Rant and needing advice from the art council
K so I did a revenge for someone on a/rt f/ght of their sona who they "specifically" stated she was
1. Chubby with a round face and it was "important" to keep these features.
2. Was insistent saying "oh she does wear a corset so I will possibly let them get away with a somewhat hourglass figure but still focusing on the fact that she is, indeed, *chubby*
I proceeded to draw using my semi realism style (I can't draw cartoony characters and their reference wasn't that good to portray chubby of any kind)
Used an amazing fat woman as a reference and made this:
First time ever I've drawn a legit fat person and honestly? I'm so proud, she looks breathtaking and I choked up because of how pretty I made this. She is beautiful.
The artist in question I made this piece for proceeded to plaster on EVERY WARNING on their profile page after I uploaded about how to NOT MAKE THE CHARACTER FAT IN GENERAL.
So we go from the character has a round face AND TORSO
For one stylistic approaches are fine but this is literally my style? I tend to draw cartoon or anime characters and focus on what they would look like as real people (and believe me that ain't as easy as it sounds)
So my dilemma is what should I do? I feel bad that I upset someone but also I am so proud of this piece and my attempt like damn, if you feel bad that's on you homie?
On the other hand WHY ARE WE STILL STIGMATIZING FAT FOLKS IN ART? Fat is beautiful, fat is NORMAL and if I had received this art I would have been ELATED. If you were so persistent to keep your character round face and torso then after someone stylizes it to those exact words then OH SHIT NO WE CAN'T HAVE THAT MAN, SHE GOTTA BE ATTRACTIVE PER CONVENTIONAL DIETARY STANDARDS (TRADEMARK TRADEMARK)
So I'm at a loss. Should I feel bad for upsetting someone cuz (in their eyes) I messed up their sona? Or should I just disregard it? Let the council proceed (feedback is helpful and thank you for listening to me vent~)
