Escher Girls

Float like a butterfly, Sting like a WTF!?

This is a blog to archive and showcase the prevalence of certain ways women are depicted in illustrated pop media, specifically how women are posed, drawn, distorted, and/or sexualized out of context, often in ridiculous, impossible or disturbing ways that sacrifice storytelling.

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Redraw of : http://eschergirls.tumblr.com/post/51480102849/sprodingseacreature-submitted-cham-cham-twist

I did this sketch because I actually quite liked the design on that one, I just feel a slightly longer dress would have saved how uncomfortable it is to look at the original. I also tried my hand at doing a more of an ‘action’ pose (which I’m not very good at).

I decided to make a redraw of the catgirl that was posted here a few days ago.

Something I notice is that a lot of the time, when somebody does a simple redraw and just untwists the BnB pose, it’s really undynamic. It doesn’t give the same sense of motion the original does, because the original artist relied too heavily on the BnB to make it dynamic as opposed to the actual character flow/action.

Now I’m not the best at DYNAMIC POSES, but I tried to make her look as exciting as she was in the original. I didn’t want to just untwist her because she’s not that twisted to start with, so I gave her a new, but similar, pose with a little more in the way of hiding her panties-area. I think this gives that same sense of “Adventure!” without making it weird and twisted up.

Also, doodle monkey~! (Anybody else notice that in the original, the catgirl and the monkey had the SAME pose, except the monkey wasn’t BnB’ing while she was? Weeeiiiirrrd~)

Combined two redraws into one again.

I think it’s neat to see the different takes people come up with for a scene.

Submitted by theannfoster
So this is what it feels like to be menaced by a gang of back-up dancers.

Submitted by theannfoster

So this is what it feels like to be menaced by a gang of back-up dancers.

“Armored” Princess

Even the name. EVEN. THE. NAME.

Maybe they mean “Armored” in the past tense, like she was armored, but she isn’t anymore.

“She has a bad attitude and lots of weapons. This character commands an army of amazons, she’s a figurehead, but also a fighter and always the first into battle. When presented with prisoners, it is she who decides who lives, who dies and whom she finds attractive. The prettier ones are fed to her beloved pet lions, as she believes that makes their manes softer.”

I made a redraw of the warrior queen on this post. I thought I’d turn that boobs-and-butt pose from the original into a “seen from the back” one, since it seemed to be the best way to adapt it into something anatomically possible but keep a similar stance. I also found the fact she was holding both a sword AND a halberd really silly. How was she even planning to use both of them like that? A spear, I could picture, but a halberd?

I also replaced the ridiculous and terribly color-coordinated gym uniform with a traditional greco-roman armor, since it seemed to match with the tiara. I tried to give her more bulk, though the armor hides it a bit, but I’m also not too experienced at drawing muscular women, so I hope I got it right!

I included Chris Hart’s original drawing for a comparison. :)

mytwofavoritexmenaredead submitted:

Saw this as one of the variant covers for X-Men 1, and I was confused

Despite how painful the vacuum sealing of her outfit was, Psylocke was determined to win So You Think You Can Dance Mutant Edition.

Saw this as one of the variant covers for X-Men 1, and I was confused

Despite how painful the vacuum sealing of her outfit was, Psylocke was determined to win So You Think You Can Dance Mutant Edition.

baragouins submitted:

I thought of this blog when I saw the image. It’s from the manga “The World God Only Knows”.

o_o
Remember when I was talking about how women in comics don’t turn their heads to talk to people but twist their whole torso?
I take it all back.

baragouins submitted:

I thought of this blog when I saw the image. It’s from the manga “The World God Only Knows”.

o_o

Remember when I was talking about how women in comics don’t turn their heads to talk to people but twist their whole torso?

I take it all back.

immora:

Here, have some SUPER SEXY norn. SO SEXY. They’re so hot except they’re norn so more like so cold especially in that armor.

Last year, ArenaNet wanted to hire more Guild Wars 2 characterartists and provided two art samples by Hyojin Ahn to reinterpret as 3D models.

I went to the forum for my guild, Praxis, and reinterpreted the art this way instead. Now I’m finally sharing outside my guild!

Awwww yeah. Norn too sexy for gravity or having joints in socket.

elijah-blu asked: As a male artist who still has trouble drawing females, I have to say thank you for this blog that reminds me that women have anatomy too. Love Escher Girls!

Thanks! And good luck with your art. :)


tearsofashipper submitted:





So, this is Niele, from the Brazilian comic Holy Avenger. She is presented to us as the most powerful mage elf from all the world of Arton. And the most busty. No, seriously, they mention her tits all the time in the story like we could forget with the artist shoving them on our faces all the time.
Also, she wears leather strips, so yeah… ouch.

When you lose too much in strip poker, eventually spines and organs are gambled.

So, this is Niele, from the Brazilian comic Holy Avenger. She is presented to us as the most powerful mage elf from all the world of Arton. And the most busty. No, seriously, they mention her tits all the time in the story like we could forget with the artist shoving them on our faces all the time.

Also, she wears leather strips, so yeah… ouch.

When you lose too much in strip poker, eventually spines and organs are gambled.