MistyLaraCarrara opened this issue on Oct 03, 2012 ยท 39 posts
Keith posted Thu, 04 October 2012 at 10:20 AM
Quote - Ok lol I'm just gonna go on what you said cause for some reason I can't seem to see my own shoulder "rotate," so I must just be a freak or blind. XD
There's a lot of body movement that takes place in a way that people don't think about.
For instance, hold your arm around and twist your wrist. If you pay attention, you'll notice that rotating your wrist requires rotating your entire arm from shoulder to hand. I can rotate my hand over a range of about 270 degrees, and the limit on either side is indicated by discomfort in my elbow, not my wrist.
Same thing for your foot. Rotate it side to side and pay attention and you'll notice that the rotation is actually starting at your hip. If you try to keepyour upper leg still, the amount of rotation your foot can do is very limited. Which, if you think about what types of joints are present in the arms and legs, makes it obvious that has to be what's happening.
Going to Poser (and other programs using human figures), that's why a lot of poses can seem somewhat off and you're not quite sure why. You've got problems with, for instance, a foot being rotated without the knee rotating in the same direction, or a wrist being rotated without the elbow also being rotated.