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plaguelord

07-01-2003, 03:42 AM

Hi, I´m doing a body and I need some help with arms/legs, I want to make both with no too much detail, but I want to get a good final arm/leg.
these are my steps: (example leg)
1) build a cilinder
2) use reference pictures and epoly to give the shape of a leg on all viewports.
3) ADD DETAIL... but, I want only to add the most important details, like major muscles and knee.

with this method I get a nice result, but if somebody can show me what are the best details to add. (not all, only the most important) I think can achieve a better limb.

Just put some red circles on the attached image.

thanks (and sorry for my english)

NRat

07-01-2003, 06:35 AM

Mmm, i know this pictures...i have the same book... :buttrock:

sledgeweb

07-01-2003, 12:57 PM

I think you might be able to get more definition by starting with a box or plane and creating the shapes you need, then meshsmooth them? Might be easier to get some muscle and bone definition that way.

plaguelord

07-01-2003, 03:10 PM

nrat, yeah, that book rules.

sledge, my big problem is not the basic shape, sometimes I draw some nurbs to get a nice reference, but the problem is adding detail, must be some standard low poly cage to get the detail in a easy way.

NRat

07-01-2003, 03:50 PM

I think you have to maintain the main lines, but i think that this image is too complex to decide what is important...
Im not specialist in it... :shrug:

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