There's a major confusion in the way young guys (including older guys, I'm sure) approach figurative art (art with people), and how I approach it.
Let's use an extreme example: Joan of Arc.
Guys love to draw Joan of Arc (or Jean D'Arc), especially because of the romance of depicting a woman in armorplate. Right away we must think: does it make sense to show a lot of decolletage? Did she wear the armor for show, or to protect herself from arrows? Won't an expanse of exposed bosom be a powerful target for arrows?
The same principle works for all female heroes: what would she wear, rather than what would I like to see her in?
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