/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>Do any of you guys use your own body as a reference?
Sometimes.

>this post

>>2102241
using yourself as reference is common- you get more control and better view
exercising ONLY to do that is...

sidenote- if you are doing this take into account your body features and how they compare to the standard
for the longest time i had drawn weird limbs because me, my family and friends were all extremely double-jointed, to the point i thought it was the norm

Yeah, of course. Just seeing the pull of skin as you move your limbs and physically prodding at your muscles is a world of lessons all on its own.

The only real setback I have is that I'm much more skilled in drawing and painting the female body because of the direct reference, while the square torso and thicker limbs of a dude confounds me sometimes because I'm so used to having an immediate ref on hand. (Literally, ohohoho.)

Also, if reference use keeps you exercising regularly, keep it up. Any reason that keeps you motivated to stay in shape is a good one, even if it's silly.

not really coz i dont want every pic to look like me

>>2102241
the only reason why i ever got /fit/ was so that i could look at my own muscles in the mirror while i draw buff dudes

>>2104608
same, bro

>>2102241
Yes I do, and since I'm androgynous I can make a good male and female reference.

>>2104737
>and since I'm a twink, I can draw females better than real men
FTFY

No I have a weird head

>>2104754
cute

I don't use mine because I'm a fat piece of shit and have no muscle definition.

>>2102241
Yeah, of course. I don't do it often, but if I am struggling with a pose then I will take a photo of myself or look at myself in the mirror. Helps when you have deadlines and want some easy ref.

I sometimes do that with my hands

problem is that my hands are small as fuck and my middle finger barely passes through my eyebrows like a few milimeters at most so a lot of people say the problems with my drawings is that the hands are too small to be an adult's

nigga i'm 20 years old

>>2105792
Pls be grill

>>2105793
you'd like that wouldn't you?

well too bad

>>2105792
Measure them, how long is your hand from base of your palm to tip of middle finger?

>>2105796
177-179 mm-ish

>>2105801
Pls be trap

>>2105801
Wow, those are rather small for a dude unless you happen to be short. My hands are about 200mm and I'm only 170cm tall ... human proportional variation is weird.

Not really, though weight lifting has given me a better understanding of anatomy.
What I do instead is try to pose, to get an analytical understanding of what I'm drawing, rather than simply looking at something for reference. For example, if a character is drinking from a glass of water, I'll make that pose, and note how I hold the glass, how far up or down, left or right my elbow goes compared to my body, and so on. It really makes for more natural poses when you try it out yourself, and kinda analyze what's natural, rather than trying to wing it.
It gets awkward when drawing porn, though.

>>2105812
but i go to the gym and lift weights n stuff

>>2105815
164-167-ish asian

a few people were interviewing me for their english project and filmed it. when i watched the recording my hands were small as fuck so doing hand gestures aren't as pretty as longer hands

shit sux

>>2105831
Man, gotta suck to be short, even by Asian standards. Isn't the average 170 for Asians?

>>2105834
depends on where you live really, and what kind of asian. not all asians are central ching chongs

>>2105831
Just do cardio and hop on HRT. I'll take care of you

>>2105905
yeah nah, you can just fuck off with that

>>2106176
Just trying to have some fun anon.

>>2106180
but this is /ic/

>>2106176
Being tsundere are we my qtp2t asian trap?

>>2106187
So? give me a bent-over-spread ref of you so I can contribute to the porn thread.

>>2106224
use google faggot