 

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