How to Draw the Head – Front View

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How to Draw the Head – Front View

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Portrait Drawing Fundamentals

3.3M

Mark as Completed

Assignments 132

Lesson Notes

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Draw the Loomis Head - Front View

Draw some more loomis heads from front view. Draw some looking up and some looking down and don’t forget about foreshortening.

@grugrugru

19d

I couldn't get the top angle right on the third one

S R

2mo

Some front view Loomis heads. I'm finding the jaw angles especially tricky when the face is tilted downwards.

@artfeedback

3mo

I asked proko this but not sure if he will answer. When he says a thin piece of the side plane can be seen from the front, does that mean the side plane isn't totally flat, but curves a bit toward the front? Or does that mean when seen from the top, it is tilted kinda like the first image? In that case, in a profile view, wouldn't the side plane be slightly to the front of the head instead of right in the middle? Or am I misunderstanding something?

Peter N

3mo

What Thieum said. Additionally to answer the other question, yes, the profile would not be two concentric circles. The inner circle would be slightly elliptic and slightly towards the face. No need to overthink it though. It is a simplification after all :)

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Thieum

3mo

The front of the skull is narrower than the back. Side planes are therefore not parallel , they converge towards the front. So you can see them a little when you look at the skull from the front (but not from behind)

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@draft_al

3mo

You are correct!

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@nightfall

4mo

im having some trouble with the jaws and i feel like theres something wrong but i cant pinpoint itt but heres my attemptt

Liandro

3mo

Hey, @nightfall, these are nice studies! Overall, I imagine you could be facing sobre difficulties with perspective and proportion. Remember that, if the head tilts up or down, the basic proportions should change accordingly. I’m attaching a draw-over with some additional notes. Please let me know if you have any questions. Hope this helps!

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Crimson The Vixen

4mo

30/7/2023 Looking Forward & Downwards.

Crimson The Vixen

4mo

23/7/2023

Alex S

4mo

I'm pretty sure I messed up the side planes of the heads. I know that they're typically 2/3rds the height of the cranium (ball), but are there any tips on drawing the curves that form the front and back of the side planes?

Arianna Dall'Alba

5mo

Hi guys, what do you think about my attempts? I'm a bit discouraged because it's seems something is missing or wrong, sigh. And I can't figure out where is the problem. I'm just pretty proud of the lateral view by the way.

Samuel Sanjaya

5mo

realized too late that I forgot to carve the initial circle, and just straight draw the oval

@oka1

6mo

hello, I'm new here this is my drawing, please give feedback.

@coadster

5mo

Well done. Nice! Good Measurements! Keep Learning.

Nelly Skeen

6mo

Vue Thao

6mo

@Nelly Skeen This is a special tip for you to position Loomis's head at any angle. Draw a vertical line in the center that runs through the sphere.

Nelly Skeen

6mo

Noe Luis

6mo

Day 4 in studying the Loomis method I need help with how much I need to chop off the sides

Noe Luis

6mo

Day 3 in studying the Loomis method I am trying to keep up with the practice

Bryan

7mo

I still get lost in chin placement when it overlaps the ball shape.

Phattara Groodpan

8mo

Soul

8mo

So far I've just been studying how Proko does his loomis method and have been following along. Besides the poor line quality, I think I'm starting to understand it more. Next I'll try doing some front view studies from other references.

hArtMann

8mo

Struggled a bit with the relationship between the bottom of the sphere and the bottom plane of the jaw but got it done.

Vue Thao

8mo

Here's mine. I use white pencil brush in Corel Painter.

Jesper Axelsson

8mo

Wow, really nice! - I would keep an extra eye on the symmetry of the head. After laying in an ear on one side, for example, go to the ear on the other side, to make sure that they are symmetrical in space. Compare their distance to the center line. Do this before moving on to another feature. Flipping the drawings above will help you see the assymetry. - In the drawing to the right, you've made the back of the skull too small. There has to be room for the brain. You could think of the skull as a brain case, with a face (eye socekts, nose, cheeckbones, jaw) hanging off of it. Hope this helps :)

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@kheartsqt

10mo

Just getting started off- here are a couple of the favorites. Tips and tricks much appreciated!

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Founder of Proko, artist and teacher of drawing, painting, and anatomy. I try to make my lessons fun and ultra packed with information.