#they are the main thing I use to “feminise” my silhouette

[theeretblr]

can you share what breast forms you use please? :O

Of course!

Here is a list of some various shapewear things I use as an AMAB Genderfluid person:

Chest Stuff - Breast forms: https://a.co/d/3Ph0LBW - Cheap bra that I use most days: https://a.co/d/08kTI2v - Larger, full coverage bra that is more supportive: https://a.co/d/dtKLRXm

You can just slot the breast forms into the bra. Make sure to measure your band size so you get the right size. I would recommend starting smaller to average size (B/C cup) as larger breasts can be harder to make more casual outfits with (they're also just heavier).

Hip Stuff - The short hip pads I use (though they are currently unavailable): https://a.co/d/8apRadX - Longer hip pads that I use sometimes, they are sometimes too long for certain skirts, dresses, and shorts (also unavailable D:): https://a.co/d/iXXzvPJ - Butt pads: https://a.co/d/0zdzmZv

I can't attest for other hip pads, but I'm sure you can find similar to what I have!

[masterstevenaffleck]

Sadly, due to not having my sketchbooks I don’t have much of my character design exploration of Minnie. I started by drawing girls based off of photographic references, how I normally start drawing. However, I found that the photographic reference was taking the character too far away from the Beano style. So I decided to explore what made her distinct. I realised her pigtails and her hat were the main defining features within her design silhouette so I decided to use those as a focal point in her design. I wanted to use them as a way of expressing how Minnie was feeling. This is based off of the influence of manga and anime so I started looking into Sailor Moon as the show is filled with a variety of very cartoony, exaggerated expressions. It also worked as a reference point as Sailor Moon has pigtails as well and they also help convey her mood. 

I then looked at Steven Universe in terms of simplification and going for a more shapely style - like the Beano’s. I decided to follow a similar root of the main character’s design and shaped the head like a bean, a bean for the Beano. It worked as it was slightly more humanoid than the Beano’s style so it meant I could process it in my style better. Steven Universe is also where I got the idea to give Minnie thicker eyebrows as I felt it added a comedic drama to the expressions. It was also in this stage where I was beginning to find more comfort in her character that I decided to feminise Minnie a little and add eyelashes, a common signifier of gender in comics. Minnie does read as a girl but she is often depicted in a grotesque way that can be read as male. I still wanted to give her grotesque and silly expressions but also keep an essence of femininity, balance her out a bit for the younger female demographics to relate to. 

I was also heavily inspired by Anna Morozova’s mural she did that redesigned several famous Beano characters - this helped me to see that through clothes alone the identities could be understood and I needed to stop overthinking things.