Beyond the Blank Canvas: How PoseMyArt Solves Posing Headaches for Every Artist
This article will show you how PoseMyArt is a versatile tool that helps a variety of creative professionals solve the unique posing challenges they face. From comic artists and sculptors to writers and game developers, you’ll learn how key features can improve your workflow and bring your creative vision to life.
For Artists and Creatives
PoseMyArt is designed to solve the common struggles faced by visual artists in various fields. From the manual posing option, to the pre-made poses and animations, and the features that come with the camera, PoseMyArt’s tools can help with everything from the difficult task of posing a character for a drawing to visualizing complex movements for a sculpture or animation.
Let’s take a closer look at these tools and how they can help save time, streamline your work process, and solve all kinds of artist and creative problems.
The Illustrator and Comic Artist
As an illustrator and artist myself, I know that there are many instances where we need to capture a specific motion or action. In my experience, and I know many will agree, manually drawing a character from a new angle or finding the perfect reference can be incredibly time-consuming.
Playing with Pre-made Poses and Scenes
PoseMyArt solves this with its vast library of [premade poses](https://posemy.art/blog/ultimate-posemyart-toolkit/#1-poses-and-animations) and scenes , from simple standing gestures to complex fight choreography, that can be used as an immediate starting point. If a pose isn’t quite right, the **manual posing controls allow you to easily tweak the joint rotations and limb positions to fit your character’s unique needs.
Building Group Poses
Here is a sample of me putting together a few of PoseMyArt’s pre-made poses. For the poses I used, I typed in the keywords “reach”, “grab”, and “push”. With some minor tweaks to the limbs, I was able to make my own group scene.
The Add Props feature is also vital for visual storytelling, allowing you to instantly ground characters in a scene. Illustrators can place furniture or everyday objects next to a posed model to check foreshortening and interaction. This makes drawing characters interacting with their environment significantly easier, eliminating guesswork on complex perspective.
Storyboarding
When it comes to storyboarding, being able to build your scene can help keep details consistent. I admit, when I move characters around a scene and want to illustrate several frames, I can sometimes forget certain details of the scene’s layout. Maybe a character ends up walking out in the wrong direction because I forgot the door was behind them, not in front.
Here’s one scene I used combining pre-made poses, pre-made scenes, and props. By changing up the camera angle, illustrators and comic artists can get several points of view from one scene.
Illustrators can also play with the camera location, angle, and zoom. The Field of View camera feature can also be adjusted to test out exaggerated perspective and foreshortening to bring more drama to their drawings.
Taking the same scene that I made, I play with the angle and zoom to take references from different points of view.
Saving Camera Positions
Don’t worry about losing track of your favorite angles and shots from a scene, you can save camera positions . Aside from just taking screenshots or downloading a frame, saving a camera position allows you to go back to it later and make any adjustments you might need.
The Character Designer and Student
Character designers and art students often need to understand how different body types and proportions affect a character’s look. The need to quickly visualize a character from every angle is crucial for the design process.
Even with years of character design under my belt, I find that there will always be a need to find references for different body types, model types, and proportions.
Diverse Model Types
With diverse model types, PoseMyArt allows you to switch between a realistic model, a stylized anime model, or even a simple blocky shape to study anatomy and perspective without having to draw it all from scratch.
Here are some of the varied model types that PoseMyArt offers for Character Designers and Students doing the same pose - Realistic Muscular Male, Teen Fit Female, Blocky Bot, Chibi Male, and Anime Child Girl.
Manga and Anime Proportions
One thing I learned when I was just starting out with drawing anime or manga-styled characters, was the difference in proportions. Heads are usually used to show this. Realistic proportions are around 7-8 heads tall, while manga proportions are around 6 heads tall. For chibi characters, they’re around 2-3 heads tall.
Here is a quick comparison between the Anime Female model and the Skinny Female model. You can see that for anime or manga proportions, the torsos are more shortened and legs are a bit longer.
Character Sheet References
Choosing one model and doing a simple rotation of the different sides and views of the model can be very useful as well. When you’re designing a character, having these kinds of views are useful to test designs and see how they “flow” from one side to another.
Does a costume make sense? Is an accessory “floating” or does it have something that connects it to the rest of the costume? These are some questions I find myself asking, especially when a character I’m working on has a more complex outfit.
The Sculptor, 3D Modeler, and 3D Printer
Before a sculptor or 3D modeler can even begin shaping their character, they need a solid pose to build upon. Getting a complex pose with multiple props can be tough to visualize in three dimensions.
PoseMyArt’s Add Props feature lets you add accessories like swords, hats, or furniture to a scene, giving you a full 3D reference you can even export as an .obj file to load into your own modeling software or prepare a character for 3D printing.
The combination of these features - pre-made poses, scenes, and add props- can serve as a source of inspiration for your 3D pieces, giving you an idea of what it might look like before having to fire up the 3D printer for a test print.
The Animator
Animators know that every single frame matters, especially the keyframes that define a character’s motion. Creating fluid, believable movement is a detailed and often difficult process. PoseMyArt’s animations feature is a game-changer; it provides short animated loops like a flip kick or a dance, which you can scrub through to find the perfect keyframe reference for your project.
Here’s one sample using the Breakdance 1990 - Breakdance Single Handstand Spin End animation and scrubbing through the sequence.
For Other Professionals
Beyond traditional art, a powerful 3D posing tool can enhance the work and save time for many other professionals and industries. For fields like dance instruction, writing, and game development, the ability to quickly visualize and reference complex scenes is invaluable.
The Storyteller and Writer
For a writer, visualizing a scene is key to bringing it to life on the page. Whether you’re drafting a novel, a comic script, or a screenplay, knowing exactly how your characters interact with their environment is invaluable.
PoseMyArt’s pre-made scenes allow you to set up a full tableau with multiple characters and props, giving you a dynamic reference to write from.
The Game Developer and Hobbyist
For an indie game developer or hobbyist, creating all the art assets can be a huge challenge. Without a professional artist, visualizing character poses for your game can be a major roadblock.
Using pre-made poses or custom adjustments, you can quickly pose characters and Add Props to create unique references, and then export the model as an .obj file for use in your game engine.
Just a note, you can’t directly use .obj files commercially. You can, however, use these as a base for your work. These files would need a significant amount of alteration in order for them to be used commercially.
The Dance Instructor
For a dance instructor, teaching complex choreography can be difficult when trying to demonstrate a specific pose or transition.
PoseMyArtt’s animations feature is a perfect teaching aid, offering a good amount of dancing and movement loops. An instructor can use this to slow down a difficult move, allowing students to see the precise placement of limbs and weight at every step, providing a clear visual guide for practice.
Instructors also need static references for teaching core techniques like ballet positions or foundational stances. PoseMyArt’s wide library of pre-made poses or the ability to manually pose the model allows them to set the precise body alignment, joint rotation, and foot placement. This offers a clear, static visual that students can reference when mastering proper form.
Other Instructors
Instructors that work with different poses in real life, such as sports instructors, martial arts instructors, yoga instructors, and many more, can use PoseMyArt to create poses for their students.
I do yoga myself as well, and before I got the chance to work with a proper teacher in person, my lifeline was following illustrations from a yoga book. In the same way, instructors can print out the poses they create on the app and show them to their students.
The Fashion Designer
Fashion designers often need to visualize the underlying human form for pattern drafting and sketching complex garments. PoseMyArt is ideal for creating a virtual mannequin with diverse model types and the app’s manual posing tools, which helps them accurately plan the garment’s structure, seams, and fit on a body in motion. Using a precise 3D reference before cutting any fabric saves significant time and material waste during the design process.
Final Thoughts
To summarize, here are the key benefits PoseMyArt offers to a variety of creative professionals:
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Solve Posing Problems: Use pre-made poses and scenes to quickly create dynamic and accurate references for any project.
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Visualize and Study: Explore diverse model types to understand anatomy, proportions, and how designs fit on different body types.
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Create Complex Scenes: Arrange multiple characters and Add Props to build a detailed and dynamic visual reference for storytelling, storyboarding, or scene planning.
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Reference Movement: Utilize the animations feature to analyze and break down complex actions, choreography, or keyframes for a project.
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Improve Workflow: Export scenes as .obj files for use in other software, 3D printing, or as a foundation for your creative process.
No matter your specialty or interest, PoseMyArt is an all-in-one tool that saves you time and effort. It streamlines your process, letting you quickly find or create the perfect pose for your needs. Whether you’re using the generous free version to explore different poses or the premium version for unlimited access and export options, PoseMyArt is here to help you move past the posing headaches and back to creating amazing things.
Looking to take your PoseMyArt workflow to the next level? There are several overlooked tools-hidden gems-within the app that can supercharge your productivity. For a deeper dive, check out “The Ultimate PoseMyArt Toolkit: Discover Every Feature for Flawless Posing” , to learn how to master every tool and elevate your work, no matter your creative field.
