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Hepal feet 👅

"what's wrong with your eyes."

I was convinced that John had control of Arthur's eyes until someone said he wasn't looking at them. But now I'm just thinking about when he's talking to someone and they do a double take behind them bc Arthur isn't looking directly at them.

iwasarob0t

hey these are some tips for some of the little details in drawing fat folks that some people might not know!

everyone has fat on their bodies so its a worthwhile skill to have, but most art tutorials leave it out. heres some other good tips from artists!!

as requested- my zine about fat and plus size body types from instagram!💖 happy drawing everyone!

ALRIGHT SO my pal @kalreyno wanted help with drawing fat characters and as a fat artist i felt like i could give a bit of helpful insight on

some notes on drawing fat bodies in a stylized or cartoony art style! i tried to explain and illustrate things i keep in mind while drawing

something i notice a lot with artists trying to draw fat people is that even if they get the bodies decent they often draw the heads and nec

calllynx

The Turn assignment for school, from start to finish.

Really challenging! Didn't use any 3d software in this either, just calculated it all by hand.

This is Araun, she's a fire dancer.

mermaiddis

I call this one Harrow and the hoerrors

Based off a meme I saw IG

mermaiddis

I heard we are shipping Ms. Honey and Ms. Phelps

catasters

colorisbyshe

a lot of people draw fat characters as like Vaguely Round stomach, throw on stretch marks (drawn in a way that stretch marks DO NOT work) and often body hair (for some reason?? like i’m fat and have body hair but it seems like fat artwork is OBSESSED with adding it on as some sort of statement), pert boobs, maybe the glimmer of a double chin, big ol’ thighs cause they’re in vogue rn, and maybe round upper arms

and it’s like… zero acknowledgement of sag

or how you can be fat and have small boobs/ass/thighs/hips

no thick neck along with the double chin

no fat rolls

all fat people are also drawn to have looooong legs as if to apologize for the rest of the proportions

i look at a “fat” character and what i see is just a skinny character with weight added on, even though that’s not how that works

and it’s just very clear to me that some artists want credit for “diversity” but don’t want to actually look at fat bodies. they apologize with hyper feminine outfits or the implication that the fat character is athletic or something. the fat character still has the perfect figure because “well, some fat people DO still have curves like that!”

we’re thicc and thick and “chubby” and plus size.

but we’re never actually fat. even the “largest” characters i have seen drawn are just… larger chubby girls. zero acknowledgement of how fatness actually works.

colorisbyshe

Anyways! I don’t want this to be a wholly negative post with no takeaway other than “You should feel bad” (but you probably should), so here is what looks like a good resource:

Here’s a link to the tweet.

Too many people base their understanding of fat bodies on plus size models, who are photoshopped, molded with cut outs, and chosen specifically because of how they still fit conventional beauty standards. They are not indicative of how most fat bodies look.

Please take the time to look at fat bodies that aren’t marketable and appreciate them for their own worth, beauty, and fortitude. Do not let fat bodies be alien to you, do not otherize us. This should be normalized.

Fat people deserve art and media that reflect fat bodies honestly. Seeing plus size models as our only rep only ends up setting out a new, impossible goal for fat people. We’re made to feel that we aren’t fat in the right way. It sends the message that you can fail at being skinny AND fail at being fat, which is an awful thing to do. No body is a bad body. All bodies deserve to be seen and to see themselves.

Fat people deserve to be seen as fat people, not as skinny people with added weight.

sango-blep

May I recommend the Morpho book about fat and skin folds! For people who are looking for a source that explains/shows how all the folds and sag actually work and affect the body. I imagine the info provided in this book can work very well paired with those reference photos. The chapters of the books on any topic are always divided into 1. head/neck 2. torso. 3. upper limb. 4. lower limb ( even includes drawing babies)

miss-maela

Holy cow!!! There’s a reference book for artists to draw fat bodies?!?! I’m stunned! This is amazing!!!

howtobeaconartist

what aspect ratio should I use if I'm trying to print an American graphic novel/comics. I want to pitch it to publishers and I have to make sure everything is just right. I think its 6x10 but I want to be sure. I was previously using 11x8 but the wide aspect ratio deterred people from reading so I'm reformatting it.

Kiriska: Here is an excellent post about standard page sizes for US comics.

A standard US comic book page size is 6.875 by 10.438 inches bleed, 6.625 by 10.187 inches trim, with a live image area of around 6 by 9.5 inches.

In this case, US standard applies to traditional floppy comics. Compilation trades might size up a little but use the same ratio.

Manga are typically smaller.

Manga volumes (or “tankoubon”) in Japan tend to come in a variety of sizes and formats (the most common being 5.04″ x 7.17″ or 5.83″ x 8.2″)

There are tons of variations though. Specific publishers may favour a specific size that’s unique to them, etc.

If you want to remain flexible, your best bet is to either avoid bleed panels (panels intended to run off the page (more typical in manga) or full/half page spreads) or to account for way more bleed than you think you need.

Having extra bleed (or no bleed) will allow you to reformat your pages for a lot of different sizes. As always, be sure to keep important elements and dialogue away from the page margins!

wandaluvstacos

for all of you who struggle to draw horse feet. :) You’ve gotta have those pasterns in there, as they are the horse’s main shock absorbers, as seen in the “bearing weight” example.

If you can handle an animal autopsy, here’s an interesting vid on how the muscles and joints work in the lower leg of the horse.