#drawing disabled characters

[saszor]

Overview of some topics when it comes to drawing characters who are burn survivors.

DISCLAIMER. Please keep in mind that this is an introductory overview for drawing some burn scars and has a lot of generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. I'm calling this introductory because I hope to get people to actually do their own research before drawing disabled & visibly different characters rather than just making stuff up. Think of it as a starting point and take it with a grain of salt (especially if you have a very different art style from mine).

Talking about research and learning... don't make your burn survivor characters evil. Burn survivors are normal people and don't deserve to be constantly portrayed in such a way.

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edit: apparently tum "queerest place on the internet" blr hates disabled people so much that this post got automatically filtered. cool!

second way more important edit: How are people seeing this post where I specifically talk about burn survivors being normal, real people, and still tag this as "TW body horror"? Not a single one of these drawings or pictures is a fresh injury. All of them are healed. How the hell would you feel if someone tagged a photo of you as "trigger warning: gore"?

Disabled people are not your fucking body horror. Grow up.

[cripplecharacters]

Hi, I am writing and drawing a comic and have a character with russell-silver syndrome, one of which her related symptoms is kyphosis. I have found various accommodations that she can use in the story and am pretty pleased with her writing. However, it is very hard for me to find reference images for how to draw kyphosis , even if i search up using the not-ideal and bad term ‘hunchback’. If there is any advice you have or people in your audience who know where to find reference images or resources, that is appreciated. Sorry if phrasing is peculiar

Hi!

I don't have RSS, but I have hyperkyphosis!

A lot of the medical drawings that come up on Google are kinda oversimplified but accurate! I can try listing some things that would be great to include;

The head goes far forward. Try drawing her neck on an angle rather than straight.

If it goes really forward, she could have some degree of underbite (like I do).

There will be a hump on her upper back, it will start right after her neck ends. It could go through the rest of her back and make it seem round as a whole, or just be a visible bump under the neck.

Her shoulders will go inward and look much rounder than usual. Don't give her a very square-y frame there.

She will look shorter. How much will depend on the severity of her kyphosis, but she will.

If her kyphosis isn't very severe, she would be able to "straighten" her back and not show most of the above (other than the hump itself). Most of us can't keep this up for long, I for example start to feel pain and other issues comically quickly, so I rarely bother. But if you ever want her to get slightly taller to maybe reach for something, she would probably be able to.

Remember that this is a chronic pain condition. I readjust how I sit, crack my neck, stretch, and do weird neck movements a lot to mitigate it at least a bit. Some of these mannerisms could be nice to include!

I'm not familiar with any visual tutorials for drawing kyphosis, but if any followers could help out, it would be great!

Thanks for your ask!

mod Sasza

[rjalker]

more references

[ID: A link preview for a youtube video with a purple background that reads, "Crutches canes, walkers", with a small photo in the corner of people standing with underarm crutches, a cane, and a folding walker. End ID.]

(Please link me if you find videos like this of someone who actually uses the mobility aid instead of just a nurse)

[cowsabungus]

A guide to designing wheelchair using characters!

I hope this helps anyone who's trying to design their oc using a wheelchair, it's not a complete guide but I tried my best! deffo do more research if you're writing them as a character

[eldritch-ace]

I present some nerdy prudes (oh and Max)

(I really wanted to take a shot at giving them all more than 1-3ish outfits that I think fit their styles)

[cy-cyborg]

Just a reminder that unless your amputee character lost their limb less than a month ago, their stumps don't need to be bandaged.

[azuneekun]

Opinions on Caldarus?

i like him a lot.

[divine-draws]

whoo!!! ford in a wheelchair post-weirdmageddon

dipper in a wheelchair!!

[anura-artist]

wake up babe new oc just dropped. this is Red he is my boy

[esotericsurgery]

WHY DID I NEVER UPLOAD MY GIRLIE!!!! this is melonie, she is awesome

my character design is not ur fetish bait! dni kink blogs

[saszor]

Tutorial for drawing characters with cleft lip! Sorry that it's mostly unilateral-centric but it makes up the vast majority of resources and photos. Still tried to get tips for drawing bilateral clefts in though.

Keep in mind that this is an introductory drawing tutorial and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People 👍

If you draw any characters using this feel free to tag me!

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[splankie]

is blowing up a volcano after ur first kiss couple goals

[echo-bleu]

Eärendil the Mariner

Who deserves a pirate outfit more than Eärendil?

The background is largely inspired by one of Philip Sue's paintings. It was fun to draw a flat earth!

In other news, I love drawing ships but that was the worst angle possible to figure out. In my head, the Silmaril is at the prow in some kind of glass/mirror lantern that amplifies its light.

I wanted him to look soft, and little wry maybe, rather than fierce. I'm sure he's fierce aplenty but I mostly headcanon him as tired. His fate breaks my heart. Also, it doesn't really show here but my Eärendil is blind from overexposure to the Silmaril (and half-human fragile eyes).

I always waver between giving him locs or a shorter Mannish haircut, but his hair is really too kinky for the shoulder-length, Aragorn-style cut, so locs it is!

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[benevolenterrancy]

If you’re still taking requests could you please draw some more art for The Disabled Tyrant’s Beloved Pet Fish? I finished the first book and am starting the second one. I really love your art!💖

thank you (❁´◡`❁) i need to go and get the second book myself...

anyway, I really respect Li Yu's unrelenting willingness to risk his entire identity on the opportunity to get a good snack. the number of times this guy's stomach nearly gave him away in a single book...

[sonknuxadow]

^ my wheelchair super sonic fanart

[rauchendesgnu]

Without the Eye, he's got a shit ton of injuries that healed badly and chronic pain