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RE: "I Thought It Would Be Zombies..."; Behind the Scenes Look + Fundition Update #4
Back in college, I would force my friends to model for me for all crazy sorts of panels. I've kept the photos on my phone b/c it gives me a good laugh to look back at what I put them through. But Clip Studio seems like a really awesome tool/research for figuring out poses.
I do this often as well. To have such a software to set figures would be amazing. I even use my doll house to set up situations sometimes to get perspective for rooms and things for paintings. |I'll have to check out this software.
I was using Clip Studio for years before I even started making use of the 3D models for references. Long before that I enjoyed it for drawing digitally simply because it had one of the best inking brush engines around. I've played around with adding apps like Procreate into my workflow as I really enjoy it too... but with Clip Studio I can do absolutely everything in one art software package, which is pretty appealing.
I’m planning on forcing my friends into shooting photo refs, but primarily for good facial expressions! I’d like to be better at inventing my figures from imagination, but Clip Studio can be so darn helpful at getting all my foreshortening, eye level lines, & multiple figures blocked out correctly... I love it. I’ll also just keep nudging figures & camera angles to find clearer silhouettes, remove tangents, etc. Saves me a ton of erasing (virtual or otherwise) down the road!
I think I have some photos of my friends tying the other up, one gasping as the other one lies dead on the floor, all sorts of crazy poses. I'm a huge advocate for references so whatever works, works. I also recently put a small mirror on my desk so I can act out certain things. It's been pretty handy for hand poses or certain head angles. But yeah, it's totally a time saver. Otherwise, I'll spend hours trying to figure out the anatomy only to be disappointed by a subpar drawing.
Ha! I can envision a great story where a comic artist gets caught up in a murder investigation and their reference file is used against them at trial...