Do you guys use action figures/toys for drawing reference? Which ones do you recommend?
Most of the good ones are expensive plastic garbage. So no I will never buy any of them (again).
>>7892092Those are useless. You're better off buying a lifesize mannequin that they use in clothing stores and put clothing on them. That's more useful.
>>7892092Have you considered buying a mirror?
>>7892092Only good "figure" is a dildo you can suction to your desk for help with perspective and I'm not kiddingIt's functional
>>7892235Post proof
I go on Magic Poser Web.
>>7892092Guess I'll be the first person to give real feedback here. Yea, they are quite helpful. I used the S.H Figuarts one for a long time. Very helpful and much faster for getting the idea of a pose out. Helps you to visualize something in your head or understand a perspective relatively quickly with much less effort than having to finagle with a 3D program (which is also useful). However, if you are a noobie I will add a big asterisk to the recommendation here. Because they are hard plastic with joints, they do not move the same way a human does and so the joints especially can create some funky inconsistencies. It's important to not try to copy the model 1:1 because then you'll be copying the inaccuracies as well (more accurate if you get those silicon TB League/Phicen type figures). That is where using a 3d model is more useful, if you want/need to understand how muscles move/look when they bend to create a highly polished piece. Even people like Adi Granov and Paolo Rivera use those tbleague/phicen dolls because they mimic human flesh more realistically. So long story short, yes definitely recommend, just be mindful that it has its limitations.
>>7893260Useful. Thank you
I use DAZ Studio. It's free, and if you look around, you from the models and poses for free.
>>7898487This, I using it to have 3d faces that I can reference for my comic
>>7893260ok, I'll just not buy it then, why waste money when there are better options
I recently bought Selina, from nottaa collectibles, she's pretty cool. Decent enough for simple poses.
>>7892092Used to use but ehh it's more convenient as a quick anatomy check than creating a full scene or creating paired poses. Because it's more annoying to hold the pose in place in that specific angle. You're better off using 3D if you want a full scene reference but if you just need to quickly check the positions of body parts relative to others yeah you can use these. Just get a cheap Chinese knockoff
>>7899137My favorite is use white mode. I plan to use it to study lights. Because of this thread I went hunting for a few more models of the g8 kind.
>>7893260>more accurate if you get those silicon TB League/Phicen type figuresI have heard they don't preserved well and the joints tend to tear
