tips for drawing women (*not for any particular art style btw, just some basics*) REQWESTED

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And the pics of you had me realize That the upper half and lower half need to be mostly straight.

Yanderemenhera

Screenshot 2026-08-13 6.08.10 PM.png example of total drama island girls

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@Yanderemenhera Hmmm I see, I was going for a more realistic look, but this also helps alot.

wyrm

@Yanderemenhera honestly i never rlly liked heather cuz she reminds me of the girl that my dad cheated with -__-

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Also shout out to yander for making A whole freaking post about this, Im hyped bru ima go draw rnnn

Yanderemenhera

@wyrm dang

ladiesman217

@Rorschach relatable ^^

Yanderemenhera

i'm really glad this has helped people out lol

Yanderemenhera

@Rorschach people kept texting me while drawing this so it took like over an hour to make, i'm sorry I didn't make the post last night lol

ladiesman217

@Yanderemenhera my bad..

Yanderemenhera

@sweetpuddin you're ok lol, you weren't the only one. i'm just not great at multitasking but I enjoy speaking with you

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@Yanderemenhera No nooo, ur good, It happens to us all.

ladiesman217

@Yanderemenhera aw ty ^-^

Yanderemenhera

@sweetpuddin you're welcome lol

MyMelody

Also idk if y'all dont know this but I've just started noticing it irl but females backs arch kinda noticably so if your drawing a girl sitting or from the side her back usually shouldnt actually be straight, slot of womens back curve noticeably

Also females have different chest types, im used to there being this like default chest type in animated media but female bodies are VERY diverse TvT

So those are extra things to consider on top of yanderes teachings:p

Yanderemenhera

@_Izzy_ my posture is [censored] so I definitely get that and I like what you say about chest sizes, I never hear anyone bring that up as well

Yanderemenhera

@_Izzy_ I also noticed that women vary insanely in height as well, and the common trope of women ALWAYS being shorter than a man isn't always true, I do see women in public tailer than me but not too often and regularly I see guys shorter than I am, one of the reasons why I put the total drama island cast here was for the different heights and body types to kinda show that there's not exactly a single default size for a woman

(I am aware that the bodies are very over exaggerated and cartoony, but still lol)

xenth

when i drew i imagined the poses like lets say... a paper clip, you band it out straight then pose it. when i drew (krita and paint .net program) i used to always draw a stickman i called bob really big and in a pose so i knew the positioning the arms and legs were. my drawings turned ok-ish

Yanderemenhera

@xenth I do use guidelines (I.e. a line, a ball for a joint, another line and then a hand) for posing arms sometimes tbh

Yanderemenhera

@xenth I can draw posing, but since I usually want attention on the outfit, I don't usually do much because I want the outfit to not be obscured by a dramatic pose