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Just a quick reference guide to different bodytypes of the female figure. Please consort the genius illustrators of yesteryear for more in-depth knowledge.
Sorry if this chart offends anybody in any way, this is a very boiled down view of the complexity and diversity of the female figure.
Such illustrators that are experts of anatomy:
Frank Frazetta
Steve Huston
Moebius
Tanino Liberatore
N.C. Wyeth
Dave Stevens
Jeffrey Catherine Jones
Bernie Wrightson
Richard Corben
Norman Rockwell
Dean Cornwall
Gil Elvgren
Katsuhiro Otomo
Nishimura Kinu
Paulo Serpieri
Barry Windsor Smith
Michael Kaluta
Paul Bonner
Joseph Sheppard
Andrew Loomis
John Buscema
Burne Hogarth
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Great tutorial! I'm saving this for later!
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Actually, I'm glad someone represented plus size AT ALL. Normally in anime (or some other media), they'd stick a thin head on a thick-ish body and call it plus size, or they make a very round woman with no breast development, sometimes with skinny arms and legs, and make her face look too simple or purposely unattractive. And the stomach would probably look flat from the front, but maybe just add a curved line below her stomach. It would make all the difference.
Finally, a muscular woman who is realistic.
And I'm glad you put height and age. I don't think I'd ever think about putting a little person/person with dwarfism in my works simply because I just never thought about it, but it's good to know about a little adult proportions are different from an average child's proportions.
Actually, women are harder to draw than you think! The real reason the industry likes slender teen girls isn't because they're all that easy to draw, let me tell you. It's fanservice. Ugh.
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Yeah, Anime isn't a great place to look for diversity(let alone just body types).
Yeah they are, that's why I did a female tutorial rather than a male one. Males are simply easier to draw.
Oh I know, teens are difficult, so there must be another reason, especially since most animes are so cheaply produced!
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Beautifully done!! I love the diversity of this. I suggested a DD for this. I think it would be well deserved
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!
On deviantART there is a lot of just "one size" for females. A lot of artists don't know how (or do not want to) go out of there comfort zones when drawing different body types.
I want to thank you so much for creating this to show that there are many different body types and showing how to do it.
I can not thank you enough. I was sick and tired of seeing the same size on females. It makes art a little too similar and bland.
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Thanks very much! I'd definitely have to agree with you there.
While some artists are hired for a particular body type that they're good at drawing, others only know how to draw one type.
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very well done this will help a lot!
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Is there a planned male edition or do you know any good tutorials I can look for?
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I think I may have one planned.
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thank you very much for this it will be very helpful
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Man the human body is so complex.... this is why I like drawing animals better. haha. You make your proportions 1 degree off and its so obvious.
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Yeah, even when bodies are heavily stylized, if something's off, it's noticeable.
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Thank you very very much! I love how different the women look and how real they seem. Thank you very much for breaking it down. I'm so visual that having another (much better) artist show how it works. Thanks very much!
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I've been trying to find a way to help me with different weights and heights, and this one stands out from all of them. This is so detailed! Thanks for sharing
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cool thanks for all the hard work and info. Will you ever do one with the woman pregnant? or Expecting? whatever the term is....please? Or have you done one and I did not know about it?
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I have not, and probably won't. Pregnant isn't really a body type, it's just an addition onto an already existing bodytype.
If you need reference for that, I'd just use google and apply what you learn to drawing any of these bodytypes.
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Okay, thanks for the help ^_^
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This is most magnificent and so detailed, thank you!
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Lovely guide! Will definitely use this when I draw humans!
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THANK YOU, YOU ARE AMAZING! !! I have been hoping someone would make this!!
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Please don't take this as an insult... and I am in no way one to use bases... but I'm simply curious... Why would one care so much about not having their work used as bases, especially if people are asking and also providing credit to you. Again... I'm not asking because I want one... XD It just... never occurred to me not to allow it.
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I don't think there's a way I can say it without sound insulting in one way, but I think people who use bases are cheating to a degree. Using premade bodies doesn't help you get better at drawing them yourself, y'know?
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Oh, I didn't really think about it like that... ^^ You're right, you never really get better when you're not even attempting to draw your own pictures. Well, thank you for answering... that makes sense.
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thanks for making this 
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This is great'! Only issue is when adding fat pt 2, you might want to add double chins because they look like they're wearing fat suits.
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Yeah, I kinda see it, moreso on the right one. Will fix it!
Thanks!
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It's no problem, honestly I wasn't offended by the larger women, and I'm overweight. 
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Ha, well thanks. In the long run, it's just a few people commenting, but still...it's irritating when you've put this much work into something and they complain.
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wow! this is amazing! thanks for sharing
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I don't understand what the difference between petite-full and full figured was, they look almost identical to me. Could somebody please explain?
Overall, though, this is very coherent and informative, thank you so much!
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Moreso a height difference, like a short height and full proportions as opposed to a more average height.
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Ooooh, that makes sense. Thank you for the reply!
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That's so helpful! Thanks so much for sharing this, it's great!
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This is really informative, thank you!
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