Greetings, Renederosity members!

I want to know how to make poses without using pose products. I tried to do by myself but it does not work - no matter how much I tried. Because of that I use 'ready for use' pose products but they do not fit my wishes how I want to pose my characters (Genesis8Male). I am working on male characters only.

Then, I noticed that there are very rare males only products (characters, clothes, poses et cetera). There are many, many products (poses) for couples but always females AND males. And I also noticed that many, many users have interest in female characters. So, when I use those couple poses one with male, one with female character, the results do not look masculine when female poses used for male characters.

Anyway, my question is how can I make poses for my male characters (solo or couple poses) without the need of 'ready for use' products.
I tried it but the (couple) poses look very un-natural (some body parts are way too deep in the body parts of the opposite character).

When I watch these tutorial videos I can't learn properly because either they act way too quick, so that I can't follow their 'moves' (clicking on DZ Studio product's menus). This happens because I am not an expert but the authors of the tutorials guides are experts.

So, it would great when I can get 'step-by-step' guides for doing solo (especially couple) poses. Please, do NOT teach me with female character examples because I am interested in male characters only!

By they way, I must say that Renderosity forum's theme and look is great.It#s easy to use even for newcomers.I am glad that I am a member.

I hope that I opened this threat in the correct forum, if not I am sorry. The forum Admin can moves this to other place.

What do you mean by "...it doesn't work".  Of course it works, how do think others can make poses.

Try assuming the pose yourself and note what bends and how, or get a friend to do it for you - you might also take a photo but it is important to think about what is doing the work in the skeleton.

Posing characters is an art in itself and requires a bit of knowledge about anatomy and movement.  Fortunately, the Genesis figures have set limitations that prevent them from over-extending their bends and rotations into grotesque poses although those limitations can be turned off when applying exaggerated poses as extreme Yoga poses.  First, I suggest that you familiarize yourself with the posing tools within DS so you know how each body part bends and rotates and its limitations.  There are 2 places where you can control body movement, the Parameters panel, and the Posing ball.

There is a third method that involves the Puppeteer script but that is a bit involved.  

Second, study everyday still-life poses through photographs on the web, newspapers, and magazines.  This will give you a sense of how real people naturally move and pose.  Look at every small detail.

Third, when you begin to duplicate poses in DS from the source material, start from the hip and work your way up.  The hip is the center of the Universe in terms of movement, it is a make-or-break deal so it is important that the region is posed properly first.  You can use canned poses as a guide and work your way to the final pose you want, they are only guides and it is up to you to refine those poses for your final scene.

What do you mean by "...it doesn't work".  Of course it works, how do think others can make poses.