Something that I didn't do a very good job of with my reference is convey the fact that my girl has a tummy. I mean... she's in a corset, so that's of course gonna cinch her in pretty good, but having worn a corset on my own chubby body, I know the way I drew it isn't necessarily accurate to larger body in corsetry. She's magic, so she probably has a concoction or two to glamour the shape lol
In seriousness, my fatness is something I struggle with personally. I see large bodies on others, see them existing wearing crop tops and two piece swimsuits and I think they are beautiful. However, and I know I'm far from the only person with this experience; when it comes to my own body, when I look at myself in the mirror I just feel disgusting. I hate being naked with myself, I hate perceiving myself, and whenever I draw a representation of myself I often neglect and ignore that trait in myself.
But it was around the point I was working on this one's thighs that I was like "no... I need to do this, she needs softness, she needs some chubby."
So anyways, this will be another important little additional material in my reference stuff. I think it's the first time I've drawn a chubbier body that I'm happy with too! Yay :D
Anyways, to those struggling like me, I'm not going to feed you the usual "no sweety you're BEAUTIFUL no matter what" because that's never helped me with my own feelings of self. What I'll say is remember no matter what, our bodies are worth celebrating. Our bodies do amazing things every day, whether actively or inactively. Your body exists and carries you, it deserves respect and honor for that even if you aren't always in love with it <3
