I’m trying to draw a POV shot of a character looking down at themselves

[JoshRaed]

It comes off so janky so far, like it doesn’t even look like one, just a series of shapes with no perspective to them. I don’t know how to begin go make her dress look like it’s going downward and isn’t a circle around her.

things are going to get more difficult when I have to get her breasts into this shot without them becoming overbearing, which will be hard when they’re right in front of the camera angle i’m drawing the image from.

[KevinReijnders]

If you're asking for artistic help, it'll be beneficial if you show the drawing you're working on.

[llobucervallince]

Agreed, but from the top of my head you could add hands and legs, like in a videogame. Or make a bit of a distortion by making a bit of a fisheye effect.

[JoshRaed]

Here it is. The circle and trapezoid shape is the part that's supposed to be her looking down.

[voskhodart]

For complicated shots and anything in a first-person perspective, I strongly recommend using a 3D model of some sort. I personally use DesignDoll by Terawell, because it's free and has some spectacular body type & camera customization (including a first-person view!). Some art programs also come with their own models, but I use good ol' Paint Tool SAI 1.0, so I wouldn't be able to make recommendations about those.

Another thing you could do is just rethink the shot a bit-- if you struggle with a first-person view but still want something close, consider having your "camera" positioned above her shoulder, looking down at her. If your reader already has an idea of where the character is via an establishing shot of some sort, you could even opt for some smaller detail shots to emphasize what your character is focusing on. Play around with some ideas that are fun and challenging, but not excessively frustrating for you!

[PapaDom]

Wait. Do you mean like this?

Or this:

Or the classic :

Because I think I'm not the only one who can't figure out what exactly you mean with the shapes example.

[JoshRaed]

Number one but closer to their body.

[PapaDom]

Okay. so I'm not an expert on that, but I'll try.
As you can see in the picture below, the point of view gets smaller the further you look down, and the upper body gets bigger. And by adding the breasts, they'll cover most of the view from the upper body. You have to kinda use your imagination and look down at your own body as well for how it'll look. As I said, I'm not an expert on that topic. Maybe someone else can explain it better than me.

(Art by Nick Travers)

[JoshRaed]

I feel like this image will be helpful. Thank you for sending it.