Putting Skin on the Armature, Pix 1-14 |
Fearless Leader: going to a new
tute Fearless Leader: leaving off of a discussion thread heartlandimages left the room Fearless Leader: Biz-Archive/Sculpt/DoMySelf/Tisha-Grp heartlandimages joined the room frogger70301: Should I start over with numbering shots? An Invitation to view your Webcam was sent to heartlandimages (9/14/02 at 6:50 PM) Fearless Leader: For this new section, please Mitch, Thank You. frogger70301: OK. Fearless Leader: makes it easier to sort later Fearless Leader: now does everyone have Tisha open? Fearless Leader: Biz-Archive/Sculpt/DoMySelf/Tisha-Grp jakmiami: yes frogger70301: aack-she's giving herself skin! frogger70301: 1 frogger70301: 2 frogger70301: 3 linda_d_45419: why do i doubt its as easy as all that?? teri56: Amy the armature is holding up the sheet of skin while NJ gets out the cutters - circles and leaves Fearless Leader: LOL chelyha joined the room frogger70301: ok, can we tell I'm not a pro at this? Fearless Leader: CherylH frogger70301: Fearless Leader: hey Fearless Leader: you're on a good horse, I'm about to cut out shapes to put on the armature Fearless Leader: Biz-Archive/Sculpt/DoMySelf/Tisha-Grp Fearless Leader: like this tute chelyha: I got booted! Fearless Leader: I figured as much Fearless Leader: we gassed about stuff Fearless Leader: but you didn't miss anything teri56: ok Merrie - it's all yours Fearless Leader: wait up merrie60us joined the room Fearless Leader: Ah Fearless Leader: there she is Fearless Leader: having problems with Yahoo Merrie? Fearless Leader: ok, see how the leaf shapes merrie60us: yeah got booted? hope to stay this time Fearless Leader: are just perfect for muscles Fearless Leader: and I realize Fearless Leader: my hands are dirty and I got to go wash them Fearless Leader: before handling this skin clay Fearless Leader: it picks up EVERYTHING Fearless Leader: brb merrie60us: how big are those cutters jakmiami: the leafcutters are 1.5, 1.25, 1 and .5 inches merrie60us: thanks Fearless Leader: they are the sizes in the variety pack Fearless Leader: that's all I know, jakmiami: the rounds aare 1.5, 1.25, 1, .75 and .5 inches Fearless Leader: so I haven't done this in a while so I'm just going to start out cutting shapes Fearless Leader: and putting them on the body and we'll see what we come up with from there Fearless Leader: I didn't review the tutes, had to wash dishes Fearless Leader: so on we go merrie60us: cutting out leaves linda_d_45419: gotta go, nite all! frogger70301: nite, Linda. linda_d_45419 left the room jakmiami: are these all the same size? merrie60us: I think so right now teri56: it looks like it, so far anyway Fearless Leader: two large Fearless Leader: 8 medium Fearless Leader: I'm aiming for chest Fearless Leader: back Fearless Leader: arms and legs frogger70301: 4 Fearless Leader: basic cover no need to get all precise at this point merrie60us: applying leaves to armeture (sp?) merrie60us: first torso merrie60us: front merrie60us: then torso back jakmiami: point up or down? merrie60us: I think it is point down frogger70301: 5 merrie60us: now one leaf each on shoulder/upper arm merrie60us: looks folded in half over foil merrie60us: now seeing waist to neck covered and shoulders and upper arm covered now lower arm merrie60us: lower arm has point toward elbow heartlandimages: g'night all merrie60us: hand not covered yet merrie60us: good night frogger70301: nite Rob teri56: night rob heartlandimages left the room merrie60us: now point down apply to first thigh merrie60us: wrap frogger70301: 6 merrie60us: then other thigh merrie60us: legs have been straightened merrie60us: now applying to lower leg point down toward ankle merrie60us: now other leg Fearless Leader: now dig frogger70301: 7 Fearless Leader: the hips like this are not yet coverd merrie60us: seating figure again Fearless Leader: covered Fearless Leader: it's a good time to Know the Pose merrie60us: ankles not covered yet either Fearless Leader: just arms and legs, chest and back Fearless Leader: we're going to layer leaf shapes Fearless Leader: all over Fearless Leader: until we get the shape Fearless Leader: we want Fearless Leader: but we make note Fearless Leader: of which way Fearless Leader: muscles are laid out Fearless Leader: use the round end of the leaf where you need mass build up Fearless Leader: like where the fore arm meet the inner elbow Fearless Leader: that's a bunched up bunch of muscles there Fearless Leader: upper calf where it meets the knee Fearless Leader: use the rounded side of the leaves for them Fearless Leader: now I'll put on pecs and glutes Fearless Leader: chest muscles and butt merrie60us: taking figure in hand merrie60us: bent over back up in air merrie60us: covering behind teri56: CYA frogger70301: 8 merrie60us: figure is standing again merrie60us: cannot see what she is doing frogger70301: 9 merrie60us: shaped behind merrie60us: figure laying down merrie60us: will not tell merrie60us: cutting out another leaf merrie60us: placing it in abdomen area merrie60us: standing up figure frogger70301: 10 merrie60us: putting figure in sitting position again merrie60us: making shoulder muscle and definition using cutter directly on shoulder frogger70301: 11 merrie60us: another leaf on shoulder merrie60us: push in merrie60us: shaping merrie60us: another leaf on back shoulder blade merrie60us: forming muscles frogger70301: 12 merrie60us: shaping shoulder... merrie60us: cutting what look like small leaves merrie60us: placing on hips merrie60us: and behind merrie60us: shaping frogger70301: 13 merrie60us: doing something with cookie cutter on body then cutting out more leaves merrie60us: small size merrie60us: another leaf frogger70301: building up thigh mass after measuring with cutter chelyha: I can see that it helps to have some knowledge of basic anatomy from an artist's viewpoint frogger70301: 14 Fearless Leader: ok Fearless Leader: now Fearless Leader: before we do the front Fearless Leader: what is this, male or female and why? frogger70301: female- wider hips? teri56: female because of the narrow waist and wide hips merrie60us: could be either at this point Fearless Leader: female Fearless Leader: because when we lay out leaf shapes on a female body Fearless Leader: we need to add to the hips Fearless Leader: not bulk up the back Fearless Leader: have a waist to hip and breast ratio Fearless Leader: recognized as female the world over Fearless Leader: ready to breed female Fearless Leader: this is just from the back Fearless Leader: I'm going to fill in the back of her thigh Fearless Leader: under the butt Fearless Leader: with a smaller leaf than her hips Fearless Leader: and I'm going to pull it to fit Fearless Leader: you start doing that on this second layer of muscle making Fearless Leader: I'm going to take a small leaf and stretch it Fearless Leader: to be her calf at the back of her leg Fearless Leader: then we'll turn her over and start adding breasts and such all Fearless Leader: any questions before that? teri56: none here frogger70301: can we break so I can save? Fearless Leader: break and save frogger70301: Just take a min. Fearless Leader: sure teri56: brb Fearless Leader: brb |