Armature

[garyjd]

Here is the roughed in armature for the figure. If you want to see the step by step process for putting an armature together look at my vBench on Planet Figure. Before "fleshing" the armature out I take a few left over pieces of putty that has cured and I cut and or sand them into a small square (chest/torso) and a small triangle (pelvis). I connect the torso with copper wire and then take brass wire and run it out from the area of the hip sockets and form the legs. Proportions are very very important at this stage and they could make or break your figure. There is very little to nothing that the best sculpting can do to hide an ill proportioned figure. After you're satisfied that everything is measured correctly you can then go about posing the figure. Though this figure may look somewhat stiff there are ways to add movement and drama to a somewhat static pose.

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[gordy]

Looking good Gary!

 

[megroot]

Great start.
I have one question. How close do you get the measurments of the anatomy.
Where do you get the measurments.
My first and only sculpted figure i have done the anatomy with the knowledge of anatomy for my work...never measured them..

Marc

 

[theBaron]

For me, I use a little scaled schema that I photocopied out of a book (so I wouldn't schmutz up the book by having it on the bench ). It's for 54mm, with the height marked out in "heads".

 

[gordy]

For me, I use a little scaled schema that I photocopied out of a book (so I wouldn't schmutz up the book by having it on the bench ). It's for 54mm, with the height marked out in "heads".

I do similar to that as well using an old Loomis drawing.

I'm very similar to Gary in terms of rigging, although i do my shoulders different as separate pieces on a tapered torso part, that way I can simulate shoulder articulation: rolling forward, raising or lowering, etc.

Also , like Gary, I'll flesh out alot ofter the initial rigging. The effort of musculature may never be seen, but it helps me with orientation, particularly for drapery point -

 

[Robert Jan de Wit]

Marc,

If you pm your adress to me, i could send a copy of the card i use to you.

greets,
RJ

 

[garyjd]

Great start.
I have one question. How close do you get the measurments of the anatomy.

Marc

Marc, Look at this older thread. Hopefully it will answer at least some of your questions. ~Gary

http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15202