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Play God and master the art of drawing the human figure. Steve White gives you the head start you need ,ter - t.- ---- • - ..K 111 11/ 111 111 ani ng Once you ha ve de signe d the sha pe of your subje ct's he a d you ca n use it e s a te mpla te tor the re st of the body It . I. 1 . 1 1 . 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - as! month I described the principles behind the design of a human head. To complete this look at human anatomy, this month I will be explaining useful hints and tips on how to create realistic looking figures - that's the neck down. The principles undedined last month also work for designing the humon form, In fact, the head is a great starting point. The human form is approximately six The trick to drawing realistic looking clothing is to understand the fabric and shape of the body underneath. This all sounds a littie highbrow but believe me, the more of on understanding you hove of the subject matter, the easier it will be to emulate it on the computer. Clothing will react to the position of the body underneath. If an arm is raised the clothing will pull towards that point, and in a relaxed posture the clothing will sag. If a belt is worn it will pull and crease the garment it is over. You can add folds in the cloth by drawing darker shades below and lighter shades above. Try and think of points on the figure where clothing would crumple and fold up - the armpit for example and the groin. If you need more of an example, stand in front of the mirror and note the way your clothes fall - tight clothing will have sharper pulls and thinner folds, while baggy clothing will hove loose and large folds with DRESSING UP AMIGA COMPUTING ,j14 A Y 199 41111111111.1111.11e plenty or I f you use the split methoa - drawing only one half of the body first and then flipping the other side - make sure you change the clothing so that it doesn't look like a simple flip. If you're body is naked or partially clad then your design work is going to be a great deal harder. Understanding muscle and bone structure and how they affect the look of a body is incredibly difficult and takes a long time to master. However, we all have to start somewhere and, therefore, I have outlined the basic muscle form of a somewhat cliched male form. I will be describing muscle and bone form in a later article but for now I recommend you visit your local library and try and find books on anatomy. Although the subject matter can be daunting, understanding it will make your design tasks a great deal easier and more fun. You will also be able to experiment with movement and action scenes The anatomy of man Here you ca n se . the ba sw torso muscle a nd bone structure of a ra the r cliche d ma le form. Tone down or e nha nce the se fe a ture s ACCOrdiltgiy and a half heads in length with certain positions used to mock body features such as the knee, elbow and waist Therefore, the best place to start is to grab the head circle and poste it down below the original head six and a half times. With frontal views, and providing the subject matter is not moving, you realy only need to design one side After finishing the first half you con simply cut, poste and Rip it to the other side After pasting the circles 111111111.1.1momismom mill • down below the head it is best to trace on outline of the main torso and legs - arms, bands and feet can be added later on. The shoulder ond top of the orm should meet at the middle of the first circle in the actual body, the groin should end at the junction between the third and fourth circle, and the knee should, approximately, be inbetween the filth and sixth circles. You con adjust these positions slightly but try and keep as close as possible to the guides. Next you con add the arms. The elbow should come between the second and third circle arid the hand starts between the third and fourth circle alongside the groin - if you want proof stand up and try it, A common mistake with the arm is to bring the shoulder out too for Keep the point where the shoulder meets the arm in line with the widest paint on the thigh. If you follow this procedure you'll find that the armpit point can be placed accurately, using only the width of the cam as a reference. As for the hands, leave them until last. Hands and feet are certainly one of the most difficult elements or the human form to design an a computer - making them look realistic is even harder. Don't get bogged down in detail. Finish off the main body first and then odd the more intricate parts at the end With the main body structure complete you can then begin to add clothing Of any). Although this article is realy only concerned with the human form, it is worthwhile mentioning clothing as it con make or break figure. The shape of a body is fairly static, but odd clothing and shape and form become a little more chaotic.
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