Creating that Comic Book Action pose in 3D
In my experience with 3D, there are times where you want your subjects to look more dimensional in their action pose. You can see this kind of pose in Marvel Comics where the hero looks like he is popping out of the comic book panel.
This little tip will help you get that effect.
This pose is set up within Poser 6 (please ignore the shadow on the left, I’m under the floor plane), a simple pose, but as you can see you can influence the illusion of 3D action by adjusting the Perspective “mm” settings on your camera. The lower the value, the more 3D pop you will get in your render.
Usually, I’ll set up a render in Poser, render it, and then export the result into Manga Studio or Corel Draw. Then rotoscope/paint-over the image as a guide.
I hope this tip helps any 3D artist who wants to know how to make this kind of effect.
Happy Rendering!
~~Richard Kurbis~~
