Above: Glen Keane
上：グレン・キーン
"The word is often misinterpreted to suggest cuddly bunnies and soft kittens. To us, it meant anything that a person likes to see, a quality of charm, pleasing design, simplicity, communication and magnetism."
「魅力的」という言葉は、可愛らしいウサギや、
- Ollie Johnston and Frank Thomas, The Illusion of Life
オリー・ジョンストン、フランク・トーマス『The Illusion of Life』（生命を吹き込む魔法）より
Everyone at one time has experienced making a drawing and for some reason, nothing interesting is happening on the page. The drawing is dead or boring despite following all the drawing rules of anatomy or perspective.
「ドローイングを描いたけれど、何も面白味がない」
Some seem to have a natural ability to make a drawing that immediately attracts people. Why? Yes, some people are just gifted in this way , however, fortunately there are tools that can help us make more appealing designs in our drawings.
描けばすべてのドローイングがたちまち魅力的になる、
1- OBSERVE! Take time to observe your subject. Don't just look, but really observe who or what you are drawing. What is different, contrasting or unique about your subject? Are they skinny? Heroic? What is attractive or unattractive about them? Suggest that in your drawing!
1. 観察する！ 対象をじっくり見ましょう。ただ見るだけではありません。
Above: Pencil studies by Milt Kahl for Horace and Jasper from 101 Dalmatians. Both characters have the same face but their body designs are quite different and possibly communicate something about their character. Jasper (the smart one) is long legged and always hunting like a spider. Horace (the dumb one) is short, fat and is quite clumsy.
上：ミルト・カールによる「101匹わんちゃん」のホ－
Horace and Jasper don't have Brad Pitt's or George Clooney's good looks BUT there there is something interesting and entertaining when we look at them. This is appeal.
ホーレスもジャスパーも、ブラッド・ピットやジョージ・
When drawing the model stay present and in utter awe! When he or she takes a stand, it is as if they are a god or goddess present to us. - Mike Mattesi Drawing Force
モデルを前にドローイングするときには、
－マイケル・マテジ 「Drawing Force, Dynamic Life Drawing for Animators」（リズムとフォース）より
2- MAKE JUDGMENTS Don't be afraid to make a judgment about what you see in the model. It's not rude. It is your job as a designer to see what is interesting in the model and and exaggerate it! There is a big difference between exaggeration and 'distortion'. Exaggeration is making a truth bigger. Distortion is lying.
2. 判断をする モデルから見て取ったことに対して、遠慮なく判断をしましょう。
What abstract ideas or images come to mind when you look at them? Gentle? Expressive? Deer-like? Snake-like? Spider-like? Write it down on your paper before you draw.
モデルを見て、どんなアイデアが浮かびましたか？ 優しい？ 表情豊か？ 鹿のよう？ 蛇のよう？ クモのよう？ 描く前に、モデルを表す抽象的な言葉を書いておきましょう。
Yes, it is difficult to capture so much 'character' when we only have a few minutes (or less!) when drawing people in public....or in a Ki Creative Studio Drawing Workshop. Regardless, this is part of our challenge to observe more and make quicker judgments!
大勢の人がいる中で、Ki Creative Studioワークショップで、数分（時にはもっと短い時間）
For those of you who are still beginners at capturing the figure, here are a few drawing tips that might be helpful when putting masses and forces down on the paper. Notice I used the words "masses" and "forces" - NOT simply lines.
人体を描き始めてまだ日が浅い人のために、
A. Straights and parallel lines are a guaranteed way to kill any illusion of dimension or organic life. Avoid this...unless you are making a graphic statement.
A. 直線や平行線は、
B. Bending your straights creates an illusion of change but it's two-dimensional and is purely graphic. No life...
B. 直線を曲げると、方向が変化しているという幻想は生まれます。
C. Adding curves or round organic qualities does give a sense of volume however it is lacking context or application. The eye simply just stops and is not compelled to move...
C. 曲線や丸みは、有機的な性質を表し、ボリュームも感じさせます。
D. NOW, a offsetting curved lines rhythmically suddenly makes the eye travel in a fluid manner. Good composition and design will always have some form of contrast. Though all forms below D. are asymmetrical, there is an appealing balance in all the forms. There is movement, flow and with the use of overlap, dimension.
D. このドローイングは、曲線の位置をずらし、
Applying some of these tools or concepts might help give your drawings a boost. Good luck!!
これらのツールやコンセプトを適用すると、作品を向上させるのに役立ちます。 がんばって！！
