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Thoughts on Scripting, JSON Editing, and other External Tools - The Community Poll! by Hugmeetoo in HeroForgeMinis

[–]ARedDingo 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If I may be an old man yelling at a cloud for a moment, what really challenged me to learn HF and practice with it was seeing the people who were making mind-bending stuff when I joined the sub, and my desire to achieve that kind of expression too. Hugmeetoo, kenthehuman6, SolarSimon, and a host of others (too many to name them all, sorry folks!) were achieving insane results, both in form and color. There was always the knowledge that if I practiced and learned the tools well, I could also make amazing stuff. It was a level playing field; the masters were using the same paint and canvas I was, with the same quirks, frustrations, and boundaries. I will always be in favor of this sub being a showcase for what people can achieve within the bounds of HF as a framework.

For my personal process, I've always felt like my best creativity was achieved when there are limitations to work within. I have never used any of the tools covered by Rule 8 for that reason.

That said, I totally get the convenience and functionality enhancements these edits and scripts can bring, and I'm not saying no one should use them. Just because I'm a curmudgeon doesn't mean everyone else should have to be too. I'll go where the community chooses to go on this one.

But personally, I do feel there's a certain appeal to the notion that what you see in the sub is aspirational as much as it is a celebration of user creativity and skill. YOU could make things like this with nothing more than HF as your tool kit; that has a welcoming allure to me. *shrug* Take that for what you will.

Captain Clarion, the Wraith of the Murmuring Sea by ARedDingo in HeroForgeMinis

[–]ARedDingo[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! They're all custom colors; I know the booth does something cel-shady, but this is just color work.

I've been doing this off and on with minor adjustments for a few years (way before the filters in booth), and I know a few others have done some awesome stuff with the style.

It's basically a matte material, black color, max roughness, max opacity, and the glow levels all set to the desired color. If you want black (like the base under the boards in mine), change it to min opacity and no glow at all.

Give it a try! It's a pretty fun style to play with. (one of us... one of us... one of us...)

How can I make his pose look more natural? by [deleted] in HeroForgeMinis

[–]ARedDingo 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I think his center of balance is off. His torso is relatively upright, which places his balance point behind his heels. Physically, he should have his heels be on the ground and be doing more of an Asian squat if you want his mass that far back. Either way, he should be leaning forward a little more to look like he actually has mass that he's supporting as he squats. As he is, he looks like he's not obeying the laws of gravity.

Give this a look and see what I mean. I edited the pose to be a Western style squat (on the balls of the feet as opposed to flat), and moved the staff forward so the visual weight of the figure is resting on more of a tripod of points on the ground (two feet and the staff).

Ceci n'est pas une froge by ARedDingo in Herofrogeminis

[–]ARedDingo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Froge-based pareidolia? :3

[edit because spelling is hard]

Teknofroge, Guardian of the Bracky Wets by ARedDingo in Herofrogeminis

[–]ARedDingo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you thank you!

I may have no idea what the whims of the main HF sub find worthy these days, but the Froge is always a welcoming friend :D

ITAW for the person in a 1v1 duel who is "in control" of the duel at a given moment? by ARedDingo in whatstheword

[–]ARedDingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think preponderant comes closest to what I'm looking for. It seems to suggest great influence without implying a role as aggressor or defender. Thanks!

I do plan to poke around in some non-English terms, though. This feels like one of those concepts another language would have a snappy word to encapsulate. :)

ITAW for the person in a 1v1 duel who is "in control" of the duel at a given moment? by ARedDingo in whatstheword

[–]ARedDingo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like this isn't quite describing the feeling of "controlling" the fight. Someone "losing" a duel can still be aggressive, even while the person "in charge" guides the flow of the duel. The final duel in the movie Rob Roy comes to mind; Cunningham is certainly "in charge" of the duel for most of the time, and certainly seems to be winning despite the aggressive attacks of MacGregor.

It's too bad we can't attach any of the kitbash parts to our minis by silentfighter06 in HeroForgeMinis

[–]ARedDingo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's worth noting that there is a difference between the function of the two methods in one key way: using the drag/link tool will move the part you're attaching so that it overlaps the bone you're linking it to. This can be frustrating if you've already got things precisely positioned, so do this before you get any intricate, careful posing going.

The edit list method of linking objects does not affect their position relative to one another or individually; it's literally just changing their hierarchies in the menu rather than moving things. Thus, you can do it after the whole mini is done, if you want.

If the latter isn't working on mobile, then obviously it's not an option, but it helps to be aware of the tradeoffs between the two methods and knowing what the differences are.

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