To fix this, tilt their upper body forward so they are bending over a bit, and push their lower body forward so their butt goes forward. One thing to look out for is what i call “Beginner’s Back” This is where if you were to hold shift and rotate the upper part of the ragdoll’s body straight up, their back will contort and their ass will stick out, a sure sign of a beginner. Nobody wants to see a picture where half the characters look like they are about to fall over. Something that I learned is that if you have a large mirror handy, you can look at how a person looks when they are, say, holding a gun or running. Getting the ragdolls to do what you want them to is the most difficult part of creating your picture, so you will want to bring A LOT of patience to the table. Alright, now you can finally begin on your pose! Find models and props that will fit your idea the most, and be sure to use the aforementioned high quality models. You can also download many maps that are great for posing, such as most RP and ZS maps, or maps like Gm_Atomic.Ĥ. A good place to start posing is a CS map or DoD map, depending on what kind of picture you are going to make.

It indicates that you don’t have the knowledge to know that it is an incredibly unrealistic and bland place and that you simply don’t have much artistic experience.

Gm_construct is widely considered as one of the spammiest places to pose. DO NOT POSE ON GM_CONSTRUCT (Unless you have an idea that would ONLY work on it, or if you are going to use the dark room). You will also be able to start on your pose right off the bat and not spend time having to look for a good spot to pose, and then figure out how it will work.ģ. If you think about your idea first, then you can plan out how you will do everything you then save time loading by simply entering one map, rather than going into a map, finding out there are no good posing opportunities, then having to load a completely different map. Although this isn’t necessary, it will make life a whole lot easier (at least that’s just me, I’m sure some people can simple go onto a map and pull an idea out of their but). Ok, Before you even BEGIN to pose, you will want an idea for a picture. Speaking of which, if your computer can handle it, turn all of your graphics settings all the way up before you take your picture (its not like you have to move around or anything so lag won’t be a problem)Ģ. Be sure to get some high quality models for weapons, characters, and props because most of valve’s models have horrifically bad world views, and if you pose with said models, it will degrade the quality of your picture immensely. Go onto a site like and download some new skins, models, maps, anything you think you will need and will make the pose look better. Before you start up Gmod, you will need to prepare. This is a basic tutorial on how to pose better on Garry’s Mod!ġ.

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