r/mendrawingwomen

I've been lurking this sub on and off for years and one of the things that stuck out to me (mainly the female users on this sub) is this lingering yearning where they want bodies that they have to be represented in media. That desire's a admirable goal and as somebody who's black and chubby, I always wanted media that depicted who I was as someone worth loving instead of being on the sidelines or rendered nonexistent in mainstream media--looking at you BG3. It actually makes me mad in a way. I'm mad because women come in so many shapes and sizes without coming off as "ugly" but all we see is the same slender hourglass with disproportionate boobs or conventionally petite perky ones almost all the time, even in spaces where people should know better.

ofc I'm not suggesting my fellow artist stop drawing their fave art subjects and draw some OC to make someone feel better, God no. I just wish these characters exist so that fanart of them would exist and I wouldn't feel as alone as I did back when representation of different builds were rare. But fandom's fandom, I guess. You can't stop mostly straight white girls from loving lanky white boys, it's human nature to like beautiful people. I too like conventionally beautiful people while making room for unconventional ones.

>"but what if I wanna be seen as undesirable?"

That's also valid but I'm talking about people who want the same type of appreciated conventional bodies get without coming off as a fetish.

Source: https://www.deviantart.com/ed-benes-studio/art/Supergirl-and-Power-girl-by-Fred-Benes-854186865

Hi everyone! I received some more feedback yesterday—thanks to the reasonable people who left comments with constructive criticism.

I read everything, even if I didn't reply to you.

Topic: I'm trying to choose a new character design that people will like. Here’s what’s been done so far (last changes):

1. Many people mentioned liking long hair, so I added that option. You can choose to keep it or remove it for any pose (need to polish).

2. The breasts were bouncing too much—I checked some references;) and toned down the amplitude of the movement.

There’s also a version where they don’t move at all (though I find that one boring, not because I’m obsessed with boobs, but simply because it looks a bit empty without the movement).

The animations aren't polished yet. And, oh! I just realized I forgot to add the shell casings)

That’s about it. Thanks everyone, and a shout-out to the people who specifically visited my sub just to downvote all my posts; watching that was actually pretty funny))

in these scenes, these two characters are being made uncomfortable, and the first one is being even being SA'd BUT THE ANIME CHOOSES TO SEXUALIZE THEM FOR LAUGHS ANYWAY!!! keep in mid the series these characters are from are not ecchi so there's even less of a reason to include this! HOW HAD IS IT TO HAVE FANSERVICE FROM CONSENTING ADULTS!!!

I know it ain't Wednesday yet but with the way Absolute Catwoman recently got misrepresented through hypersexualized fanart I wanted to throw in possibly my favorite female designs from the Absolute Batman series, the various forms of Poison Ivy.

The living forest of bleeding roots, endlessly digging for freedom. The honeypots, alluring shell bodies for Ivy to lure her victims in with. And her true form, a chimera of all living things fused into one being.

(character(s) and thumbnail by YouTuber AZFK)

I really feel uncomfortable with this new skin, much like the Evie discourse around Stella Blade, I feel that she looks way too young to be that sexualised.

In comparison another younger looking skin Uncover Skye, lacks the overt sexualisation.

in these scenes, these two characters are being made uncomfortable, and the first one is being even being SA'd BUT THE ANIME CHOOSES TO SEXUALIZE THEM FOR LAUGHS ANYWAY!!! keep in mid the series these characters are from are not ecchi so there's even less of a reason to include this! HOW HAD IS IT TO HAVE FANSERVICE FROM CONSENTING ADULTS!!!

Art by MinkRoyach

The outfit is totally over the top and just too much in my opinion, but seeing this kind of "clothing" on a male character is pretty damn rare.

I would say that the art itself is well done on a technical level though.

Do you think that this kind of art is in any way attractive for the female gaze, or is it only for the gay male gaze?

She's a super deadly type of alien called a deathgarian that lures people and then eats them. Her transformation is actually kind of creepy and disturbing until you remember that she's a literal boob monster.

I present to you one of the worst designs ever Bruno from "Batman: The Dark Knight Part 2" - and their comic design is actually worse (I included both).

At least know I know why we don't talk about Bruno....

The weird thing about it all is >!Bruno was like in the first 10 minutes of the movie with no real purpose or reason to be. And yes in the animated movie version she's at least wearing real pants.!<

Hi everyone! I received a lot of feedback yesterday. I read through all the messages and tried to take everything into account.

The main issue was the neckline revealing some skin; it clashed with the second design (I removed it).

The second issue was that everyone liked the cape from Option 3 (so I combined Options 2 and 3).

And the third issue was that the hair was blending into the cape (I made the hair darker, though the video distorts the colors, making them look similar).

I’ve addressed all of this. Here are four variations for you to judge—featuring different levels of boobs bounce.

Below, there’s also a bonus showing some pose tests. Yes, the animations aren't perfect yet and need some polishing.

But still—with the boobs or without???