"I know where the weight is coming from, and where the weight is just traveling, and where the weight is transferring to."
- Milt Kahl
ウェイトはどこから生じて、どこを通って、 どこに移動していくか、私にはわかっている。
ーミルト・カール
Where to start?
This is one of the most commonly asked questions when it comes to drawing. "Do I start with the head?", "Do I draw the muscles first?", "Do I draw a stick figure first?"
ドローイングでは、最もよく聞かれる質問です。「 頭から描くんでしょうか?」「 はじめは筋肉を描いたらいいですか?」「 棒人間から始めるべきでしょうか?」
The most important thing when starting a drawing is to see the gesture!
ドローイングを描くときに、はじめにすべきなのは、
My drawing instructor, Glenn Vilppu often would say, "If you don't have the gesture, you don't have anything."
Some people fear about what is the first line that should touch the paper. I personally like to start with the torso. In my opinion that is where the center of gravity is. I have seen people start with the foot! In their mind, that is a point to anchor to be clear where the weight is. Glenn Vilppu will often start with the head because he feels, "the body follows the head".
All these approaches are correct. It's simply a matter of what tool is best for you to visualize the gesture. They all have a common consideration of a force being acted upon the body. I say that force is gravity.
I have included some of my own examples of some quick sketches and where I start. It may be too fast to catch but I drew starting with the head, torso and foot in different cases. However, seeing the gesture in my head was the most important part before putting a line down.
I also included some rough gestural drawings from my inspirations: John Buscema, Catherine Jeffery Jones, Charles Dana Gibson and Heinrich Kley. See the power and weight in the gesture ---- gravity pulling on the figure and you might see that was the focus of the artist.
また、私の好きな巨匠たち、ジョン・ビュッセマ、キャサリン・ ジェフリー・ジョーンズ、チャールズ・ダナ・ギブソン、 ハインリッヒ・クレイのドローイングもご紹介します。 ジェスチャーから、パワーとウェイトを見てください。 体には重力が働き、 アーティストたちはしっかりとそれに注目しています。
Also below is an excellent link with Glenn Vilppu demonstrating drawing the model from imagination.
Heinrich Kley
ハインリッヒ・クレイ
John Buscema
ジョン・ビュッセマ