the male body is underappreciated

i feel like its a common perception that the average female body is more aesthetic than the average male body which maybe somewhat true due to presence of more variation in shapes but the male body CAN be VERY aesthetic and beautiful

its just that the male body that is considered beautiful is one that is very defined which definitely takes maintenance ( to varying degrees ) compared to a very average female body

then again, recently men ARE starting to take care of their bodies a lot more

though it is rarer, the male body can be astonishing

its just not given enough credit

Quote from Mark-Lee

Don't you see a lot of people simping appreciating male bodies on this forum?

well this is a kpop forum and most male idols reveal skin when they are in peak shape

i meant in general in real life

Quote from dummi

Yeah yk esp in older renaissance art I see a variation of female and male bodies while on the other hand nowadays we just tend to go for the "muscular beyond belief" male body as the most aesthetic male body. I mean frankly it isn't very fun to draw, but eh, all human bodies should be seen as good enough (unless you're like, dying because of your eating habits, I'm talkin 600 lb life not a little chub). Anyways, yeah. Cool post bro

i think it might be because more defined bodies are more detailed and more interesting for artists to draw?

i usually draw my characters skinny because as i said, more definition as well as something im used to seeing more irl so i know better

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I mean honestly it really isnt that interesting to draw the same muscles over and over again, variety is key, otherwise art becomes boring. Thats the way I look at it anyway

imo, if you can draw a thin and defined body, you can easily draw the others

not as easy the other way around

besides that, of course no one likes drawing the same people again and again

i mean, some people do ( like a lot of anime characters )

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Fanart is different. Also, you draw?? Did you post your art before? I'm curious now

no

dont really draw kpop man its mostly stuff for my own portfolio

used to draw kpop many years ago

just portraits though ( and not bodyshots lul )

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Wonho's body though. Legit a rennaissance sculpture

see its personally not my type but man i have to appreciate

the maintenance for that is insane

this is still one of the few male body types that is appreciated though

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Who made this rule? Is it because we have something hanging down here? Yeah.... I can see that... This is quite unaesthetic.... Okay

that post is exactly the kind of perception i was talking about

and i dont think sexual organs hanging is unaesthetic either

unless you're looking at super thin women, boobs flop around awkwardly too a lot of times

dont see any complaints about that