Loomis Method Front Downtilt – Real-Time Demo

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Stan Prokopenko

inPortrait Drawing Fundamentals

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Loomis Method Front Downtilt – Real-Time Demo

Lesson by Stan Prokopenko in Portrait Drawing Fundamentals

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Drawing the head with a downtilt.

Nal Nal91

2mo

a downtilt head

Nikita Thakur

2mo

I think drawing from demo is easier than drawing from a real reference. I think it's time to practise that

Joseph Rivera

5mo

Had trouble with the ears on this one, can't wait to try it again.

momo

5mo

I can't figure out how to make mine look better. Maybe you guys could help?

Gannon Beck

5mo

You have the brow line correct. The next line down from that should be the nose, but you put the mouth on that line, I think causing you to make the line for the chin much shorter to get it to look right. The result is that your head proportion is off. Once you place the features correctly, I think you'll be on the right track.

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Matt Tsui

5mo

In your drawing if you measure the distance from the top of the head to the chin, it’s almost the same as the distance from ear to ear. This gives it a flattened kind of look. If you take another look the video, distance from ear to ear should be much smaller than the distance from the top of the head to the chin. Give it another try, and make sure to measure both horizontal and vertical distances as you’re drawing to make sure the proportions are correct.

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Paloma Yglesias

6mo

Drawing multiple times the loom is method. Started doing frontal. Frontal is definitely more difficult. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!

MICHAELANGELO CALABIO

6mo

I noticed that the height of the face/head (from top of head to chin) in front view Down Tilt .. is greater than the one in front view horizontal 0 angle. The more I fix it to become equal the more it become inconsistent and disfigured, Then I remember that the other component attached to the sphere, which the extension (jaw line) to the chin is almost straight line. Consider that if you rotate the angle downward the top line will remain the same because the circle side is constant while the chin line will go lower than its previous level line. Am i correct? Comments are welcome. Thanks

momo

5mo

No clue what you just said

Matt Tsui

5mo

That’s a good observation. I made a quick diagram to illustrate the point you made

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alessandro8

8mo

Quick question do the ears move when someone looks up or down

William Horton

7mo

If it's straight on, the ears will stay in the middle of the head, but the ears will tilt depending on where the head is going. If the head tilts down, then the top of the ears would be more visible, if the head tilts up, the bottom earlobes would be more visible. But the ears always stay in the center, sort of equivalent to the brow line.

RAMON LOMELI

9mo

Alexandre Dumas portrait

younchen

10mo

Followed stan's tutorial step by step.

lifeflame

10mo

Here we go, seems like some foreshortening on the nose/mouth/chin proportions needed on the down tilt one?

Nancy Yocom

1yr

joseph12

1yr

I think there might be something wrong with mine I think it's the eyes but I think it might be proportions someone pls help

Scott Lindh

8mo

I think the eyebrows need to stay (follow) on the brow line, otherwise looks flat.

Nancy Yocom

1yr

He’s fine. He just needs some iris showing. Looks like you just have the pupils and they need to be centered. 👀🙄

James Burnette

1yr

Nancy Yocom

1yr

He looks strong.

amyshuen33

1yr

Nancy Yocom

1yr

He looks so familiar. Like an old high school buddie,

carlosarguedas

1yr

hola este es el proceso al ver los videos y practicar

Michael Millan

1yr

Hello Everyone! Here's my attempt on this assignment. To me, it doesn't seem like he's looking down. What can I do to improve this?

Ariana Fabela

1yr

Hi Michael! I think your exercise is very good, and the only reason I think it doesn't look like he is looking down is because the eyes are looking directly to the front. As the eyes look down, they seem smaller. I noticed that Stan's model is almost part of the straight line as the circles of the eyes are almost in line with the rest of the eye. Hope that helps a bit 😉

Kiki K.

2yr

I am trying to draw the downtilt; but, I must be doing the measurements wrong because the face is too long and narrow. I can’t figure it out. Where am I going wrong? Please help. Tia

Joseph Vance

2yr

Cristina, I believe that the problem is lack of foreshortening. When the head is tilted downward the chin appears to get smaller because we see less of it. It’s moving backwards. If the head was free floating and spinning, at some point the chin would disappear because it would be where the back of the head is. So, you have to chop off the chin a bit. I’m sure someone else can explain it better than me.