dvlcat opened this issue on Oct 25, 2001 ยท 6 posts
dvlcat posted Fri, 26 October 2001 at 2:52 PM
This knee thing has been a real problem for me. Lately Ive been exploring poses based on the classic pinup work of artists like Gil Elvgren, Earl McPherson, and Peter Metcalf (with the above image base on an illustration by Andrew Loomis). Many of these poses involve the subject kneeling or reclining, with that at least one knee folded past ninety degrees. I had hoped that there was a Joint Editor fix for this problem. If not a fix, are there joint editor settings that would improve the look of the knee? Ive also considered fixing the knee with magnets (which Im just learning to use). It has also crossed my mind to make a new kneecap prop from a sphere and try replacing the original knee with it (probably far more work than its worth). In the end, I fear that the final solution lies in the post-rendering something that I would like to avoid. Thanks all!