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Compiled some basic information I know about drawing fat characters for beginners since I've been seeing more talk about absence of really basic traits in a lot of art lately.

This is an excellent question! I’m glad we can tackle some kind of inhuman anatomy here too. 

First, let’s look at the different ways to position the second pair of arms (there are many other ways, but these are very common): 

Second, positioning can have to do with the character’s emotion or personality. Here are a few ways to show that: 

In the end, I think it should also come down to silhouette (how the character looks in one solid color, no inner details). If that looks clunky, the whole thing looks clunky. A good pose should make a good and interesting (if not clear) silhouette. 

Links to the Opal and Four Arms art I used: 

http://e021.tumblr.com/post/127361266564/really-shiny-opal-doodle

https://www.deviantart.com/mateusboga/art/Ben-10-Four-Arms-686615241

It’s got an almost endless range of furniture, doors, windows, stairs etc and is easy to use. In addition to that, you don’t have to install anything and if you create an account (which is free) you can save and return to your houses.

Examples (all done by me):

Here’s an example for how you can use it