It warmed my heart to see so many people acknowledge that learning to draw
rather well is a pretty challenging task requiring some real effort. (BTW, that
was genuine feeling and not sarcasm - I've been told that, with me, it can be
difficult to tell sometimes.)

I'd like to take a moment to encourage anyone who is interested in learning to
draw the human figure to look into the works of artistic anatomist George
Bridgeman and his "constructive anatomy" technique.  Although I generally
recommend his work even to a general audience, it seems to me that his approach
is ESPECIALLY useful for POVers in that he breaks down anatomical components to
basic solids.

A good introduction can be found here:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/334333/Constructive-Anatomy?ga_related_doc=1

(Folks with "normal" to slow connections might have to be patient waiting for
all the pages to load, but it WILL be worth it.)

Best Regards,
Mike C.

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Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> 
> [Actually, it's quite interesting to compare, say, today's comic to 
> comic #1. There's quite a bit difference in art style. It changed over 
> the years, really gradually, but if you compare the two endpoints it's 
> quite striking. Oh yeah, and Lilah in particular looks a lot less geeky 
> than she used to...]
> 

Damn you! I just had to check the quality of the first strips out. And 
guess what I've been doing these past few days? Correct! I'm now on 
20060422...

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Eero Ahonen wrote:
> Damn you! I just had to check the quality of the first strips out. And 
> guess what I've been doing these past few days? Correct! I'm now on 
> 20060422...

Hehe, I somehow know that feeling. I learned about the comic in this 
thread, and guess what, I have since read it through and I'm awaiting 
each update with great anticipation.

Manuel

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"Mike the Elder" <nomail@nomail> wrote in message 
news:web.47d18160430c9a655a8888d90@news.povray.org...
> It warmed my heart to see so many people acknowledge that learning to draw
> rather well is a pretty challenging task requiring some real effort. (BTW, 
> that
> was genuine feeling and not sarcasm - I've been told that, with me, it can 
> be
> difficult to tell sometimes.)
>
> I'd like to take a moment to encourage anyone who is interested in 
> learning to
> draw the human figure to look into the works of artistic anatomist George
> Bridgeman and his "constructive anatomy" technique.  Although I generally
> recommend his work even to a general audience, it seems to me that his 
> approach
> is ESPECIALLY useful for POVers in that he breaks down anatomical 
> components to
> basic solids.
>
> A good introduction can be found here:
> http://www.scribd.com/doc/334333/Constructive-Anatomy?ga_related_doc=1
>
Looks a bit like subdivision modeling  ;-)


-- 
-Nekar Xenos-

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Manuel Kasten wrote:
> 
> Hehe, I somehow know that feeling. I learned about the comic in this 
> thread, and guess what, I have since read it through and I'm awaiting 
> each update with great anticipation.

I've read it for a year oslt on daily basis, but never before from the 
very beginning.

> Manuel

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Amusing, isn't it? :-D

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http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*

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Orchid XP v7 wrote:
> Amusing, isn't it? :-D
> 

I have to agree on that one. :)

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"Chambers" <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote in message 
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> St. wrote:
>> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
>> news:47cfb89a$1@news.povray.org...
>>
>> [This is,
>>> apparently, why being hit over the head with a baseball bat makes you 
>>> see stars.]
>>
>>    LoL. Yeah, I guess it would. Thankfully, I haven't had that 
>> experience. :)
>
> I have.  I was playing catcher at a church softball game, and we didn't 
> have proper gear (everyone brought their own mitts, balls and bats).
>
> The batter gave me a good whack on the head, and then gawked at me. After 
> grabbing my head for a minute, I realized he was still there, and yelled 
> at him, "Run, you idiot!" :)

    Did he run? He should have been concerned for you. Are you seeing things 
clearly Ben? ;)

     ~Steve~



>
> -- 
> ...Ben Chambers
> www.pacificwebguy.com

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St. wrote:
> "Chambers" <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote in message 
> news:47d0b593$1@news.povray.org...
>> St. wrote:
>>> "Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
>>> news:47cfb89a$1@news.povray.org...
>>>
>>> [This is,
>>>> apparently, why being hit over the head with a baseball bat makes you 
>>>> see stars.]
>>>    LoL. Yeah, I guess it would. Thankfully, I haven't had that 
>>> experience. :)
>> I have.  I was playing catcher at a church softball game, and we didn't 
>> have proper gear (everyone brought their own mitts, balls and bats).
>>
>> The batter gave me a good whack on the head, and then gawked at me. After 
>> grabbing my head for a minute, I realized he was still there, and yelled 
>> at him, "Run, you idiot!" :)
> 
>     Did he run? He should have been concerned for you. Are you seeing things 
> clearly Ben? ;)

Can't talk now, I've got some voices to listen to... :)

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...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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Looks good to me. Nice work.

    ~Steve~

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