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2. If the pointyness of the nipple doesn't normally make it through the clothes, why do so many artists draw that pointyness anyway? Is there a reason, or is it just unrealistic exaggeration.
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I'm not sure if it's artistic license or force of habit (people tend to learn to draw people naked, then add the clothes on). It could be a bit of both. It shouldn't be shocking if you still draw it "pointy" since as you said that's common.
It might also depend on the cut of the bra if there is one, and how cold the weather is.
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3. The difference in how the breasts shape based on how the arms move. I tend to forget that the breasts and arms are somewhat interconnected muscles and tissue (I think) so the movement of the arms should affect the shape of the chest in different ways.
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Not really muscles, there aren't muscles in breasts which is why they sag. But connected by skin and I guess tendons and the like, yes. That's what I was trying to express with the liquid thing. Because breasts aren't a solid block, when the skin moves the shape changes to adapt.
Most notably, when you lift your arms up it pulls up the skin.
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4. As mentioned before, there's the issue of drawing bra or no bra. These pictures (I'm fairly sure you're not wearing a bra) give a pretty good illustration of how the clothes work in relation to the breasts when a bra isn't involved.
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Yes, I took them without a bra since you said you were trying to draw them braless. And also it's easier to see how moving affect the breasts if there is no bra.
A bra would hold the breasts up and closer to the body to keep them in place so moving would have less effect on them. The tighter the bra, the more the breasts are held in place. That's how sports bra work (mostly to avoid bouncing while exercising).
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Thanks to this topic and all the much-appreciated knowledge everyone has been sharing, I now know more about breasts than Hugh Hefner. Which isn't hard because he probably never saw a REAL breast before in his entire life.
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I've been enjoying this topic, too.
(Teehee, boobies.)