How to Draw Chubby Female Body
ALRIGHT So my pal @kalreyno wanted assistance with cartoon fat characters and every bit a fatty artist i felt like i could give a scrap of helpful insight on that. in that location's likewise been a lot of lament about "boo hoo fatty characters are hard to describe so i can't include them in my work Always" goin on lately so if that'due south your case then this is for you as well!! and also just for anyone who would like assistance with fat bodies in general, ofc. anyhow, let's get this show on the road!!
allow's beginning with some common misconceptions. these are the two main attempts at chubby bodies i run into, so i'll focus on them.
the Anime Chubby i encounter everywhere, and information technology'southward but……so wrong in many ways. starting time of all, in that location is almost no additional torso fatty compared to your average thin character - except for where information technology's added in "attractive" places (breasts, hips, thighs). the breasts are way likewise perky, and don't accept the realistic shape fat would requite them (though how to draw accurate breasts is another tutorial all on its ain lmao). there is still a thigh gap, which unremarkably simply happens in very thin people, and bones are still visible on the surface of the peel, which also rarely happens in fat people.
the Michelin Man is better in some means, but even so not that great. it's a slightly improve attempt, merely basically all that'southward done there is taking a thin character and blowing them up, while giving no thought to fat distribution. the thigh gap is ordinarily still present, and they look a lot more hard than soft - and fat is very soft and pliable.
here'southward a chart on how fat usually distributes (if you lot tin't read my messy writing, "1. next to no fat, 2. moderate amount, 3. nigh of the fat distribution"). basically, the more muscle an area has, the more prone it is to develop fat, such as the abdomen, thighs, and upper artillery. it's important to note that fat sits on top of muscle, and that it does distribute in different levels, and not evenly across the torso as shown in the Michelin Man.
now, here'due south an authentic fat body with all of that kept in listen!! notice how the fat isn't only kept to aesthetically pleasing areas, and how it sits realistically on the grapheme'south trunk. their breasts sag a lot more, which happens even in thin people with larger breasts, and the nipples are pointing more downwards than straight out. there is no thigh gap in sight, there are no bones in sight, and near chiefly, they have fat rolls, which are very important in drawing a convincing fatty character!! as far as i know i've never met a unmarried person with no rolls at all, and anybody has them, whether thin or fatty - they're just more prominent and more consistently present in fat people. pay close attention to where they are and how they're shaped.
hither are a couple of drawings showing how fat is affected when sitting vs stretching. equally seen in the first, the fat specifically on the stomach is distributed a lot more evenly and stretched out, and then it becomes "flatter". the dearest handles are withal pretty visible, though, too as the fatty on the thighs and arms. the breasts are raised with the shoulders, and the fat on the shoulders and near the neck forms rolls equally information technology'due south being pushed together.
in the 2nd, there is a lot less room for distribution, so the fat is all pushed together. the breasts sag and the tummy forms rolls and spills into the lap. a practiced illustration for the way fat works is to liken it to a water airship, and thinking of how its shape would change when resting apartment on a surface, hanging off of a ledge, held upright, etc.
hither are a few extra tips i find a lot of people miss!
get-go on the elevation is the hip/pubic region. the first circle is showing the way the omphalos is folded in fat people, as opposed to stretched out in thinner people. the second is the breadbasket fat spilling over onto the pubic region and creating a separation in the two areas, which is something that'due south missing in a lot of art. in addition, the pubic mound also gains fat, making it round equally seen in the contour cartoon i did up at that place (i've heard people refer to it equally fupa?). the final in the hip region is the lack of a thigh gap. i can't stress this enough!!!! if yous're trying to draw a convincing fat character, make sure their thighs are pretty much always touching!! for reference, mine literally don't separate until my feet are nearly 2ft from each other.
the bottom correct is showing the double mentum, which a lot of people are afraid to draw!! fat does distribute itself hither too, and there's nothing incorrect with it, so don't experience like yous shouldn't give fat characters a double chin in your work for fear of information technology looking like a caricature.
in the bottom middle, it'due south showing how fat affects unlike types of breasts with the presence of more or less breast tissue.
lastly, at the very correct are stretch marks with their usual locations and directions, which i likewise tin can't stress enough!!!!! i sometimes forget to add them honestly, but they're so important in accurately portraying fat characters, as they literally come from the peel being stretched from fat being gained (and they're as well just rlly cracking lookin similar why wouldn't y'all lmao). some people have less and some people have more, experience free to experiment with them!
the last thing is torso types!! there isn't one unmarried fashion for a person to be fatty, so feel complimentary to experiment with shapes one time yous've learned the basics!!
so there yous take information technology, a tutorial on how to draw chubs!! now go forth and make some accurate fanart or some rad fat characters, because the world could ever use more of both. hmu if y'all have any questions or concerns, and thanks for reading!!
EDIT: someone pointed out the bad wording in the tutorial. give thanks yous for bringing it to my attention and lamentable for offending anybody. i've updated the tut, and so please reblog this one!
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