Comments on: Better hands http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/ Get the latest on the world's premier character portrait creator. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:42:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Me http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-601 Me Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:37:12 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-601 Agree with response #1. Bigger issue to me is color. The handless poses & lefthand/righthand objects either reduce one color, or lock it down. That is, having an object with a single color (w/ shading in handless poses) or locking a color down (say, righthand > expansion1 > ‘whip’ [a luggage pic]) to match the included fleshtone hand may not be the desired colors for the creation. Have gotten around one color righthand object by putting a two-color glove over it (std > rightglove > forearm). Rest of the composition covered the tweak. Then, the glove item it tied down...heh. Gets strange for strange creations (aliens, far future, psychedelic, etc). Yes, have seen an alien lawyer created (pre-expansion1 & looked quite good, too). Result: V. rare use of expansion1 poses & ‘handed’ objects. Agree with response #1.

Bigger issue to me is color. The handless poses & lefthand/righthand objects either reduce one color, or lock it down. That is, having an object with a single color (w/ shading in handless poses) or locking a color down (say, righthand > expansion1 > ‘whip’ [a luggage pic]) to match the included fleshtone hand may not be the desired colors for the creation.

Have gotten around one color righthand object by putting a two-color glove over it (std > rightglove > forearm). Rest of the composition covered the tweak. Then, the glove item it tied down…heh.

Gets strange for strange creations (aliens, far future, psychedelic, etc). Yes, have seen an alien lawyer created (pre-expansion1 & looked quite good, too). Result: V. rare use of expansion1 poses & ‘handed’ objects.

]]> By: Me http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-600 Me Sun, 24 Feb 2008 16:35:46 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-600 Do not think we missed the pinky thing going on with the big guy holding that mug! Do not think we missed the pinky thing going on with the big guy holding that mug!

]]> By: Rick http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-595 Rick Sat, 23 Feb 2008 18:43:52 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-595 Truthfully, hands are a minor point for me. I'd love to see more head-pieces (masks, headgear, mouth/jaw variations, non-human noses). I've struggled with creating a werewolf or lizardman face, but nothing quite works for me. There are a lot of good options, but more options gives more variety. Truthfully, hands are a minor point for me. I’d love to see more head-pieces (masks, headgear, mouth/jaw variations, non-human noses). I’ve struggled with creating a werewolf or lizardman face, but nothing quite works for me. There are a lot of good options, but more options gives more variety.

]]> By: $$$ http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-593 $$$ Sat, 23 Feb 2008 17:25:01 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-593 i like the better hands. But i think ther should also be different feet, for e.g. the high heels dont match well with teh feet it should bend more, which would me necessary if the will be higher heels. i like the better hands. But i think ther should also be different feet, for e.g. the high heels dont match well with teh feet it should bend more, which would me necessary if the will be higher heels.

]]> By: Jeff Hebert http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-592 Jeff Hebert Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:38:17 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-592 Yeah, you kind of have to go with one of the "armband" type of gloves to keep the hand portion of the glove from ruining the effect. A limitation, to be sure. Yeah, you kind of have to go with one of the “armband” type of gloves to keep the hand portion of the glove from ruining the effect. A limitation, to be sure.

]]> By: Rick http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-591 Rick Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:08:51 +0000 http://www.heromachine.com/2008/02/23/better-hands/#comment-591 While I appreciate the concept, it doesn't quite work for me. The hand-item combo assumes no gloves or gauntlets. There are some nice new items, but I keep finding myself wishing they didn't come with 'pre-attached' hands. Maybe a better way would be to treat the different hand postions as an alternate to the different gloves. Just a thought. While I appreciate the concept, it doesn’t quite work for me. The hand-item combo assumes no gloves or gauntlets. There are some nice new items, but I keep finding myself wishing they didn’t come with ‘pre-attached’ hands. Maybe a better way would be to treat the different hand postions as an alternate to the different gloves. Just a thought.

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