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JenSunBeam In reply to Yuni [2018-01-30 05:02:20 +0000 UTC]

Hello there. I know it's about three years late to reply to this picture, but frankly I don't care.

I really appreciate the fact that you can get so much joy out of a picture that I consider subpar, it means a lot to me that someone whose art talent I admire so much likes what I do in return. I don't know if I've ever told you this, but you've actually been a big influence on my continuing art style up to the modern day. Although my art is obviously not even close to your level, I've definitely taken some inspiration from the way you draw boys as opposed to my early pictures, where instead of being all blocky and stiff I've tried to make the bodies, especially Sam's, more slender and elegant, with longer limbs and slimmer, more sensual, but still boyish and innocent bodies.
The pose, in particular, I'm glad you liked, because it was, in fact, intended to be one of those "sexy poses that gymnasts do", but it was definitely something that came to mind when seeing the guys you draw, the way they're all so lazily elegant and lithe with their posing. That's also partially why I drew the "shine" on his leotard, because you are really good at the "shiny" leo look. And Sam's all happy because he's stretching in a way that he'd never thought he could, and that even your boys could certainly be proud of.

And although I must say he's not quite as bendy and flexible as the boys and girls in your gallery, I would just absolutely love it if you ever decided to some day draw Sam or some of my other characters yourself, stretching in leotards in the way we both love

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Yuni In reply to JenSunBeam [2018-01-31 05:10:28 +0000 UTC]

Well, while you've been producing art about boys in leotards for years, I only started enjoying it myself at full rate last year. And I'm really happy with it, because I always loved leotards since childhood and after becoming an artist I always wanted to draw them but I guess I was too stuck with the idea that they're female-only outfits, but last year that conception finally fell apart

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JenSunBeam In reply to Yuni [2018-02-04 06:01:20 +0000 UTC]

Aw, thanks! Was my art really the thing that allowed you to start enjoying boys in leos at a full rate? Because if so, I'm incredibly honored.
I think it's great that you loved leos as a kid, how did that start for you, exactly? And did you ever get interested in one-piece swimsuits, too? As they're much the thing, only for the water, instead.  And as I'm sure you're aware, I think that they should be a boy-approved garment as well

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Yuni In reply to JenSunBeam [2018-02-09 06:43:08 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I think that's a great idea! And nothing forbids some of the gymnasts from being good swimmers too. After all, synchronized swimming could also use some good looking boys

When I was a kid, my mother and grandmother had tons of books, I didn't like to read them but I checked every single book for any illustrations I could find, so one of the books had something in it about the olympic games with pictures of gymnast girls in leotards and so I instantly loved the looks of it.

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JenSunBeam In reply to Yuni [2018-02-09 06:57:56 +0000 UTC]

sounds great to me! synchronized swimming costumes do have some truly lovely one-piece swimsuit designs. and synchronized swimming is basically gymnastics in the water Perhaps you could draw a pool picture where everyone wears one-pieces, boys and girls alike. Or maybe those are the swimsuits given to the gymnast boys to wear for recreational swim time. Or a synchro boys' team where they all wear the female one-pieces. The possibilities are endless

That's very cute. I remember watching it on TV and wanting to do that, but I'm guessing you never got the chance to participate in it yourself (that is, either in gymnastics or in wearing leos/one-pieces )

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