Phicen/TB League Posing Compilation (Messing with Seamless Family!）

You have some seriously nice and well-dressed figures! and your posing and photography are superb! Thank you for sharing those tips as well — very helpful. : )

The happy TBLeague family made me smile haha

Your version of Quiet looks better than the game. Was this version the head that comes with the outfit? Van Damme looks incredible sleeveless.

All very nicely posed. I really love what you've done.

I don't completely understand the theory, but the results are undeniably natural. You can feel gravity pulling on the figures, and how they relax into it. Super awesome looking, I shall reference your pictures to practice!

Peaches wrote:I don't completely understand the theory, but the results are undeniably natural.  You can feel gravity pulling on the figures, and how they relax into it.  Super awesome looking, I shall reference your pictures to practice!

In order to pose your figures in "natural" poses the body needs a certain amount of counter-balance

It's most obvious in the following photos by Lawlaw91:

Stryker2011 wrote:These are really great. Nice job on posing all of them. Thanks for sharing. Love these.

Glad you like it!!~Definitely not enough fun with them...I will share some more when idea comes.....


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GubernatorFan wrote:I agree. These are fun, and many of them serve as fine illustrations of the potential range of these bodies. And some of the photos are outright artistic!

and Boss, your seamless figure experiments just expand more possibilities to enhance seamless figure into more funny world....

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ReverendSpooky wrote:Great posing, and some really fun shots! Phicen really did change the game with these seamless bodies.  You manage to nail some really life-like and natural poses on these.

Thanks dude.....there is always game changer comes out....I am glad to join the game!!!

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skywalkersaga wrote:You have some seriously nice and well-dressed figures! and your posing and photography are superb! Thank you for sharing those tips as well — very helpful. : )

"Seriously nice" sounds great.... Thanks dude...

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Adeno wrote:The happy TBLeague family made me smile haha

Feel the family!!!

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MerylAkiba wrote:Your version of Quiet looks better than the game. Was this version the head that comes with the outfit? Van Damme looks incredible sleeveless.

Thanks, I feel resting/leisure pose are easier to do too!!~~~maybe game characters need more time to dig in deeper....No, the headsculpts, clothes and bodies are all customized according to my "wallet ability" and my own taste. FYI, the Van damme is actually from Enterbay in Movie "Expandable 2". And the Judo sleeve I cut it out after I realized the sleeves was so limited to pose.....because of 3A class biceps he has....

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ThePhotogsBlog wrote:All very nicely posed.  I really love what you've done.

Thanks dude!!! Hope you keep enjoy my futures sharing.......

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Peaches wrote:I don't completely understand the theory, but the results are undeniably natural.  You can feel gravity pulling on the figures, and how they relax into it.  Super awesome looking, I shall reference your pictures to practice!

No, theories always become perfect with practical....yeah just ignore what I said on top and mess around with your figures... ....and you will know how important of balances and you will keep trying to get them pose nicer....That's the way I am currently going....

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Stryker2011 wrote:

Peaches wrote:I don't completely understand the theory, but the results are undeniably natural.  You can feel gravity pulling on the figures, and how they relax into it.  Super awesome looking, I shall reference your pictures to practice!

In order to pose your figures in "natural" poses the body needs a certain amount of counter-balance

It's most obvious in the following photos by Lawlaw91:

Wow, thanks to agree my theories.....Hugs!!!

How about team up?~ Always look nice and lively to see a team or kind of "Behind the scenes group photos"

Very well executed. I also love the TBL seamless bodies. LOL

Let's dance boys!! Mess with me!!!Ola ola olehi!

doodlehobby wrote:Very well executed. I also love the TBL seamless bodies. LOL

Ya, great products from them.......

Peaches, as Stryker illustrated, the theory is essentially an elaboration on what is known in the classical art world as contrapposto, or counter-poise (usually refers to a standing pose) as well as the concept of the ‘S’ curve (an expansion of contrapposto used in poses with even more ‘movement’). These were developed in Ancient Greek art and sculpture and were used to lend the subject more ‘human’ traits, expressions, and, in the more exaggerated examples, to evoke various levels of pathos and emotion. ‘Contrapposto’ was revived during the Renaissance, with an especially famous example below:



Lawlaw shows beautifully how this concept of ‘balanced asymmetry’ can be utilised in photographing these figures in everything from relaxed to ‘action’ poses. In this case, it is being used to give more realism and dynamism to the poses.

In Greek and Renaissance art, these poses were often used to ‘show off’ an idealised male or female body — so posing the tbleague bodies like this is yet another way lawlaw is participating in an ancient tradition. ;D

wow, very nice pictures! loved all the poses! Quiet's jeans seems very fitting!

why don't we have a Best Posing Award?

cheers!

skywalkersaga wrote:Peaches, as Stryker illustrated, the theory is essentially an elaboration on what is known in the classical art world as contrapposto, or counter-poise (usually refers to a standing pose) as well as the concept of the ‘S’ curve (an expansion of contrapposto used in poses with even more ‘movement’). These were developed in Ancient Greek art and sculpture and were used to lend the subject more ‘human’ traits, expressions, and, in the more exaggerated examples, to evoke various levels of pathos and emotion. ‘Contrapposto’ was revived during the Renaissance, with an especially famous example below:



Lawlaw shows beautifully how this concept of ‘balanced asymmetry’ can be utilised  in photographing these figures in everything from  relaxed to ‘action’ poses. In this case, it is being used to give more realism and dynamism to the poses.

In Greek and Renaissance art, these poses were often used to ‘show off’ an idealised male or female body — so posing the tbleague bodies like this is yet another way lawlaw is participating in an ancient tradition. ;D

How glad that figure forum starting to related to ancient - Greek arts philosophy nice explanation though......

brassco wrote:wow, very nice pictures! loved all the poses! Quiet's jeans seems very fitting!

why don't we have a Best Posing Award?

cheers!

We can so call Frammy Award 2019

Fantastic Poses and Figures ! Welcome to the forum, lawlaw.

lawlaw91 wrote:



The kick pose need patience and time to make her standing without a stand...it is possible to do a standing kick.....she can...

I think it is the steel skeleton that makes poses like this possible. This here i made long time ago without a stand to. Like to see more of Your work

Ephiane wrote:Fantastic Poses and Figures ! Welcome to the forum, lawlaw.

lawlaw91 wrote:



The kick pose need patience and time to make her standing without a stand...it is possible to do a standing kick.....she can...

I think it is the steel skeleton that makes poses like this possible. This here i made long time ago without a stand to. Like to see more of Your work

Amazing scene!!~ya true, there is only seamless figure can make more great poses than plastics.......

MerylAkiba wrote:Your version of Quiet looks better than the game. Was this version the head that comes with the outfit? Van Damme looks incredible sleeveless.

brassco wrote:wow, very nice pictures! loved all the poses! Quiet's jeans seems very fitting!

why don't we have a Best Posing Award?

cheers!

This is the one I am using for her.......if you guys are looking for it.....

Custom Character based on chinese novel "The Water Margin"

Headsculpt - Shi Zhao Qi (China Actor)
Suits - Accessories from Soul Toys (Lu Zhi Shen)
Body - Phicen M35

Let's get one Figure from martial monks......So sorry the gold stick still on the way, the chopstick is only for illustrate purpose...

Very cool headsculpt and outfit, I like it!

A very cool bash indeed!

Balancing TBL bodies without a stand is possible and does require patience. The bodies do have a good weight and balance to them. It also had a good center of gravity to allow a more fluid and natural pose. I can stand a TBL on a soft bed for example. Very well built bodies.

skywalkersaga wrote:Very cool headsculpt and outfit, I like it!

Thanks dude!!!

GubernatorFan wrote:A very cool bash indeed!

doodlehobby wrote:Balancing TBL bodies without a stand is possible and does require patience. The bodies do have a good weight and balance to them. It also had a good center of gravity to allow a more fluid and natural pose. I can stand a TBL on a soft bed for example. Very well built bodies.

True....love them all time...

OK, now I get it! Thank you everyone for explaining it to me All these pictures are amazing, and I'm getting the desire for seamless bodies for my boys now (ugh!) LOL. They are so amazing to pose. Being such a newb, I started with Phicen bodies, and have yet to play as much with my other bodies, and hope they'll do at least 80% of what the seamless can do?!

Peaches wrote:OK, now I get it!  Thank you everyone for explaining it to me  All these pictures are amazing, and I'm getting the desire for seamless bodies for my boys now (ugh!)  LOL.  They are so amazing to pose.  Being such a newb, I started with Phicen bodies, and have yet to play as much with my other bodies, and hope they'll do at least 80% of what the seamless can do?!

Thanks for the compliment........ cannot wait for your poses compilation too.....

Peaches wrote:OK, now I get it!  Thank you everyone for explaining it to me  All these pictures are amazing, and I'm getting the desire for seamless bodies for my boys now (ugh!)  LOL.  They are so amazing to pose.  Being such a newb, I started with Phicen bodies, and have yet to play as much with my other bodies, and hope they'll do at least 80% of what the seamless can do?!

It's ok, Peaches... I am still a newb myself and have many non-seamless bodies. I don't personally view tbleague as the 'only' choice for 1/6 bodies, though I can understand and respect those who do. If posing and/or 'realism' is the hugest focus, then yes, I get it, they do have an edge over others in that regard. But I still have many uses for the regular jointed bodies. Especially when you want to make a figure but can't afford to pay so much for the body....it sucks to have to wait months to save up for tbleague bodies just to be able to go ahead with a figure. Not to mention many good figures come with jointed bodies, rather than seamless. Some may not like Hot Toys for how pricey they can be, but I do think their quality is quite high, especially on the headsculpts and clothing and accessories. Their bodies are decent, and I find their solutions for padding the bodies in various ways to achieve on-screen accuracy very interesting. Only downside is sometimes the joints can get a bit loose. Other brands have more durable jointed bodies, many of which are quite poseable, such as DAM and WorldBox for male figures. VeryCool and PopToys are two that have pretty good jointed female bodies. Only areas where they fall short is often in the shoulders, hip swivel, and back.... it's harder to make those areas hold poses without the metal skeleton. Though I have a DamToys Natalia female jointed body that can move its shoulders and back quite well, not as great as a tbleague, but it's still very poseable. And in terms of these jointed bodies standing on their own, they can definitely do so, but because they are much lighter than tbleague bodies, they need some weight or stability on their feet ...certain types of boots help with this. Though some jointed bodies stand perfectly fine on their own even without boots or shoes -- both my COOmodel male bodies stand fine, as do my PopToys female bodies.

Sorry for the ramble, I just think that it's all well and good to promote the awesome possibilities of tbleague bodies, and I'm glad to see such wonderful examples here, but always bear in mind that not everyone can afford to make all their figures like this, nor are tbleague bodies always suitable for every single type of figure or character.

For those who like to do kitbashes for photography purposes, I do think they make the perfect mini-models. But some people focus more on re-creating specific fictional characters, and there are not yet enough varieties, in either skintone or body size and shape, to always be able to use a tbleague or other type of seamless body and still retain accuracy and faithfulness to the character. And yes, they can be modified and even coloured, but sometimes making major modifications to the bodies for every single character is just too prohibitive, not to mention again the cost factors.

I'm extremely grateful for these bodies existing, as they have indeed pushed the boundaries of this hobby, and it's exciting to see what people can do with them. I just wanted to remind folks though not to totally dismiss non-seamless bodies -- even if you don't personally use them anymore, others still do. Sometimes they don't have any other viable options. : )

skywalkersaga wrote:

Peaches wrote:OK, now I get it!  Thank you everyone for explaining it to me  All these pictures are amazing, and I'm getting the desire for seamless bodies for my boys now (ugh!)  LOL.  They are so amazing to pose.  Being such a newb, I started with Phicen bodies, and have yet to play as much with my other bodies, and hope they'll do at least 80% of what the seamless can do?!

It's ok, Peaches... I am still a newb myself and have many non-seamless bodies. I don't personally view tbleague as the 'only' choice for 1/6 bodies, though I can understand and respect those who do. If posing and/or 'realism' is the hugest focus, then yes, I get it, they do have an edge over others in that regard. But I still have many uses for the regular jointed bodies. Especially when you want to make a figure but can't afford to pay so much for the body....it sucks to have to wait months to save up for tbleague bodies just to be able to go ahead with a figure. Not to mention many good figures come with jointed bodies, rather than seamless. Some may not like Hot Toys for how pricey they can be, but I do think their quality is quite high, especially on the headsculpts and clothing and accessories. Their bodies are decent, and I find their solutions for padding the bodies in various ways to achieve on-screen accuracy very interesting. Only downside is sometimes the joints can get a bit loose. Other brands have more durable jointed bodies, many of which are quite poseable, such as DAM and WorldBox for male figures. VeryCool and PopToys are two that have pretty good jointed female bodies. Only areas where they fall short is often in the shoulders, hip swivel, and back.... it's harder to make those areas hold poses without the metal skeleton. Though I have a DamToys Natalia female jointed body that can move its shoulders and back quite well, not as great as a tbleague, but it's still very poseable. And in terms of these jointed bodies standing on their own, they can definitely do so, but because they are much lighter than tbleague bodies, they need some weight or stability on their feet ...certain types of boots help with this. Though some jointed bodies stand perfectly fine on their own even without boots or shoes -- both my COOmodel male bodies stand fine, as do my PopToys female bodies.

Sorry for the ramble, I just think that it's all well and good to promote the awesome possibilities of tbleague bodies, and I'm glad to see such wonderful examples here, but always bear in mind that not everyone can afford to make all their figures like this, nor are tbleague bodies always suitable for every single type of figure or character.

For those who like to do kitbashes for photography purposes, I do think they make the perfect mini-models. But some people focus more on re-creating specific fictional characters, and there are not yet enough varieties, in either skintone or body size and shape, to always be able to use a tbleague or other type of seamless body and still retain accuracy and faithfulness to the character. And yes, they can be modified and even coloured, but sometimes making major modifications to the bodies for every single character is just too prohibitive, not to mention again the cost factors.

I'm extremely grateful for these bodies existing, as they have indeed pushed the boundaries of this hobby, and it's exciting to see what people can do with them. I just wanted to remind folks though not to totally dismiss non-seamless bodies -- even if you don't personally use them anymore, others still do. Sometimes they don't have any other viable options. : )

You got the point!~yeah Phicen/TB League is a good figure brand on the market but it cost much more than normal plastic bodies......I had 3 plastic figures with me, ZC Toys, Ganghood and World Box, they are nice figures too.....maybe I could do another thread about 3 of them too.....

Sure, would love to see! You've got great photography and posing skills -- I'm sure you can make those bodies look good, too!

skywalkersaga wrote:Sure, would love to see! You've got great photography and posing skills -- I'm sure you can make those bodies look good, too!

Thank you for the support!! And meanwhile......Damn, I am so stress about the quality for the thread.... XDD

lawlaw91 wrote:

skywalkersaga wrote:Sure, would love to see! You've got great photography and posing skills -- I'm sure you can make those bodies look good, too!

Thank you for the support!! And meanwhile......Damn, I am so stress about the quality for the thread.... XDD

Aww, lol, well no pressure! :'D