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*gasp* what is this? A new pinned post?

Hello, I am Nev, late 20s Queer AF villain fucker, writer and artist and overall very not sfw chronic shitposter.

I'm a fandom ancient, I've been here since livejournal days, come yell about problematic ships at me that I'm in love with and I'll tell you tales of old

I am a mild disaster and have scattered myself across tumblr for varying fandoms.

For Anime Flailing, BNHA, FMA, JJK, YYH, etc, come love me at: @greedtheavalicious

For CM shitposting find me at: @thebostonreaper

My writing flailing is over here @nevtelenwriting

And the occassional art thing but mostly just art tutorials and references: @nevtelendoots

Nowadays I am getting more active on twitter, so find me there at nevtelenwriting

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A couple of perspective notes I talked about during my webinar. I always have more notes on Patreon.

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fat bodies tutorial!

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 that. there’s also been a lot of complaining about “boo hoo fat characters are hard to draw so i can’t include them in my work Ever” goin on lately so if that’s your case then this is for you too!! and also just for anyone who would like help with fat bodies in general, ofc. anyway, let’s get this show on the road!!

let’s start 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 see everywhere, and it’s just……so wrong in many ways. first of all, there is almost no additional body fat compared to your average thin character - except for where it’s added in “attractive” places (breasts, hips, thighs). the breasts are way too perky, and don’t have the realistic shape fat would give them (though how to draw accurate breasts is another tutorial all on its own lmao). there is still a thigh gap, which usually only happens in very thin people, and bones are still visible on the surface of the skin, which also rarely happens in fat people.

the Michelin Man is better in some ways, but still not that great. it’s a slightly better attempt, but basically all that’s done there is taking a thin character and blowing them up, while giving no thought to fat distribution. the thigh gap is usually still present, and they look a lot more hard than soft - and fat is very soft and pliable.

here’s a chart on how fat usually distributes (if you can’t read my messy writing, “1. next to no fat, 2. moderate amount, 3. most 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 arms. 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 body as shown in the Michelin Man. 

now, here’s an accurate fat body with all of that kept in mind!! notice how the fat isn’t only kept to aesthetically pleasing areas, and how it sits realistically on the character’s body. 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 most importantly, they have fat rolls, which are very important in drawing a convincing fat character!! as far as i know i’ve never met a single person with no rolls at all, and everyone has them, whether thin or fat - they’re just more prominent and more consistently present in fat people. pay close attention to where they are and how they’re shaped.

here are a couple of drawings showing how fat is affected when sitting vs stretching. as seen in the first, the fat specifically on the stomach is distributed a lot more evenly and stretched out, so it becomes “flatter”. the love handles are still pretty visible, though, as well as the fat on the thighs and arms. the breasts are raised with the shoulders, and the fat on the shoulders and near the neck forms rolls as it’s being pushed together. 

in the second, there is a lot less room for distribution, so the fat is all pushed together. the breasts sag and the stomach forms rolls and spills into the lap. a good analogy for the way fat works is to liken it to a water balloon, and thinking of how its shape would change when resting flat on a surface, hanging off of a ledge, held upright, etc.

here are a few extra tips i find a lot of people miss!

first on the top is the hip/pubic region. the first circle is showing the way the bellybutton is folded in fat people, as opposed to stretched out in thinner people. the second is the stomach fat spilling over onto the pubic region and creating a separation in the two areas, which is something that’s missing in a lot of art. in addition, the pubic mound also gains fat, making it round as seen in the profile drawing i did up there (i’ve heard people refer to it as fupa?). the last in the hip region is the lack of a thigh gap. i can’t stress this enough!!!! if you’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 about 2ft from each other.

the bottom right is showing the double chin, which a lot of people are afraid to draw!! fat does distribute itself here too, and there’s nothing wrong with it, so don’t feel like you shouldn’t give fat characters a double chin in your work for fear of it looking like a caricature.

in the bottom middle, it’s showing how fat affects different types of breasts with the presence of more or less breast tissue. 

lastly, at the very right are stretch marks with their usual locations and directions, which i also 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 skin being stretched from fat being gained (and they’re also just rlly neat lookin like why wouldn’t you lmao). some people have less and some people have more, feel free to experiment with them!

the last thing is body types!! there isn’t one single way for a person to be fat, so feel free to experiment with shapes once you’ve learned the basics!! 

so there you have it, a tutorial on how to draw chubs!! now go forth and make some accurate fanart or some rad fat characters, because the world could always use more of both. hmu if you have any questions or concerns, and thanks for reading!!

EDIT: someone pointed out the bad wording in the tutorial. thank you for bringing it to my attention and sorry for offending anybody. i’ve updated the tut, so please reblog this one!

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Now that I relearned anatomy my art actually looks like people lmao. Here’s an adult Shinsou WIP I fully intend on finishing uhhh sometime. Also a Shinsou baby doodle bonus!

#is it shinso or shinsou #I mean I know the name officially gets a dash above it when it's transliterated but like #idk man #i love my tim burton son #shinsou #shinsou hitoshi #bnha #boku no hero academia #my art

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Waiting for microwave rice cause im a frat boy

#terrible dry erase doodles for your monday evening #shinsou hitoshi #aizawa #eraserhead #BNHA #tired goth cat duo #its not even like minute rice im fucking cooking rice in the microwave

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Last Song: 6 Gun Quota by Seether

Last Movie: Charlie's Angels

Currently Watching: Yu Yu Hakusho for the fourth time

Currently Reading: Kiss Intel by walkingcatfish I don't think I've picked up a book book in three years

@transhotchner @aaronhctch (This is Nev I swear fjs sjfjcjs)

CATCH UP WITH ME TAG

rules: tag people you would like to know/catch up with. thanks for tagging me, @deadrunin! look at me, actually doing a tag thingie bc i remembered it!

last song: Plastic Hearts by Miley Cyurs

last movie: White Christmas

currently watching: Bridgerton! absolutely excellent

currently reading: The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare

tagging some people who pop up in my notes but who i don’t talk to often! @teaofembers, @femtopulsed, @satan-incarnate-666, @101immortals , @runes-and-relics

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Just some practice with angles after actually brushing up my anatomy lmao

#my art #anatomy #practice drawing #idk man

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Practing faces with my favorite murder son

#my doots #bakugo katsuki #bakugo #boku no hero academia #my art #bnha #I like whumping my favs maybe a little too much

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I’m not making ship art for a 20-year-dead fandom wat

#my art #yu yu hakusho #kuwameshi #kuwabara #yusuke urameshi #kazuma kuwabara

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I don't like reposting but hellsite is hiding this for no apparent reason?

Shinsou vs The Cuddle Bugs of Class 1-A

#you can pry touch-starved Shinsou getting emotional over affection from my cold dead hands #shinsou hitoshi #shindeku #shinkami #shinkamideku #shinmina #denki kaminari #izuku midoriya #mina ashido #izuku with an undercut lives rent free in my brain #the hc that mina is black also lives rent free in my brain #my art

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Shinsou vs The Cuddle Bugs of Class 1-A

You can pry touch-starved Shinsou getting emotional over people loving him out of my cold dead hands 

#shinkami #shindeku #shinmina #shinkamideku #shinsou hitoshi #denki kaminari #izuku midoriya #mina ashido #bnha #boku no hero academia #i saw a headcanon of Mina being black and I've been in love with it since #Izuku with an undercut lives rent free in my brain #I've gonna say this is year two or three??? #idk man #my art

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So you might be saying: Lion why a guide on drawing black people? Well young blood it’s because a lot of people cant…seem…to draw…black people..Amazing I know. 

Racist (caricatures) portrayals of black people have been around forever, and to this day people can’t seem to draw black people like they are human. If your artwork resembles any of the above even remotely your artwork is racist and offensive. If you try to excuse that as a stylistic choice you’re not only a terrible artist, but racist too!!! Congrats.

Whitewashing is also a problem. A lot of people refuse to draw black features on canonly black characters. While this example isn’t colored, lightening the skin-tone of a character is also considered whitewashing. So lets start with features!

Now all black people have different noses thats a no-brainer, but black noses tend to have flatter bridges, and wider nostrils. Please stay from triangular anime noses and small button noses. Your drawings should not depict black people with abnormally large noses. (Especially if you do not draw other characters this way)

If you feel like the way you draw lips on black characters is offensive or resembles a caricature,it probably does and you should change it. ABSOLUTELY AVOID PLACING LIPS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FACE. 

Hair is so diverse! Please get used to drawing braids, locs,kinks and coils! If you can learn to draw ringlets and long waves you can learn how to draw black hairstyles.

Add clips! Learn how to draw baby-hairs and never be afraid to add color Pinterest and Google are free my dudes! Also try using square brushes for blocking in coils.

OK THAT’S ALL YOU GUYS

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@blueberryquestionmark​ requested this, look, I just--

#momojirou #yaoyorozu #jirou #momo yaoyorozu #boku no hero academia #jiro kyoka #bnha #my art #tiffany you useless lesbian #girls' nights be like

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cause there’s never enough Greedcetto

#greedcetto #dolcetto #greed the avaricious #fmab greed #fma greed #fullmetal alchemist #fullmetal alchemist brotherhood #my art

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Best Boyfriends, Eji loves his feral cat

#kirishima ejirou #bakugo katsuki #kiribaku #the true power couple: feral city raccoon and himbo with a heart of gold #bnha #boku no hero academia #my hero academia #something something I wanted Bakugo to actually be albino hence pink eyes #My headcanon for Kirishima is he's part polynesian let me live ok

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Unsplash -  photography, illustration, and art

Pixabay - same as unsplash

Pexels - stock photos and videos

Stockvault.net - stock photos

freepngimg - icons, pictures and clipart

Veceezy - vectors and clipart

Kissclipart and kissPNG - more vectors and clipart (often transparent!)

Getdrawings - simplistic images and drawing tutorials

Gumroad - photoshop brushes (and more)

Canva - needs login but has lots of templates

Library of Congress - historical posters and photos

NASA - you guessed it

Creative Commons - all kinds of stuff, homie

Even Adobe has some free images

There are so many ways to make moodboards, bookcovers, and icons without infringing copyright! As artists, authors, and other creatives, we need to be especially careful not to use someone else’s work and pass it off as our own. 

Please add on if you know any more sites for free images <3