09-19-2015, 06:50 AM
The different manikins have a different focus/train different things, I don't think that makes one better than the other though. The Loomis manikin is for proportions, basics of the skeleton and getting used to posing the figure. Proko manikin is for understanding volume, and I agree that I need to train these heavily at some point, I just don't think I've reached that point yet. Loomis is definitely more basic, but I obviously still struggle with proportions and can't draw a cube or cylinder in proper perspective on its own, so trying to use them in a figure is just going to be confusing at this point. Geometric shapes also do have a tendency to stiffen a drawing, of course an experienced artist like Proko can draw them in a dynamic way - that doesn't mean that a beginner like me can.
Focused on understanding what was going on with the hips looking off. I forgot to tilt them properly, so they were as far apart at the bottom as they are at the top, which made them look way too wide and bulky. I also confused which side edge faces the front a couple of times, and attached the femur joint to the front of the disc rather than the back.
The comparison to my headphones probably doesn't make sense to anyone but me XD
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Focused on understanding what was going on with the hips looking off. I forgot to tilt them properly, so they were as far apart at the bottom as they are at the top, which made them look way too wide and bulky. I also confused which side edge faces the front a couple of times, and attached the femur joint to the front of the disc rather than the back.
The comparison to my headphones probably doesn't make sense to anyone but me XD