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Jan. 15th, 2023 11:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kradeelavsuits letter by sato fukuro (pdf gumroad link)
there's an old internet adage that to learn how to draw something ... you go to the fetishists as they're the real masters of it. XD nowhere is this more true than feet and suits, and suits indeed are the name of the game here, along with a genuinely delightful tone from the creator ~
i remember being introduced to this way back when coelsquid(?) on twitter posted the cover. somehow never got ahold of it until this past holiday. it's a pretty thin if large scale book, only 54 pages, although every inch of it is jammed packed with suits, helpful notes, and sometimes just plain silly/cute comments. (don't want to say i was disappointed by the print job as it's very acceptable by US standards, but you import enough JP doujinishi and you start to expect a certian level of quality and extras like french flaps ... while the spine is tight, the pages are really thin and honestly I would have made a few quality control changes and rearranged some of the pages. you're probably better off buying the pdf.)
the actual content of this book is pretty straightforward -- 10 or so suits on a conventionally attractive male form with notes per page attached all the way around. you get an incredible variety in terms of positioning the arms, torso, and legs are in, so there's no 'same pose syndrome' going on here, there's a real sense the creator understands 3D form and how the fabric folds work in tandem with anatomy. there's some accessories that are added with the suits like shoes, vests, forearms ♥♥♥, and a few slightly different button-downs. it's very clearly catering to artists who see this as a means to fanservice, but does not at all demean it (and if anything leans into fanservice with an eyebrow wag knowingly and a few tips specifically).
the author's notes from the creator, her model, and her translator was unexpectedly heartwarming, ngl. TaTlukadian and I have talked at length about a certian tone from some old-school doujin circles, a sincere earnestness from fujos that doesn't shy away from being lightly frisky, but wholesome all the same, much like you see in BL Metamorphosis. that's absolutely a vibe I got throughout all the comments and is exemplified so well here.
personally, in some senses, taco's book does a better job at teaching how to construct complicated anatomy (like HANDS) from the very base shapes along with some genuinely nifty tips that just work. something i felt was missing here was where does one ... start? like what first five line strokes would you do, what's the general mental philosophy of shapes, etc. almost like there was a gap in learning here.
that said, very glad this is in my hands now, as suits are an extremely complex thing to draw that straddle that line between fetish and a very normal thing that most animators/illustrators are asked to draw at least once professionally, much like guns for me l o l. already noticing a general improvement after doing 5 or so warmups from her book, and i very much look forward to dressing some bishie husbandos up in these. :)
if you're in the need to suddenly beef up on suits drawing whether for fanservice or for a professional project, this is a handy tool in the toolbox for that.
there's an old internet adage that to learn how to draw something ... you go to the fetishists as they're the real masters of it. XD nowhere is this more true than feet and suits, and suits indeed are the name of the game here, along with a genuinely delightful tone from the creator ~
i remember being introduced to this way back when coelsquid(?) on twitter posted the cover. somehow never got ahold of it until this past holiday. it's a pretty thin if large scale book, only 54 pages, although every inch of it is jammed packed with suits, helpful notes, and sometimes just plain silly/cute comments. (don't want to say i was disappointed by the print job as it's very acceptable by US standards, but you import enough JP doujinishi and you start to expect a certian level of quality and extras like french flaps ... while the spine is tight, the pages are really thin and honestly I would have made a few quality control changes and rearranged some of the pages. you're probably better off buying the pdf.)
the actual content of this book is pretty straightforward -- 10 or so suits on a conventionally attractive male form with notes per page attached all the way around. you get an incredible variety in terms of positioning the arms, torso, and legs are in, so there's no 'same pose syndrome' going on here, there's a real sense the creator understands 3D form and how the fabric folds work in tandem with anatomy. there's some accessories that are added with the suits like shoes, vests, forearms ♥♥♥, and a few slightly different button-downs. it's very clearly catering to artists who see this as a means to fanservice, but does not at all demean it (and if anything leans into fanservice with an eyebrow wag knowingly and a few tips specifically).
the author's notes from the creator, her model, and her translator was unexpectedly heartwarming, ngl. TaT
lukadian and I have talked at length about a certian tone from some old-school doujin circles, a sincere earnestness from fujos that doesn't shy away from being lightly frisky, but wholesome all the same, much like you see in BL Metamorphosis. that's absolutely a vibe I got throughout all the comments and is exemplified so well here. personally, in some senses, taco's book does a better job at teaching how to construct complicated anatomy (like HANDS) from the very base shapes along with some genuinely nifty tips that just work. something i felt was missing here was where does one ... start? like what first five line strokes would you do, what's the general mental philosophy of shapes, etc. almost like there was a gap in learning here.
that said, very glad this is in my hands now, as suits are an extremely complex thing to draw that straddle that line between fetish and a very normal thing that most animators/illustrators are asked to draw at least once professionally,
if you're in the need to suddenly beef up on suits drawing whether for fanservice or for a professional project, this is a handy tool in the toolbox for that.
