A lot of people will tell you a lot of stuff to get you to go to an agency or to get you to do whatever and I think if you feel that something's uncomfortable or if you feel that something is wrong, listen to yourself. This may sound really cheesy but what helped me when I first started in this industry, was to follow my gut.
What advice would you give to someone who wants to be a model? I'm really not a poser, I guess is what you can say- when I go to castings and they're like, "show me your three favorite poses," I'm like, "can I just dance for a second?" I think that's one thing photographers really like about me.
I love being in front of the camera first off, it's just fun I like to just mess around and dance. What inspired me most and got me excited about this job was that I got to create something in an essence-I got to create a mood or a feeling. What's your favorite thing about modeling? I had a bunch of meetings with different agencies-and by the end of it, I had three agencies fighting over me. So, they bought me a ticket to go to New York City. I was a risk, and they didn't know if they wanted to take me on. So I took some pictures with them, and they were a little unsure because I was shorter than most runway models. I was about to graduate high school and I didn't really feel like going to college just yet. I just thought, anything was better than working in a grocery store. I'm from Texas first off, so my senior year of high school I was at the Southwest music festival and a scout from my mother agency, Foreman management, walked up to me and asked if I wanted to model-and that they could get me started in New York. We chatted with the Texas native about having multiple modeling agencies fighting over her and landing her own clothing line by proving she can hang with the boys. The clothes turned out much like Smith herself, girly and a little naughty. It's no wonder that the cool West Coast skate and surf brand asked her to collaborate, following a successful collaboration with supermodel Erin Wasson.
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Whether you are a beginner to the 3D world or seasoned graphic artist, you will find How to Make Clothing for Poser a treasure trove of useful tips and information.With her prominent gap-tooth smile, Ashley Smith RVCAīurst onto the modeling scene a few years ago as, "the next Lara Stone." But she's quickly proven that she's unlike anyone else-with her carefree attitude and bi-polar style that she describes as either femme fatale or school girl. At each step, the book gives important insights backed up by years of the author's personal experience in the field of Poser clothing design. It starts at ground zero, in the modeller, and goes all the way through mapping, texturing, rigging, and the beta test/quality assurance process then adds in some advanced options before ending on trouble shooting. "How to Make Clothing for Poser is a comprehensive course in 3D clothing creation for Poser and related programs. Every one of these issues was discovered by myself or another Poser clothing creator (sometimes several times). I made this tutorial using Cinema 4d version 7, UVlayout, UVmapper, Auto Group Editor, Photoshop, Poser, and Poser File Editor, but you can follow along with almost any modeling program, text editor, image editor and version of Poser.Īfter the main project is covered end to end, I went back and added in more chapters to cover other common tasks needed for Poser clothing creation such as conversions, custom rigging, dress handles, props, fur trim, dynamic clothing, ERC, EZpose and much more.Īnd then, because Poser does have its little ways no matter how careful you are to get it right, a comprehensive troubleshooting chapter with lists of symptoms, possible causes and fixes. The main focus is on concepts, not tools specific to a program. Some sections are repeated for different programs (uvmapping, etc). Things you do while modeling directly affect the rigging, 200 steps later, so it is much better to know now and not hours into the project.
Some things I mention are guidelines, some are common custom and some are laws of the program. I explain why I do certain things certain ways, and what is most important to pay attention to.
My workflow may not work for you, but this is a good place to start.Įvery stage in the process is explained, and then walked through step by step. This isn't everything in this topic, by any means, but it is most of everything you need to know to get started, all laid out step by step in an actual project creation from start to finish. I wanted to finally answer the question that people have been asking me for years, and 22 chapters later here it is.
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How to make Clothing for Poser: a step by step guide, a pdf format tutorial.