Browse the interwebs for “side profile pictures” and choose your favorite ones. Practice constructing the loomis head from the side view using what you learned in this lesson. This time, try to capture the proportions and characteristics of the subject. Figure out how they are different from the average loomis head proportions and make sure to capture those differences. Observe the major angle changes of the forehead, brow, nose, lips and chin of the contour.

@grugrugru

21d

S R

2mo

It's tricky! I often feel like I don't have enough space for the jaw.

S R

2mo

I tried another four, to incorporate feedback. Getting a little closer.

Martha Muniz

2mo

When drawing the profile view, keep in mind that the features typically protrude outwards from the flat front face plane. This will be in varying degrees from person to person, so it helps to note the curvature created from the forehead to the nose to the jaw. This extra space can account for the room you feel is needed for the jaw area. Hope this helps!

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@nightfall

4mo

heres attempt for todayy

Crimson The Vixen

4mo

6/8/2023 Side View Starter.

Crimson The Vixen

4mo

30/7/2023 Side view of the head.

Alex S

4mo

I'll need to work on features a bit more... If it's not the proportions that are off then it's the shapes

Martha Muniz

4mo

There's a tendency to keep the features close to the loomis center line, and while this proportion changes from person to person, generally the features protrude further out. It helps to note down the angle of this curvature, something like forehead to nose to chin. It also helps with placing the smaller curves, like the mouth, eye sockets, nostrils, etc. but feel free to continue noting down the smaller angles for these on the reference itself.

Vue Thao

4mo

I like the lower right. The Loomis method well spot on.

Samuel Sanjaya

6mo

Side view assignments. I really need to watch out for the proportions. I hope I can get some feedbacks

@oka1

6mo

please give feedback

Noe Luis

6mo

Day 7 in studying the Loomis method I complete 1 week of studying trying to study for the long run

Liandro

6mo

Nice drawings, @Noe Luis! I’m noticing the photo you took of your drawings came out a bit blurry though. There's a video Stan made on How to Practice and Check Your Measuring which, from about 0:53 to 1:18, contains some bonus tips on how to get good quality photos of our drawings - perhaps you might find it helpful. As an additional note, regardless of how you chosse to digitalize your drawings (either with a camera, a scanner or even a scanning app), I’d say it’s definitely fine to do some digital tweaks, such as adjusting contrast and sharpness, if you think it could enhance the visual quality. Hope this helps!

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Noe Luis

6mo

Day 6 in studying the Loomis method feels like I'm getting better at this but except for the down jaw area it still needs more practice

Pocopa Chan

6mo

Noe Luis

6mo

Day 5 in studying the Loomis method trying to keep up with the grind

Vue Thao

6mo

@Noe Luis Here's my criticism on your submission. Hope it helps you.

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hArtMann

8mo

Starting to adapt more to variations in proportions such as feature location.

Vue Thao

8mo

scott ford

8mo

I like these a lot

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@katanamumbles

10mo

Just from watch the first five videos I e gotten a lot more confident in my proportions first practice after a day of letting the information sit you can still sort of see the Loomis sitting in the back

Jesper Axelsson

10mo

Cool! - The cranium on the loomis head you've drawn might be too small. Note how, the eye ends up on the side plane (the circle), when it should be on the front plane. Hope this helps :)

Will Heflin

10mo

I wanted to post my profile drawings I got better towards the end I really like the last profiles I did. I chose to draw the model in Number 7 because he had a mustache for an upper lip and I liked that and below him on the right I chose Jeff Bezos because of his nose. I chose the older gentleman on the right because he had a pronounced lower jaw and a awesome nose. I drew him a lot younger if I added all the wrinkles he had I would have lost the land marks that helped me draw him. Thanks for the view! Will

Jesper Axelsson

10mo

Hi @Will Heflin, nice work! The shapes and proportions look good. - You might want to make the front plane angle in less. In the 3D Model: The Loomis Head, the front plane is vertical. - Try to light your drawings better when photographing, and try to photograph them with your camera straight on, and not from above. It will make critiquing easier and do the drawings more justice 😎👍 Hope this helps :)

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Ari

11mo

I tried to practice the side view but I don't kinda get the proportions, any tip?

scott ford

8mo

Look at @stanpenko YouTube video on drawing a head. He gives the overview and then the measurements on the head for eyes, nose, ears and mouth. It all to me boils down to measuring and mapping.

@elkad

1yr

A few side view sketches :)

Jesper Axelsson

1yr

Nice! - Double check the angle of the feature lines on the front plane of the face when doing these. They are all side views, but they vary slightly in what angle we're viewing the head. In the top right for example, we're slightly below and in the bot right, we're slightly above. Showing this can add an extra layer of dimensionality. Hope this helps :)