@LadyRhian, your pics of tastefully dressed beautiful female mages remind me of Polgara the Sorceress, the daughter of the character I use for a screen name.
@belgarathmth I read those books. Both the Garion cycles, Belgarath the Sorcerer and Polgara the Sorceress, and the series with the Bhelliom- the Elenium and Tamuli.
@alnair - mth are my initials. If I had known how much I would be using this forum when I created the account, I probably would have used capitals to make it easier to read. BelgarathMTH.
@LadyRhian, those can't possibly be real. She sure must have a lot of back pain.
@Mrpenfold666 The fact that the first picture in your post has "bad news" in the file name can be related to why Google thinks it's bad
Anyway I've been using the Russian Yandex image search more and more lately as I have received better results from them.
you'd think "bad news" and "bad art" would be different for google then wouldn't you? sorry for looking for most relevant things google ill input stupid things in the future XD
I'm going to throw it out there; I have an anatomy degree and @smeagolheart has called out Bodhi's bottom. Given that in the picture it's twice the size of her head and yet she has decent deltoid definition I''m calling "artistic license" on this one.
You can have a huge bum or muscle definition. Even being a frickin' Vampire can't get you both.
@belgarathmth Those are completely within the realm of possibility. Whether they are real or not, I couldn't say. The angle of the picture and the fact that she's grabbing and squeezing them together makes that assessment difficult.
The idea that really big boobs must be fake is just as damaging to female body image as chain mail bikinis, people.
I'm going to throw it out there; I have an anatomy degree and @smeagolheart has called out Bodhi's bottom. Given that in the picture it's twice the size of her head and yet she has decent deltoid definition I''m calling "artistic license" on this one.
You can have a huge bum or muscle definition. Even being a frickin' Vampire can't get you both.
There's female bodybuilders with really nice, full bums. Maybe not quite as big as Bodhi's, but still.
by Therafa Another lady from the "How in the Nine Hells does that stay on?" school by WayneCampbellArt To be honest, that's one of the least practical bustiers I have ever seen. by Amanda-Kihlstrom Armor, it doesn't work that way by Mda-Art How is that even armor? by Artspell Ugh… that… what those women are wearing! Not even armor. Boob spoons? by AlexPascenko Bondage gear is *not* armor! by MilyKnight Not bad, but the ab window makes me sigh.
by Vandrell (And yeah, I know she's Ivy from Soul Caliber- but she looks like she'd fall out of that bodice with one good hit!) by GoddessMechanic Le Sigh by bmd247 Abdomen mostly covered. Boob window not. by Niconoff I mean really… as a mage, would you run around looking like that? by Nicnoff Ugh. #1 Boob Window. #2 Where the HELL did her insides go?! by squasar I hate armor bikinis! by Semperii Armor. How does it work?! by Alexey-Konev Two axes, all access to her belly, abdomen and boobs…
I'm changing the name of this thread to be a little less adversarial. None of the images in this thread that I've seen are poorly executed, and I wouldn't want people to think this is a thread aimed at bashing artists.
I strongly disagree with the decision to change the title of this thread. The tone throughout remains firmly adversarial and to change the nature of the existing title is to undermime the integrity of both sides of the argument
Rhian, aside from your very obvious crusade (I hate crusades), I am inclined to agree that there is a lot of impracticality in the examples of fantasy art shown. I am not going to pretend I am outraged by all these examples - indeed, some of them are quite beautiful artwork if you can look past the cliches and absurdity, and would otherwise be good artwork - but I would much rather see some healthy realism injected into the genre. As someone who studied the use of semiotics in media, I understand that sex sells, so to speak, but do we really need to subscribe to it so readily?
@Magnus_Grelich Crusade's a bit of a strong word. Rhian's being cheeky and fun with it, not decrying the tyrannical patriarchy. I think you have to be a bit radical and militant before it can be a crusade.
I dunno, just seems like a lot of pictures to post... I was tired and cranky last night, so probably not in the clearest frame of mind. Ignore that 'crusade' bit.
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(Reading about them on Wikipedia is not helping either)
@LadyRhian, those can't possibly be real.
REALLY?!??!?! -THIS- is what google calls bad fantasy art? thats what shows when i type that? REALLY?
internet, let me just point out something:
but the top is good! and below is pretty good
you dont need to shot boobs to be good. this one above is covered, showing shoulders but as a mage its fine. everything is seen and hidden.
Anyway I've been using the Russian Yandex image search more and more lately as I have received better results from them.
You can have a huge bum or muscle definition. Even being a frickin' Vampire can't get you both.
Those are completely within the realm of possibility. Whether they are real or not, I couldn't say. The angle of the picture and the fact that she's grabbing and squeezing them together makes that assessment difficult.
The idea that really big boobs must be fake is just as damaging to female body image as chain mail bikinis, people. There's female bodybuilders with really nice, full bums. Maybe not quite as big as Bodhi's, but still.
Julia Vins, for instance:
http://www.tydknow.com/did-you-know-that-17-year-old-russian-girl-has-a-doll-like-face-but-a-body-of-a-bodybuilder/
http://media6.tiin.vn/media01/4e1cfbbd90db3/2013/08/28/7b23da3f-e9fa-4699-bb4f-da3ec74a1e17.jpg
That's some mighty fine looking legs on that gal.
The tone throughout remains firmly adversarial and to change the nature of the existing title is to undermime the integrity of both sides of the argument
As someone who studied the use of semiotics in media, I understand that sex sells, so to speak, but do we really need to subscribe to it so readily?
Crusade's a bit of a strong word. Rhian's being cheeky and fun with it, not decrying the tyrannical patriarchy. I think you have to be a bit radical and militant before it can be a crusade.