isthatwhatyoumint:

okay so first off i just want to say that i am still learning this stuff myself

i only started to really try to branch away from sameface/samebody syndrome within the last few months and i still have a lot to learn!

but so yeah i thought i’d start by first posting some of my inspiration?? like if i am stuck for body shapes, etc, i actually keep a folder on my computer where i save images that have bodytypes i think are interesting (photos, illustration, animation stills, character design sketches, etc.) 

(which, by the way, i am going to give to you guys! because i can! it doesn’t have sources, tho, bc i never was intending to share this, but you can backwards google search it, i think!)

i think the easiest way to really study body shapes is to go to cartoons! real life helps a lot, too, of course - it gives you the foundation and basic understanding of structure - but it doesn’t give you the exaggeration.

pixar and other such animation studios are, of course, the immediate go to

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