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by Ecco 245 days ago
How is this any better than a Blender file with a rigged human model?
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Literally just ease of use. Blender you have to learn to use, whereas JSM is built to be pick-up-and-go for even the least tech-savvy users.
And feature-wise, that's all it needs.
Try get a non technical artist to pick up Blender and work out a rigged human model.
first question why: where do you get a rigged human models with the same level of detail, for free ?
I wanted to use blender for quick pose reference yesterday and I was able to find several good ones and even one great one within 5min. They're around.
haha this was mine as well, would love to see some recommendations where people are getting some nice models to draw from.
Ease of use.
Because of a lack of features? It doesn't even have IK so I would argue Blender is in fact easier to use (as in, will get you to the result faster even if you need a bit more time to learn the interface).
This has pre-built poses, props and a bunch of other easy to use features. This is classic hacker-news ‘Less intuitive and more complicated X is better because I already know how to use X’
I must have spent a hundred hours in Blender over the years, and I'm still not competent enough to do even some of the most basic things on my own when I pick it up.

Blender is an amazing project, but I would not suggest it as an alternative to OP's tool if asked by someone who practices drawing and has zero Blender experience or interest.