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[hattiestgal]

If you don't mind my asking, how do you go about drawing fat? :3

JUST THE EXCUSE I WAS LOOKING FOR

So, for me personally, a lot of the time when I draw fat characters, I'm not looking to specifically capture the specifics of fat as much as the feel of fat. Bulkier, rounder shapes in the right places that has a feeling of weight to em! A lot of that is intuition and simplification at this point, but it all works on the same frame as just any ol' person. Like take this-

For example. This is the basis for any body shape, not just the more average one that it may imply. Sure- it can be that average body shape:

But also a fat one too!

And a big part of that is knowing where fat usually tends to bunch up on the body, so lets take a look piece by piece! (Please keep in mind this is very simplified, and not completely precise in some parts)

THE FACE: Cheeks (in purple) and especially the chin (in light blue) are the places where a lot of the fat is gonna wanna gather and round out on your face! Additionally, theres a small pocket of fat beneath the cranium on the backside of your head. It's small, but it is there. I believe fat can build up elsewhere like the bridge of your nose and forehead, but generally speaking, you're gonna have a whole lot more buildup in other places first.

THE TORSO: A lot of the fat built up on the torso is gonna be sent to your tummy. More cushioning for vital organs, mostly out of the way, it just makes sense. Additionally, the lower backs fat builds up and joins with a patch of fat on your sides that forms what is typically referred to as the love handles to make that double belly look. Along with this, the immediate next target for the torso is the breasts, followed by the upper back!

THE ARMS: For this limb, a VERY notable amount of the fat present builds up on the tricep and bicep areas, lessening once you get towards the flexor and extensor areas. You can almost think of the arm as a sort of triangular shape, wide side starting from the shoulder and tapering towards the hand, which itself mostly builds up fat around the back of the hand and the fingers. The shoulders themselves don't build up too much fat unless you got a lot

THE LEGS: And finally, you can think of the legs having pretty similar curves to what you're probably already used to thinking. The front of the thighs getting a big buildup, along with the back of the calves, the other parts being flatter in turn. As far as the feet go- similarly to the hands, the top of the feet, along with the heels get most of the buildup, as fat on your soles would impede mobility. The glute, hip and crotch area will also especially build up fat, lending to the same triangular shape that you can see in the arm!

A big thing to note with fat is that it tends to taper off towards joints. Your knees, elbows, shoulders, hips, and all the other places are gonna have significantly less fat so that you remain mobile and flexible, as that's important!

Now that we have an idea of where fat builds up on the body, you might have something that looks kinda like this

Which yes, does demonstrate a solid understanding of the places fat builds up, lacks the weight you're probably trying to convey, which brings us to out next point! Fat is well... heavy! Gravity is what gives fat much of it's shape, especially as you tread towards larger and larger bodies.

This is demonstrated really well on the arms especially-

Those big ol' bits of fat'll really start to sag when left hanging, and they will squish like hell if they run into something. I like to think of these bits of fat as big ol' ovals that squash and stretch depending on if there's an obstacle in their way or not

These are the important shapes to remember when it comes to the weightiness of fat! If you take all of this into mind, you should be getting something a lot closer to that shape you've been after!

Oh, and always remember that fat bodies come in all variety of shapes and sizes! Play around with a whole lot, and seek out all the resources you can! it'll really lend to your knowledge when it comes to this kinda stuff!

And as I always recommend when it comes to learning art- look at what your favorite artists do with fat bodies. See what you really like about the fat bodies they draw and try to replicate it in your own work, I promise you it's one of the most helpful things ever.

This is like the most basic of basics when it comes to drawing fat bodies though. If there's any additional thing about fat bodies, or maybe you want clarification on something, don't be afraid to ask! If there's enough to cover, I'll make an addition to this post!

#hat answers #my art #design talk #tutorials #yeah im unfortunately pretty tired so this gets a liiiitle rambly at the end but i think this covers like the basic basics #i hope this was helpful at all #and again dont be afraid to ask questions and stuff #if theres enough traction/questions on this i will most definitely try to clear up as much as i can in an addition to the post #whoops this took a bit!

[nonbinary-hatkid]

I ate Ivan He didn't taste very good

He tasted like soup

maybe its because you ate him raw.... cook him up

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[lesbian-roguefort]

wtf get her out of there

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[old-hattiestgal]

Heya! Absolutely adore your art and OCs, and it's wonderful to see you embracing what makes you most happy- I know that road of self-discovery well, and it brought me to a similar place so needless to say, good on ya!

Not much of a question, I admit, but I figured you'd enjoy having a cheer section of a few more strangers, hehe!

Holy crap, thank you! Honestly, you have been one of my bigger inspirations in regards to all of this. Seeing your art (which by the way, I adore every little bit of), your posts about accepting yourself, it's really pushed me to be more open with myself and draw something that suits me a little more with a character that I connect so deeply to (granted, a bit exaggerated, but that's part of the fun!) Thanks for the ask!

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[thatpunnyperson]

According to NBC here in the US, the missing titanic sub has been found. As debris. Off the bow of the Titanic wreckage.

And it looks like the sub suffered what we all suspected, and what was undoubtedly the more merciful of the two options: a catastrophic implosion from the pressure.

Also, more info has come to light about the fishing trawler with the hundreds of migrants that sank cataclysmically off the coast of Greece, indicating that the greek coast guard knew about the vessel AND how much trouble the vessel was in, and were towing it at a speed that made it capsize, at which point they unhooked the tow line and watched the trawler sink without helping the passengers to safety. Despite a bunch of other ships trying to help as well throughout the whole ordeal.

So a lot of people are dead, all because of regulations (and the lack thereof) regarding sea-faring vessels and rescue protocols. People shouldnt be allowed to make a business charging a ton of money for a ride on an uncertified, unsafe, un-seaworthy ship going deep into the ocean with no distress beacon or tether to the mothership. People also shouldnt be allowed to enact laws that criminalize the ferrying of refugees, which then force the refugees to hitch rides on fishing trawlers, and which also prevent people from helping those fishing trawlers full of refugees due to fear of legal consequences.

Hopefully BOTH of these events spark changes on an international scale in terms of what is legally allowed to be sailed, who is legally allowed to be the passengers, and what the rescue protocols are in the event of disaster for any seafaring vessel, illegal or not. It shouldnt be just the global 1% who get 24/7 search parties and remote-operated submersibles helping rescue them.

#the question of 'what do we owe to each other' can be answered simply with 'the dignity of retrieving our remains when we die' #another answer is 'the dignity of thinking about each other fellow humans with similar motivations and feelings' #also 'stopping someones potentially self-destructive behaviors just because theyre rich and want to feel special' #also i feel like humans have been sailing the seas long enough that it should be guaranteed that people will survive sea voyages #im very mad about specifically mediterranean maritime disasters because we have ancient writing saying they made it safe #sailing from Egypt to Greece was so old hat and safe that people legit took the ancient equivalent of cruises back and forth #cleopatra habitually sailed from alexandria to rome with a ton of ships and was fine #Nero tried to have his mother drowned at sea by orchestrating a dramatic shipwreck while she was our sailing AND SHE SURVIVED #and then swam to shore got back to rome and whooped his ass #fuckin pliny the elder tried to evacuate people from pompeii and the surrounding coast villages when vesuvius erupted #and he actually WAS able to rescue people #but he himself had an asthma attack from the fumes which led to a heart attack and he died on the beach #there is legit no excuse for that trawler of migrant refugees to have wrecked #negligence all around #anyway #oceangate

[dahliadagger]

sir you'll have to specify that a little

#atsushi: cool. so. uhhhhh. hat man from port mafia or benadryl #correct answer is both like yeah he's dating chuuya but also probably on mushrooms and hasn't slept in a week #bsd #bungou stray dogs #bungou gay dogs #soukoku #skk #my art #yes i used that one feral stick figure meme as a reference

[cupcakeslushie]

More fluff! (+ just an itty bitty teeny smidge of PTSD for Raph)

Prev || Hueso

I’ve googled so many turtle facts since joining this fandom lol. Never knew a group of turtles was called a bale lol.

Casey wasn’t in Leo’s picture so he’s a stranger, but come on even feral, Leo would hop on protecting this kid the moment he saw him.

Tomorrow is gonna be me trying to catch up on my inbox and working on Sep!au pages, so this’ll be the last of feral Leo for a bit!

#rottmnt #rottmnt fanart #rise leo #rise tmnt #rise of the tmnt movie #my art #feral leo au #rise donnie #rise raph #rise casey jones #leonardo hamato #raphael hamato #donatello hamato #Casey jones #rise of the tmnt movie spoilers #I like putting Casey in various hats/scarves #I feel like he’d feel naked without his mask on his head #Raph is trying so hard not to panic #Donnie is trying to see how much of Leo’s vocab is still there #answer is not much #feral Leo au main

[retquits]

loved sam n elliot in the baseball caps >:D (can we get sebby too? 👉👈🥺)

yeah i got you 😎 check back around this time tomorrow

#answers #anon #stardew valley #sdv sebastian #and maybe another bonus too teehee #(i cannot explain myself i just enjoy a good hat)

[jaratedeguadalupe]

what do you mean this isn't canon

#so so so SO tempted to make this into a fic #i'm not even joking #it doesn't even have to be practical espionage #it just needs to be spy pointing at a pot and asking where its hat is #is this funny to anyone else #don't answer that unless that answer is yes or you're getting blocked #tf2 #team fortress 2 #tf2 engineer #tf2 spy #engiespy #practical espionage

[mysterycitrus]

I'm not sure if you've already answered something like this, but what are your reasons for disliking Tom Taylor?

I haven't read everything of his regarding the Titans and Dick but I don't really like what I've seen so far. I was excited at first with the current Titans run, etc. But that excitement has faded away.

What I don't like that is hard to put into words is his writing seems to reflect that he doesn't really understand the characters that he's writing, AND he seems to prefer Dick with Babs instead of Kory.

But what are your thoughts on Tom Taylor's writing?

in a nutshell — tom taylor is a fundamentally incurious person who writes comics to go viral on twitter. there’s no tangible substance in what he writes aside from moments of unearned toothless fluff, he isn’t interested in preserving legacy relationships or characterisation, and he lauds himself as a champion of representation while blocking those from marginalised communities who critique his works for being harmful or otherwise inaccurate.

his writing on nightwing reinvented dick grayson as a spineless, inoffensive character with almost no conviction. babs gordon has been removed from oracle entirely and exists as his girlfriend who lovingly banters with him but otherwise possesses no personal stance on any issue. his portrayal of bludhaven is devoid of its grit, style, or culture. dick’s ability to perform basic tasks as a hero — solving cases on his own, any degree of instinct or self preservation, acting like an adult — is notably absent. his chip about kory manifests in strongarming babs into being dicks one true love — something that defies existing canon and harms both of their existing relationships with other characters.

his writing on titans pisses me off even more, because now he has a wide cast of established characters that he can water down into stereotypes, flat characterisation lifted out of the cartoon, and bad politics. raven is basically a non-character who exists to be bb’s girlfriend. roy is totally absent. kory is underwritten. donna is flat and lifeless. the dynamics of the group are totally off. the decisions they make are bad, and because he’s established dick as a dunce i don’t understand why anyone would sincerely trust him to lead this group.

the issue is that there are no stakes. taylor’s liberalism allows for surface-level representation with no substance and no personality. why should i care that superman is bi if said superman decides to hug space-hitler instead of fighting him? why would i care that dick grayson is back in bludhaven if every character around him exists to support his new, inferior storytelling? taylor does not appear interested in improving his craft or actually collaborating with the people he claims to represent. there is no compassion, no sincere interest in nuanced storytelling. only window dressing with shiny cover art by dan mora

#is this too mean? idc fuck that guy #my proudest moment was meeting him at a con and telling him his hat was ugly ❤️ #nightwing #dick grayson #teen titans #dc comics #the ask and the answer

[hattiestgal]

SHAKES YOU how do you draw taurs. i need help i genuinley cant wrap my head around the anatomy of it. optionally i need help with fat taurs but any kind of taur is okay

Ooh, I love these sorta questions!!!

So there are two main things folks usually struggle with when it comes to drawing taurs as a whole. 1, they struggle with quadrupedal anatomy and 2. connecting the humanoid upper body to the quadrupedal lower body. Obviously there's no shame in either of these things, drawing four legged animals, especially if you're more used to the anatomical structure of something more humanoid is quite tough! And finding the sweet spot where humanoid and quadruped meet to make a taur is a bit of a struggle for folks who're still figuring it out.

So! The first thing you wanna do really is just familiarize yourself with quadrupedal anatomy. Look at the skeleton of the creature you're trying to taur and see how things like their limbs bend differently or how they're just differently naturally posed as compared to someone who walks upright.

This is a very simplified skeleton of a cat, but you can pretty immediately see how differently everything bends. And I'm not saying it's something you have to perfectly master to know how to draw a taur (especially when you get to drawing fat taurs), but i highly recommend becoming familiar with how a quadrupedal body is structured, the silhouette of most animals is quite misleading! And absolutely use reference!

Heck, our first go at drawing taur Riley was super heavily referenced (I'll even share the ref image if anyone is interested!), and this still came out real jank. Practice makes perfect!

As for connecting the upper body to the lower body, this is a little more subjective and up to you, but I'll lay out some general guidelines.

Generally speaking, you wanna put the humanoid torso where the base of the neck is, the front of the torso kinda merging with the rest of the taur body just after the tummy, basically just before the crotch starts.

As for the back, you're gonna want to shoot for just shy of where the butt starts, waist having curved back outwards. It gets a little awkward if you go higher or lower than that. And obviously, you wanna make sure the torso is firmly planted in the center of where the neck should be, ehehe.

That's pretty much the basics though! As always, i recommend looking at how your favorite taur artists draw the creatures and studying off of that! Familiarize yourself with quadrupedal anatomy, and use reference!! You will absolutely get it down with time. I will absolutely cover fat taurs if there's interest in it, and ofc, lemme know if there's anything I missed or need to go over! I hope this helps!

#hat answers #my art #my ocs #Riley Foxglove #design talk #tutorials #taurposting #i imagine this one'll find a much more niche audience but i really do hope its helpful! #these are the two things that definitely gave me grief when i was first figuring out how to Taur #but im sure theres plenty more i missed! #never be afraid to ask about stuff!!!!!!

[nonbinary-hatkid]

nicky frazbear

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[lesbian-roguefort]

WAIT roguefort is nblw?? is there ingame evidence of that?? im a huge lesbian rogeufort truther i must know

ofc bestie!

for starters there’s this sketch of them stealing a woman’s heart from their concept

and then it’s very largely implied that they have a crush on butter pretzel, for example calling her beautiful in their relationship chart w her

(even if you were to argue that they were calling her paintings beautiful, it’s still suspicious that they would phrase it that way)

plus, after their one conversation with butter pretzel, she notes that they were very bold with their friendliness

and then, ofc, later down the road when butter pretzel unveils her self-portrait, roguefort repeatedly describes it as a jewel of art

key thing to note here is that it’s literally a self-portrait

also don’t forget them stealing cotton candy’s heart in the cheesecake manor mystery

(why would they want to steal women’s hearts if they weren’t attracted to them) (like. what purpose would a gay (exclusively loving men+nby) person have to purposefully attract women. why would they want to do that. that’s like counter productive.) (Roguefort Is A Women Liker For Fuck’s Sake)

also on the topic of lesbian roguefort truthing, they’ve never shown attraction to men lol. Ever. At all

in conclusion:

#hat answers #hat posts about cr #roguefort cookie #main tag for the lolz #HAPPY PRIDE MONTH ❤️🧡🤍💗💜

[old-hattiestgal]

hell yeah girl welcome to the food and pampering club!! legit it always makes me really happy to see people embracing themselves and enjoying the things that make them happy and comfortable

Woah, thank you! All of this has been an absolute process to figure out (a lot of it being personal junk I had to sift through). Riley (the character in the last post) has been close to me for years , and I've honestly done a lot of self-discovery just by using them as an outlet for personal expression, which meant it was pretty much inevitable that I was gonna end up drawing them fat one of these days, since its a lot closer to expressing me than how they usually look.

Granted, there's still the matter of whether I'm gonna keep them this way, or if this is like an alternate form or whatever, but thats something for me to figure out when I'm not bogged down by a million other things.

Mini tangent aside, thanks for the ask! I think this is the first one I've ever gotten. (Certainly wouldn't mind more if people wanna know about me or my characters or really just whatever!)

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[say-hi-intrepid-heroes]

tag yourself im the orange top hat fairy

#theres only one right answer if anyone says anything other than orange top hat youre wrong #dimension 20 #d20 #neverafter

[lilybug-02]

#repost for a good deltarune community sample size OWO (if you want- no pressure!) #Please be kind. But also there is one right answer here and I WILL FIGHT YOU FOR IT. UWU Have a good day! #And no hate on the sprite artists of course!!! But....man no hat just ain't my cup of tea... #HE has gross eyebrows #Ö-Ö #bread #deltarune #my polls #poll #deltarune poll