Danet
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2mo
Hi K.C.
I’m not a great fan of Loomis, I just feel it doesn’t really work for me. I don’t have any tutorials on skulls, but Michael Mattesi from Force drawing has a great exercise. Using some reference in different angles try finding the perspective box and drawing a skull inside. Once you have mastered that, try it the opposite way. First you draw the skull and then check drawing the box over it.
You will get some insights into the proportions as you do that. The main problem with proportions is that they change because of perspective. I absolutely love the 3 hour long video of Steve Huston https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2T7cDY7YDsg it’s free on youtube. It doesn’t focus on skulls though, but on heads.
Hope this helps and let me know if you find any good tutorials.
Dani
K. C.
2mo
Thanks so much Danet. I’ll be sure to check out Mattesi and Houston’s tutorials!
I’m partial to Loomis bc I already know the basic proportions of the Loomis head and how to measure things out and where to place features. But I’m unsure how to adapt this for the skull.
I know certain basic measurements will be the same, but as for how to adjust for the features, not sure.
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Loomis Skull Step by Step2mo
Hi guys, I’m wanting to draw a front view of a human skull using the Loomis method. Do you know of any good step by step tutorial from start to finish?
I understand I can use Loomis as a guide, but having trouble figuring out where to place the features and what size the features are. It’s a little different than the human Loomis head because we’re placing eye sockets nasal cavity, jaw bones and teeth etc.
So far on YouTube, I’m either seeing overly simplified explanations with no real reference points for placement of features, or else overly technical explanations where you draw a million guide lines that you’d never remember to replicate.
Looking for tutorials with that sweet spot where it’s simple enough to follow but also detailed enough to show proper proportions and where to place features and roughly what size they should be.
Is there a way to alter the Loomis head tutorial but adjust it for the skull somehow, and if so, how to the measurements differ?
Any help appreciated!
3mo
Hey K. C.
There are many ways to add volume to the Loomis mannequin. Loomis doesn't really go into much detail about this, he just kind of adds the figure on top.
The easiest way is to use shapes over the skeleton such as tubes, boxes, and spheres. This will give you dimension and perspective to the different body parts.
Then as you learn anatomy, you can add that on top of the mannequin. I did a sketch to show you what I mean :)
3mo
Steve, thanks so much, this is very helpful! Yes I find it strange that Loomis (as well as many online tutorials) does not cover this in a step by step way. But adding shapes over top of the mannequin frame as you suggest, then continuing with anatomy sounds like a great way to go.
I’ll try this out, thanks again for the kind support!
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Beginner Loomis Body Question3mo
Hey guys, just starting out learning how to draw the female body / torso and had a question.
I built the mannequin frame using the Loomis method, but I'm getting stuck on how to add the bulk on top of the skeleton/foundation, to take it from the frame stage to getting the female likeness with features.
Any suggestions? Looking for step by step references, please forward along any of interest, thanks!
Or if someone would be so kind as to draw on top of my mannequin to show me where the contours would go, it would be most helpful!
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Need Help With Skull Front View Proportions11mo
Hi guys,
I’m wanting to draw a front view of a human skull and looking for good visual references or tutorials for proper proportions.
I understand I can use Loomis as a guide, but having trouble figuring out where to place the features and what size the features are. It’s a little different than the human Loomis head because we’re placing eye sockets nasal cavity, jaw bones and teeth etc.
So far on YouTube, I’m either seeing overly simplified explanations with no real reference points for placement of features, or else overly technical explanations where you draw a million guide lines that you’d never remember to replicate.
Looking for tutorials with that sweet spot where it’s simple enough to follow but also detailed enough to show proper proportions and where to place features and roughly what size they should be. Any help appreciated!
