A historical somatotype describing a broader, softer body build.
A historical body-type classification describing a broader physique with a tendency toward greater body-fat accumulation.
Sculptor’s note: For figure sculpture, endomorph may be used as a broad descriptive term for a fuller body build. It belongs to an older somatotype theory and is less useful than careful observation of proportion, fat distribution, skeletal landmarks, and muscular structure in the actual model.
Etymology
From Greek endon, “within,” and morphe, “form” or “shape.”
Sculptor Notes
For figure sculpture, endomorph may be used as a broad descriptive term for a fuller body build. It belongs to an older somatotype theory and is less useful than careful observation of proportion, fat distribution, skeletal landmarks, and muscular structure in the actual model.