There's this style of art that involves making fatter versions of characters. I don't really understand it myself, But I've had a go and it's quite fun.

Do you have any Weight Gain art? What are your thoughts on it?

Here's mine:





It's pretty easy to do. Those are just 5 minute edits of pics I've already made (^_^)

I'm definitely scarred for life.

I'm not gonna post any pictures of Frank and Vinny really fat because...of think of the children!

You have no idea what you've unleashed, OO! lol!

The first pic is the best, btw. Kudos!

I've done my share in the past but now I just draw characters who are fat pretty much from the start (well, it took Sapphira till page 11 in Book One of Due East ).

An exception is a flashback sequence for the Carolyn character (first pic below is from page 30 of Book 1). She is presently slim but was pretty plump a few years ago. (second pic below is from page 1 of Book 4, currently online)



I'm not a fan of out of control weight gain art, especially for ridiculous amounts of weight done through stereotypical means. But I have done art of superhero characters portrayed as fat, in the past. And I've done some Christmas fanart for everyone's love to hate comic, Craving Control -- but that's for CC's author to upload when he's ready (sorry). :)

ozoneocean
There's this style of art that involves making fatter versions of characters. I don't really understand it myself, But I've had a go and it's quite fun.

Do you have any Weight Gain art? What are your thoughts on it?

Here's mine:



It's pretty easy to do. Those are just 5 minute edits of pics I've already made (^_^)

I Understand drawing bigger characters, as opposed to drawing thin ones, that's normal: The world is made up of differently shaped people afterall. But the idea of making a thinner character grow wider is the one that I don't quite get.

It is fun to draw though. :)
I mainly used the Photoshop "Liquefy" tool on that pic.

See, when it's girl weight gain art, it turns people on....when it's a guy, it's just gross. If I made a whole comic of my male characters bloating up from food I would get lots of bashing as opposed to fan love, saying how I've sinned against nature.

But I, on the other hand, have never seen Jack so sexy. :)
He must've drained a sumo wrestler's blood.

HAM ON!

(Bad editing job, I know...but I don't really care. No liquify tool in Paint Shop Pro.)

He looks more evil there. It's the chin that does it. I love the way he looks down at us.

My characters fluctuate some in their weight, but not to any extreme. A couple of my characters are slightly underweight from various stresses and pressures. (And one is a pretty notorious fugitive, so he has trouble keeping himself fed.) I also have an obviously overweight male character. His weight increases a little through the comic, but no noticeable sudden jumps. He was big in flashbacks, lost a little weight in prison, and slowly becomes himself again.

The only noticeable weight gain I've drawn is a pregnancy.



Of course, like the other weight fluctuations, it is just a natural part of life and nothing more. I didn't draw it because I felt like drawing one of my characters "fatter."

Honestly, I don't see why weight fascinates people. I guess it's just the urge to draw characters outside their usual appearances. Sometimes I giggle at the idea of drawing my characters in drag or with different hair styles or in different art styles. I never have the urge to draw them at different weight/fatness, though. *Shrug*

(But those are funny -- and disturbing -- pictures, ozone & Sarah. ;) )

I'm sorry, but I think part of me died....

There are two main types of this art. Fat Art and Inflation Art.

Fat Art being overweight, usually obese, and usually female.

Inflation Art is the inflation of a character, usually female too, with anything from air to food to just about anything around (including furniture and people).

IA is a fetish art and FA is mostly fetish are too.

Sorry, I like to research fetishes, they are so interesting.



I've never drawn one of my comic characters fat but I have drawn fat female pictures before: This (warning nudity) is a pic I did for a friend. I have a few others but have not scanned them.

Pretty much all of pleasantly plump is weight gain art. You can read it in penis on Wednesdays. I use a cross between that female comedian unfunny style and gross out or dark humor.

An example:



Wednesdays in penis!

I now carry a portable table.


I know...looks pregnant...

Okay, that made me chuckle! :)

kitty17



I now carry a portable table.


I know...looks pregnant...

ozoneocean
There's this style of art that involves making fatter versions of characters. I don't really understand it myself, But I've had a go and it's quite fun.

Do you have any Weight Gain art? What are your thoughts on it?

The first thing is, it seems Pinky is drawn from an anterior angle, whereas a posterior view would be the first thing that pops in my head!

In truth I've wanted to do Pinky in my own style for a long time. Even the skinny version. I was kinda hoping we could get her into Off Hours--guys, what are the odds?

I'm also very much looking forward to doing Sapphira from Due East soon, by the way. :)

kiandranishan
There are two main types of this art. Fat Art and Inflation Art.

Fat Art being overweight, usually obese, and usually female.

Inflation Art is the inflation of a character, usually female too, with anything from air to food to just about anything around (including furniture and people).

IA is a fetish art and FA is mostly fetish are too.

Sorry, I like to research fetishes, they are so interesting.

But 'What isn't fetishistic?' Is my question.

Take a Hollywood supermodel/actress. Can't be assembled without liposuction, nips, tucks, inflated parts, or usually, injections to the lips. Sometimes all at once.

She's designed artificially to fit a very specific image of a sexy female that almost never exists in nature, and even then, is packaged with brasseries, cosmetics, shaven legs, all manner of paint and decoration.

By contrast my character Aurora is a natural-looking woman. Her legs are smooth and hair is softly blonde but otherwise she has no artifice.

Put her in a thong bikini on the Web next to one of the Hollywood actress/Supermodel creatures, and Aurora will be denounced as fetishism while the supermodel creature is deemed mainstream.

Not trying to get serious--it's a fun discussion...this is just food for thought? (Pun intended.) ;)

very true TitanOne, very true...but if you WERE to put Aurora "in a thong bikini on the Web next to one of the Hollywood actress/Supermodel creatures"...my vote would be for Aurora all the way!

Being a "large" woman myself, I can't draw a large heroine type simply because if I made her realistic, she would have trouble being heroic. Her knees and back would hurt constantly and she'd get winded climbing stairs. :-/ My "wider" guy is not an active character. He's very charismatic and serves an important role. He doesn't go on chases or get into fights. He even says "I'm not built for action, so I have to be a man of words."

I consider build in my story. I know which characters would be physically wanting in a hand-to-hand fight. One of my main characters is a very small person. Her course of action is always tying to talk her way out or calling for help. She has tried to fight back before but always fails at that. I also have a 7ish foot tall thug that is very big and very strong. He's not a fast man, but he's good at anything needing brute strength.

It's kind of amusing to see a little twig-like person who is inexplicably strong and powerful or a particularly hefty individual who is somehow quick and graceful. But those are novelties, and 90% of the time I'd rather see a realistic portrayal of people with their physical form matching their abilities and shortcomings. That said, "cookie-cutter" body types are boring. The cast of a comic should be as varied in appearance as they are in abilities. Include the fat people, but don't make them run. Fat people don't like to run.

Ah, but big people can be quite graceful. Definitely.

And while they don't tend to be fast movers when walking or running, they're devastating fighters and fast as anyone at throwing a punch. Faster in many cases :)

Ah thanks TitanOne, I'd love to see it. We'll see about off-hours too. it's a good idea.

kiandranishan, that's not fat ^_^ She just as big hips. Her tummy is very, very small and muscular.

vore fetish is cool. but weight gain art isnt cool. sorry. :(

but maybe just for kicks I'd draw my characters as a buncha fatsos. lol!

I don't really understand vore...but I'm not sure I want to. lol!

But it is all a matter of perspective, art-wise (then again, what isn't perspective-related in art?). I do think the fetishistic stuff, especially feeder-influenced art, tends to be over-the-top and degrading. Weight gain in and of itself, while it probably doesn't have much practical use -- unless very well written -- is not necessarily uncool in and of itself.

Just for kicks, eh, kyupol? ;)

I'm just trying to imagine Ozoneocean finding a practical purpose in having Pinky run around fat. *the mind wobbles in amusement*

An older sister? ^^

Ah, such brilliance, OO! You should do it... B)

It's a good plan...

I'll file that one a way for future use. I have a storyline where it could fit. :)

In the mean time, I know exactly how I could use this art style, but not in Pinky... hahaha, it'll be revealed eventually. ;)

You're planning a Drunk Duck event where everyone gets fat (sort of the opposite of Drunk Duck Zombies, eh)? lol!

That's a clever idea, but it's nothing so grand as that.

You should suggest that in the networking thread though, that's a damn good one! :)

This thread reminds me of that episode of The Cosby Show .

Y'know, the Cosby Show really was good when it first started out...then it, um, digressed. :)

Closest I have to weight gain was when my characters pretended to be pregnant.

usedbooks
Being a "large" woman myself, I can't draw a large heroine type simply because if I made her realistic, she would have trouble being heroic. Her knees and back would hurt constantly and she'd get winded climbing stairs. :-/ Include the fat people, but don't make them run. Fat people don't like to run.

FINALLY, SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS!!!! lol! My damn boobs give me back pain all the freakin' time. I want to go to the plastic surgeon and get them smaller, but then I think, if I'm gonna do that, why don't I just get "the works" while I'm there? I hate my flabby arms, jelly gut, double chin, etc. etc. ....I want to be able to go to the mall, see an outfit that a mannequin has on in a window and say, "Hey, I'm gonna go buy that." I have never been able to do that. I always have to go to the fat girl store. It's so fucking degrading.

I don't think I've got any fat females. It's much easier to make fat males the brunt of jokes.

I don't really understand vore...

There's actually different variants of it:

- food vore (just mindless consumption of food)
- giantess vore (giant woman goes berserk in a city and eats the people. This stuff is either low budget CGI or toy legos or toy soldiers are used)
- cannibal vore (fetish of being a cannibal or being eaten like a piece of meat)
- Sometimes its combined with other fetishes like crush fetish, BDSM, and bestiality.