03-19-2023, 10:53 AM
Ah, I see that. You nailed the 3D reference! But the bad news is that this one isn't a very good ref.
Sometimes 3d artists get things wrong. It's dangerous to use 3d as reference without double-checking if it's correct. I don't think the thoracic spine should be able to bend like this. You have a sort of hinge where it meets the lumbar spine, then it's gets limited in the forward/backwards axis, otherwise you'd yeet your ribcage out like in this ref. And another important issue is that this is a male skeleton.
This ribcage is large and wide at the bottom; It narrows in women, with the ^ at the bottom creating a smaller angle. The pelvis is a man's narrow pelvis, it's not only narrower in width relative to their bodies, but check the bottom ^. Women's pelvis look more like a round butterfly. These two structures combined are what creates a waist, or the lack of one. That's why your figure's waist ended up being off; the ref is doing you no favors.
Sometimes 3d artists get things wrong. It's dangerous to use 3d as reference without double-checking if it's correct. I don't think the thoracic spine should be able to bend like this. You have a sort of hinge where it meets the lumbar spine, then it's gets limited in the forward/backwards axis, otherwise you'd yeet your ribcage out like in this ref. And another important issue is that this is a male skeleton.
This ribcage is large and wide at the bottom; It narrows in women, with the ^ at the bottom creating a smaller angle. The pelvis is a man's narrow pelvis, it's not only narrower in width relative to their bodies, but check the bottom ^. Women's pelvis look more like a round butterfly. These two structures combined are what creates a waist, or the lack of one. That's why your figure's waist ended up being off; the ref is doing you no favors.