8-)

There are a lot of hand poses, too, that spread the fingers WAY apart. Though it is humanly possible to pose your fingers like that, it is physically uncomfortable. I tend to pose hands in more relaxed positions, because nine times out of ten that is the way they really are. 8-)

For example, in the case of the head, just don't turn the head 35 degrees to the left; instead, divide the total amount of the twist between the head and neck parts (sometimes the neck has more than two parts).

Here is another example: pay attention to how the forearm really works. In real life, you can twist it (so that your palm faces upward or downward, for example), and you can bend it up or down toward your upper arm. But you CAN'T move it side to side ... that action is REALLY a combination of moving your upper arm and bending/twisting the forearm. Instead, many poses instead bend the forearm.

So, the way to fix ugly "twists" in body parts is to redo the pose so that the body poses more naturally. It takes some work, but pre-made poses should serve as a starting point in most cases.

Message edited on: 11/07/2004 09:24