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UPDATED FOR 2011! this chart is out of date, please direct your attention to the new and improved versionFinally it's done!!! this was a little project I gave myself to do. to see how many different body types I could come up with- and this isn't even the tip of the ice burg folks!
and I'll tell you exactly why too. it annoys the living piss out of me when people put their character cast pictures up and there is NO body type differential at all. you'll get height differences and race differences IF YER LUCKY... but body type seems to come last ( sometimes race comes last in character development it depends on the person making the characters)) and I think... that having nothing but 6 foot tall Aryan super models in your cast is a very amateur mistake when it comes to character development. it's boring, and casts like this FAIL the silhouette test.
( fyi: the silhouette test is when you black out everything on your characters and line them up to see if other people can tell them apart from one another, to make the test extra hard make yer characters bald for the test)
" the world is not full of reds and blues it's full of wonderful shades and hues!" this is a quote from an ad - the product and the ad were horrible but those words were very true and i applied them to body types. the world is not full of fats and thins it's full of everything in between! I apply most of these to my own characters, also theres a few that got thrown in there just for shits and giggles and aren't to be taken too seriously.
I could add more to this chart but this is enough for now. it's mostly a personal reference but I do hope it's useful to others who are working on more chracter diversity in their lineup, I know I always am. I recommend "force: dynamic life drawing for animators" by Michael D mattesi for anyone who needs more reference.
Edit: Male version now here! - [link]
( NOTE: FILE IS HUGE! width wise, full view for the awesome)
Art & headless torso ladies ©
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Comments: 394
Smiley-Face-123 In reply to ??? [2010-03-01 19:41:49 +0000 UTC]
I 'd at the Nichole Richie one! XD
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kiyokoha-love In reply to ??? [2010-02-27 12:15:27 +0000 UTC]
awesomely helpful, becuz, lord knows i don't know crap about drawing body types xDDDDD!!!! the last part was funny lol. i'm chubby. mew!
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kiyokoha-love In reply to kiyokoha-love [2010-02-27 12:32:49 +0000 UTC]
wait... no... i mean pear....
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Luna-Infinite In reply to Candy2021 [2010-04-06 05:28:11 +0000 UTC]
: ] kushin' for the pushin'. I know you'd smack me but I'm safe behind my computer : 3,HOWEVER you'd be really proud of me right now lol
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Candy2021 In reply to Luna-Infinite [2010-04-09 00:28:50 +0000 UTC]
LOL oh haaaa. very funny! your lucky I missed you!
and OH!?...be careful what you wish it's VERY difficult to make ME proud!
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Luna-Infinite In reply to Candy2021 [2010-04-09 08:24:36 +0000 UTC]
heeeee : 3! i miss you too!
Can we send messages on this thing?,I don't wanna put my buisssneeesss all over your picture comments lol!
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Candy2021 In reply to Luna-Infinite [2010-04-09 08:49:17 +0000 UTC]
lol we can send NOTES. on my front page it asks if you wanna send me a note.
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greytawnyowl In reply to ??? [2010-02-07 10:31:36 +0000 UTC]
I know this tutorial is quite old but the "all girls have wide hips" somehow makes me angry because that's unfortunately not true at all. There are women with no hips (and I'm not talking of those who have no waist) and boyish bodies. You can also find males with hourglass body so...
Anyway, nice tutorial though some things are innacurate (about the sex toy body shape), it's nice to see different body types.
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Candy2021 In reply to greytawnyowl [2010-02-08 02:24:22 +0000 UTC]
I would really call this a tutorial since it doenst teach you how to draw- it's just an idea sparker... and as started previously. at least a dozen times..if I tried to incorporate every minute body type differentiation. I would STILL be making this chart.
on top of that the entire point of this chart is to make women who LOOK like women and men who LOOK like men.
and in drawing? in cartoon in particular? curvy boys and V shaped girls? don't make exactly the cut. DO they exist in real life?
OF COURSE! ... but their very rare body types (despite what the media crams down our throats ) and the point of this was to just cover the basics.
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nocturnmusique In reply to ??? [2010-01-10 21:53:25 +0000 UTC]
So where does Mae West fit in your chart?
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Candy2021 In reply to nocturnmusique [2010-01-11 03:19:54 +0000 UTC]
you tell me.
maybe hourglass or average. I don't really know much about Mae west.
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AshHasAngst In reply to ??? [2010-01-05 20:06:34 +0000 UTC]
Hahah, I freakin' love this!
But I now realize that I have a weird shape, l0l. I have biggish boobs (for my size), my stomach area is like average I guess, I have a big butt, but I have like no hips?? It's weird, They like go inward than out ... what the hell would you call that?? l0l.
The beauty of the human body ...
And I agree, don't people realize that body shape could give more to there characters??
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NemoRosa700 In reply to ??? [2010-01-04 21:23:24 +0000 UTC]
Thank you so much for doing this! its really helpful
Question: What body type is it when its a crossover between petite and hourglass (not sure if its "normal" type)?
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Candy2021 In reply to NemoRosa700 [2010-01-04 23:04:32 +0000 UTC]
well I named all the types myself so it's not like theres an actual type.
but the hours glass IS the petite, the shape is what makes it an hour glass.
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androidfink In reply to ??? [2009-12-13 01:16:42 +0000 UTC]
I love this! The hourglass is my favorite
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Candy2021 In reply to androidfink [2009-12-18 05:38:55 +0000 UTC]
thanks so much! mine too!
I LOVE shapely women!
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TheWhiteCrayon [2009-10-30 20:57:05 +0000 UTC]
Not all women have hips. :/ My hips are barely defined from my torso region; the whole area's basically a rectangle.
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Candy2021 In reply to TheWhiteCrayon [2009-10-31 17:23:40 +0000 UTC]
thats nice. but if you too a second to look at other comments you'd see that to try to cover every single bizarre genetic mutation in one chart is unrealistic.
this is simply covering the more common ones.
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Broodwitch In reply to ??? [2009-10-27 12:48:54 +0000 UTC]
I am using this as a reference now whenever I draw. ^^
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Broodwitch In reply to Candy2021 [2009-10-28 03:27:53 +0000 UTC]
^^ I desperately need it. xD
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spiritdetectivegirl In reply to ??? [2009-10-27 00:19:29 +0000 UTC]
Sheer awesome. I utterly agree with you; I hate to see a bunch of perfect white people with the same body sort over, and over, and over again.
But your comment was just thoughts ripped right out of my head. Great job, and you have my resepect for seeing beauty in more ways than one.
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Candy2021 In reply to spiritdetectivegirl [2009-10-29 04:07:28 +0000 UTC]
it gets SO BORING doesn't it!? variety is the spice of life
thank you so much for feeling the same babes!
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Marlowlover In reply to ??? [2009-10-21 01:45:59 +0000 UTC]
i like the average and pear hape the best. sexy and REAL curves.
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Candy2021 In reply to Marlowlover [2009-10-22 14:10:22 +0000 UTC]
ahh a woman after my own heart!
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Linear-Toffee In reply to ??? [2009-10-10 18:24:46 +0000 UTC]
I thought I'd Fav'd this a long time ago! I certainly have it in my reference file it's a great reminder to draw more bodytypes and a sweet guide on where to begin!
Now I only need to use it more
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futeki In reply to ??? [2009-09-11 06:03:42 +0000 UTC]
that is SO awesome! Im a pear then by this chart. lol. and I LOL so hard at the last one. Nice job!!
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Candy2021 In reply to futeki [2009-09-12 16:08:16 +0000 UTC]
pear shape is one of my personal favorites!
I'm SO glad you like it!
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Zalcoti In reply to ??? [2009-09-07 01:10:52 +0000 UTC]
Love the idea behind this. I'll most definitely reference this when the time comes. Now to check out the male version.
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Candy2021 In reply to Zalcoti [2009-09-07 03:34:38 +0000 UTC]
Thanks a ton! glad you like both 83
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MachineMistress In reply to ??? [2009-08-29 16:14:32 +0000 UTC]
the Nichole Richie body just made me feel myself up to check for my luscious body meats. I must say, I am happy that i dont look or feel like that lol
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Candy2021 In reply to MachineMistress [2009-09-03 23:48:33 +0000 UTC]
thanbks so much babes! I know the feeling! ( of being relieved your not boney and gross)
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sarcopdead In reply to ??? [2009-05-30 02:54:08 +0000 UTC]
"ALL girls have wide hips"
LIES. lies and wishful thinking!
the silhouette test sounds like a great idea- nice chart
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Candy2021 In reply to sarcopdead [2009-05-30 13:01:27 +0000 UTC]
lol I stress it becuase some people don't draw any at all!
and thanks so much! glad you like it!
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sarcopdead In reply to Candy2021 [2009-05-30 22:07:32 +0000 UTC]
haha, i can understand that. and you're welcome
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ringosweet In reply to ??? [2009-04-03 20:56:26 +0000 UTC]
This helped a lot just now, thanks.
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Nikkah In reply to ??? [2009-03-19 16:41:05 +0000 UTC]
hahahaha! the nicole richie one is epic.
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Candy2021 In reply to Nikkah [2009-03-21 20:50:23 +0000 UTC]
epic was exactly what I was going for!
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Nikkah In reply to Candy2021 [2009-03-22 01:50:05 +0000 UTC]
then you have defiantly earned my epic stamp of approval!
*stamps your head*
C8
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cheeserox In reply to ??? [2009-03-06 23:39:15 +0000 UTC]
this'll probably help me in the future when I decide to get off my lazy ass and draw
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