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By space coyote

December 18, 2010

This is a photoshoot of various Olympic-level athletes by Howard Schartz and Beverly Ornstein titled “The Athlete”. Like many others I tend to fall into the trap of drawing the same body type over and over for athletic characters. This photoshoot serves as awesome reference reminding us artists that strong bodies come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and muscles show up in different ways. It also helps us keep in mind that not everyone who is fit is also lean. There’s often a layer of fat over the muscles, making them less visible for some. I wanted to share this in a convenient way so here it is:

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Reminder to self and others: fitness does not always equal perfect washboard abs.

Scans originally uploaded here.

I’ve reblogged this before but I really love it so here! Have it again!

(via backshootingford)