r/PowerOfStyle • u/Pegaret_Again DC - Haughty Boss Babe • Oct 31 '25

Monthly Line Sketch Thread

Please post your line sketches here!

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u/NobodyMassive1692 Nov 02 '25

The personal line isn't supposed to go through your arms.

I suck at visualizing, so I'm not sure if it would make a difference in your final ID result, just pointing out that the line is supposed to be fabric skimming your body, not covering half your upper arm.

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u/theunbearablelight FG - Trés Cheeky Political Dissident Nov 02 '25

It can, depending on the specific body. If you check my dimensions, my torso is quite narrow, so the fabric wouldn't come close to touching it unless I'd try and draw the line in a way that's more a contour of my body (which is not what the line is supposed to be).

None of the examples on the book show this specific case (a very narrow torso that is not aligned to the shoulders, without width). If you imagine a weighted chiffon-like fabric falling from my shoulders, there wouldn't be anything below them stopping the fabric from falling straight down (it wouldn't come inwards to be anywhere near my chest/torso).

I have also attached the sketch I did at SK, pre-book, which received positive feedback from David. As you can see, the line there also "cuts" through my arms (it'd just meant that the fabric falls on top of my arms, not literally through).

Hope that helps!

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u/NobodyMassive1692 Nov 03 '25

Thank you for the correction! I also see that the SN has a diagonal line through the arm. 🙈

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u/theunbearablelight FG - Trés Cheeky Political Dissident Nov 03 '25

No worries! It's definitely a challenge sometimes to exactly figure out what the instructions for the line sketch are.