"You see it all the time on furry websites, chat clients and Second Life. Perfectly sculpted bodies, thin-but-muscular or slim-yet-curvy builds, impossible body types. That NONE of us have in real life. If we do, we're in the vast minority. So I challenge you, FA. Take a photo of yourself, fully clothed or in your skivvies. Trace your body type and marks exactly, blemishes, scars and all. Then apply your character to the form. Let's see what the REAL face of FA is." reiko_sazanami (on FA)

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So here you have it. Real Arcana.
Hi I'm Arcana and I'm a fatteh :U
Yes, I was wearing these undies when I took the photo XD

The grey lines are stretch marks (on my stomach, sides and legs) and scars (on my arms, chest, legs) There are more but I'm not going to draw every single one, just the ones that stand out the most.

The ones on my legs are from burning myself when I was going through a rough time... As with the one on my forearm. The one on my upper arm was from a tree when I was a kid (not looking where I was running and brushed past a branch with a sharp twig sticking out) And the one on my chest is from not paying attention when taking a tray out of the oven. I bent down to pick something up and the tray touched my chest.

The brownish mark on my arm above the scar is a birth mark I refer to as a strawberry cause it kind of looks like one from my point of view XD

The reddish marks around my nose and side of my mouth are scars from dermatitis that likes to flare up every now and then. Mostly when I'm stressed. No, it's not contagious. It's just there and annoying.

The grey mark on my belly button is a scar from a belly bar piercing that really didn't go well. It was permanently infected and left a nasty scar when I removed it.


Arcana and I are the same weight but I give her a better body shape to make her look less...well pregnant and more chubby.

No.. I am not pregnant. Just fat.