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JordanAbernethy In reply to DaffoDille [2013-12-20 03:59:58 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes I use a lot of reference photos. You can never use one image obviously, because you need 360 degrees of information. I find a good photo of each part of the animal in every possible position or view and combine the features that I like into one creature. I make a proportionate to scale armature first which is most important.

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DaffoDille In reply to JordanAbernethy [2013-12-20 05:58:48 +0000 UTC]

I just get so impatient and haven't found a good way to compile lots of different references. I haven't learned to make a good armature yet either which makes the whole process so much harder.

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JordanAbernethy In reply to DaffoDille [2013-12-20 07:01:06 +0000 UTC]

Judging by your work you shouldn't be having that much trouble

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DaffoDille In reply to JordanAbernethy [2013-12-20 16:04:29 +0000 UTC]

Haha you'd think so. Right now my armatures are just crudely stuck together bits of wire and painter's tape. I haven't ever made anything with a secure base but more and more I'm wanting to give it a shot.

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JordanAbernethy In reply to DaffoDille [2013-12-20 06:59:07 +0000 UTC]

Google images...that simple. I make folders for every animal I want to sculpt and just start saving pictures to that file. Look for skeletal drawings or photos that you can use to pull measurements off of for the armature.

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DaffoDille In reply to JordanAbernethy [2013-12-20 16:05:07 +0000 UTC]

I'll have to try that next time I make something. Which I hope to be soon!

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