How To Draw Heads Using The Loomis Method
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
- Drawing well proportioned heads consistently is a challenge for any beginning artist, and some us old pros sometimes too! There are a lot of different ways to approach head construction, but one of my favorites is the Loomis Method. In this video, we break down Andrew Loomis' head construction technique!
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I can’t believe my drawing professor didn’t show the Loomis method when I was in school. This definitely takes the mysterious difficulty out of drawing heads. I’m going to practice, practice, practice and then attempt drawing my grandchildren. Thank you for this video.
Every art class in primary school should start with this to get the kids psyched about drawing faces. I feel like starting with still life is such a big turn off for so many young artists. It definitely was for me.
Oh please excuse your art teacher , he doesn't know it 😂
how'd it go?
This is geniunely the best comment I've ever seen, I hope you have the most lovely life.
Did you digest good at the loomis method
As a left handed person, I greatly appreciate this perspective.
The representation society needs
There is something delightfully humble about you, sir. Great artistry and humility seam less snd less common.
22:36 Getting comfortable drawing box in any perspective is so important before drawing loomis head, especially the centerlines of the box. Understanding space greatly helped me in getting the placement and angles of the facial features right. I was surprised how good I can get a head to look now with a bit of focus. Great video!
Thank you for this comment! I spent a week learning the loomis method, and this was the missing piece.
I've been recommending your videos to a lot of people in regards to learning how to draw and this one is definitely getting added to the list of resources I've been giving out!
Awesome, thank you!
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Yeah brother ive been drawing since I was 5 ..I'm 42 on thev30th of this month and I'm still shocked on how much new info I retain from your videos and iI DEFINITELY recommend your vids too anybody who has not seen urvstuff,which isn't too many..thnx to you and Meredith....
This has been very helpful. A note for beginners, while the method itself is pretty solid, you do need some amount of practice before you start seeing results. Don't be discouraged if your first head doesn't look anything like what's being shown here.
This video along with Marc Brunet version of the Loomis method really brings everything together. So glad I found this artist
You are such a great instructor David! This is the best Loomis head instruction I've ever seen. You explain it much better than Andrew Loomis in his book. Now I'm practicing these heads over and over until I get all of the planes down.
David!! I'm 27 with a more graphic design/architectural background and ive always wanted to get better at drawing faces/heads and this is the best guide I've seen so far. The way you explain your process is so easy to follow and makes so much sense to me. When you drew in the ears for the first time it's like a light bulb went off!! I can't wait to watch all your videos and learn so much more.
As a young artist trying to find my art style and trying to draw more realistically, I want to say you are REALLY amazing. I notice also by using realistic references it helps for me. Thanks for the video man.
You should do Anime style, it worked rly well for me
@@FaxerYT doing anime before realism isn't good for long-term progress. it teaches you to draw in symbols rather than a proper understanding of form and why lines are placed the way that they are.
@@zent8324 I guess ur right, but for me, Whenever i used realism I ended with a deflated no proportionate drawings with faces that look like literal blobs, Anime drawing helped me to actually draw humans instead of dehydrating deflating throwup man
Thanks David. You're the best drawing teacher on this app I've seen so far. You explain it in a way that doesn't sound too methodical but yet you establish that there is a basic structure to it and you did this while trying not to sound to overly serious or comedic. You draw in motion that hints the direction of best fit of the lines before you decide on it which is what I think goes through the head of most of us while we try to draw anything. We're imagining it yet trying to draw exactly what we see to get the true perspective from our mind to the canvas. This was a very insightful video. Thank you so much.
Thank you. This is so much more helpful than a 5 minute video glossing over the topic that ends with a pitch for their REAL drawing course. Really good.
you said it
I have been having so much issues with the eyes. Drawing the sockets and that little line you mentioned to get the angle helped me out tremendously! Thank you David!
I like the loomis technique. You did a great job of presenting it in a way, that makes it easy to follow. Sometimes i forget to do the lil' intricate stuff. Thanx!
Thank you Mighty!
Best video on this. I have read Loomis’s books and watched countless videos still with a lack of comprehension. You have made me want to rush to my sketchbook. Thank you for such a valuable resource
I'm still struggling with heads and faces. But this gave some great tips. Thanks a lot David.
Happy to help!
Exactly it's a little complicated but interesting to watch lol, I hope to come back and understand it a bit more
Just want to give you praise David, I love that you are sharing your methods - it helps knowing we're learning from a true pro.
Mr Finch, if by the off chance you read or are notified on comments to month old posts; I want to say how immensely helpful and informative your videos are, especially for amateur artists like myself. Every time I watch I learn something new about your technique, and the process of drawing comic art in general. Some say it’s a dying art form, but artists like you prove that it’s still alive and energetically thriving. Your work is amazing, and your work with Tom King on Batman was EXTRAORDINARY. Thank you 🙏🏻 ❤
-Big Fan
I'm so glad Howie Mandel took the time away from his busy schedule to teach us how to draw heads. Jokes aside thank you so much for the tutorial. This method has made me significantly better at drawing heads, and sparked a flow of motivation.
You are so welcome!
David, you went and explaind ALL the landmarks, thank you. Ive seen many videos tackling the Loomis method where they miss half of the landmarks. Ive had to understand those on my own by making assumptions, as I cant afford the Loomis book. Many of my assumptions were verified by you.
You can find PDF online.
I remember buying the pencilling techniques of Finch on DVD from the Gnomon workshops, and I'm s happy to see you back in the business as I need to understand the loomis method, its a pleasure to see you again!
Hey man your way of drawing circles by "moulding them out" actually helped me SO much! For a long time I felt I needed to draw it all in 1 swoop but seeing how you do it and trying it for myself has really, really helped me out
Thank you the hair line advice is the best ,it changed my drawing drastically , I was always focused on the other parts of the face confidant that the hairline is so easy to place that’s why heads looks weird
I’ve recently gotten my hands on a copy of his book “figure drawing for all its worth”
It’s really taken my art to the next level! The anatomy looks a lot more accurate. Love his books.
He's the foundation for so many of us!
whats the exact name of the book?
That’s the exact title in the comment, it definitely helped me improve
This is by far the best head and face drawing tutorial ever, really helped me out alot
This is the first time I've slowed down the video instead of speeding up. There's so much information to gather here
I don’t comment on art videos very often, but on this one I have to. Your introduction to the Loomis Method has quite literally changed how do human heads overnight. Thanks a ton man!
This is perfectly in synch with sculpting process
As an autoditact, I used a method quite similar that i "crafted" with my knowledge, and this video really completed the lack of my technique. Thanks, your explanations were really clear.
I bought the Loomis book. I read the book and followed along with it. I was missing something. Listening to you and following along with you I understand it so much better so for that Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
Finally David, i found a good teacher in youtube, thank u
Never thought I could see someone just draw a simple circle on a piece of paper and make it look so good
An amazing artist David. Great techniques to use for proportion! For someone getting back into drawing after 20 years, This has been a nice refresher! Thank you.
halo G-Notes85... lets connected, I Love drawing,,
ive been trying to figure out how to draw heads for a while now, and i must say this was incredibly helpful. thank you so much!
as an early 90s kid i used to see this imagery a lot, Never knew it was called the Loomis method. ty!
This is the best video I've ever seen so far about drawing heads using the Loomis method. I appreciate your detailed explanation. 🙏🥰
I've seen a LOT of Loomis videos and this one is - by far - the best. Thank you so much for sharing.
I have used Loomis' book for drawing reference for years. But seeing his method demonstrated and explained so clearly by David Finch helps clarify things so much. And your results closely match Loomis' own examples.
I have never thought of using this loomis method. But I want to give it a try. Awesome demos.
It is a very good instructions. In one video it seems more complete than some of the others. Also, I like your laid back nature and very calm voice. Thank you. Practice practice practice.
One other comment. I would really like to see how you clean up your drawings to remove all the guidelines. I'm pretty sure you just erase, but I think that is also a talent to remove guidelines without mucking up some of the composition/features.
Again, thanks.
I love your videos! My passion for drawing was reignited after practicing the techniques you teach. Thank you!
So happy that i can watch a loomis method video on youtube by Finch :D
The most informative and elaborate video on Loomis method head drawing I have found on YT!!! Thank you!!!
Thank You for making visible the Loomis build up method. So very much appreciate it. Better late than never.
I been tryin the loomis method for a minute and I think that the style of it is just kinda hard. For some reason when you did the eye tutorial you had the hairline start in the middle of the sphere instead of the eyebrow line and it helped me out a lot more. Either way I love your art and tutorials Mr. Finch. I’m here for everything you giving us
I've been a comic book artist for never. Thanks for the vid!
Im so glad I found your video using The Loomis Method on how to draw heads. Thank you for sharing your talent!
Thank you David Finch for your helpful video on the Loomis method!
Props to David for drawing with his left hand so we can see the drawing better hes truly a master at his work
I started the year trying to improve my drawing skills using the loomis method and gave up in may bc i was so frustrated. Watching this video helped clarify so much i didn't get just from the book. Thank you so much!
im speachless from what i learned from this video, idk how but i leared more here than in art school
I'm so glad!
those sketches really gives me a sense of how to draw charakter without misstakes, thank you so much
I don't know David, I'm frustrated with my Art I'm doin everything that I can to get better yet I barely progress. I've been drawing almost all my life but not seriously, the last 8 months tho I draw every day, I thought I need to work on my foundation so I train only anatomy and figure drawing at the moment. But it's like no matter how much I draw I barely can see progress.. there is no way I can even get half as good as you. You know I begin to feel like those people who say you don't need Talent to draw like a pro are wrong. I don't have much talent, I thought I could get there by hard work but I'm giving up, it's the worst putting your heart into something only to see how bad you are.. I can copy almost everything and make it look good but for some reason I can't draw the stuff I want to draw out of my head. And always copying other people's great art makes me feel like a failure, it shows me that I got no skill whatsoever
If your good at copying, use a bunch of references and combine them to make something close to what you want. Use 3d assets, photos, other artist’s stylistic choices. It’s like photoshop but you draw it instead. Besides, if you have been drawing your whole life, you’ve definitely been improving. Look at earlier works and compare them to recent ones to see how much has changed. There is no way that you haven’t unless you aren’t working hard.
Since you realize that you copy well, spend a little time analyzing the forms you are making, break them down mentally so that you develop a mental library of values, shapes and forms. Next step is to imagine a full composition in your head with or without references (photo or real life); Now take the imagined composition and break it down on your paper into a series of shapes and forms, decide lighting and now add values. voila! you have your mental composition….. act like you have to teach this process and the steps will become more automatic in effort.
That's exactly the thing that annoys me, there are like hundreds of different books different techniques out there, it's like a big ocean and I feel like I only dipped my lil toe into it 😂. I think my biggest issue is that I have no idea what exercises to do in order to get better, in the last 8 months I copied drawing after drawing, studied the skull etc. And I think I made some progress but not to the extant I was hoping. The tip with the breaking down the forms and reconstruct them is actually a good tip, but that won't really help if my mind goes blank whenever I want to draw something out of my head. Thanks for the help tho appreciate it
@@robertpreda9741 if you can give us an example it might be easier to help you figure out which exercises might elevate your results. Example: if I want to draw a street scene I might start with one point perspective angles, including different sized buildings and roofs. Next I/you might add a few sidewalks, street corners, then a car or two. These additions all involve practicing squares, rectangles, cubes in perspective then with cars it would require practice of circles and spheres in perspective…. eventually you might add a few trees, requiring practice of cylinders, triangles and pyramids…. etc grounding them using rendering techniques, shading and including values so the viewer knows what time of day you are depicting.
@@citigirl3238 I didn't really got into perspective yet that's what I mean , there is perspective, anatomy, composition, gesture drawing, colour theory ( which I'm staying far away from cause I have no clue how to use colours right , blending etc ) I've been practicing obly anatomy for 8 months to build a foundation cause my goal is to illustrate good looking characters with the right anatomy. Well after all it's just a hobby I don't really plan to do it is a job someday, I wouldn't really be able to cause I don't think I'll have the skills 😂 beeing a self taught artist is tough, I wish I had like a mister miagi like mentor haha. That would be nice. I'm drawing on moleskine usually 165 gsm paper which is the best paper I have ever used, it's forgiven even when u make mistakes . I usually draw very light , like h4 - h6 and rarely go darker cause I'm afraid to screw the drawing up. That fear of making mistakes is my biggest issue I've been told that a lot of times that I need to step outside my comfortable zone in order to make progress. But each time I do the results are not very good
I've watched again, the long face explanation, exactly what I was looking for!
David what an excellent presentation. I have the Loomis book and that I had nailed the concept , although was slightly confused. This video with its great explanation has allayed any confusion I had . So many thanks for clarifying for me.
Thanks my man you make this easier for guys like me Ive been doing this for years but never have I been instructed so well understandable again thanks
This really helped me as a young artist, thank you very much
Your videos are so amazing David, they always help me!
just got into sketching i have adhd and I draw some crazy faces they need to be 3d and this is very informative and I googled you good job man thank you
thanks so much for the great explanation. I always struggle with angles faces and I hope this will help me get better.
Великолепная работа. Вы мастер своего дела. Браво !!!
i keep returning to this kind of tutorials just to get a glimpse of motivation to actually start and practice more than doodlings or not even that; i know it's a trained skill but i wish i could actually draw :)) (especially comics and stuff)
This is perfect timing. I'm just starting on Loomis heads and this is so helpful. Thank you for the kind advice of not beating yourself up! I feel like I'm not progressing fast enough!!
godzillagoesgaga,, lets connected,, I love drawing,,,
But still able to explain each stage in a basic manner. Honestly thanks man!
Magnificent, you explain in a way that is understandable. You are quite an artist.
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no way, a complete master in psychology AND in drawings
dr loomis is wild
Ah yes, I've been waiting this tutorial since I've met your channel. Thanks Dave
My pleasure!
Great! Video I recently just came back to the loomis method to study this is a big help so thanks Dave!
Best video I found on the topic. Thank you so much. And it is a pleasure to listen how you develop the process.
Great video and nice touch with all the sequences where we see you talking!
Well done mate!
Cheers ✌🏻
You're such a great artist, thank you for all those videos.
I finally got the hang of the Loomis method by watching this video multiple times and drawing along. Thank you so much! Now I have a question... How do you practice? Do you use comic books or photo reference and draw them in your own style?
I will share this with my friend and even I will use it .Thank you very much David.
HOW DOES THIS MAN ONLY HAVE 300 THOUSAND SUBS!!!!???? Dude, His most popular video doesn't even have a million views, WHY????
THANK YOU. This is the exact level of detail i desperately needed
Very insightful video Mr Finch. Thank you
been looking for a loomis head tut and this one has definitely been the most helpful. thanks!
Dave - so much great information here. Some of the insights you provided around what lines are important as it relates to other areas/planes really helped to solidify my understanding.
The next video request would be how a superhero cowl impacts the head and should be approached. Things like the eye cut outs vs the mask brow line. What features/planes are important and what is anatomically needed vs design work. Thanks for any and all consideration!
halo timothy rodis,,, lets connected, I Love drawing,,
I was hoping to learn this method and you made my dream come true. Thank you❤❤❤
Thanks david! You’re a great instructor as well as artist!
I’m rn studying this video and i can see i have a much more of a different style then the art showing what make’s this interesting good job 👍
Gonna save this for later and come back to it when not exhausted.
Can't wait to start practicing this. Thanks for the relaxing yet informative video!
Thanks!
been watching the same three ppl. i’m not promoting them but they all are amazing
I've just found this method a couple of days ago and it blowed my mind. Thanks for your video, it's really educational I loved it! I'm struggled positioning the nose and neck. Can you give us some advice? Thank you very much!
I cant stop doing this technique its so fun
You make it look so easy. Great video/explanation, thank you 😊
Mr finch I've recently stumbled on your videos lately. Been a fan of your work for a long time thank you for your work !
Nice! I’ll have to try this way of drawing the head, I haven’t tried the Loomis method yet! ✍️
The loomis head construction method is so easy to understand!!! Thanks Dave for such a great intructional video!!!
This was great, thank you!! Really appreciate your breakdown of the Loomis method. These tutorials are helpful and inspiring, thank you for taking the time to do them! 😃
Dude thank you! I was drawing the circle and cross, but putting the hair line at the very top and nose at the very bottom, so all of my faces looked stretched and I couldn’t figure out why. This made me realize that I was forgetting the circles on the side of the head 🤦♂️
My faces too, I had the same problem!
I'm here bcuz I'm disappointed on myself, I have this girl in my class she's like an expert in drawing she's like 10x better than me, she said that she has raw talent and that's why I came to this channel, one of my friends told me about that channel so that's why I came here. (Thanks David finch)
Nobody has raw talent, only time and experience
Thx for the videos Dave! Looking forward to the MND
Hi David, first thanks for all these tutorials, you're helping me a lot to find my own method and improve the knowledge of drawning, really thanks! I've a request, if is it possible, could you please make a video tutorial similar to this one that including also inhow to draw facial expressions with loomis method?
Hello my teacher! What happened to you? It's gone, I'm worried, because we don't have news from you... You are special to all of us, you have inspired us and taught us wonderful techniques... The community of designers, art lovers care about you ok! Come back soon! I don't know what's going on with you, but I say that God is taking care of you and your family! God blesses! Thank you so much for everything!
My suggestion for finding the forehead line is the golden ratio. Seems to be a fairly accurate tool for measuring asymmetrical values.
Impressive. Learn something worth from your way of teaching.
Hey David thanks for another insightful video. As always I really appreciate the time you take to help out the rest of the art community. Cheers boss.
Yessss thanks, the video I always searched but never found!!!!!!