![]() ![]() ![]() Imagine FX Magazine described this wonderful little app as one of the ‘ Ten Must Have Apps’ and with good reason.Īlso available from AlienThink is a separate Comic Pose Reference Tool, for aspiring comic book artists and a number of animal pose tools such as dogs, horses and elephants, well worth checking out. What is amazing for a cheap mobile app like this, is the inclusion of muscle maps which equip the artist with an onscreen representation of how muscle groups work when moved and how they appear on the figure itself. Obviously not as fully featured as some of the desktop applications and a little bit fiddly if you have large fingers but this amazing little app is incredibly useful, if you have time to kill on the train, or you want to create at your computer but prefer to pose on a separate screen. If you are wondering how Daz Studio can make any money by giving away their software for free, take a look at the Daz 3D Shop, a veritable nirvana of three-dimensional models, clothing, accessories, animals and practically anything and everything you could possibly need to render sophisticated images and animations, at a price, of course.Ĭreated by experienced artist and teacher Riven Phoenix, author of the Complete Figure Drawing Course available on Udemy, the Pose Tool 3D is an app for tablets and smart phones, available for Apple and Android devices, so you can pose on the move. My advice would be to master the very basics of loading a figure and posing it, then and only if you get bitten by the 3D bug, delve deeper into what this amazing program can offer. The learning curve for Daz Studio is a little steeper than for most posing software due to the fact that it has a ridiculous amount of options, that can seem bewildering to a 3D virgin. The figures can also be posed into any position required by manually moving, rotating and twisting limbs and joints. The software comes with a male and female model, a few basic clothing items and a pose pack to get you started. Yes, you read that correctly this premium quality 3D software that rivals programs used at Pixar and Disney is available to you at no cost whatsoever.ĭaz 3D has evolved into a complete 3d animation, modelling and rendering tool over the years but at its core is the ability to pose human and animal figures as a reference for traditional and digital 2D artists. ![]() So in no particular order, we present our guide to the best 3D pose reference software available for artists today.ĭaz Studio came into being in the year 2000, as a direct competitor to Smithmicro’s Poser software but with one very important difference, Daz Studio is available as a totally FREE download. The Graphic Assembly has sourced some of the best pose reference software available today, some paid and some free depending on how far you want to take your anatomy drawing skills. In years gone by this type of 3D software was expensive and very difficult to master for those of us who aren’t computer scientists or who are just technologically challenged, thankfully 3D pose software has evolved and is available to artists of any skill level, simple to use and in some cases free for personal use. However, thanks to advances in computer technology it is now possible to have a whole host of realistic-looking models posing in your very own virtual studio, in any position you require. Many artists use live models, photographs or the aforementioned wooden doll to perfect poses and get an idea of perspective and accurate anatomy. ![]() If you have ever attended a figure drawing class you will have probably come across the timeless, wooden artists mannequin, a rather crude contraption that basically resembled the human figure and with its articulated joints allowed the artist to manipulate the model into a variety of poses, which would then act as the basis of an initial sketch or painting.ĭrawing the human form in different poses is a hard skill to master and any tool that can help the artist achieve this goal is very welcome indeed, even something as unsophisticated as the humble wooden mannequin. ![]()
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