MossFox

lesstitsnass:

maverynthia:

lesstitsnass:

Hi guys, I missed you and I missed doing this! 

I got this question sometime last week, and I had to mull it over for a while because whether it’s intended or not, this is a loaded question, and I had a hard time finding the words to properly respond. Then, I got somewhat caught up on Laci Green’svideosandtumblr, and that’s when it hit me: how to answer this question. 

Your question confuses Sexism, Sexiness and Sexualisation.While related because they are all questions about sex and society, they are not the same thing. 

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 Drawing a woman with sexy clothing is not sexist if you’re doing it because that’s the way your character is - her personality, her motivation, her story.

That’s loaded right there because MANY.. MANY artist use that as an excuse to support their sexist artwork “Well that’s just how the character is!!” The author/artist is behind the characters motivations and the character only does what the author/artist wants them to do. The character has no free will. It’s the author’s/artists personality for her, the author/artists motivations for her and the story set out by the author/artist. The character is not alive and has no free will.
So saying “Well that just the character!” Won’t hold water with me and I’ll still call it misogynistic crap. It’s better to own up to it and try to explain WHY you need a sexy character than to just think the character is some how alive and decided all that stuff themselves.

I think you missed my point. 

I know very well that the character is a creation of the author and/or artist. When I talk about the character this way, I’m appealing to the writers and artists to think about their character and tell the story about them, in words and/or art. I’m not giving them a free pass to draw misogynistic crap. If it’s misogynistic, sure, call them out. Don’t assume however that every sexy drawing out there needs to have a Big Reason To Exist As They Are. Sometimes it’s just fun to draw a sexy character, because it makes ME, the artist, feel sexy doing it, even if no one can see me. And I put that sexiness in the character through intent, attitude and body language, not just with clothes or pose-that-shows-the-most.

If you want to draw sexy girls, draw them.  If you want to draw sexualized girls, drawn them, if you want to draw porn, draw it. Male or female it shouldn’t matter. Draw what YOU want because it’s what YOU want to draw.  No one should be able to dictate your tastes and what you like. 

The point of this blog is not to discourage you from doing what you want and what you love. It’s specifically about the over-sexualazation in comics of women, to the point that »THE ANATOMY IS SO GOD AWFUL WRONG«< That’s the point. If you can be sexy in a tube top and kick ass, fine, be it. But your spine shouldn’t be dislocated and your arms better bend in the right spot XD

Not so say you have to be perfect as you learn. But anatomy is damn important  especially if you want people to notice your art for the right reasons! To be hired either by peers for commissioned art via DA or FA or by a company. 

so the moral is, draw what you want, but study your anatomy kids :3

syrusbliz:

aprildrawing:

It’s that time of year again! (and OMG I almost forgot)

If you’re on the AprilDrawing tumblr, then you already know how this works; if you aren’t and are seeing this because it was reblogged, come on over and visit! 

http://aprildrawing.tumblr.com

About April Drawing Challenge

Spread the word!

I’ll be doing the Monster Girl challenge this year.

Hey guys, you really should join us for this! 

tryst-entangled:

Did this for fun and fun it was. :3   Also I’m really loving the new Krita brushes by Deevad, they really really rock!

How can i NOT love this?