Yana-sensei’s blog 27/07/10

Disclaimer: This is my personal attempt at translating Yana Toboso’s blog entries. Due to my limited skills and understanding, the translation might not be very accurate. In fact it can be plain incorrect at times. So read at your own risk. You’re welcome to correct me if I'm wrong and any input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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スーツって難しい
The original entry can be found here.
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Suit is William and William is Difficult xD

Nah, this picture is completely irrelevant and I stole it from black asylum.

Spacecat scanned the cover too but somehow I prefer this flyer to the actual cover.
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[Sketches of Sebastian]

I’m practising drawing Sebastian.
The coming October issue (to be published in September) will mark the 4th year of this series and yet you’re still practising... I’m well prepared if that’s your reaction.
Consider this month the warm-up period in order to fill the 6-month gap. (lol)

Still I’m wondering if someone can do a pose collection featuring tailcoat? (Smile)
I do recall some Maid Pose Collection being released in the past…
I want a pose collection in tailcoat, say, serving at dinner, putting on the master’s shoes, polishing silver tableware, bowing, riding a horse etc.
What’s the proper way to handle the armholes? What to do with the reverse of tails!?
(In English, tailcoat means a coat with tails. I think it’s adorable to say “with tails”. Over here we always call the tails “Sebastian’s tails”.)

I bought quite a few men’s fashion magazines for reference but all of them are front view. Of course, it’s a tailcoat, if you go for a different approach the front panel and tails would become a problem, especially the front panel.
The short jacket can make the person look big or fat when bending over or picturing from a diagonal angle.
On top of that, since the model will be posing you’d want a more graceful posture!
We often talk about this and I think it’s definitely more difficult to picture a person standing at attention than an impressive pose.
Everyone agrees “In fact, a person in straight standing position is the most difficult to draw. It’s not attractive at all!”
Nonetheless I’d really love to take photos of a person standing at attention from all angles. (lol)
I’m sure anyone with experience in drawing knows, it’s a lot easier to get away (lol) with some strange poses than doing a precise front or side view of a person in standing position.

So in a corner of Kanagawa I’ll be waiting for pose collection of men in suit or tailcoat with my mouth open.
Please someone by all means I’m counting on you.
How I wish I could have a Maid Pose Collection or Butler Pose Collection supervised by Kaoru Mori sensei ポワーン.

Umm. I feel like I’m writing a love letter at midnight.
I’m blogging too much.
I might regret posting this tomorrow.