I feel like this question belongs in the artist galleries section so thts why im posting it here seperately from my art dump thread

Do yall ever draw ppl outside of normal beauty conventions?

I'm personally pretty far from "attractive" by normal conventions and over the years ive realized that when i draw someone "beautiful" i base that idea off of societal standards. When i draw myself, i dont think "oh thts a beautiful person" - instead i tend to think ok ive drawn my token ugly for the moment. Like when you're frustrated w a straight line so you draw a hard fast squiggle off to the side.
When I draw for an example: Rhaenyra Targaryen - I think of HoTD's actor instead of how she is canonically described because people are more inclined towards "Beautiful/slender women" than women who are bigger for whatever reason - in her case, having an abundance of foods she can eat and having birthed multiple children and a figure that is indicative of that lifestyle.

I dont feel like im being really eloquent here.
This is something I am trying to tackle within myself and my art style as someone who is technically obese and very plain jane looking oval face.

I would love to hear yalls thoughts on this

I don't pay much mind to whether my characters are conventionally attractive or not. I usually go with whatever I think suits their background/lifestyle/personality. I try to use a variety of shapes and features when designing characters, including the ones who are specifically meant to be good-looking. I'd get bored if they all looked like they walked out of a magazine ad. How would you even tell them apart?