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LuigiL — Leo A-Frame Model Sheet
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Published: 2012-09-16 09:51:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 36155; Favourites: 366; Downloads: 35
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After some feedback I've decide to go with this design layout for future model sheets.I've changed Leo's pose to an "A Frame" pose, before it was a "T Frame" pose. It seems the A frame pose is a bit easier for modeling and rigging
I hope you like this update! Page 8 of Leo's Forest basics will be finished soon!
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Hi, thank you for your wonderful design. May I ask your permission to use your work to design a worksheet for education purposes?
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Great for practicing modeling, I'll post the model when I finish
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Thanks a lot for your answer and congratulation for your original creations.
Of course, I like everything you are creating. I will mention "by courtesy of LuigiL" whenever I use Little Leo character.
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Hello, my name is willy and I will be very grateful if you could give me the frame by frame sheet to make an animation Leo walking. I use to imagine adventures with my twins with Leo as the hero. Thanks
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Would you mind if I took Leo and make a 3D model of him for a class assignment? I'll give you full credit. We had to have a character reference of some kind and I didn't really want want to do something overused (like Mario, which most of my class is doing).
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Here is a height chart.Download the 7zip file and extract it. I would suggest using the Svg version for Inkscape.If you don't know how I can tell you.
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I use Photoshop for most of my art
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Where are the 3/4th views?[link]
Nice Model Sheet
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Thanks! Here's another version with a 3/4th view
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Good call on changing to an A frame. It's always sad to see a beautifully designed character get distorted because of a Tposed rig.
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Glad you like it
I'll do the rest of the character turn arounds in the A Frame pose
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How do you draw the same character over and over and still manage to make it look perfectly the same?
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I don't always manage to do it but with practice I've gotten a little better. I still need practice on it but it's fun when I get close
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just looked at these pages. wow. I really want to play this ahaha. beautiful work as always.
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Thank you very much! I hope you'll get to play it soon!
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You show later that Leo can get new clothes from his mom -- would these all be accessories on top of the base shape and different colors and patterns, or whole new clothing shapes? In other words, might you want to make a turnaround of him in only underwear so other clothes can be added on top? Long sleeves, swim trunks, animal pajamas, etc...
I almost want to model this myself, but I'm sure someone with more experience could do it far better.
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When a final model is needed for in game use I think I will need to do a turn around of Leo without clothes for the modelers. For now since this is just a concept, I'm focusing on the ideas and such
Thanks for the input, that's a very important point you brought up that I'm going to need to consider in the near future
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It's looking quite nice! I can picture a little 3D Leo running around on screen now. I'm really curious about the hair, now that you have mentioned you wanted it to retain its static form no matter which way the camera is. You see this effect used so rarely on characters, but I think it might make Leo look a little more like a 2D drawing, which would be amazing because that's where his roots are.
I hardly need to say it, but you are very good at bringing life to your drawings. I'm secretly hoping Leo takes on a stylized design that mimics your drawing style, in order to keep his sketchy, animated feel thriving. Of course, whatever look he takes on, I'm sure you'll make sure it's for the best.
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Thank you for the kind words and input! I always like reading your comments
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First -- love your stuff. I've been following you for a while.
Being a rigger, I wanted to throw in my 2-cents as to the whole A-Frame v T-Frame issue:
In an A Frame pose, you get less distortion in the armpit area. Ideally, the elbows would also be bent, for the same reason. This way, the arm joints are in a neutral position, which causes less collapsing and stretching as the model moves. See: [link]
T-Frame makes the actual rigging easier, since the alignment of the joints is on a straight plane. This is mainly beneficial in the i/k arm setup. Being primarily a rigger, I tend to model my characters like this to make rigging a little easier.
So, for the amount of movement you plan for your character, A frame would be ideal, but with the relatively low detail/high stylistic look you have for your character (namely, the lack of a great deal of mass) it wouldn't make a great deal of difference whichever way you go. Most of the characters I have created are built more like Leo, with skinny little limbs, and I haven't ever had any trouble with the mesh at joint areas.
tl;dr version: Both work, especially for your art style.
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Thank you for the detailed input! I appreciate the information
You're awesome!
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Thank you! Glad you think so!
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In his iris. He has three colors for his iris, a dark green for the base, and the secondary colors are light green and turquoise.
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Good job! You've definitely made it as easy as possible for the 3D-modelers
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i honestly dont notice a difference (i've 3d model as hobby, for a little over 2yrs now) :/
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I didn't know there was an older version until I saw your comment and did some research
If this wouldn't be a game character though, it would need to have a reference without clothes and hair but as a game character, I think it's better this way. The A-pose makes it easier to rig the character.
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It's called A frame and T frame because the arms look like the letters (kind of 
When the arms are completely outstretched it's a "T frame" pose.
When the arms are lowered closer to the sides of the body it's an "A frame" pose
Also the legs are a bit bent and the mouth is a bit different in this version
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Aaaaaaah!! I understand now! Thanks and keep working that good! *o*
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I'm glad you understood 
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The way his arms are positioned. This one, they're angled down forming a sort of "A" shape while the other one had Leo with this arms straight out, perpendicular to this body creating a "T" shape.
As far as I know, that's what it is.
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