[Ad Astra]

Hello, Facepunch! I've had GMod for a while but only really got into it recently. So after a few semi-invested tries, I actually went forth and gave posing a real try. Behold, my first real attempt!
The women of VALVe! (including Lamarr!)

Edited and non-edited versions:

EDIT: Newest and best version!:


Edited (a bit silly.):


Non-edited, other than a slight bit of cropping:


Notes: Chell's arm is actually around Alyx's shoulder, though the angle makes it hard to tell. I know her hands are off, this is due to the model's inflexibility/lack of finger posing. Anyone know a way around this?
I also know I need to work on the lighting.

Feedback is much appreciated. Thanks!

[DoctorSalt]

You're missing some rebels, etc.

[Ad Astra]

I know. I decided to take the main female characters from the games I had. I didn't want to overcrowd the shot. I may do another with all of them.

EDIT: I went back it, added some light, though I'm still not happy with it yet; it's kind of harder to light than a RL phto, in a way. Curse my noobishness. Any improvement?


I'll use a different map and edit more next time, too.

[Dr Pepper]

Should have used some editing, needs better lighting too. I don't you should have included the Glados heads either.

[bodenlan2]

dam straight

[T_T crai2]

i like how you added lamaar

[Blithercube]

Good concept, just needs a little practice.

[Rastifan]

Turn up your graphic settings in Gmod before taking a screenshot.
That goes for!

Anti-aliasing
Model
Texture
Shadow and shader detail.

As said many times in here. You don’t need speed for screenshots. It levitates your pictures to a new level making use of these options.
And this is pretty nice for your first post. No construct and you have tried to be creative. I like that.

[Santz]

Cool first pose, just remember to tuck in the asses of the ragdolls, so they dont look weird.

[Ad Astra]

Thanks for the feedback, guys! I promise to improve.

A couple things- I could have sworn I turned up the graphics in the options. Is there another place? I'll have to check that again. And I also tried to tuck in their butts and avoid the swayback. I thought I did all right on that, but it's harder to find that balance with some of the female models since they're meant to have more curve. They'll look fine in-game, but not in a photo. Which ones look the oddest/least natural to you?

EDIT: Went back in and checked- I didn't have anitaliasing on, and that most definitely helped. Turning the anisotropic filtering on helped even more. Totally missed those. Thanks again.

[Hell-met]

Good idea, but it generally could've been done better

[brubru10]

Wth is lammar doing there????????????????????????????????????????????? ?

[G-Strogg]

She is a female, you know. Kleiner says so in the beginning.

Or in a way you'd understand: It's a gurl!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

[Zupinata]

You forgot Glados!!

[Ad Astra]

Zupinata posted:

You forgot Glados!!

D: No I didn't. I put in all her cores. The spheres in the foreground? Yup.

[Fire Kracker]

You should turn up your graphic settings, If they are up turn on anti aliasing.

[Zupinata]

Ad Astra posted:

D: No I didn't. I put in all her cores. The spheres in the foreground? Yup.

Only one of the cores is a girl!!!, D:

[KaNe1310]

Ad Astra posted:

Thanks for the feedback, guys! I promise to improve.

A couple things- I could have sworn I turned up the graphics in the options. Is there another place? I'll have to check that again. And I also tried to tuck in their butts and avoid the swayback. I thought I did all right on that, but it's harder to find that balance with some of the female models since they're meant to have more curve. They'll look fine in-game, but not in a photo. Which ones look the oddest/least natural to you?

EDIT: Went back in and checked- I didn't have anitaliasing on, and that most definitely helped. Turning the anisotropic filtering on helped even more. Totally missed those. Thanks again.

you should also set a higher resolution.

[halflambada]

brubru10 posted:

Wth is lammar doing there????????????????????????????????????????????? ?

Get. Out.


Also great picture and like everyone else is saying needs a tiny bit of improvement and anti-aliasing.

[Ad Astra]

Zupinata posted:

Only one of the cores is a girl!!!, D:

What? Where did you get that idea? I mean, it could be argued that like humans, GLaDOS has both feminine and masculine aspects, but somehow I doubt that this was your point. GLaDOS is referred to and is voiced by a female, though it could also be argued that GLaDOS has no gender. Her cores make up her A.I., a bit like our brains, (a different core/center for different functions), so to exclude any would be excluding parts of her.

Anyway, you said that I left her out. When I pointed out that I hadn't, you then countered by saying that only one of her cores is female. What? I guess I don't follow that logic.

ANYWAY: I now know about the antialiasing and anisotropic filtering, so I should be adding a higher quality picture to this thread shortly.

EDIT: Here it is! Better?



Adding to OP as well.

[halflambada]

Huge improvement. Anti-aliasing can basically make or brake a screenshot all the times. But yeah that looks awesome.