Hello folks. As mentioned earlier our assignment is to sit in a public place, quickly sketch some poses around us, and then pick a sketch and refine it CG with the rig provided from AM. The posing proved a bit tricky as the rig is made to be quirky on purpose. For example, the left and right arms do not function the same. The left is FK, or Forward Kinematics, which means you can only use the rotation control to put the arm in position. The right is IK, or Inverse Kinematics, which means you can only use the move tool to postion the arm where needed. This proved to be a small challenge as some of the sketches were facing in a direction that would benefit more from IK over FK, and vice versa, or the need for both. But, never the less, this is why AM gave us a quirky rig, so we can learn these types of things "hands on". No complaints here as it was great to see, and figure out, what is more effective for posing the rig. AND! I had a ton of fun posing all twelve of my horrific sketches with the Stu rig from AM.
Below are the three poses that came from the feedback mechanism AM provides called "public review". This is where I can post my works-in-progress and seek feedback from other Session1 AMers. This is truly a wonderful part of the AM experience. For a non-art type like me it's awesome to have the feedback from those with little to vast experience in art. Believe me when I say this helps pick up the pace of your learning. Learning is never cheap on time, and when you can actually get the correct verbiage for things, your googling is much more accurate and you get the information you need quicker. :) In addition, I've been suggested reading material that I would have never thought of. For example, the book "Manwatching" by Desmond Morris. This book has a ton of behavioral pictures of humans and is a complete compendium of human behavior from the point of view of an actual Zoologist. Awesome stuff when you are trying to capture life in a still world. :)
See ya next post...
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