#double chins

oop hi!

the anatomy book Morpho: Fat and Skin Folds definitely goes into anatomical detail about that kind of thing! for more simplified/stylized, uhh, here's some approaches I've taken:

ok in these cases the character's neck is very short lol, the double chin makes it look as though they have no neck at all.

this guy at least has a bit more neck, but he mostly just looks old with a turkey neck lol

also,

this def made me think more about how to draw Eric's jaw lol. it's a bit like a chin strap made of flesh.

I guess a quick hack if you're used to drawing skinny faces would be to draw more padding around the jaw and draw the tip of the chin in the usual spot.

this isn't 100% realistic obviously :'D it is a starting point though and referencing (photos of) fat people helps you get far. for instance, AdorkaStock has pose references with plus-size models.

everyone looks different :'D there's really no one way to draw a double chin, I realize.

My two new colleagues now think my head is disproportionately small and that I’ve got about 28 chins. And I’ve only got 3.

Ohhh man.  This is one of those things that seems to freak people out.  I’ve had partners grow beards for this exact reason – they want to be able to hide the double chin.

So I think you’ve got a couple options.  If you think it’lll freak him out, you can just compliment him in general but  not specify the chin.  Or if you think it’ll work, you can just be blunt as hell and point it out but downplay it, so you’re like “Oh my god, when you look down there’s this sweet tiny little pudge right here and I love it” and then, of course, bite it.  Because that’s what double chins are for.