mary-masked

Acceptible Levels of Nudity NSFW

Published: September 23rd 2017, 11:38:03 pm

This act is proving a to be a bit more slippery than I thought it would. So I'm doing some playing with some ideas today. I have a tendency to get too caught up in how "good" my drawing is when doing actual sketches so I went with photoshop to save time. I'm not totally happy with any of these possibilities but it's starting to get there.

This act is about showing Hannibal's vulnerability (hence the image of Misha at the end) but I don't imagine him ever being *that* vulnerable. Or, at least, not vulnerable in a conventional way. So a normal pasties and g-string finish isn't going to do it. 

I'm also debating the minimum amount of nudity required for the end of a burlesque act. Hannibal strikes me as the most masculine character I've played so I kind of want my breast covered by the end but....if I don't show my boobs, is the act really over? Can I wear a corset or body cage and still look masculine?

What's the acceptable level of nudity for the end of an act? I've seen acts where people  strip to g-string, pasties, and an underbust corset and, because of the  corset, it felt unfinished. So I'm wondering where the line is. How much skin needs to be exposed in order to feel like the act is finished? Is it the quantity of skin or certain bits? I'm  not sure it's really a question that can be answered. Just something  I'm fiddling with.

Big Heath made the point that it's not really how naked you are that matters, it's how well crafted your end is. He's right, of course, but it's comforting to be able to rely on nudity.