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Originally Posted by RKitagawa
imo, yes she is overweight. She isn't FAT or anything, but I wouldn't call her skinny.
(please excuse the crappy 5 min sketches, proportion is off, I know)
see? she kinda looks more like the second one than the first, and the first is kinda the "average" weight. (or maybe that's just my warped idea of average). I don't know. But your typical anime girl would be even skinnier than the first picture.
Basically, your character has the clothes and the pose that indicates to me, that shes supposed to be sexy, but she doesn't really have the body for it IMO.
I just think that in general, anime tends to exaggerate women to make them look like super models, which I think is wrong, but like... it works right? Many female characters have that ideal body, built for the sole purpose of fanservice. It's kinda sad when you think about it, but that exaggerated sex appeal does sell.
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Ah okay, I guess I can see what you are saying now, but personally I much prefer the second picture to the first one. The average woman is a UK size 14 which is bigger than the second image even. So yeah I'm fine with her being a bit more meaty than the average anime girl! She doesn't have cel shading or anime eyes so most people wouldn't call it anime style anyways.
I guess when I draw women they usually have more meat on them in some pictures, usually on the thighs and hips, in others they really aren't. I'll try and get more of a balance next time.