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'''Masculine Lines, Feminine Curves''' is about more angular, more square and more muscular men, male animals, aliens, monsters, fantastical and mythical creatures, and robots and more curvaceous and rounder women, female animals, aliens, monsters, fantastical and mythical creatures, and robots. Female characters can be angular, but they are usually curvier and less square than male characters.

Bird and mammal characters in the lower end of the [[Sliding Scale of Anthropomorphism]] (from [[Nearly -Normal Animal]] to [[Funny Animal]]) tend to be given chest ruff for these purposes on females to give a distinct [[Non -Mammal Mammaries]] look.

=== [[Newspaper Comics]] ===

=== [[Web Comics]] ===

* ''[[Dresden Codak]]'': As shown in this page's image, Ron Awning's character design is based on triangles., while Kim Ross's design is based on circles and soft curves.

** AaronSen Diaz, creator of ''[[Dresden Codak]]'', writes a blog called ''[http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/ Indistinguishable From Magic]'' wherein he discusseswhich comics are discussed. This artwork from the blog - specifically, from the [http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/3583964949/figures-they-speak-for-themselves-mildly-nsfw figure design essay] - seems like a good illustration of the trope. (Though the discussion was about the need for instant recognition in design rather than male-female design; Ron's sister Vonnie, not shown on this trope page, is made up of arches ''and'' triangles.)

* ''[[OrderThe of the Stick (Webcomic)|Order of the Stick]]'' has rectangular, straight-line models for male characters' torsos and curvy rounded models for female characters' torsos.

=== [[Web Original]] ===

* Even though they're not like this in real life (as they're, well, human), the title cards for [[The Nostalgia Critic (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Critic]] and [[The Nostalgia Chick (Web Video)|The Nostalgia Chick]] reflect this style. The Critic is drawn thin, angular and with very hard lines although the man himself has quite a [[Pretty Boy|soft face]], while the Chick is placed in just as silly situations but is drawn with [[Curves in All Thethe Right Places]].

=== [[Western Animation]] ===

* ''[[Batman: theThe Animated Series]]'' and anything else with [[Timm Style|designs by Bruce Timm]]. His male characters are always extremely blocky compared to the curvy women. Men often have square jaws, square hairlines, even square ears! Meanwhile, women look like they've been poured into their outfits.

* ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' is a particularly clear example. Phineas is blocky with a triangular head; [[Mad Scientist|Doofenshmirtz]] is the the same but his edges are rounded off. Ferb, [[Bumbling Dad|Lawrence]] and [[Mission Control|Major Monogram]] are made of a series of boxes. Candace is quite angular but has a round face; Isabella and the Fireside Girls are similar. [[Hot Mom|Linda]] and [[Mad ScientistsScientist's Beautiful Daughter|Vanessa]] are all curves.

* ''[[DextersDexter's Laboratory]]'': Dexter is a very boxy kid, and Dad has a rectangular face. Deedee and Mom have more rounded face and body lines (especially Mom's [[Hartman Hips]]).

=== [[Film]] ===

* Pongo from ''[[One Hundred and One101 Dalmatians (Disney)|One Hundred and One Dalmatians]]'' has more pronounced shoulders, a squarer snout, and straighter lines than his mate, Perdita. In contrast, Perdita has a more delicate chin, rounder shoulders, and a more curved, slender body.

* Shows up with the animals in ''[[Home Onon the Range]]''.

=== [[Western Animation]] ===

* This shows up in the facial structures of the ponies in ''[[My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic]]''.

== [[VideoAliens Games]]and Monsters ==

* The Greek gods and goddesses from ''[[Hercules (Disney1997 film)|Hercules]]''.

== Robots and [[FilmAnimate Inanimate Object]]s ==

* [[WALL-E]] and EVE fall into this pattern. He's boxy, she looks like she was made by Apple. Although this was meant to suggest the centuries of development between them as well as gender.

=== [[Video Games]] ===

* In the ''[[Mass Effect]]'' franchise, the asari are a [[One -Gender Race]] of all women. Their technology and architecture are always depicted as sleek and curvaceous, compared to the other races of the galaxy.

=== [[Western Animation]] ===

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