How to Draw Plus Size Characters From the "Skeleton" Up.
Added 2023-06-18 04:30:05 +0000 UTCI was asked earlier what my process was for using a base "skinny" model to build up to a plus size character and this is a very quick, rough, simplified explanation of how to do it.
If you can get to a place where you don't need a skinny model as the base and can draw straight from the fourth step onward, that would probably be the most efficient? But sometimes it's really hard for me to imagine a pose or a character's proportions with the extra mass unless I have the frame to build on.
I used photoshop and a series of layers to do this; you can do the same thing on paper with lighter drafts and inking or tracing paper!
Finally I want to underscore that there is no "one true way" to draw anything, just ways of drawing that are more or less efficient, and look better or worse. Experiment and find what works best for you!
If you have any questions, feel free to ask below.
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Max L
2023-06-18 16:58:23 +0000 UTCNo problem! ππ»
Max L
2023-06-18 16:57:31 +0000 UTCDo it! I *dare* you to do it! XD
Max L
2023-06-18 16:56:26 +0000 UTCThank you! Yeah, I would like to be able to reach a point where I am just *so* darn good I can skip straight to drawing the figure, but the very nature of the way body fat overlaps and intersects makes it very hard for me to keep it all straight in my head. ^-^; I've said it before, I'll say it again: I actually think muscle is easier to draw than fat because, while muscle requires a little more memorization of how certain groups fit together, muscles behave much more predictably in motion. XD
Max L
2023-06-18 16:56:08 +0000 UTCTysm for making this very cool
Username TakenB
2023-06-18 14:42:00 +0000 UTCMy favourite step is accessorize or whatever.
Bob Hill
2023-06-18 14:12:10 +0000 UTCYOOOOO this is super neat!!!! I'm gonna have to use this next time!
nagatomunch
2023-06-18 10:10:21 +0000 UTCThis is something similar I do with my own drawings. I first start with a thin figure. To get a pose down, then draw the fat on top. Though if the sizes get larger, I then either adapt the shifting thin proportions or just focus on the fat form. That said, this is a very simple yet really good break down of your fat building.
SlimeyJayStudio
2023-06-18 05:32:08 +0000 UTC
