♡ draw with me! making an OC // process and analysis 

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Random tip directed at anyone who wants or needs it, when I created a Pinterest board for my plus size ocs, I looked for references of plus size people who would have their style as well. One of my OCs is goth, so I searched goth plus sized outfits, and then I did th same for my other oc. It really helps for clothing references and folds rather than trying to apply the reference of a non plus sized person onto a plus sized one

Her body type reminds me of mine/my main oc, and I love this! 🥺💞

Your thought process is so entertaining to listen, and your art is wonderful as always. I love when artist make a conscious effort to learn new features and shapes for their characters. Fun fact, as a latine person: don't worry so much about specific faces or skin colors! One of the beautiful things about latin people is our racial and ethnic diversity, obviously there's some common features from place to place, but most american countries don't have one "specific" body type/face shape/skin color ❤

Thank you for doing my request, Lauren.🥰 (By the way, the character looks great!)

i loved hearing all your thoughts on drawing plus size characters! it's awesome to see artists actually explore body types and traits outside of their comfort zone or the norm :) i want to add that i adore her design with the low waisted skirt! i know you ended up liking the high waisted pants as well, but i love seeing plus size fashion that isnt afraid to show off big stomachs or muffin tops etc. i hope you have fun exploring and studying different body types!

This is the first time I’ve watched one of your videos, and as a plus sized person I very much appreciate what you have to say and your acknowledgments on how you’ve grown with drawing plus sized characters ! As an artist myself I still struggle with drawing plus sized characters, so don’t put yourself down for struggling. Keep up your amazing work !

Considering we're the future generation of who sets the standard of representation in media and art in general, I love to see us begin to consider everyone as a muse rather than people that fit the very narrow beauty standard- loved drawing alongside you and seeing you narrate your thought process!

I have been thinking to do a bigger character too, i make mostly skinny characters. Trying out different body types in art is a challenge, but it can help to support different types of people. 🥰

as a plus sized person, i love seeing artists try and get more body type diversity in their art! it really does make an impact and brings people joy to see people like them represented

It's funny, I actually hate high waisted stuff because it constricts my (fat) stomach too much. Low waisted/hip hugging stuff is more comfy for me cause my stomach can just do its thing. I really like how this character turned out, she's soooooooo cute.

As a plus sized person who always draws plus size oc’s based on inspiration of me and other plus oc models, I don’t think your drawing was too “skinny”. I understand what you want and I’ll say that looking at references is the best thing for any art us artists do. It’s an amazing drawing and your art is still inspiring, I love your channel so much 😊❤

I love this, shes so cute!!!! ((((( as a plus sized woman, her neck is so thin and thats USUALLY not our case even if she isnt that big her neck would still be thicker.

I’d love to see a video of some plus sized studies :D I’ve also been trying to improve my art with fat bodies, as well as some variety with racial features (East Asian faces give me trouble for some reason ;/) so seeing other artists work on similar things to what I’m struggling with is really inspiring

shape theory in conjunction with basic anatomical models really helps for me, especially with understanding how pockets of fat wrap around a person’s skeletal and muscular structure. once you learn the basic anatomy of, say a leg, it’s easier to see where fat juts out in the distinctive shape of a leg instead of a lower bicep.

This is so cool, and even better cause there's actually a mexican actor/influencer called Emeralda Soto and she looks exactly like your character, you definitely nail the nationality!

As a plus sized person, I struggled to draw my own body type for a long time. It just takes time and lots of practice. She looks great so you’re on the way for sure. 👍

one of the tips ive learned drawing plus sized people that may seem like a small detail is the belly button placement! with extra fat the belly buton tends to be lower and squished, which can help with figuring out how the fat lays on the stomach and hips

final character design looks absolutely incredible ✨

As a mid size girly with a stomach who loves drawing, I also struggle with drawing plus sized characters even though they represent my own body type. I love that you show your thought process while drawing because it really encapsulates my own. I love seeing representation of plus sized girls and us being shown in a beautiful light, your art is such an inspiration 🫶🫶

This character is absolutely adorable, I loved hearing your thought process behind each aspect of her design while watching you piece it all together! Btw, for anyone that would like some help practicing drawing wider varieties of body types- particularly bigger bodies, I would hiiighly recommend checking out the “Fat and Skin Folds” Morpho Art Book! That was such an incredibly helpful resource for me when it came to breaking down how fat sits on the body! That book paired with references of real bodies really helped me improve in that area^^

I'd love to see you redesign her in another video, your art is beautiful and I thinking you're being a too critical on your art this is so beautiful and if you're unhappy I'd love to watch a redesign because I'm invested in seeing this character being drawn again ! ❤️

I have a problem with chubby characters too, this really inspired me! :)

Your videos haven't gotten bland, no!! I love how chill they are and how you just...talk. It's very relaxing & keeps me company while I draw🥰 I'm usually picky on choosing ppl to listen to while drawing, I can't find any podcasts I like listening to in the bg while drawing, but I love your vids. Even talking about things you think are irrelevant, I think I'd still like it and listen to it

Her body is so much like mine. Thank you!!!!

I hope I'm not the only one who'd love to see another character design video but now with what you've learned about exploring more of the character designing process sdfsdfg that sounds so fun

One thing I can tell you for drawing larger characters is widening the neck. Also I would reccomend looking at and doing studies of faces with double chins or whose faces blend into their neck.

I think its a fun challenge you gave to yourself is to do the studies and everything you said you wanted to do and then come back to this character. So you can appreciate your improvement ❤ can’t wait to see what happens

I love it when artists diversify their characters more because it makes me so happy to see characters I can relate to. I don’t see it very often, and cannot express nor emphasize the importance of it, so it’s really nice when artists do this. Regardless, the character turned out so bubbly and I love the name! Although it may be biased because that’s my name and I’m also Mexican, I found that part so funny. I was so shocked when you mentioned the name, I replayed the video to make sure I heard it right. Thank you for making this video, I can’t express how happy I am to see someone that looks like me in such a cute art style. It made my day💖

YOU COME UP WITH THE COOLEST CHARACTER DESIGNS OMG

your videos are so calming and good

Draw with me videos are my favorite type and I'll never get tired of them !

I absolutely love draw w Me’s, it’s nice because it’s like watching or listening to a podcast and your voice is very calming and soothing 🥰🌸🌸 and your art is beautiful

yes! a new comfort art channel to binge✨💙✨

I really admire this video; I originally clicked this just for some white noise while I did some homework and drawing but I was instantly amazed at your frankness about your faults. It was really a breath if fresh air to see an artist be willing to admit their biases in drawing! Amazing work, you will definitely improve quickly!

Love listening to you during work!

omg i just loved your art style, Esmeralda is so cute!

i absolutely love ur draw with me videos! tbh i like to wait till u post a bunch so i can just binge-watch/listen while im drawing :D

I love your art and your draw with mes! You’re one of my favourite artists to watch, especially when I need motivation, your videos are very inspiring and relaxing.

Looks great ❤

loved that ur exploring ! and the draw with me's never get boring i think as most of us might also be learning artists seeing ur porcess can be super helpful and fun, plus ur very nice to listen to so its all in all a great experience

As someone trying to become a character designer... My fav thing is to make their story first, it helps me a lot so I know them better and can better design her.

I love how much planning you put into the character! I also struggle deciding on character designs, but she turned out amazing! I wish I could make my charcters look like yours, she truly looks like a cute main character in a movie! The color palette is also so beautiful and really compliments her skin tone

She’s such a cute character! This video was also very informational. Big fan of this video style that goes into the the thought process of your illustration! :)

Thank you for sharing this! It’s amazing to see vulnerability in artists

I LOVE this character and the style… AMAZING, also I really loved to see the process!!! It inspires me so much, thank youu❤

i love the draw-with-me's sm 😭🧡

btw i can never get bored of draw with me’s but whatever you make i will watch all the way through ngl

I've been loving all the draw with mes, trying something new would be fun but personally im never bored watching your process.

soooo COOOOOLLLLL, this made me so happy!!!!

i personally love the draw with me’s !! i have trouble with being motivated enough to draw my thoughts so watching your draw with me’s really helps me push myself to work on my art. thank you for the amazing video once again :)

your draw with me's/speedpaints are significantly more informative and helpful in a technical aspect than most others ive seen

BRAVO!❤

Honestly, I love your “Draw with me“ videos very much, they get me out of my art block quite frequently. There is just something so comfortable and relaxing about drawing along with you. So yeah, I do not think it could ever get boring)

Geeez such a cutieeee ❤❤❤

SO CUTE

She's such a doll! Great design.

Great reflection! Thank you for sharing. She is super cute! ❤

I love how respectful you were while talking about her body type, and diversity in your own style can be really challenging! I do experince this also. Training yourself to create character art, with a broad varity is a *huge* goal. Good luck!

Character design videos like yours deserve more comments and views!

i love how esmeralda turned out!! tbh i like the palette choice even tho u said it was a last choice thing :D also u said about trying out a new format, it's a cool idea, but i would love it if you continued doing draws with me bc it always motivates me to go and draw some random shit

SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love her!

This is such a good video! I love watching your process when drawing 😊 I highly recommend watching lines in motion's video about character design, it's very good and I certainly learned a thing or two.

IM EARLY??? shes so wonderful

this is probably the first time i've watched a sponsor all the way through paying full attention, and it might be cuz i'm fasting and the hunger is getting to me lol love the video as always, this definitely gave me a wakeup call for things to improve in my character design process!

I love this sooo much! I think the colors are perfect and you drew her body type very well! I’m glad you kept going even when you felt like giving up, I would probably just give up- also, you just earned a subscriber 😃

I love your analysis I feel like I always relate to what you talk about and it feels nice to hear someone talk about a problem that I struggle with too. 😀☺️😌🤩👌

I love your draw with med ❤🥺

Great video! My favorite quote I guess was you saying, "I started drawing, which was my first mistake" I know you probably weren't thinking of it the same way but I was greatly amused! 1:26

i love listening to your thought process as you draw, you seem to have a great growth mindset. I can't wait to see all the improvement in character design

morpho - fat and skin folds is pretty good

She looks amazing! I'm sure when you revisit her she will look even better.

I think your character designs are beautiful ^u^ I love how you draw different looking people, and her outfit is so cute! and also, I take inspiration from pinterest, and I know this sounds crazy, but also old flash dress up games. I still have programs so that I can play the old dress up games that ended after flash went away, and I'm inspired by a lot of the outfits and hairstyles, and even the facial features and bodytypes too (Some games actually used to look really pretty). I always wanted to be a designer and artist for the games but they ended right when I was trying to apply for a job.

Oh my gosh she is so pretty!! She sorta looks like me because I have more fair skin and I have a heavier body types! I'm very proud that you're branching out when it comes to diversity 💕✨ And who doesn't love a chubby cute girl?? I love these draw with me videos cause I can draw along with the video lol

i luv the character i know lots of people names esmeralda lol + a view on fat i want to give+ our rolls face down like a downward swoop! i think u executed this pretty well its such a beautiful and satiffying body type to draw!!🥰😇

Yooo great video

I am a big fan

I saw the thumbnail… had to see this video right now 😍

You've improved a lot since you've drawn mr.cupid!!(hoping that's their name)

not me rewatching your draw with me videos until you post a new one XD

It was kind of a bummer to hear you didn’t enjoy this process because the final design is sooo cute 😭

i really like the rendering you put on her face!! also these colors have a very good vibe and really fit what you had in mind for her personality and style. love how it turned out! also i think you should really work a bit more on the skirt outfit, it looks pretty cool too and the colors are pretty nice. maybe give the skirt and the cardigan some matching flowers and give her hair some blue!

I follow you on Instagram so it’s nice to found you here by chance because I recognized this character. You’re doing a great job

I like your draw with me's

I would love to see you draw some guys!

Dude ik you aren’t satisfied with the final product of her design but me personally I love her. She’s so pretty and her design just pops to me, I think it’s cute she’s just, so cute!!

Hii! I'm a new viewer and got interested by this video because of the character designer portion. I also want to take a career in character design in the future, and I'm struggling to make a portfolio D: I'm glad I'm not the only one kinda struggling, and I will totally keep up with this channel to help me improve with my skill! You also seem like a very sweet person who is very passionate about this! :DD

I know you tried go for watermelon and candy colors, but I really like the cherry and star vibe

as a mexican i think u did great with the ethnic features 🙏🙏

Love it!! Only thing is my crafter ass is screaming YOU CANT KNIT GRANNY SQUARES!!!!! THATS CROCHET :DDDD

I love how she lookex

I absolutely love her cherry earrings, and her color palette! You did an awesome job, as always! Kinda makes me think of the song, "I Don't Wanna Talk (Just Wanna Dance)" by Glass Animals. :3

SHE SO LOOKS LIKE A MARIA I SWEAR😊

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Okay since I saw two questionable comments under this video that annoyed me I just want to share some information and enlighten people before any other comments try to say that Esme “doesn’t look Mexican” Before I start I want to say I am Mexican myself specifically mestiza To any Latinos under this video saying that Esme is not Mexican and that Lauren should look up real Mexican people if she’s going to draw them….y’all clearly are either 1. Colorist 2. Never seen Latinos, in this case Mexicans that don’t look like you because the latino community is a VERY diverse community we come in all colors and races babes I hope some of you try to remove that ignorance out of your mind where you think Mexicans/latinos are either palm colored with brown hair and brown eyes or slightly tan w brown hair and brown eyes cus that is wrong as hell. Our community has black, asian, white, indigenous, even west asian people in it (shakira and salma hayek are literally Lebanese). Just wanted to add this to the comments before anyone is over here saying “she doesn’t look Mexican” like what do you mean she doesn’t look Mexican? Wtf do Mexican ppl look like? 💀 because it isn’t just one distinct look and if you believe that please go read a book and learn some history about Mexico and Latin America and how diverse it is 😭 Sorry Lauren for this long comment but esme is so pretty and those comments upset me because other Latinos tend to get erased from the Latino community due to colorism/anti-blackness and native erasure. So I had to throw my two cents in for the people with that type of mindset

you're my cat's new favorite channel :] he loves to paw at your hand and pen while you draw ( which is cute until he knocks my monitor over....... worth it :] )

hello! im a plus side person and artist and i think this is a pretty solid attempt! i like how you held yourself accountable too, and your awareness. very refreshing. but also remember to please still have fun with your work! at the end of the day you chose to draw because you liked it, so dont push yourself too hard okay? even the pros have their niches they stick to, they are just experienced outside too from years of work.

I love this, she is beautiful and amazing. What do you use to make your mood boards? I wanna do the same thing for my ocs.

The character turned out looking really good!! Remember to take breaks and know that you got this! Much love and support

Hey, just some constructive criticism, i know you didn't ask for it, and I don't want, by any means, invalidate the amazing artwork you managed to develop. That being said, the eyes seem a bit misplaced, they slightly don't line up. That it! AMAZING painting overall, hope that doesn't ruin your day or anything, you are so inspiring, keep these videos coming:3 stay strong and creative !