Gravity Defying Bike Rider
Granville
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I love the Velodrome and bikes. When I saw this picture, I had to laught though.
Her breasts weigh 300 pound, so how does she keep the bike upright? She is riding on the moon, that's how. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
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lol ... Didn't notice this before but now what really bothers me about the image is that 1) she evidently has cleats on the heals of her shoes (they look like shimano style clip-less pedals - no real cyclist rides with their heel on the pedal, the ball of the foot should be directly over the axle of the pedal), and 2) either she is going really slow, or she is about to crash on the curve because she is leaning the wrong way. The model looks nice though, but I'm no velodrome bike expert.
Sorry to the image creator for pointing this out, I usually keep quiet about these things, but since Granville brought the subject up, I couldn't resist.
Yeah, I laughed at the "heel-cleats" too, not to mention the backless jersey. I guess it would provide some cooling, but not very much protection if the rider went down.
Generally speaking most of the poses are, umm, rather awkward. They look like when actors try to play bike racers but can't get it quite right. (Note: a long time ago I competed in both track and road events, rode in a number of velodromes. Still got my Pogliaghi track bike hanging up in the basement.)
This isn't he only promo image that has some slightly odd things in it. I've noticed a lot of them that are illogical. One I noticed just this morning was a woman walking on the beach in 5-inch stilettos. Shouldn't her shoes sink into the sand?
There are some sports pose packs that suffer from this. I guess the author tried their best, but some things you need to have done to get it right.
There's one promo in the bike poses where the pedals of the bike are simply missing. Feet apparantly pedaling empty air.
Maybe they started off as 10-inch stilettos.
I think it's just a line-of-sight effect; the nearside pedal (pushed down to just past horizontal) is behind the foot, and the farside pedal is behind a bit of the bike frame.
I guess the author tried their best, but some things you need to have done to get it right.
NO, just done more/better research. I'm sure EVERYONE here has rendered a scene with characters doing stuff they haven't done.
There's the funny-fist that has the thumb tucked inside the fingers. Yep, one punch and you break your thumb.
THAT pose keeps showing up in everyone's Hands pose products and I have no idea why.
- All I can suggest is peoples use reference pictures for the foundation.
Since my last render was that of an airship containing an elf with 4 ears, a baby dragon, a man-sized (upside-down, sleeping) bat, a baby koala, and a giant, tentacled mystery creature, I shall refrain from criticizing anyone on the lack of realistic details in their work. That said, when reading about the "stillettos-on-the-beach" image, the physics teacher in me instantly flashed to my lesson on pressure. We do the math and show that an average-sized woman on her two stiletto heels actually exerts more pressure on the ground than an average-sized elephant standing on its 4 feet. And perhaps my constant immersion in calculating "real stuff" explains why I'm so far removed from reality in my art!
Yeah, but if you're working with fantasy you're entitled a little artistic license. I guess people expect a little more realism from contemporary products. Just this morning I saw an image in the Daz email that gave me a touch of vertigo.
Don't get me wrong, the PA makes great products (which I own some of), but the image made me chuckle a little.
Someone who wears heels is going to point out that women walk on the balls of their feet and that technique is going to keep the heels from sinking in.
They do it at graduations- all the time- walk across the field, in heels, without pause.
I think most products here tend to aim for Looks Good over functionality. And the Promo Renders, which is only an example, not the absolute limitation, of what can be done with the product -
usually does break a ton of rules and even the laws of physics. Go Art!
Not walking. Standing. And yes, that includes both areas of contact (heel and toe) that the shoe makes with the ground. I found an actual pair of stilettos and measured them. Assuming that both human and elephant are standing with weight equally distributed over all areas of contact with the ground, the pressure of the woman is greater than that of the elephant. This is why many schools prohibit walking on new gym floors in heels. Art can break the laws of physics. Stiletto heels can't, I'm afraid.
Secondly, if you haven't actually tried walking on sand in heels, you should look at this:
Saying "Just walk on the balls of your feet" and actually DOING that are two very different things! (They're hard enough to walk in "normally"!)
this thread is hysterical LOL
An airship? Who'd believe THOSE exist?
Maybe it's one of those rooms that makes you look larger when you walk to the opposite corner. LOL If not, the place is seriously sinking on the one side, hehehe.
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Laurie
The problem must be the ceiling fan. It's wired backwards and is providing lift to that corner of the room.
Lol. Don't tell my husband that. He'll want to try it with our house...