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mysuperdupersecretsideblog · 8 months

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I am asking for art help from people with prosthetics.

So, I like drawing.

Several different types of styles really, I'll go cartoonish, semi realistic, lined, or lineless, etc.

Normally I'm good at picking up how to draw different mobility aids. All I usually need is to see what they look like, see them in use, and see ranges of mobility one would have using them.

I can draw crutches, weight supporting canes, mobility canes, different types of wheelchairs, and walkers, all due to myself or a friend or family member using them and myself being able to have easy reference.

I have realized now that I don't have any idea how to draw prosthetic limbs though.

I have seen pictures on google, looking up references, but all I'm finding is mostly stock photos, 90% are in practically the same pose, and/or they're the wrong type of prosthetic for my art piece, and I haven't been able to make them look good in my art because of this.

My focus in the moment for the art piece that I want to do would be above knee prosthetics and above elbow prosthetics. I do want to learn how to draw all types of prosthetics though because I want to make my art more inclusive off all kinds of people.

If anyone with prosthetics would be comfortable dming me to tell me what kind of range, mobility, and limitations you might have with your prosthetics, and maybe a picture or two that I could use to reference in my art, I would be ridiculously grateful.

Please and thank you.

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amputeewomen · 4 days

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Sexy walk crossing legs with a prosthesis

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rimbaudsleg · 3 months

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Double amputee getting dressed

#one leg #cute guy #prosthetics #one arm #below knee amputee #above elbow amputee #male amputee

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interdevo-devotee · 11 months

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A group of amputee boys demonstrates a confident gait on their prosthetics

Grupa chłopców po amputacjach demonstruje pewny chód na protezach

#onelegged #prosthetic leg #протез ноги #onelegged guy #одноногий парень #на протезе #leg amputee #legless guy #above knee amputee #guy amputee

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emophil81 · 2 months

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By Idjwriter found on Deviantart

#cute guy #malefeet #cute gay #cute twink #sneakers #prosthetic leg #leg amputee #above knee amputee #male amputee

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georgekirrin · 5 months

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Strictly come dancing au part 3 - Professional dancer Izzy's first season since his injury, he doesn't dance with a celebrity partner but takes part in the performances, like this one with his fellow professional dancer, Frenchie

#ofmd scd au #izzy #frenchie #ouizzy #i am not an amputee so any issues with the prosthetic are my fault #i looked up modern above knee ones and tried to choose something danceable but also with the barebones aesthetic of his original in the show #my art #ofmd #our flag means death fanart

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willowistic22 · 1 year

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I believe the newsies fandom has unanimously (at least for the majority of us) agree on a few things such as jack, race, and crutchie being siblings. And i believe as siblings they hv a few activities they do together to bond. The activity i want to push into the narrative here is horseback riding. Let me explain.

Jack, Crutchie, and Race were adopted by Medda on various different occasions but were around the same age. It started from Ms Medda being a foster parent to Jack. She had personally knew the boy’s mom. One thing let to another, Jack was forced to be taken cared of by Medda at quite the young age. Not long after, Crutchie came and so did Race (who was just a year younger than the two but accelerated in school so they were in the same grade). It wasn’t long till Medda finalized their adoption paper and they were thrilled.

Growing up together, they soon realized they liked different things from one another. However, they find out horseback riding one day as middle schoolers and has never looked back since. It was one Summer roadtrip to visit Medda’s friend who lived on a farm. They had horses and let the boys have their fun. They begged Medda to learn on their own, and Medda was delighted to hear it. She never wanted to stop the boys from learning and exploring new things. She doesn’t have the means to buy and own a horse, but she can definitely afford them proper lessons.

Idk like the specifics of which equestrians disciplines they would take up + what they are in general (i’m not an equestrian sorry) but they definitely rock a lot of equestrian shit. They enter competitions but i wld say they’re like average at it so not a lot of wins. But also i don’t believe equestrian are their main sports to begin with so it doesn’t really matter to them, they just enjoy horseback riding in general. However if it is important to yall, I believe Race wins the most trophies with Crutchie a close second and jack very far behind the both of them lolz. He’s just too focused on living his childhood dream of being a cowboy. Their favorite thing to do with horseback riding though is to ride freely in an open field and just race around together. It’s not even considerably a race since their riding mostly consists of laughing and feeling the wind when they speed. It feels amazing to go to the country side and go riding on a couple rounds together. Top tier sibling bonding moment. I love them. I love this. Pls love this too random tumblr users.

#jack kelly #crutchie morris #racetrack higgins #newsies #like i love the trip sibling dynamic to no end #but it needs to be explored to their full capacity #in this right here #this sibling bonding moment is top tier imo #someone shld draw them #also i need to give yall a quick headsup that i think modern crutchie has a prosthetic right leg #i mean maybe he cld still do equestrian if he still had his paralyzed right leg but i don’t know #/g #and also yeah i just think modern crutchie has a right above the knee prosthetic leg

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softgrungeprophet · 2 years

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if comic artists don't stop drawing flash thompson with his pants inexplicably tucked into his fucking prosthetic legs i'm gonna start biting people

#there are so many problems with the way people draw his legs and literally all of them would be alleviated #by a SINGLE google search for ''above knee prosthetics''#Like LITERALLY one single google search and looking at even one single image of a real human being #you don't tuck your JEANS or your CARGO shorts into the sockets #the sockets go ALL the way to the groin #(admittedly that one is a bit harder to tell but that's cause you can just. wear pants over them!)#you wear SHOES with them if they aren't running blades #you can just draw him in pants and shoes also!#people with prosthetic legs still wear pants like other people lmao #also i don't care if it's comics because this kind of dismissal of research shows just how little people care about disability #it's an afterthought in every way and it reflects the real world attitudes people have where it doesn't actually matter #you can just make shit up because who cares about what disabilities are actually like #and i hate that mentality a lot

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luxmed · 2 years

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Above knee prosthetic leg

When you get a prosthetic leg above knee, it helps enhance your overall mobility. You become self-dependent and you are no longer dependent on others to perform or manage your day-to-day activities.

#Above knee prosthetic leg

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bigweldindustries · 1 month

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going through the hades 2 stuff and im sorry but i just have to ramble a second because look at Hephaestus

he's not just a wheelchair user but also an amputee. an above knee amputee. wheelchair users are already next to nonexistant in video games but amputees exist in this really...disheartening? spot where they're pretty much just reduced to "person with a cybernetic limb" - it's always just somewhere from "just a cool visual design" to flat out "superpower". I can't think of a video game amputee that is actually disabled by their limb differences - I'm all for futuristic worlds where prosthetics and other disability aids are far advanced from what they are now, but that's not really what's implied by these designs. They're just... Cool designs that in no way reflect on the real-world experience of being an amputee.

Look at Hephaestus, though. Look at that prosthetic. Whilst stylised it very much looks like it functions like common mechanical knees - knee bends when thigh is lifted, knee straightens when thigh is lowered. He's a wheelchair user as well as a prosthetic user - every prosthetic user I know is also a wheelchair user as a prosthetic is not usable in every occasion and also cause exhaustion and pain if used constantly.

Whilst we can't see much of his wheelchair the position he's sat in and the wheels very much evoke active wheelchair to me - this carries on to very specifically the thickness of his arms. Whilst a lot of Hades designs are muscular Hephaestus has very noticeably thick arms - which makes sense, as active wheelchairs require a lot of arm strength.

Just overall this design is making me want to cry - he's not just an actual wheelchair user in a video game, he's a realistic depiction of an amputee, a disability usually brushed over in order to give a character a fun design quirk and nothing else. He's fat and he's hot and he's a realistic depiction of an above knee amputee. Oh my god. Oh my god?

#axel grinds on #hades 2 #hephaestus hades #sorry i need to get this out of my system im going to eat my ELBOWS #i am not an amputee myself #but my dad is an above knee amputee and i know many amputees through him #and i just need to point out. this design. this DESIGN #greatest hits

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griffinhealthcare · 2 months

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At our prosthetic care center, we understand the challenges that come with losing a prosthetic limb, and we are here to help you overcome them. Our team of experts provides compassionate care and personalized attention to ensure that you receive the right type of prosthetic services for your needs and that it fits properly.

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cy-cyborg · 9 months

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Writing and drawing amputee characters: Not every amputee wears prosthetics (and that's ok)

Not every amputee wears prosthetics, and not doing so is not a sign that they've "given up".

It's a bit of a trope that I've noticed that when an amputee, leg amputees in particular, don't wear prosthetics in media its often used as a sign that they've given up hope/stopped trying/ are depressed etc. If/when they start feeling better, they'll start wearing their prosthetics again, usually accompanied by triumphant or inspiring music (if it's a movie). The most famous example of this is in Forest Gump, Where Dan spends most of the movie after loosing his legs wishing he'd died instead. He does eventually come around, and him finally moving from his wheelchair to prosthetics is meant to highlight this.

The thing is, it's not that it's unrealistic - in fact my last major mental health spiral was started because one of my prosthetics was being a shit and wouldn't go on properly, despite fitting perfectly at the prosthetist's the day before. I'm not going to use my legs when I'm not in a good headspace, but the problem is, this is the only time non-prosthetic using amputees ever get representation: to show how sad they are. Even if that's not what the creator/writer necessarily intended, audiences will often make that assumption on their own unless you're very careful and intentional about how you frame it, because it's what existing media has taught them to expect.

But there are lots of reasons why someone might not use prosthetics:

they might not need them: this is more common in arm amputees because of how difficult it can be to use arm prosthetic, especially above-elbow prosthetics. Most folks learn how to get on without them pretty well. In fact, most of the arm amputees I know don't have prosthetics, or only have them for specific tasks (e.g. I knew a girl who had a prosthetic hand made specifically for rowing, but that's all she used it for).

Other mobility aids just work better for them: for me, I'm faster, more manoeuvrable and can be out for longer when I'm in my wheelchair than I ever could on my prosthetics. Youtube/tik tok creator Josh Sundquist has said the same thing about his crutches, he just feels better using them than his prosthetic. This isn't the case for everyone of course, but it is for some of us. Especially people with above-knee prosthetics, in my experience.

Other disabilities make them harder to use: Some people are unable to use prosthetics due to other disabilities, or even other amputations. Yeah, as it turns out, a lot of prosthetics are only really designed for single-limb amputees. While they're usable for multi-limb amps, they're much harder to use or they might not be able to access every feature. For example, the prosthetic knee I have has the ability to monitor the walk cycle of the other leg and match it as close as possible - but that only works if you have a full leg on the other side. Likewise, my nan didn't like using her prosthetic, as she had limited movement in her shoulders that meant she physically couldn't move her arms in the right way to get her leg on without help.

Prosthetics are expensive in some parts of the world: not everyone can afford a prosthetic. My left prosthetic costs around $5,000 Australian dollars, but my right one (the above knee) cost $125,000AUD. It's the most expensive thing I own that I only got because my country pays for medical equipment for disabled folks. Some places subsidise the cost, but paying 10% of $125,000 is still $12,500. Then in some places, if you don't have insurance, you have to pay for that all by yourself. Even with insurance you still have to pay some of it depending on your cover. Arm prosthetics are even more expensive. Sure, both arms and legs do have cheaper options available, but they're often extremely difficult to use. You get what you pay for.

they aren't suitable for every type of environment: Prosthetics can be finicky and modern ones can be kind of sensitive to the elements. My home town was in a coastal lowland - this means lots of beaches and lots of swamp filled with salty/brackish water. The metals used in prosthetics don't hold up well in those conditions, and so they would rust quicker, I needed to clean them more, I needed to empty sand out of my foot ALL THE TIME (there always seemed to be more. It was like a bag of holding but it was just sand). Some prosthetics can't get wet at all. There were a few amputees who moved to the area when I was older who just didn't bother lol. It wasn't worth the extra effort needed for the maintenance.

People have allergies to the prosthetic material: This is less of a problem in the modern day, but some people are allergic to the materials their prosthetics are made from. You can usually find an alternative but depending on the type of allergy, some people are allergic to the replacements too.

Some people just don't like them.

There's nothing wrong with choosing to go without a prosthetic. There's nothing wrong with deciding they aren't for you. It doesn't make you a failure or sad or anything else. Using or not using prosthetics is a completely morally neutral thing.

Please, if you're writing amputees, consider if a prosthetic really is the best mobility aid for your character and consider having your characters go without, or at least mix it up a bit.

For example, Xari, one of the main characters in my comic, uses prosthetics unsupported and with crutches, and uses a wheelchair. They alternate between them throughout the story.