Quickly Draw Heads with the Loomis Method – Part 1

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The Loomis Method

Quickly Draw Heads with the Loomis Method – Part 1

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Quickly Draw Heads with the Loomis Method – Part 1

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Stan Prokopenko
Let's study the average loomis head from different angles!
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Alex S
One thing that's really starting to annoy me is how there's almost nothing discussing the shape of the ellipses/ovals that form the heads side planes, which is the part of the Loomis Method that I feel I'm having the most trouble with.... Whether it's here, or anywhere else on the internet, I can never find anything beyond: "we slice off the sides of sphere"
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Noe Luis
Day 11 Here are more drawings On the 3 picture I try to draw the eye with proko
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squeen
What method is this fella using to construct the eyes and nose? https://twitter.com/i/status/1668670727589953536
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Gsketch
the Loomis method looks so much like a crash test dummy.
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1yr
Thanks for this, Stan. It's been nearly 40 years since I've picked up a pencil to draw. So having a good visual guide like this is most helpful.
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Nikita Thakur
Please critique
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momo
1yr
I've noticed that my 3/4 views are admissible. It's the front and side views I really need to work on.
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@younchen
I'm confused .. why stan's tutorial using loomis method. but i saw his sketching demo he didn't used this way. And i saw some pro they don't use it too..
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when you get good enough you don't have to use the loomis method anymore because proportions become an intuitive process. When you start drawing ,proportions aren't intuitive which is why you need a process like the loomis method to help you
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Sun
2yr
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Lynn Hann
Hi these are really good. You have got the heads at different angles working well. great work
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@artseebella
Hello. Do any of these tutorials have reference photos @Stan Prokopenko
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Tara Dery
I think you may have to purchase the reference separate. Although he does show the reference in the videos next to him drawing it out.
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Nancy Yocom
I wish I could draw a circle as easily as Stan! 😊
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1yr
Use a compass until you have better coordination.
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2yr
Practicing some head construction based on samples from the Andrew Loomis book "Drawing Heads and Hands". Does anyone else have this book or others by Loomis?
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Lynn Hann
I'm working on my heads a the moment. I hope mine will be as good as yours soon. Great work.
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squeen
Love the Adam's reference. Looking good!
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Zarah McIntosh
:( I can't download this one. I'm moving to a small town where internet is limited.
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Katey Jensma
Hi @Zarah McIntosh so sorry about that! We added the MP4 to the downloads tab :)
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João Bogo
That's unfortunate. But depending on the speed of you can still watch the videos albeit in a inferior quality. You can try contact support in the site and suggest that they include a option to download this video. I think it's worth a try because you're not the only person that complained about this issue. Best Regards
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@mikeyschwarzenagger
Hello, i would like some crítics, i'm tryen yo ve a bit cleaner but it hard, but i Will thy be cleaner.
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1yr
Relax a little more dear boy. Look at the negative spaces. Draw the circles with a compass. Don't fight with it. Go with the shapes, the weight, and the rhythm.
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sofia villanueva
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@artseebella
Looks Awesome! Are there reference photos for these lessons @sofia villanueva ?
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Jesper Axelsson
These are really nice!
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christine amezquita
i love how well you captured the likeness in the first sketch! great work
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Warren Bonett
The ongoing attempts to use Loomis to understand portraits. Clearly more practice using extreme angles needed. It’s only doing those that you really challenge your assumptions about translating what you see into forms on paper.
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1yr
Good job. You're understanding of proportion, and space is evident.
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Lynn Hann
Your have done a great job with the extreme angles.
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Deb L
Did some practices. Critique me please haha
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1yr
You don't need to be critiqued. You can see whether something is working or not. You are doing good work. Keep it up.
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Lynn Hann
excellent job
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Sarah Lyu
Hi Stan, it looks like the video for this lesson isn't working? I'd like to learn more about the loomis method but the video isn't loading at all for me and my Internet connection is just fine. Can you possibly look into this issue? Thank you.
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Sylvianna Reynaud
Part of today’s practice. Open for any critique!!
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1yr
Draw what is there; not what you think 'should' be there.
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Maximilian Roth
Hi Sylvianna, your underlying Loomis head is looking really good. Especially the extreme side views or the completely straight on views tend to be hard but you handeled it well. However, I noticed two things: - The thing with the Loomis head is that it's just a generic head schematic. So building up a face on the standard Loomis rhythms can result in generic looking faces. In your case, for example the jawline is a little too male in my opinion, because that's what Loomis created it for. Maybe you could go ahead and adjust the schematic more towards the likeness of your reference (if you had one). - The second thing is your use of hard contour lines for the jaw, nose and cheek. Those lines tend to make a drawing flat. Don't get me wrong, contour lines definitely have their place if used carefully. I'd rather suggest that you try to use the side of your pencil to create tiles of tone in order to indicate plane changes. Hope this helps. Keep it up!! -Max
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