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nguishing Male and Female Figures<br />

j,'raden the<br />

sloulders of male<br />

rharacters. The hips<br />

should be narrower<br />

fian the shoulders.<br />

As men and woman have different skin<br />

and skeletal structures, care should be<br />

taken with the figures' siihouettes.<br />

The hips of a<br />

female character<br />

should be as wide<br />

or wider than the<br />

shoulders,<br />

The neck is long<br />

and slender.<br />

While brawny<br />

male <strong>characters</strong><br />

do have beefy<br />

-nighs, the thigh<br />

should never have<br />

more girth than<br />

]te waist.<br />

Accentuating the<br />

calf muscles<br />

:reates a robust<br />

,ook.<br />

The <strong>to</strong>rso of a male figure is<br />

thicker than that of a female<br />

The arm is slender and graceful.<br />

The waist is trim and may be <strong>draw</strong>n<br />

with the same girth as that of the<br />

fattest paft ol the thigh.<br />

Adding lines <strong>to</strong> the<br />

knees <strong>to</strong> suggest<br />

the kneecap evokes<br />

a rugged appearance,<br />

Depiction of musculature and skeletal<br />

structure is often omitted from a<br />

female figure's arms, s<strong>to</strong>mach, knees,<br />

and legs.<br />

)ravring the arms thick and<br />

:rpnasizing musculature will set<br />

a snarp contrast with those of a<br />

'erale figure.<br />

,1.-

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