In the second, there is a lot less room for distribution, so the fat is all pushed together. 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. the love handles are still pretty visible, though, as well as the fat on the thighs and arms. as seen in the first, the fat specifically on the stomach is distributed a lot more evenly and stretched out, so it becomes “flatter”. Here are a couple of drawings showing how fat is affected when sitting vs stretching. pay close attention to where they are and how they’re shaped.
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. 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. 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. 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. basically, the more muscle an area has, the more prone it is to develop fat, such as the abdomen, thighs, and upper arms. Here’s a chart on how fat usually distributes (if you can’t read my messy writing, “1. the thigh gap is usually still present, and they look a lot more hard than soft - and fat is very soft and pliable. 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 Michelin Man is better in some ways, but still not that great. 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.
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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). 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 Anime Chubby i see everywhere, and it’s just……so wrong in many ways. these are the two main attempts at chubby bodies i run into, so i’ll focus on them. Let’s start with some common misconceptions. anyway, let’s get this show on the road!! 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. ALRIGHT SO my pal wanted help with drawing fat characters and as a fat artist i felt like i could give a bit of helpful insight on that.
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