It’s Time to Retire “Boob Plate” Armor. Because It Would Kill You

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spinnywizards submitted:

Another ‘stop drawing boob plate’ article, via Penny Arcade

YES! This is perfect.

And my collection of articles on how boobplate is a major armor design flaw grows…

It shows what a prevalent problem boobplate is when its obvious badness needs to be iterared so often.

A very relevant quote from this article:

So if you want to wear some sculpted armor to the Ren Faire because you feel fabulous-looking in it, go forth and have fun! But if you’re drawing lady soldiers, or creating female characters who are depicted as actual warriors, please err on the side of reality when designing their armor.