May I ask about your process/strategy when drawing fat folk? The ways you portray weight heft and squish are very good
i actually have decent advice on this. take it from someone who is fat and had to work in weight loss for a while. that being said im far from a professional but this is just how i go about things. remember that everyones body is different and things can just happen cuz fuckinnnnnn whatever is goin on.
lets take a thin figure first, once you start breaking down areas of the body things can flow a bit more freely as you learn. lets mark important areas to take a look at. a bit loose but you generally see the areas.
the main areas to look for them are the chin/neck area, chest, flank, hip, and rear. these are generally areas where bodyfat tends to gather for the most part (aside from the spots on the arm and thighs and such, ill go into that later.) when you add weight to these areas it starts to look more like this, and remember that bodyfat has weight, and the distribution can change according to skeletal structure and how your body processes things. we'll keep the base shape and use the colors to add weight.
obviously not the best but a general idea. another important factor is to take into mind areas on your body where things feel particularly bony, these areas obviously wont accumulate as much body fat and can be used to break up a shape and make it more coherent.
theres a lot of "pockets" on your body as mentioned earlier, those are usually the bottom side of the upper arm, neck and chin area, chest, the upper and lower belly, your butt, and the backs of your legs. evidently these are the areas that feel less bony so its easier to sorta feel out! these are just the guides that I use personally to help feel out a larger shape for a fatter character, obviously they can be bent and i would recommend checking out professional works such as Morpho. as said many before everyones body is different, saggier areas can usually mean that the person in question has lost weight as well, more evident in belly areas. now that we know a bit lets draw some stuff.
and lastly, celebrate your own body, being heavy isnt a bad thing, you can be perfectly healthy while being large. muscle and fat are not mutually exclusive. obv use real life refrences to help get a better understanding of the body and do your own studies as well. obv ive missed a lot of stuff like breast tissue and cellulite and stretch marks, but this is a big post now. have fun and i hope i could help a bit!
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