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Post by Sasha on Mar 26, 2018 4:52:51 GMT -5
May I ask how on earth you guys manage to align petz? You've got to be like a master at picking them up and dropping them at exactly the right time. Mine are ALWAYS off which is why I don't show as much. I can make them pose just fine but if they are always 2 pixels off what's the point? It makes posing extremely tedious and not fun at all... ...But you guys all do seem to be having fun? So... What's the secret? Why are you guys getting perfect alignment? Please help me. XD Thank you so much!
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Post by Tephis on Mar 26, 2018 5:34:25 GMT -5
Practice, practice, practice.
I can say with confidence that I am crap at posing most dog breeds, especially the OBs. I'm much better at aligning & posing catz than I am dogz. However, I still try no matter how bad I think I am. I also have a small circle of friends to bounce poses off of and improve.
I'm always learning something new when it comes to posing & showing.
Just keep trying, even if you don't succeed the first time. Eventually, you'll figure out your own system for aligning & posing that makes it quick, easy, and fun for you. Don't give up.
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Post by midnightwolf on Mar 26, 2018 8:13:29 GMT -5
It makes posing extremely tedious and not fun at all... ...But you guys all do seem to be having fun? Oh man, the amount of cursing out of me that goes into getting a good show pose is staggering. The fun part is when you place well haha I don't even bother trying to drop them at the right alignment, I just keep dropping them until they finally drop aligned. Then it's hoping they don't walk off, over pose, or if a cat, do the annoying nose in air/too good to pose stupid face D:< Sometimes I have better luck in the playpen/desktop mode and other times it's easier in a normal playscene with no toys/decorations out. I'm not an expert so I don't know all the secrets more veteran "show-ers" might know, but thought I'd drop in to say that no. Posing is not fun at all for me either. xD
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Post by Ratqueen on Mar 26, 2018 9:53:11 GMT -5
I lose my patience very quickly with dogz, mostly because they fall out of pose so easily (that's the reason I don't show them), and in Petz 5 I can't even do the trick to keep taking pics because they change position at each key press. Maddening. But I have no problem with catz. What I do first is try to figure out how that cat's particular front legs and hands look like BOTH just standing there sideways and while posing in regards to their body position, so I know how to adjust the angle while dropping him. So my first drop/pose/picture is just a test. 1) I drop the cat in the position I more or less think is good but, BEFORE I try to make him pose by taking pictures, I take a look at its front legs and paws to see how they are aligned at the moment, in their non-posing position. How much of the other arm/hand is showing on the left or right while just standing? I pay close attention to that prior to taking my first pose pictures and commit it to memory. 2) I start pressing the space bar to take pictures until the cat poses, and save at least one, but maybe more pictures if the cat keeps posing from that starting position (to get a good tail in case I'm in aligment). I save that first picture whether or not I can tell it's going to be bad, because I need to look at it to make adjustments. 3) I look at the first few pictures in the initial dropping position to see how the front legs and hands are aligned. Depending on how much of the other leg/hand is showing left or right, I know how to adjust the next drop. 4) Rinse and repeat. I reposition the cat depending on the above results, pay close attention to the new front legs/hands standing position BEFORE posing, then take a few pose pics and go look at them again. I often have to reposition the cat two or three times after the initial drop. It does take practice, but it becomes almost second nature after that as you get better dropping the cat, and especially at estimating the needed adjustment after the initial drop/picture. Don't know if this was helpful at all
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Post by Alex@Marvel on Mar 26, 2018 10:26:45 GMT -5
Basically what others have said, it's also helpful to find the breed that works best for you. I'm awful at posing OB dog breeds, but the CK files spoke to me and that's part of how I ended up making my own selective breed.
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Post by Chessybell on Mar 26, 2018 10:42:46 GMT -5
Patience. Lots and lots and lots of patience.
Dogz will take off at high speed right after you get them aligned, catz will decide to go bounding off, it does feel like you spend more time aligning dogz then taking pictures, catz will take far too long to pose, dogs will goof off instead of posing, catz will decide to pose with their eyes closed, and the whole thing will feel like an exercise in frustration. The trick is to do it anyways. It can be done, it will be done.
I'll admit I've not been showing my pets for very long, but that's what I've learned about posing petz so far.
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Post by Sasha on Mar 27, 2018 5:22:30 GMT -5
Thank you very much for all of your answers! I'll be sure to take all of your advice and just keep trying. ^^
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Post by ArtsyAlraune on Mar 27, 2018 8:41:18 GMT -5
What I do when I pick them up is watch the eyes. It's especially good for pets that have particularly large eyes, but in general I try to watch for the eyes to line up while I'm holding them, and then that's where I drop them. Like, if the head weren't there, if the eye facing you would perfectly line up with and hide the other eye, that's where you need to be. I'd take a screenshot to show what I mean but unfortunately I'm not at my desktop right now.
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Post by Ratqueen on Mar 27, 2018 21:41:32 GMT -5
This thread has actually inspired me to try again and harder with dogz -- and I STILL have some hair left after posing 4 of them!
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