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This was basically an exercise, just to see if I could.
So unlike some artists, I'm quite a stickler about associating a certain body type with a species. Yeah, I know, stereotypes were made to be broken, but I see no point in wasting something you're given automatically. And there's still limitations to consider, just as with humans. I mean, unless you've seen a Japanese Mr. Universe walking around.
And I thus I doodled a bunch of guys, keeping in mind the specific proportions of the animal's body--facial construction, limb thickness, torso depth, hand/foot size. Then after, I traced the animal in mind over them, to see if my experiment worked. And for the most part, I think I succeeded.
Given that this is me, I stuck with species often associated with hot guys. Because, yanno, hot guys.
At any rate...
Tiger: Massive limbs/hands/feet (especially arms), but narrow torso.
Rhino: Thick. Everywhere. Stumpy extremities.
Bull: Bulky chest and upper limbs, small lower limbs.
Bear: Heavy and massive.
Badger: Broad and powerful, no taper.
Continued here...
So unlike some artists, I'm quite a stickler about associating a certain body type with a species. Yeah, I know, stereotypes were made to be broken, but I see no point in wasting something you're given automatically. And there's still limitations to consider, just as with humans. I mean, unless you've seen a Japanese Mr. Universe walking around.
And I thus I doodled a bunch of guys, keeping in mind the specific proportions of the animal's body--facial construction, limb thickness, torso depth, hand/foot size. Then after, I traced the animal in mind over them, to see if my experiment worked. And for the most part, I think I succeeded.
Given that this is me, I stuck with species often associated with hot guys. Because, yanno, hot guys.
At any rate...
Tiger: Massive limbs/hands/feet (especially arms), but narrow torso.
Rhino: Thick. Everywhere. Stumpy extremities.
Bull: Bulky chest and upper limbs, small lower limbs.
Bear: Heavy and massive.
Badger: Broad and powerful, no taper.
Continued here...
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I have to admit I am generally pretty bad at that. There's a LOT of guys I would not kick out of bed, but I end up mostly drawing beef. Back when I was originally designing my cast of studs, most of my friends' OCs had the other body types covered, so I was actually fairly DIFFERENT by bulking them up.
Yer welcome!
Yer welcome!
And there's still limitations to consider, just as with humans. I mean, unless you've seen a Japanese Mr. Universe walking around.
Like Hidetada "Hide" Yamagishi?
Like Hidetada "Hide" Yamagishi?
If you want to get technical about it. However, my point was that sometimes limits can be overcome, and in any case there are lots of nicely built Asian guys out there, like these fellows.
And MY point is that OBVIOUSLY there are outliers, as there always are (I go to the gym regularly, and naturally there are other Asian guys there). But they still should be considered as such--it can present an interesting narrative of the challenges and perspective, as opposed to being, for lack of a better term, just "kewlsie", which is how it is generally treated. Think children's books about friendly sharks or bully mice, vs I LIKE MOOSE AND I LIKE BISHIE GUYS SO IMMA MAKE A BISHIE MOOSE.
Hidetada Yamagishi is offended at the idea there couldn't be a Japanese man at the O! He doesn't place well, but for my money he has one of the more aesthetic physiques. Then, the Olympia has been geared more and more towards size and mass monsters to the point where I think the physique category has guys that actually hold to the ideals of aesthetics. I mean, I'd never wanna be the size of Phil Heath or Kai Greene.
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