Art Prompts For Visibly Fat or Muscular Humanoid Characters

[alias_sqbr]

I struggle every time I have to draw a character who can't be approximated by a series of smooth cylinders, so thought I'd ask for some prompts to help me practice!

So! Please give me art prompts for visibly fat or muscular humanoid characters, preferably in a relatively realistic style (anime is ok but not like Johnny Bravo)

No more than 3 characters, nothing that requires a background or complex/many props. Give me an image reference if it's not something I can look up easily. Picking a pose from the references below or sending me your own would make my life easier!

Fanart or original, including stuff like "This character but fat" or "A man in this pose and this outfit", but not vague things like "Any character in a victorian outfit". Nothing too sexy, squicky, or containing zombies(*).

Anyone who follows me is welcome to prompt!

(*) I only have a problem with the mindless contagious sort, or really gross decay. Possessed/controlled corpses are fine but no skeletons for this prompt ;)

Fat poses:

• Wider characters at Adorkastock
  
• Plus Size Beauty Reference Pictures
  
• Academic Female Poses
  
• Chubby/Fat References
  
• Plus size figure drawing reference

Muscular poses:

• Male Character Design Reference Pictures
  
• Bodies in Motion
  
• Posemaniacs
  
• https://freephotomuscle.com/
  

Comments

[skygiants]

Unsurprisingly, the art department for my Lady Eve's Last Con cover decided to politely ignore all suggestions in the text that the protagonist is chubby, so I would love to prompt you with a rounder Ruthi!

[alias_sqbr]

A Ruthi! I was going to check in about the details but then I had a Vision and had to draw it.

This finally prompted me to read the book (I bought it ages ago but Struggle to read things) and I had a great time! It was interesting having "which outfit would be most fun to draw" in my head as I read, there were a bunch of cool ones but it was the first outfit that stuck with me.

[skygiants]

holy shit I am IN LOVE WITH THIS!!! this is exactly the way I envisioned her except better 😭 I love the way you drew on Nigerian fashion to design the outfit, it looks so good and her expression is perfect!!!

would you mind if I linked this from my professionalname also? no worries if you'd rather keep it to fan spaces, I am just so full of delight and want to show it to as many people as possible!

[alias_sqbr]

:D :D :D I'm really glad you liked it! And yes, link away!

[skygiants]

(also I'm so glad you enjoyed the book! <33)

[shadaras]

I thought about going for something more, but truly: fat butch lesbian, extra-delightful if she were posed with a fat femme girlfriend.

A specific character I'd love to see drawn fat, because that's my personal headcanon for her: Chen Guo, from The King's Avatar. (there's a live action version that should have fairly easily google-able images!)

[alias_sqbr]

Anything you'd like her to be doing?

[shadaras]

Not particularly? Leaning over a desk, maybe? Cheering for her pro esports friends?

[alias_sqbr]

Sorry this took a MILLION YEARS, I got suddenly whacked with massive art block, but at last: a Chen Guo! I had trouble finding any live action pictures of her where she looked both cheerful and distinctive but this shirt felt very Unique :) https://www.tumblr.com/alias-sqbr/801177244729049088/chen-guo-from-the-kings-avatar-for-shadaras-i?source=share

[hokuton_punch]

Akimichi ChouChou from Boruto, maybe in a cute festival yukata! And I like this pose:

https://www.adorkastock.com/pose/lauren-ashley-holding-a-sword-like-a-cane/

[alias_sqbr]

I was INTENSLEY art blocked for a while but am hopefully back on track, so: This kind of sword ok? https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Karui?file=Team_Samui.PNG

[hokuton_punch]

No worries! ♥ And absolutely, that'd be fine!

[alias_sqbr]

Done! https://www.tumblr.com/alias-sqbr/801524687119220736/akimichi-chuo-chuo-leaning-on-a-red-and-white?source=share

[hokuton_punch]

AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH, she's precious!! ♥ I love her smile, you got her cute face perfect, and her kimono is SO pretty and perfect for her - aaaaaahhhhhhhhh, thank you so much! ♥ ♥

[alias_sqbr]

Yay I'm glad you liked it :)

[hebethen]

IDK if she might be too stylized for you, but the exorcist Kagura from Welcome to Ghost Mansion is very muscular and likes to brawl; perhaps one of the punchy poses from the bottom of this page, punching the unliving daylights out of a random ghost? (I can't seem to direct link the individual "motion"... I may be doing something wrong!)