How to Use Poser
Poser is a versatile software program that allows the user to create and manipulate 3D models of humans and other forms. This technology is used heavily in graphics design and animation. Poser allows the user to create a model, change the pose of the model, animate the model, change the appearance of specific features (face, hands), change the facial expression and add/subtract hair. Poser saves the user time over manual techniques and allows him to explore a variety of model options and appearances. There are many more options and variations offered by Poser than those covered below.
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Instructions
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How to Use Poser Software
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Select a model. On the main screen, select Library, then select "Poses." Select "Figures." Scroll through the figures and select a character with which to work.
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Select a pose. First, select Library and then select "Poses." Select the desired pose (Standing Pose 1, for example) using the pose icons.
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Animate the model. First, click on the tab at the bottom of the screen to bring up the Time Line. Select "Rotate Tool," then select the body part to animate (for example, the "Arm"). Set the Key Frame at 1 using the "+" button. Select a frame to go to at the "Of Frame" button. Scrub back and forth on the Time Line to see the body part in motion.
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Change the model's facial expression. Select Library, then select "Expression." Next, select the model with which you are working. Zoom in on the face of the model. Select the facial expression desired.
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Change the way the hand looks. First, select Library, then "Hands." Zoom to the hand of the model. Select the subject character (P6 Female, for example.), then select the hand look desired. At the prompt, select which hand you want changed, right or left.
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Tips & Warnings
The program includes graduated dials that allow the user to "dial up" small changes rather than use the stock images provided in the library. This feature permits the user to select just the "right" expression or look.
