hey these are some tips for some of the little...

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iwasarob0t

Text: How I draw fat people, by a fat person.

Text: BEFORE I SAY ANYTHING! Fat people have many shapes and sizes, all of these tips can exist in different variations and ratios of fat distribution. This is not a comprehensive guide of how to draw fat people, These are just things I like to keep in mind. Study references of real people and pay attention to how fat behaves. Also find more anatomy-based studies of fat! This is more of a cartoon slash illustration based study. I recommend Morpho: Fat and Folds.

Text: Fat distribution rough approximation. Cheeks, Chin, neck, chest, underarms, waist, hips, thighs, calves, crotch, butt, scapula, hips. Mostly bone, Mostly fat.

Text: Back rolls: Shoulders, waist top, body bend, waist bottom, hips. Stomach fold ends at hip dip. Torso, Waist, Hip, Thigh.

Text: Fold at bottom of skull. Body rolls act kind of like thick fabric when twisted.

Text: Fat hangs from arms. Armpit fold connects to chest fold.

Text: Neck fold. Double chin. Neck starts closer to front of the chin. Armpit fold.

Text: Some people have ab folds. Tapers into middle. Some people have rib folds.

Text: Cheeks! Cheek bulges at top. Corner of mouth pushes cheek up. Skin stretches.

hey these are some tips for some of the little details in drawing fat folks that some people might not know!

everyone has fat on their bodies so its a worthwhile skill to have, but most art tutorials leave it out. heres some other good tips from artists!!

the strawberry patch

as requested- my zine about fat and plus size body types from instagram!💖 happy drawing everyone!

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fat bodies tutorial!

ALRIGHT SO my pal @kalreyno wanted help with drawing fat characters and as a fat artist i felt like i could give a bit of helpful insight on

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hometownrockstar

some notes on drawing fat bodies in a stylized or cartoony art style! i tried to explain and illustrate things i keep in mind while drawing

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how to draw fat faces and necks better

something i notice a lot with artists trying to draw fat people is that even if they get the bodies decent they often draw the heads and nec

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fatphobiabusters

Also, please don't forget to draw fat necks. When I search for fat art, oftentimes the lack of a fat neck makes a character not look fat anymore because the artist basically just drew a skinny person from the shoulders up.

A resource I suggest is fatphotoref. You can also look at fat positive blogs for tons of photos and drawings that can help you learn how fat bodies look in different poses. Tags you can search on this blog include fat art, fatshion, fat athletes, and fat masc. Those tags are probably the best if you're wanting to use fatphobiabusters for pictures to help you learn how to draw fat people. Another tip I have heard a fat artist mention before is if you are fat yourself, use yourself as a reference photo. I hope this helps!

-Mod Worthy

britomartis

Just wanted to tack this on for the sake of more reference, @adorkastock has a good bank of more high profile fat references with the model Lauren Ashley, here: https://www.tumblr.com/adorkastock/tagged/lauren%20ashley

Some refs will be paid, of course, since it's an indie stock photo company. But, it's often hard to find high profile fat people depicted at all, let alone kindly, and the people running it seem to be willing to take requests/recommendations for pose packs? (Sorry adorkastock if I'm wrong lol)

adorkastock

Yes! Always open for suggestions! Though I am my own model like 90% of the time.

LA is a regular model in rotation and I add new poses to my site gallery 3x/week. ♥

Brain Dump

Posted on Monday, 18 August 2025