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4mo
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Hi. Sorry, I’m somewhat confused as to the measuring of the spine when adding the loop. Half a unit down, two units for the rib cage, and another two units to complete lumbar section (4.5 units all together). Isn’t that kinda long? The straight line version is 3.5 units long. Or am I misunderstanding the instructions? Thanks.
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20d
Oh yeah I might have made the torso too long with the loop but you can adjust the loop to shorten it after. Also keep in mind that some adjustments will need to be made regardless because each person is a little different in their proportions. The important part is building armatures to get a good feel for the general proportions of the figure.
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4mo
Have to admit, when I first saw this it looked pretty straight forward. Piece of cake, you know? But my biggest problem was wrapping the wire. I couldn't figure out how Andrew was doing it so smoothly. At first I was wrapping the wire around the figurine and things just kept getting in the way. It became very frustrating. Then I noticed that Andrew was basically doing the opposite: twisting the figure around the wire (Ah ha! - But still a learning process.) The first figurine came out okay; but I feel sorry for it, being the my first try and all. As I get better, I hope the other, hopefully more improved figures don't make fun of it. Actually it isn't that bad, but you know how armatures can be. Anyway, one down and two to go. I think I will have to re-watch the video though to complete them. Thanks.
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4mo
Hey yes that's a great observation that perhaps I could have made more clear in the demo. Moving the entire armature is often easier than moving the spool of wire around the armature as you're twisting the wire. Keep it up!
