AS has been said ... packaged poses are generally a starting point for me. Then I adjust. I do have a couple issues with them though. first is YES they are too extreme. People do NOT stick their chests and bums out the way these models do. These poses are far beyond good posture ... or even military posture. Definitely not natural. I always have to adjust for that. Second is there are some pose sets that don't understand the dynamics of the human body and don't pose from the core out. That is collar>shoulder>arm>hand or hip>buttock(when there is a joint for that)>thigh>leg>foot. AND the second half of that is wonky twists and bends that distort the figure. There are pose vendors who get that ... but there are some who do NOT. It is beyond using limits. As far as promos go .... Most of them look pretty amateurish. Bad lighting and composition. I'm not a master at these things myself, but I can tell when it is way off. This again isn't all, but enough to take notice.

Boni

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