See where the joints bend? Your job is to find the corresponding bone on your model and rotate and/or move it until it looks like the picture. This will make it look much more natural than using the “Rotate” tool, which rotates from the camera perspective. Assuming you have the rotation set to local and not global, you can use the little Red-Blue-Green X, Y and Z buttons in the corner of the screen to rotate the bones on their own axis. Just like a homunculus, they might not always be totally human, but their anatomy is more or less humanoid. What this means for you is that almost every bone in an MMD model corresponds to a joint on a real human. Sure, their shape is often somewhat different from real life, but that’s the nature of art. Most models (with some exceptions such as Hachune Miku and Tako Luka) are humanoid. Now let’s talk a little about MMD anatomy. Or you could print the photo and keep it in front of you … or use that photo to make a background image you can use in MikuMikuDance Go with whatever works best for you. Or, if you have two monitors like I do, you could put the photo on one monitor and MMD on the other. You’ll need to see the reference image while you work, so it’s probably best to shrink the window enough that you can put it on the side of the screen while you work in MMD. Once you have your reference photo, open up MMD and load your model. The only downside is that many of their photos are set so only signed-in DeviantART members can view them, so if you don’t have a dA account, go to and get one! But if you do, I highly reccomend looking up their page. Plus, they mostly wear skin-tight clothes, so you can see how the body is positioned without bulky clothes or poofy skirts getting in the way. One of my favorite places to get references is ImperialStarletStock’s gallery They have a huge variety of full-body poses you can use, and pretty loose rules. Then you can flip through the pages, or if you want something specific, put something in the search box and it’ll give you the results for just that category. The best section for pose references is Resources & Stock Images>Stock Images>Model>(Whichever category you like here)>Full Body. Like any resource, it’s important to make sure it’s ok to use the images even for pose references, so it’s usually best to look in the stock images section (Unless it’s a well-known image like Meiko’s boxart or that one picture of Riza Hawkeye with her smaller gun). One of the best places to get them is DeviantART’s resources and stock images section. Sometimes it’s ok to do things “by ear” (UTAU lingo slipping into my MMD stuff again!) if you’re doing a very simple pose, but until you become very familiar with natural posing, it’s best to use a reference for most poses. If you want a pose to look natural, you’ll need a reference. Once you learn the tricks to posing, it’s way easy!įirst off, you’ll need a reference image. Don’t worry! It’s not as hard as it sounds. No matter how pretty a model is or what sort of effects you use, any model will look better with a great pose. Where can I get pictures to help me pose MMD models and dancers? Use Reference Pictures as How do I pose MMD models to look natural? Natural poses are easier to make if you have a reference picture.
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