# Exaggerating bodies line by line **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 22, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194 "2024-03-22T10:04:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Amber13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/amber13/32/13807_2.png) [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/1 "2024-03-22T10:04:39Z")
Exaggerating the body refers the body being exaggerated than in real life and due to the use of line art, a non-fat character’s torso and limbs being thick or thin line by line by drawing big and small distances in the lines side by side that depends on the artist’s and making a non-fat character’s torso and short by making big and small distances in the lines end by end depending on the style, there’s no exact standard and artists have their style drawing big and small distances of the lines side by side and end by end, what other ways do artists make techniques of the line art that differs in their style? ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/2 "2024-03-22T10:06:52Z")
Could you link to some examples? ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/3 "2024-03-22T12:10:31Z")
Is this a homework assignment? ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/4 "2024-03-22T17:18:43Z")
That is _some_ sentence. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/5 "2024-03-22T23:06:29Z")
Please translate into English. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/6 "2024-03-22T23:10:23Z")
Popeye has big arms! And tattoos. Oooh, he looks buff, til you see them knock knees. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Amber13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/amber13/32/13807_2.png) [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/7 "2024-03-22T23:49:29Z")
Oh yeah, he is. his arms almost look like tumors. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/8 "2024-03-23T00:17:46Z")
James Joyce called and wants his sentence back. mmm ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/9 "2024-03-23T03:18:44Z")
As an art teacher, I keep thinking I should be able to parse your sentences. Could you rephrase your post, and include examples? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/10 "2024-03-23T03:33:18Z")
I keep wondering if they are describing anime art. I do some line drawing . I just have drawn what I see. I determine thickness or thinness or other descriptors by what I see. Comic and anime artists may do it differently since it comes from their imagination. They obviously have a different language about it. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/11 "2024-03-23T22:08:36Z")
Illustrator Jack Davis of Mad Magazine comes to mind. ---
**Author:** ![Amber13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/amber13/32/13807_2.png) [@Amber13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber13)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/12 "2024-03-24T01:40:34Z")
I can’t edit my post though, but I’ll similar topic about that soon. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2024, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/13 "2024-03-24T01:48:55Z")
How about just redoing it here in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/14 "2024-03-25T17:18:15Z")
Just tell us what you meant! (I feel like an angry date about to storm out of a blind date in a skeevy Italian restaurant). ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/15 "2024-03-25T17:52:16Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Just tell us what you meant! > > (I feel like an angry date about to storm out of a blind date in a skeevy Italian restaurant). Then you won’t want to explore her(?) [other threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-outlines-after-the-sketch-preparatory-drawing-and-line-art-without-a-sketch/991209): > [@](#): > > There’s no difference between outlines and line art since they focus on the use of line, they’re different on they’re made, outlines are drawn after a sketch and preparatory drawing which drawn with outlines but not inked yet with ink that’s the opposite of tonal drawing like the old master drawings, etchings and engravings, the process of making drawn illustrations and making comics, while line art is drawing without doing a sketch and preparatory drawing like a doodle, is there a reason behind outlines made after a sketch and preparatory drawing or sketches and preparatory drawings with outlines and line art without a sketch or preparatory drawing? [Or:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eyes-and-light/982396) > [@](#): > > All people see light with their eyes open and all people see darkness when they close their eyes,why do people see light with their eyes open and darkness when they close their eyes? [And:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-terms-should-i-use-for-internet-artists-who-are-unpaid-without-negative-implications-of-amateur/994996) > [@](#): > > What terms should I use for internet artists who are unpaid or get paid a little but not their main source of income without implications of being unskillful on the word ‘‘amateur’’? , I’m referring to the source of income that internet artists have and not skill, there are good and bad amateurs and good, bad and mediocre professionals, like for example, Sharknado is a bad movie made by professionals and great Star Trek fan films are made by amateurs. Any terms should I use for internet artists who are unpaid or get paid a little without the word ‘‘amateur’’ sounding like they’re unskillful? calling them simply artists is not enough and term ‘‘hobbyist’’ isn’t enough either. I’ve made an honest attempt to parse, understand and respond to these posts, but even as an artist, I can’t. I’ve actually entertained the idea that these are AI. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/16 "2024-03-25T18:11:55Z")
I’ve often seen that technique applied to a Westend Wander horse, with a recursive bridle secured to the outland filagrees. It’s nice. ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/17 "2024-03-25T20:42:02Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > I’ve actually entertained the idea that these are AI. I’ve thought that too, but AI text is usually much more comprehensible. It also doesn’t really sound like something produced by someone whose first language isn’t English. It’s puzzling. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/18 "2024-03-25T20:50:23Z")
That sentence doesn’t give me hope. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/19 "2024-03-25T21:06:20Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > James Joyce called and wants his sentence back. He’ll have to get past Gertrude Stein first. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2024, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194/20 "2024-03-25T21:58:42Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > James Joyce called and wants his sentence back. One of the writers I worked with had a Ph.D in English Lit, and, when I gave him some comic books that were less-than-chronological, with un-diagrammable dialogue (Quantum & Woody), he yelled “And my students claim they can’t follow Joyce!” But that “Why is it dark with eyes closed” stuff is Joyce with a comic book AND a bong… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exaggerating-bodies-line-by-line/999194.md?page=2)