Loomis head + skulls
2yr
Crystal Blue  (she/her)
I’ve been practicing loomis heads as @Dudts Draws recommended. All these drawings were fairly quick, around 5 minutes. My main goal was to get the placement of the features and the proportions correct. 1-11 are from reference, and 12-14 were from imagination. I also did afew skulls from reference before hand. feedback is always appreciated!
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Crystal Blue  (she/her)
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I watched the proko videos and did more practice. Please let me know how I did!
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Nils
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@Crystal Blue (she/her) can I use some of these reference photos ? They are great
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Steve Lenze
Man, these are so much better! Keep up the practice :)
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Dudts Draws
Start by reading and copying the plates of loomis book : Drawing the Head and Hands Also I recommend you see the proko videos where he speaks about the basics : https://www.proko.com/course-lesson/how-to-draw-the-head-from-any-angle/assignments Take notes
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Crystal Blue  (she/her)
Will do! Also skulls were from reference, just forgot to post them :)
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Charchit goyal
I have created a discord server where I give free Critiques to beginner artists. You can Join and share in the critique section. I'll do a quick paintover or write some notes. Thanks https://discord.gg/AjJMVJb8
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Steve Lenze
Hey Chrystal, Good job working on the Loomis head. The thing I notice the most is that your lines do not wrap around the shape of the head. The skull is a 3D shape, so make sure you wrap the lines around it. I did a quick sketch to show you what I mean :)
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Izak van Langevelde
In addition, it helps to draw transparently, like a crystal head.
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Maht C.
This was really a good explanation!
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Crystal Blue  (she/her)
Thanks Steve!
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Dudts Draws
I'd suggest you master the loomis + reilly heads before drawing the skull. Also, to better understand the skull and its shapes, you better draw it from a photo reference of an actual skull, instead of a photo reference of a person's head.
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