Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: poser: fundamental flaws in characters

structure opened this issue on Nov 27, 2013 · 173 posts


AetherDream posted Thu, 28 November 2013 at 11:58 AM

Quote - It will be cool if one day somebody comes out with a figure that bends perfectly in every pose.  But if Pixar needs, what was it, seventeen rigged versions(?) of a toon for proper bending in various situations then I'm not gonna hold my breath for a miracle Poser character that bends perfectly in all situations.  I'm very happy with the figures I have.  None of them pose well with their arms straight up over their heads.  Shrug.  So what?  I won't make any basketball animations ;)  If we let various shortcomings of content bog us down we'll never get anything done.  The other day I had a problem making a shoe fit Angela2.  No problem.  I put a potted plant in front of it so it couldn't be seen.

I agree with this. I think every character has it's own set of drawbacks and it's own set of attributes. There are things I like about most of them and things I don't like, but like you said, pros often have multiple riggs for the same character and we are talking about a toon that does not have the high level of texture detail that we see on some of these models here. I love my V4/M4, but her shoulders leave something to be desired and she is best used only for taller models;neither of them really bend well in some extreme poses. I love Anastasia/A2, great body morphs and control, but she is difficult to morph into original looking faces and did not have much support. I love My Michelle and Miki 4, but neither of them had extensive morphs. I love Dawn and the fact that I can make a shorter character with her, but she does not yet have extensive morphs to use. I love Genesis, but did not like the all in one concept and I hate DSON, so there is always something that we can critique, but there will never be a "perfect" figure because perfection means something different to everyone.

"People who attempt define what art is or is not, are not artists"---Luminescence