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It’s really not all that hard to find reference pictures of folks who have had top surgery so you can draw trans bodies with accuracy. All reputable surgeons who perform top surgery have a portfolio of their work online. There’s countless photos out there of different types of contouring and scarring and they don’t look at all like a ripped cis guy with little lines under each pec.

Here’s a couple patients from Dr Scott Mosser’s website

There’s tons of ppl who decided to not get nipple grafts. They need love too! Plenty of folks decide not to keep their nipples because the healing process is for some ppl more annoying to heal than the actual incisions. The person on the left here has two incisions, and the one on the right has one incision going all the way across the chest. It’s very common for folks with big chests pre-op to end up getting the type of incision that goes all the way around the front! Keep this in mind if you’re drawing fat characters!

Sometimes folks with dark skin will have nipple grafts that appear pink. Keep in mind when drawing characters with dark skin! This coloration is ofc not always the case, as pictured on the rightside pic

Here’s an example of a common occurrence after top surgery called “dog-ears.” This is when excess skin sometimes gathers near the very end of the incisions on either side of the rib. Dog-ears are also super common with patients who had a large chest pre-op (notice this person also has an incision all the way across the front! I chose this pic bc of that combination of features).

Also keep in mind scars don’t heal symmetrically! Sometimes keloids (the risen, “puffy” parts of the scars) will form.

In summation: top surgery looks incredibly different on every person, and your art should reflect that! If you’re going to draw trans bodies, make sure you actually look at them

(Please keep in mind I am not a surgeon or a doctor, these are just my own observations. Also please correct me if there’s anything here that’s inaccurate)

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sorry but listening to gay trans men from the 90s talk about safe sex is like. moving me to tears right now and im not even sure why

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forgot i exist here also here r more poses

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Some pair poses for both couple/platonic stuffs! Feel free to use as reference, just credit meee nwn/💕💕💕

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I know its been a long time, but fat photo ref just updated! Check it out or request access to the site at fatphotoref.com 

I’ll be approving folks later today! There’s also a substack now if you want a newsletter when I update the site. 

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Putting on a Jacket Pose References and Tips

Credit: Etherington Brothers

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Here's my new model, Lauren Ashley! 😍 We took over 700 photos in our two hour shoot and there's JUST SO MUCH GREAT STUFF Ahhhhhh! I can't wait to show you more! She's fantastic. 🥰 Want three more images from this shoot? My Patrons have a few extras in the intro post there!

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Kick Pose References

Credit: Etherington Brothers

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Tips to draw Dancing

Credit: Etherington Brothers

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me wgen i use every neuron i have to conjure up slutty poses . hope u use them tag me if u do i wanna see

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MORE . POSES .

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QUEER BOOKS! -recs-

Here's the selection of queer books from my TBR. I don't know how familiar you are with them, since some seem to be less known. I can't vouch for their quality, and towards the end of the list, you'll find the ones that made waves on tik tok and bookstagram.

I want to mention that most of these books are almost absent on bookstagram or not so many people post about them, and I'm totally proud of myself for discovering some of them.

All the young men by Ruth Coker Burks

The swimming-pool Library by Alan Hollinghurst

Lie with me by Philippe Besson

Golden Boys by Phil Stamper

A single man by Christopher Isherwood

Suicide Notes by Michael Thomas Ford

Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides

Tin man by Sarah Winman

Swimming in the dark by Tomasz Jedrowski

Love and Other Thought Experiments by Sophie Ward

In at the deep end by Kate Davies

Dancer from the Dance by Andrew Holleran

The gold-rimmed spectacles by Giorgio Bassani

Young mungo by Douglas Stuart

Maurice by E. M. Foster

Picture us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert

Well-known queer books from the Internet:

These violent delights by Micah Nemerever

Red, white and Royal blue by Casey McQuiston

The house in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Find me by André Aciman

Enigma Variations by André Aciman

If this gets out by Sophie Gonzales

Nick and Charlie by Alice Oseman

Loveless by Alice Oseman

They both die at the end by Adam Silvers

The ghosts we keep by Mason Deaver

Boyfriend material by Alexis Hall

Aristotle and Dante discover the secret of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

Aristotle and Dante dive into the waters of the world by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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“Invictus” - Jason Todd Death Day Animatic

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I absolutely love this guy

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This is the hottest damn thing EVER. 

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Turns out you can take 13 Tylenol and just kinda be fine 🙃

#i didnt want to be fine but ok #technically withen 24 hours i took like 15 Tylenol but like it was the initial 13 all at once #im high key dissapointed #vent/ #im so suicidal right now its unreal