wooden doll

Renderwahn · Post by **Renderwahn** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 8:56 am

How is such a wooden doll called at ghastlys drawing desk? (upper left corner in the picture)
http://www.ghastlycomic.com/promotional ... ot-med.jpg
And where can i get one?
I guess it is really helpful to get the perspective and proportions right.

Wilmo · Post by **Wilmo** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:25 am

I'm wondering if he dreses in a suit to draw all of his comics, or just that one.

FreedomsPaladin · Post by **FreedomsPaladin** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:11 am

I'm not sure what they're called, but you can get one as part of the Figure Drawing Set in the Art Supplies section of http://www.metmuseum.org/store/ or at any good art supply store. There's also <a href="http://www.alldressforms.com/dress-form ... l">here</a> and, of course, eBay.

Renderwahn · Post by **Renderwahn** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 11:59 am

Thanks a lot! I finally found some at ebay.

Tellner · Post by **Tellner** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:31 pm

Artist's Manikins? You can find them at any art supply store.

Honor · Post by **Honor** » Mon Dec 26, 2005 4:46 pm

That was also the origial purpose of the software "Poser"... Which still ships with an artist's mannequin as one of the figures (as well as male, female, child, skeleton, several animals...) and still the purpose I use it for.

Like almost everything else remotely related to art or artistic endeavor, it's mostly used for cheap porn now. Which is nice.

Happypeepeehead · Post by **Happypeepeehead** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 12:48 am

I do believe I once had a site bookmarked offering free kama sutra lessons using the dolls.

Personally, I just doesn't work for me. Drawing live models seems to make my drawings 100% better no matter how boring the pose.

Error of Logic · Post by **Error of Logic** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:42 am

Huh. Ghastly looks a lot younger in this picture than in the others ...

Gotta say, though, that the puppet is a handy tool. I own one; my mom brought it along from a shopping trip. I need to start using it more; I always get in trouble drawing the limbs.

Happypeepeehead · Post by **Happypeepeehead** » Tue Dec 27, 2005 11:11 pm

Ah, just think in terms of math if you wanna do limbs. Each section of the arm (not counting wrist) are equal to each other and the length of the rib cage. Rib cage length and width is equal to the width of the skull x 2. width of skull x 2 (think of the width of the skull as a perfect circle). Sections of the legs (not counting feet) are equal to each other and the distance of the figure's shoulder to ass.

Honor · Post by **Honor** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 12:18 am

happypeepeehead wrote:Ah, just think in terms of math if you wanna do limbs. Each section of the arm (not counting wrist) are equal to each other and the length of the rib cage. Rib cage length and width is equal to the width of the skull x 2. width of skull x 2 (think of the width of the skull as a perfect circle). Sections of the legs (not counting feet) are equal to each other and the distance of the figure's shoulder to ass.

All of which, as beautiful as it is, isn't nearly as easy or intuitive to some of us as simply looking at a model, particularly when you start adding in poses, postures, foreshortening, and so on. But knowing as many of those rules and shortcuts as possible still makes sketching truckloads easier, I think.

Kite-san · Post by **Kite-san** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 1:40 am

....and to think when i saw the topic header, iw as jumping for joy in hopes that someone had finally found that old 2D platformer with the clockwork maid.

Error of Logic · Post by **Error of Logic** » Wed Dec 28, 2005 2:36 pm

happypeepeehead wrote:Ah, just think in terms of math if you wanna do limbs. Each section of the arm (not counting wrist) are equal to each other and the length of the rib cage. Rib cage length and width is equal to the width of the skull x 2. width of skull x 2 (think of the width of the skull as a perfect circle). Sections of the legs (not counting feet) are equal to each other and the distance of the figure's shoulder to ass.

I try to do the math, I do ... -_- Yet somehow, more often than not, I mess up with limbs. *sigh*

Happypeepeehead · Post by **Happypeepeehead** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 7:12 pm

When in doubt, you have your own body to double check on what feels right. Put yourself into the position if possible. It's an odd feeling, but you can sense from your position things that you wouldn't notice from visually observing.

Honor: I agree completely, but the basics are essential regardless. When one has to figure out foreshortening, they'll work it as it best appears but make the proportions as need be.

LeftTentacleGreen · Post by **LeftTentacleGreen** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 11:52 pm

Error of Logic wrote:Huh. Ghastly looks a lot younger in this picture than in the others ...

Bathing regularly in the blood of young virgin tentacle monsters keeps you looking young.

Error of Logic · Post by **Error of Logic** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 6:59 am

LeftTentacleGreen wrote:
Error of Logic wrote:Huh. Ghastly looks a lot younger in this picture than in the others ...
Bathing regularly in the blood of young virgin tentacle monsters keeps you looking young.

No wonder so few people manage it; that must a very hard-to-come-by resource ...

MaryxTyphus · Post by **MaryxTyphus** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:56 am

LeftTentacleGreen wrote:
Bathing regularly in the blood of young virgin tentacle monsters keeps you looking young.

Error of Logic · Post by **Error of Logic** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 3:35 pm

MaryxTyphus wrote:
LeftTentacleGreen wrote:
Bathing regularly in the blood of young virgin tentacle monsters keeps you looking young.

Cheer up. Presumably the tentacle monsters know, so they endeavour to shed their virginity at the first opportunity. One may be slithering up right now behind you, people ...

Tellner · Post by **Tellner** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 8:45 pm

LeftTentacleGreen wrote:
Error of Logic wrote:Huh. Ghastly looks a lot younger in this picture than in the others ...
Bathing regularly in the blood of young virgin tentacle monsters keeps you looking young.

Umm, that wasn't exactly the blood of young virgin tentacle monsters...