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are really Mannequins that useful??

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:iconlemon1986:
!lemon1986 Jul 24, 2012
now I'm in really darn confusion because as of now I'm outside US, so buying from amazon can be a bit costy due to the shipment prices!

I really want to study about drawing human body, but I'm afraid I'm not really good with "words" and by words I mean books, I already pruchased a lot of books and can't say they weren't any help, but you can say 90% of my experience was from life drawing and google images as references..

so instead of buying books, I thought mannequins would be more of a help, but in the same time I'm afraid I'll be missing some sort of important info's written in the books I plan to order, of corse that is still an "assumption"!

books I plan to order
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manikin (unisex body + male hand + female hand)
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so I will ask a question, will the manikin replace these books?



and finally, I have manga studio 4 EX and has a virtual 3D model for manikins, I could use it and trace the body directly, but I don't know if it will enhance my skills....

thank you in advance
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:iconfuyuko7:
~Fuyuko7 Jul 27, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
I have a mannequin, but I don't use it.
It's too stiff to make any running poses and it has a lot of limits in bending.

Unless you find a mannequin extremely flexible as the average human
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:iconmangagirl1603:
!mangagirl1603 Jul 27, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Some people might not agree, but I think books are easier. I have a mannequin but the stuff it can do is fairly limited. It can make it's leg bend the wrong way and it can twist 360 degrees and yet it can't fold it's arms.
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~iiRawrDinosaurii Jul 26, 2012  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Every artist is different. Personally, I've tried to use a mannequin before, and I struggled with it.

Books are helpful when you're trying to learn different techniques on how to draw or to understand how things work and move.
For example, the human body. Because of the muscles and bones and structure, there are different positions that are impossible because you would break bones or be in severe pain. A lot of the books explain that, but go into details with it.

Just remember that you should always try to draw things on your own, and practice makes you improve. (:
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:iconlemon1986:
!lemon1986 Jul 26, 2012
bump
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:iconthenecco:
~TheNecco Jul 24, 2012  Student General Artist
Why would you buy from a US site? They're in every art store
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:iconlemon1986:
!lemon1986 Jul 24, 2012
"They're in every art store"

not the books, and they don't sell the "hand" manikins here. so amazon is my friend here :)
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:iconthenecco:
~TheNecco Jul 24, 2012  Student General Artist
You have a left hand of your own. Personally I find that form way too stiff
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:iconlemon1986:
!lemon1986 Jul 24, 2012
I agree, I tried to use them and they're very tiring, it's really hard to hold the hand for any longer than 5 minutes without moving a muscle, especially at my current level of skills! yes I could use a cam to take a picture and trace and so on but let's face it! the manikin is far more efficient!
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:iconphoenixleo:
`phoenixleo Jul 24, 2012
Rather than trace it, eye ball it. :)
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