ok i’m no expert and to be quite honest i don’t even know what i’m doing most of the time BUT i’ll give u some tips based on how i draw + what i know from being a chubby person myself lol
first of all: think circles
snowmen!!! the first one’s body is made up of 2 circles of the same size, indicating the chest and hips are gonna be the about the same size (an hourglass shape), while the one on the right has a smaller top and is gonna be a pear shape!!
now let’s sketch over these snowmen, keeping circles and soft shapes in mind the whole time!
and finally….
note the tummy rolls where the circles overlap!! fat will squish and bend all over the place, so if a person is stretching there won’t be tummy rolls, but when relaxing, the fat will roll up.
important to keep in mind: fat distribution varies a lot from person to person!! i reccommend googling nude fat people (not just plus models!!!) and studying how the fat is stored on people’s bodies and how it will move with the person!! (and if you happen to be a chubby person yourself, don’t be afraid to use a mirror!!)
fat people come in all shapes and sizes, so i couldn’t even BEGIN to try and draw every body shape there is!! so again, google is your friend. that said, here’s a few more snowmen turning into people:
the body isn’t the only thing to keep in mind, of course; the face is also super important!! a nice trick is to simply put less definition on the jawline; fat covers up bone structure!!
i just erased some lines and BOOM!! also, make the face rounder and fuller for those cute pinchable chubby cheeks!!
and of course, don’t forget about double chins!!
a lot of fat is stored around the neck so not only will you get double chins, but the back of the neck will also be chubby!! that’s a good thing to keep in mind when drawing short-haired or bald chubby people
another important detail: the arms!
fat mostly tends to gather in the upper arms but depending on the person the rest of the arm can also be noticeably chubby (for example, there will be less bone definiton around the wrist.) take note of the armpit area, where you’ll get folds!!
now for something i think is super important!!! stretchmarks!!
honestly, i think it’s so sad that there’s so much stigma around stretchmarks, because i think they’re wonderful!! they look like lightning bolts, or tiger stripes!!!
that said, stretchmarks are scars, so fresh marks will be reddish while older marks will fade and usually become a lighter tone than your skintone. they’ll appear wherever the skin stretches when you grow or gain weight, but here are the most common places to see them:
the upper arms
the chest/breasts
the underside of the tummy
the waist
the thighs (both inside and outside)
the butt
ok, i think that’s about it for tips i have to offer!! i’ll just repeat the most important tip of them all: don’t be afraid to google references!! references are your friend, it’s not cheating, every artist uses them and you will learn SO MUCH from them, trust me!!! and of course, practice practice PRACTICE!! figuring out how to draw different body types in your own style, especially if you’re used to drawing slimmer/skinnier people (and let’s face it, a lot of us started out drawing just one body type) takes time and practice, so just keep drawing!! 😀
Wing anatomy reference photos (note: artists!) This is a white Mandarin Duck during his molt. He has shed his flight feathers (primary and secondary feathers) and is growing them back in. They are still pinfeathers. If you are not familiar with pinfeathers, they are the stick-like stage of feathers where blood is still nourishing the growth of the feather proteins (like the beds of your fingernails, sorta!). Photos of this stage can be helpful to people trying to learn wing anatomy because the origins of these major flight feathers is clear on the wing structure. Here is a diagram of their attachment points to the bird’s skeleton*:
Hopefully these photos are helpful to those learning, especially given the challenging angle/pose that these photos represent!
*Note that some seabirds are really weird and might confuse you here because what even are albatrosses
Blue – Sadness, anxiety, depression, loss, mourning, grief, loss of money and valuables, distance, emptiness
Light Blue – Anxiety, detached, cold, loss of control, slipping, time manipulation (cause lateness or earliness), vague, cloud judgement, obscure visions, dream manipulation
Dark Blue – Nightmares, dream manipulation, fear, terror, darkness, manipulation
Purple – Nightmares, anxiety, dreams and visions altered/tainted, material obsession, confusion, constant change, manipulate variables, influence
Lavender – Lack of ambition, distraction, confusion, lack of motivation, easily distracted, restless, dissociation, indecisive
Green – Stubborn, forceful, rash, obstacles, getting nothing from work, blocking, inability to reach milestones, halt, stop
Orange – Expenses, not enough money, blocking flow, material obsession, yearning and getting nothing, distractions
Yellow – Siphon money/fortune/good from them, leech from them, lack of energy, lack of control, constant annoyanes
Note: Adding salt to certain herbs or small spells (such as bay and/or basil mixed with lemon for money) can siphon that thing to you from them for a simple small hex.
Whatever you do with information is on you. Do with it what you wish.
Nova Note: Reading though this, I noticed something missing.
If you are handling anything toxic/posionous/venomous/etc, use EXTREME caution and care. Educate yourself on the best way to use, store, and dispose of those kinds of ingredients. Know how to protect yourself.
A little while ago, I realized that there is NO info on what bones to use for what. I was clueless and had no idea where to begin. Research was fruitless and asking others came with no results.
So I sat down during preap algebra 2 and made my own list.
These are my own correspondences, based off of what I felt like and remembering bits of spells I’d thought about. They are 100% my own, taken from no one.
Please give me credit if you use it anywhere else 🙂
I also know I haven’t included every bone out there, if I missed one msg me, I’ll give it some thought and see what happens! 😀
▪Teeth- communication, learning other language, news, defense
▪Skull- thoughts, divination, communication, spirit work, astral
▪Spine- support, confidence, level headed
▪Arm- help, blocking (curses, hexes, psychic attacks, etc)
▪Wrist- flexibility, hard work
▪Hand- art, artistic ability, creativity, energy
▪Fingers- fluidity, progress, endurance
▪Nails/ claws- fighting, protection, finding things out, knowledge, struggle, balance
▪Rib- agility, protection
▪Hip- ebdurance, keeping it together
▪leg- endurance, travel, strength
▪Ankle- movement, moving on, catalyst
▪Foot- endurance, moving on, leaving things behind, hard work, independence, luck
▪Toe- balance, help, prosperity, money, changing luck (for the better or worse)
▪Tail- (like actual bones in the animals tail, not the tailbone) agility, secrecy, alarm, cursing
(Edited to include:)
▪Antlers- strength, endurance, masculine energy, (if you’re Wiccan, the horned God), protection, more centered toward nature and earth, deflecting curses, and hope.
▪Horns- wealth, the home, determination, aggressive protection, more centered toward that which is man made, and cursing
(Second edit)
▪Wings- adventure, deviating from the norm, sending/ receiving messages, travel, starting a new adventure/ path, hope, luck, wishes, comfort (let it be amplifying or taking away)
The type of bird would also affect the correspondences; the wing bones, to me, would increase the things the bird stands for
Let’s go beat someone up! But no seriously, does this prevent pain or something ? What do these bandages actually serve ?
It keeps your bones aligned to prevent injury, compresses soft tissue to make the fist more rigid, and pads the knuckles. Skull bones are sturdier than hand bones, and even if you know what you’re doing there’s a high risk of damaging your metacarpals if you punch someone barehanded. It’s why they recommend if you find yourself in a fight unprepared to bunt their nose with the butt of your palm, because if the other person tucks their head and you end up hitting their forehead instead it’ll do a lot less damage to your palm than your knuckles.
Tumblr teach’n you how to fucks someone’s shit up.
The red-tailed black cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) is a large black cockatoo native to Australia. Adult males have a characteristic pair of bright red panels on the tail that gives the species its name. Five subspecies are recognised, differing most significantly in beak size. (xxxxxx)
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