RealingDaves opened this issue on Jul 22, 2003 ยท 5 posts
RealingDaves posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 4:08 PM
I am relatively new to the poser art game and i'd like to ask someone whose a old veteran to tell me if it would be better to make a big series of pics, like a comic strip, or just start with a few small scale single pics since i'm just getting started. I'd welcome any tips on this area THANKS (P.S. give a look at my question below this one, i really need an answer to that)
geoegress posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 5:00 PM
single pics before you try and tackle a big project. but not small in size- you need to learn quality and detail and lighting first :) you can allways shrink them down when made.
SAMS3D posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 5:29 PM
I agree with geoegress, small pics first till you get use to dials, cameras etc. Sharen
lesbentley posted Tue, 22 July 2003 at 8:12 PM
Single pics would be much easier, but once you have done a few, a series is a great disiplin and learning experience (I have only ever done one series, and am still recovering).
sabretalon posted Wed, 23 July 2003 at 9:14 AM
The way I started was to take a look at the contests, look at what is wanted within there. Use that as your brief, sometimes when starting out it can be difficult because you want to do everything at once. Stick to the brief but don't aim to be done in a short time scale (if you are and fancy your chances then post it for the contest) If you do stick to the brief and not stray by adding more and more objects etc.. you find that you can concentrate on the image you want. What I did was forget about the backgrounds to start with and concetrate on the figure. Choosing the right sort of look, pose, textures and clothing (optional apparently) then more importantly work on the lighting and cameras. It is suprising how the last 2 can change the look of an image, try and get away from the default settings. Whatever you do, do not think that all it will take is a couple of clicks. Then rinse and repeat as necessary. Keep practicing and keep coming back to the original and tweeking it until you are happy with it. Most importantly seek help when stuck don't get over frustrated if something is not turning out as expected, ask the question here. More than likely someone else has had the same problem before and hopefully they found the answer. Another thing, get used to the lack of sleep fairly quickly. Cos if you are just starting with poser then you can expect lots of times sitting behind a computer thinking "I'll just do this and then go to bed..." You find that 5 hours later you are saying the same thing to yourself. And welcome to the world of Poser, hope you enjoy it.