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bronydjlove · 2 months
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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!!
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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.
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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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bronydjlove · 2 months
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as requested- my zine about fat and plus size body types from instagram!💖 happy drawing everyone!
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bronydjlove · 2 months
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0:00 - Lately her heart has been beating irregularly, fluttering like her namesake. A hoof lays gently over the stumbling organ beneath as feels her heartbeat – Even watching it gently nudge her hoof. Thinking that is very unusual for her, she decides on paying a visit to a very close friend of hers.
0:53 - When visiting her friend and telling them about her heart troubles, they were happy to give her heart a listen. Getting out a couple books as well as a stethoscope, her friend was ready. It was a little embarrassing to have her heart listened to but it didn’t hurt, seeing a friend she was very comfortable with kept her heart calm, she just hoped the flutters they heard didn’t worry them too much.
1:56 - She had no clue such a spell existed, a gentle magical aura lit up her heart and there it was, visible for all to see. Somehow this was less embarrassing and more intriguing, to see and even hear her heart thumping within her chest. Her friend was very focused, occasionally looking over to her books.
Her friend compliments her strong heart, while they didn’t see anything wrong it would be best to see the doctor even if she is a bit scared.
Again, not using names to avoid tags but you can probably guess who’s checking her heart. This style is nice to draw, however it's rare I draw these characters. This also has a lil experimentation with the sounds, like for a muffled heartbeat and the stethoscope.
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bronydjlove · 2 months
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Pinkie pie heartbeat
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bronydjlove · 2 months
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it's that time again, giving my faves a skippy heartbeat
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bronydjlove · 3 months
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bronydjlove · 3 months
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bronydjlove · 4 months
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bronydjlove · 4 months
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Re-blog...
... if the thought of a hand wrapped directly around a heart, manually forcing it to pump, is a part of your kink (from either the patient's or the doctor's side!)
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(I know this is a very niche part of an already niche fetish, but after the lovely anon message I had earlier I'm interested to know who else finds this a turn-on)
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bronydjlove · 4 months
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Спасибо @joelwindows7 и всем, кто набрал мне 10 реблогов!
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More photos using AI
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More photos using AI
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The other day I generated
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bronydjlove · 4 months
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Belly boop?
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Slice: Maybe save those kind of boops for ponies you know, not the gal delivering your pizza…
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bronydjlove · 5 months
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reblog this post if you’re a cardiophile, I want to know how many of us are out there 💓
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bronydjlove · 5 months
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Who are your Waifu/Husbando (and character cardiophile desire ?)
Me it’s
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bronydjlove · 6 months
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i just realized that tumblr allows multiple audio files in a row and they autoplay consecutively on mobile
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bronydjlove · 7 months
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monarch of monsters
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