Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:01:23 +0000 From: "Katy Lloyd" <idlekaty-AT-googlemail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Sympathetic Arm system? Hi Mathieu, Lol don't worry about the name thing! Erm, yes, I'm using a wacom tablet (second-hand from Ebay, =A380 GBP!) and I drew it in Photoshop. (I'm just starting to learn Painter, painting is hard!!) I was thinking, you could get some very flexible control movements if you made one of the rods (the one attached to the fingers?) able to spin (twist) in it's socket...I'm not sure how well this would work, but it could mean that when you use your thumb to move the left hand, you could twist your own wrist, and this then wouldn't so directly affect the angle of the right hand...you could put a weight in the underside of the puppet's hand to keep it angled correctly... hmmm, it's something that needs some experimentation I think. Also, the positioning on whee you sew the rods to glove is important - possibly if you attach them to the back of your finger and thumb joints, against where your fingernails are, then you could make use of these joints in the puppet manipluation (as opposed to sewing them onto the inside of your fingers, as i drew in the picture). Let us know how you get on! Katy -- http://katy.idlecreations.com/ On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote: > Wonferful drawing! > The system is pretty simple, I shall try it. > Thanks Katy. > > What kind of graphic tablet are you using? > Or is it the mouse in some software like Painter? > > Sorry about the extra "h" in your name. I usually look twice before > writing > someone's name, I think it's important. > My name was butchered so many times, I oughta know. > I was distracted by visualising your ideas, I guess. > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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