So glad you’re back! :) Do you have any advice for drawing, erm, men shaped like Bobby or Crowley? I’m working on posing, but I realized I’m drawing the same body types for women and men. (And yes it’s the same anon who asked for posing advice xD)
Hi again! And thank you! I’m trying to be, we’ll see how long it lasts this time..
Don’t feel bad, most artists find a body type they enjoy drawing and stick with it. I did the same in high school, really wasn’t until I dropped out of my first art college that I started mixing things up.
Given most pose reference and posable models I see are all one type of build, it’s no wonder that it’s hard to vary up body builds when your reference only gives you one guideline. Indie & European comics and animation tend to be the only places I consistently see a lot of variety in character size and age. Even live action tends to lean toward a build and age preference [though it varies by decade].
But men shaped like Bobby or Crowley you say? Hahahaha…so older? thicker? It’s all good. Pudge generally happens with age, unless you work hard to keep it off or have a crazy high metabolism. Gravity is the other factor as the older you get, the less elasticity your skin has, so there is much drooping in both genders.
Best advice is try a figure drawing class in your region if you can.
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