It's great because in like 5 seconds you can see if the size and placement is wrongWhich happens to me a lot!
For me it depends what the focus of the panel is supposed to be. If it's to show emotion or a reaction I'll draw the face first and spend more time making sure that's correct. The rest doesn't really matter right?
If a panel has a full body in it and the focus of the panel is on showing an action of some sort (jumping, falling, catching etc) I try to capture the energy I want with a quick sketch. Just shapes really. I try to preserve that initial sketch all the way through to the end and change very little. If I overwork a body it tends to become stiff. Faster sketches = more energy, at least for me.
In terms of how I literally sketch a full body I suppose I start with a circle head and then the shoulder line, arm lines, and back line? It depends how the person is standing. I draw where the weight is first I guess? It's hard to say.
I have some additional questions.
How did you all find the technique that you are using? Just by instinct? Trying out differenttechniques and then sticking with the one that felt best? Did you always used the techniquethat you are using now or did you switch techniques over the years?
I usually start with whatever is getting the most focus. That's usually the head because that's where the talking hole is. If it's a pose then it's the torso because that's where the weight of the movement is. So on and so forth.
It all started with a little book called How To Draw Comics The Marvel Way. But honestly most of it came from using my own photos as references in recent years and realizing that it's the points of interest that matter and everything has to be built around that.
I started with trying to copy some google edits as practice. I could never copy them exactly but in the process I learnt that I liked somethings the other way. And after watching a lot of videos of other people drawing and then trying them out... I just made my own comfortable technique. It did take me a year something to get a result with which I am good now.
