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Post by modelnut on Aug 1, 2006 14:40:23 GMT
Hey guys! Just getting a pet peeve off my chest.  Is it against the law for a girl to smile?I swear. The resin kits of women that I have seen either have no expression or they pout. And it isn't just kits either. How often in an ad do you see a supermodel smile? How about in Playboy? Great reference for our hobby and a lot of fun besides. But d@^* few of the women in their photographs smile. I just picked up the latest Vixens special and not one of the models so much as grinned! Is their something about pouting that is sexy?  What am I not getting? If I come across a beautiful woman, whether clothed or not, I would rather she smiled at me. That tells me that she is glad to see me. A pout does not tell me to come closer. When did smiling become passe'?  I haven't bought a girl kit in many years because of this. I am waiting for one to show up with a smile or a flirty grin. A kit of a girl who looks like she is having fun! Is it just me??? -Leelan |
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Post by buc on Aug 2, 2006 15:50:42 GMT
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Post by drhall on Aug 5, 2006 17:15:26 GMT
Amy wants to play football.
Dave ;D
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Post by hannibal8 on Aug 6, 2006 3:28:34 GMT
The girls I've sculpted tend to be "happy".   -David |
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Post by modelnut on Aug 9, 2006 15:23:32 GMT
Alright! ;D I guess it is just me. But you see where I am coming from? The most prolific girl sculptor that I know of (if there is such a thing) is Joe Laudati, Solarwind kits. I like his kits OK. But his girls have as much expression as a department store mannequin. Dave! Nice girls! That 50's chick is very nice.  Buc! Long time since I received the last newsletter. Do I need to sign-up again? I will go to Buc's site and check out the New page. I haven't been there in far too long. -Leelan |
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Post by hannibal8 on Aug 9, 2006 21:07:58 GMT
Leelan,
Thanks for the compliments on the girls. Glad you liked them.
Joe Laudati sculpted Wolf Spirit, Hidden Agenda and a long list of other
figures, but the Solarwind kits are sculpted by Mike Cusanelli.
-David
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Post by modelnut on Aug 11, 2006 17:11:21 GMT
ooops. Sorry.
That's what I get for not checking. Should not trust the old gray cells quite so much.
Cusanelli? He does great figures. But there is a pronounced lack of expression to most of his girl kits. Is it by choice? Is there a reason?
-Leelan
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Post by Phantom Major on Aug 13, 2006 11:45:08 GMT
modelnut,
i know what you mean, there does seem to be a lack of smiling faces, even with the pictures of the kits shwon above generally speaking the pouting looks seems to be the most popular...perhaps the people who make these kits find it to hard to detail a woman's smile, so they take the easy route and simply have her lips together in pouting pose?
your thoughts anyone???
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Post by figurator on Aug 14, 2006 13:37:55 GMT
I find myself putting the smiling faces on my drawings more often than not. Not because I intend it that way., I do it just out of habbit without even thinking about it. Its also got to do with the character. Most of the girls I draw are warrior types, you dont see them smiling much.
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Post by masao on Aug 26, 2006 11:06:16 GMT
Hi,
I just joined but I have been sculpting for quite a while. Because of my experience in sculpting female figures, I have several answers to this question.
The first is probably the most important:
-Skill.
Not all sculptors have the ability to sculpt female figures, let alone faces, so smiles are particularly dangerous. Many sculptors still think a female body is the same as a male body but with more pronounced breasts.
Everything from the structure of the knees to the size of the skull differ from a male in a beautiful female figure.
Many very talented sculptors are intimidated by the subtleties required in sculpting the female form. This is not due to general ability, but more to specific skills.
One great example is Mike Hill. His leading edge abilities are rarely matched, yet he won't even take on female subjects.
-Source Material
Many origins of sculptures are from works which have no visible smiles. Many works from Olivia, Sorayama, Stevens, Hughes, Royo, Achillieos and others just don't contain smiles.
-Smiles are dangerous
Smiles require additional skill to sculpt because the smile itself is a distortion to the face.
A smile that is too large becomes a grimace or a contortion of agony. A smile that is too small becomes a smirk or sneer that indicates distain or ridicule.
Even a properly balanced smile borders on the edge of "point and laugh".
Even worse, portraiture is difficult enough without trying to keep up with the facial muscles that create a smile. This added layer of difficulty is unwelcome to many sculptors under a deadline.
-Context
In many subjects, a smile is inappropriate. Anything from dioramas to posed single figures may contain situations or postures in which a smile is just simply out of place.
-Finally, there is Intent
Most female figures are female because they are intended to be sexy. Sexiness is in the eye of the beholder. Attempting a facial expression is more along the lines of "fine tuning" than general sculpting. It is far easier to make an exposed breast look sexy than a smile.
It is also expected by most figure manufacturers that a nude figure, for instance, will attract all of the attention to her "assets" and not to her face.
With the expectation that the face suddenly becomes unimportant, there is no compelling reason for most figure makers to make a smiling female figure.
Hope this helps answer your question.
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