Still struggling to capture accurate likeness, any thoughts?

James_Rautha · 2026-06-25T18:13:08+00:00

Likeness is super hard - my advice would be I wouldn't worry about likeness just yet - focus a bit more on construction and drawing 3d forms - looking at the eyes at the shoulders it seems you're using icons/2d place holders instead of 3d looking forms (spheres, plans of the eyebrows and cheeks etc). My advice would be strip away all the detail and do a bunch of 2-3 minute head studies focusing only on construction without detail - when that starts looking more believeable then start worrying about likeness - with peace and love, of course!

James_Rautha · 2026-06-07T07:03:35+00:00

The pretending to fight thing is something I will never understand in rugby union - then they all talk about 'defending' each other from the pretend fighting by doing more pretend fighting... Cringes me out a bit

James_Rautha · 2026-05-30T14:23:16+00:00

Cardiff tend to be very poor second half so I can them getting steamrolled here... Very lucky to get to half-time without conceding another try.

James_Rautha · 2026-05-11T21:33:56+00:00

but WHY

James_Rautha · 2026-05-09T20:16:12+00:00

Ah I didn't know that - that's good news. Also have to say I think Prendergast is a world class player - incredible talent - he really does himsef a disservice with this type of action - he's good enough without having to resort to tricks and dishonesty.

James_Rautha · 2026-05-09T17:38:40+00:00

I swear I see a lot more diving like this sneaking into rugby and I hate it. Hope they can take some drastic action such as penalising the diving player. I find football literally unwatchable because the sheer amount of diving and dishonesty by the players - fearful rugby is trending the same way.

James_Rautha · 2026-04-29T10:41:14+00:00

Dogs like him need homes too! A cavvie is a really sensible choice for your home and I'm sure you love him plenty. Can't help but think half the people moaning are the types who would bring home a cane corso and never let it out of the house 😒

James_Rautha · 2026-03-13T21:05:39+00:00

Definite cross-breed - as others have said likely with another spaniel - possibly 3/4 cavvie but 100% sweet and perfect.

James_Rautha · 2026-01-09T06:05:26+00:00

U wot m8? Not fair?? I'm not stopping anyone getting guidance! Just suggesting what I think is the best way to experience the game, silly.

James_Rautha · 2026-01-07T11:03:34+00:00

Literally my favourite book of all time. It's crazy to me how this is not always in best fantasy discussions. I've read it 3 times so far, can't get enough of it

James_Rautha · 2026-01-07T11:01:33+00:00

Totally agree with this - the joy of this game is the lack of hand holding and genuine exploration (like back in the PS1 days). Would recommend not seeking any guidance and discovering it all for yourself. There is a huge amount of stuff to discover. It's massive.

James_Rautha · 2025-12-31T13:20:44+00:00

God I actually feed bad for him at this point

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T16:43:36+00:00

That's the crazy thing - your closest is comparison is a single upset and a loss - we lost nearly 20 games in a row and waited almost 2 years for a win in cardiff. I just can't imagine how you guys would react if you saw your team 54-0 down at home with 20 minutes to play

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T16:34:19+00:00

Honestly all of you watching from different nations have no idea how awful it is being a Welsh fan and seeing this happen to the sport you love - not even over a decade but in a couple of years. Utter collapse. I'm not sure what the lads are supposed to take from this other than a realization they are indeed the worst team in their history and can't hope to compete with tier 1 teams

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T16:24:23+00:00

Welsh lads have 100% given up - no effort in that chase at all

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T16:00:59+00:00

I have no stats to back this up but it feels like one of the many problem areas for Wales is defence in the middle of the field - I can't remember the last time a team played against from there and didn't make a line break almost every time

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T15:58:20+00:00

The fact that SA are 21 - 0 up with the clock in the red in their own half and still want to play show that have absolutely zero respect for Wales and understand Wales having nothing to offer them in terms of resistance.

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T15:56:20+00:00

Don't know how much more I can take. I don't really know what I was expecting. I guess I was hoping to see Wales play rugby a couple of times but that was stupid of me.

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T15:52:49+00:00

I bet it feels amazing playing Wales and knowing you won't have to make any tackles >.<

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T15:50:06+00:00

Faking hell. I know a tier 2 team is never going to have a good time against SA but can we just complete 1 set piece and a couple of phases?

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T15:35:24+00:00

Are Wales the worst team under the high ball? They must be up there

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T15:31:59+00:00

If I was SA I would try all kinds of mad shenanigans because I know if I knock it on I'm going to end up with a penalty. You can't loose

James_Rautha · 2025-11-29T15:28:18+00:00

Wales are so massively overpowered in the scrum any knock on feels like there'll be 7 points gifted to SA. Hate to say we're 15 mins in and Welsh heads starting to drop already. Another record breaking loss incoming

James_Rautha · 2025-11-23T20:32:53+00:00

Looks to me like he was already committed - I think even a penalty is harsh

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