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Okay now, there have been a lot of things that bother me when writing stories or looking at pictures of characters drawn with their measurements/dimensions. I have tried bringing it up with people individually but it would seem that a lot of people aren't willing to accept that wildly incorrect measurements for a character, especially a BBW, can completely ruin a story for a viewer. I have had it happen a few times that I am reading a very good story and then the author describes their 350lb, 6 foot lady as having a 26 inch waist or something equally unfeasible and I immediately lose interest in the story and stop reading. So this tutorial/reference sheet should hopefully give you all some help when it comes to considering dimensions in art or writing.

Consider your character's height. 5'4 is the average height for a woman in the UK or USA. Your 5'6 female character is certainly not short.
The average weight for a woman in the USA is around 160lbs. Your character is unlikely to stand out as being particularly large unless they are considerably heavier than this.
If you wish to use the words overweight or obese, please understand what they mean. They are medical terms, albeit largely useless ones. A person with a BMI of 25-30 is considered overweight. A person with a BMI over 30 is considered obese. My BMI is 30.9, to give you some indication of what that looks like. Here is a brilliant sight showing you how flawed BMI is as an estimation of body fat: [link]
Muscle mass makes a difference in your shape but isn't going to give you a hugely higher weight or lower body fat for that weight unless your character happens to be about as fit as your average triathlete or body builder.
Women have four main types of body: straight, hourglass, pear or apple. I am an hourglass, if that helps. Here is a diagram about body types: [link] The body shape tends to stay the shape regardless of size: I could be a skinny hourglass or a fat hourglass but I'm never going to be a pear or a ruler.

And finally, I mentioned at the end of the tutorial that I don't like it when people put dimensions in writing. Weight and height are fine, but to be hip, bust and waist measurements just cry out of lazy writing. If you are a good writer you don't need to state numbers to convince people of what your character looks like and it doesn't really add very much even if you get the numbers right. Besides which, how many of you know off hand what your chest, waist and hip measurements are? So why do you think us ladies would? For example, take the two paragraphs below:

1. Jessica walked into the room, her 300lb, 5'6 body straining against the fabric of her dress as it pulled tight against her curves. All her life she had been blessed with a voluptuous figure, her F cup breasts filling out the front of all but the largest of shirts, her 60 inch hips giving her a swollen hourglass shape compared to her 45 inch waist. She had dangerous curves and she knew it.

2. Jessica sauntered into the room, head held high as she looked around at all those before her. Taller than most, she carried her extra weight in a very pleasing manner, much larger than any of the other women in the room but with a heaving bosom that called out to all but the most strong willed of men, her thick, luscious thighs spilling out of slits down the side of her dress, allowing the soft satin to encase her enormous hips and rear, seams on the verge of bursting as her belly, though dainty by comparison, pushed the front of her dress out into a most pleasingly round shape. She had to have been at least twice the size of the other woman here but she certainly knew how to work it.

Now, I tried to be fair with the amount of descriptive text in each of those paragraphs. To me, the second paragraph flows much better and allows the reader to create their own picture of Jessica and her curves in their sensual glory rather than a shorter, quicker and easier way of doing it in the first paragraph. Frankly, in my opinion if you can't be bothered to put the effort in to make a good description of your character you shouldn't be sharing your work.

Anyway, that's enough from me! Love it? Hate it? Stopped reading 20 minutes ago? Stop by and leave a comment below! <3

Description
Okay now, there have been a lot of things that bother me when writing stories or looking at pictures of characters drawn with their measurements/dimensions. I have tried bringing it up with people individually but it would seem that a lot of people aren't willing to accept that wildly incorrect measurements for a character, especially a BBW, can completely ruin a story for a viewer. I have had it happen a few times that I am reading a very good story and then the author describes their 350lb, 6 foot lady as having a 26 inch waist or something equally unfeasible and I immediately lose interest in the story and stop reading. So this tutorial/reference sheet should hopefully give you all some help when it comes to considering dimensions in art or writing.

Consider your character's height. 5'4 is the average height for a woman in the UK or USA. Your 5'6 female character is certainly not short.
The average weight for a woman in the USA is around 160lbs. Your character is unlikely to stand out as being particularly large unless they are considerably heavier than this.
If you wish to use the words overweight or obese, please understand what they mean. They are medical terms, albeit largely useless ones. A person with a BMI of 25-30 is considered overweight. A person with a BMI over 30 is considered obese. My BMI is 30.9, to give you some indication of what that looks like. Here is a brilliant sight showing you how flawed BMI is as an estimation of body fat: [link]
Muscle mass makes a difference in your shape but isn't going to give you a hugely higher weight or lower body fat for that weight unless your character happens to be about as fit as your average triathlete or body builder.
Women have four main types of body: straight, hourglass, pear or apple. I am an hourglass, if that helps. Here is a diagram about body types: [link] The body shape tends to stay the shape regardless of size: I could be a skinny hourglass or a fat hourglass but I'm never going to be a pear or a ruler.

And finally, I mentioned at the end of the tutorial that I don't like it when people put dimensions in writing. Weight and height are fine, but to be hip, bust and waist measurements just cry out of lazy writing. If you are a good writer you don't need to state numbers to convince people of what your character looks like and it doesn't really add very much even if you get the numbers right. Besides which, how many of you know off hand what your chest, waist and hip measurements are? So why do you think us ladies would? For example, take the two paragraphs below:

1. Jessica walked into the room, her 300lb, 5'6 body straining against the fabric of her dress as it pulled tight against her curves. All her life she had been blessed with a voluptuous figure, her F cup breasts filling out the front of all but the largest of shirts, her 60 inch hips giving her a swollen hourglass shape compared to her 45 inch waist. She had dangerous curves and she knew it.

2. Jessica sauntered into the room, head held high as she looked around at all those before her. Taller than most, she carried her extra weight in a very pleasing manner, much larger than any of the other women in the room but with a heaving bosom that called out to all but the most strong willed of men, her thick, luscious thighs spilling out of slits down the side of her dress, allowing the soft satin to encase her enormous hips and rear, seams on the verge of bursting as her belly, though dainty by comparison, pushed the front of her dress out into a most pleasingly round shape. She had to have been at least twice the size of the other woman here but she certainly knew how to work it.

Now, I tried to be fair with the amount of descriptive text in each of those paragraphs. To me, the second paragraph flows much better and allows the reader to create their own picture of Jessica and her curves in their sensual glory rather than a shorter, quicker and easier way of doing it in the first paragraph. Frankly, in my opinion if you can't be bothered to put the effort in to make a good description of your character you shouldn't be sharing your work.

Anyway, that's enough from me! Love it? Hate it? Stopped reading 20 minutes ago? Stop by and leave a comment below! <3