John Asaro was a student of Frank Reilly. He meant for the Asaro head to go along with the Reilly Rhythms of the head. They work very well together. The Reilly method is like a shorthand gps system that explains the muscle rhythms, bone structure and planes of the head. Both those methods used on top of the Loomis head has served me very well. I do agree not to use them when doing 7 to 3 minute figure drawings though since short quick sketch is not about highly accurate proportion or likeness like say, a long 3 hour drawing or portrait.
yeah thanks great comment. i feel like the reilly rhythms are great for an actual drawing process, and asaro is great for understanding and learning. i'm not a portrait artist though, so it's not (yet) my area of expertise
Kenzo! Thank you so much! You have no idea how incredibly valuable your content is to me. FINALLY someone who approaches topics with artists in mind. I could not care less about which muscle attaches to which bone and what the Latin name is. But I do care about shapes and the way they make humans of all forms beautiful. Without you, I'd still draw the arms directly onto a shoulder-joint-ball, like the awful mannequins have. So, again, thank you and please continue. Your content is so valuable.
When I draw the figure I tend to draw the largest masses, often the rib cages / pelvis. I agree with you, starting with the head can sometimes throw the pose off.
I recently came across something that helped me with eyes and eyebrows by a lot. It was the "mask method" Basically you first place the nose and mouth and then draw a simple mask around the eyes and brow. For some reason it greatly helped me figure out the variable eye shapes and placement of the eyebrows and folds of the eye lids. I highly recommend it.
Once again, clear simple explanations with clear remedies. Thank you Kenzo for describing all the mistakes I make and then providing a simple path to remedy them. I have a Loomis book but find I get confused when I start cutting the side planes off, so this video is really helpful.
This came in so handy ❤ thank you. Just at the perfect time 😅 I’m primarily a traditional artist and I’ve been painting digitally for like two years (without enough consistency tbh) and one of the things I struggle the most is sketching and anatomy in digital. It comes relatively easy in traditional mediums because I have the practice but I haven’t been able to translate that to digital. So I’ve been trying to go over the fundamentals, especially of human form and anatomy. You’re videos have been so helpful! I actually use the Loomis method just to start, to figure out the angle of the face, eye line and center line, and the size of the huge human skull. But it’s easier to think of face planes when actually painting the face. And forms for painting hair. Obviously in figure drawing you probably don’t need much more than a few well placed and thought out lines, but for painting the planes and forms are necessary for light and color too.
i agree so much on the last point: where to put the head. the position and angle of the head & neck on the body can affect the pose so much. and i found starting with ribcage a lot easier too, so i don't let the head placement limit the body
Hi Kenzo! Not sure how you did it again but i'm working, on my own (read: without any training/guidance/reference), on drawing heads and here you pop out a video about drawing heads! I think I should start looking for little cameras in my home :) ;) ? Thanks for sharing this video and the additional information! I'm sure it will work out with what I'm practising now :) .🖌
That is quite impressive and inspiring! Now... Don't you think we should better not only combine Loomis, Asaro, Reilly, or other decomposition methods, but we can also choose or create a wanted combination of the fly, depending on a particular model's head and some “main idea” we're trying to conduct?
yes i do think being able to see and go with forms and planes on the fly based on what you're seeing is a crucial skill. quite often for someone like me teaching, we want to give a sort of formula to give a head start because it's getting started that's the hard part. as you practise, your ability to create forms intuitively as you see them will grow
This is really helpful Kenzo and so true. Going to try drawing some spheres over the reference model pics just to see just how much I get the emphasise on the gesture incorrect. Thank you.
Very impressive video. Thanks for the demos and explanation to help us with drawing heads in a much simpler way. Great channel for drawing! New subscriber! I wish you all the best! ❤
I mean… now that we’re talking about it, dude.. you have a wonderful noggin to sketch for these exercises. Edit: I also wanna say thank you very much for moving your head in so many different directions.. your giving me so many angles to practice that perfect loomis you got!
I second that! I noticed that after you said "... the planes of the face..." I found myself watching your chin and cheekbones as your head turned, visualizing the guidelines defining the volumes. I'm timid with facial features, keeping them small and close to the skull, afraid I'll end up with exaggerated caricature or something. But now I'm seeing the underlying forms in a new way
Since this pulls from a bunch of different head drawing methods and compiles the best of them, maybe it could be called the "Kenzo Compilation" or "Kenzo Compromise"? The latter of the two is what i thought of first but i realized that it sounded a bit negative lol Edit: hehe, "Cranial Kenzo Compilation"
I love your video about gesture drawing with simon luty the guy is a master know how to land lines properly and gracefully too bad I cant find more of his works like he stopped uploading hope you collaborate with him more.
yeah i know he doesn't seem to upload any more which is a shame because his drawings was so good and he kept improving. hopefully he's busy being a pro artist
None of these work well as they have to adapt the model to the projection, basically you wont get a likeness If you use a metod for everyone. What I had to do, was stop painting small, ie you cant get a good portrait to work if you have to downwcale everything
My idea is decomposing on the fly, making decisions depending on a particular model's head or idea. After all, intuition is only the result of observation of nature and experience. And I would agree with you about “overrated” and say more: all pattern-like ways of thinking are badly overrated.
I agree. I would say any given head or pose is gonna dictate its planes angles and curves without putting down a map. You’re gonna paint over the map anyway and paint what you see.
@@cynthiamarston2208 Good point - the pose, too. After all, we draw static images, this is a certain level of abstraction. In a way, a different pose is a different model. The best way to analyze it is exactly to see what you physically can see, and not what you are supposed to see based on some good or bad conception. This is called the “Procrustean bed”. 🙂 I don't quite understand what you mean by “map” though, but most likely I would agree if you gave me a better idea. The term itself is quite confusing, its true meaning is a sort of relationship, but it is more often used in the sense of “chart”, a more accurate and definitive word - and I don't think you meant that.
@@cynthiamarston2208 «Map» Thank you for the clarification! Perfectly clear. It's totally up to you, but if I was you, I would call it “pre-sketch”. 🙂 Best of luck to you!
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John Asaro was a student of Frank Reilly. He meant for the Asaro head to go along with the Reilly Rhythms of the head. They work very well together. The Reilly method is like a shorthand gps system that explains the muscle rhythms, bone structure and planes of the head. Both those methods used on top of the Loomis head has served me very well. I do agree not to use them when doing 7 to 3 minute figure drawings though since short quick sketch is not about highly accurate proportion or likeness like say, a long 3 hour drawing or portrait.
yeah thanks great comment. i feel like the reilly rhythms are great for an actual drawing process, and asaro is great for understanding and learning. i'm not a portrait artist though, so it's not (yet) my area of expertise
Genius is making the complex and obscure simple! Well done.
Kenzo! Thank you so much! You have no idea how incredibly valuable your content is to me. FINALLY someone who approaches topics with artists in mind. I could not care less about which muscle attaches to which bone and what the Latin name is. But I do care about shapes and the way they make humans of all forms beautiful. Without you, I'd still draw the arms directly onto a shoulder-joint-ball, like the awful mannequins have. So, again, thank you and please continue. Your content is so valuable.
I'm so glad!
When I draw the figure I tend to draw the largest masses, often the rib cages / pelvis. I agree with you, starting with the head can sometimes throw the pose off.
I recently came across something that helped me with eyes and eyebrows by a lot. It was the "mask method" Basically you first place the nose and mouth and then draw a simple mask around the eyes and brow. For some reason it greatly helped me figure out the variable eye shapes and placement of the eyebrows and folds of the eye lids. I highly recommend it.
Once again, clear simple explanations with clear remedies. Thank you Kenzo for describing all the mistakes I make and then providing a simple path to remedy them. I have a Loomis book but find I get confused when I start cutting the side planes off, so this video is really helpful.
thanks Sue! hope you've been well :)
This came in so handy ❤ thank you. Just at the perfect time 😅
I’m primarily a traditional artist and I’ve been painting digitally for like two years (without enough consistency tbh) and one of the things I struggle the most is sketching and anatomy in digital. It comes relatively easy in traditional mediums because I have the practice but I haven’t been able to translate that to digital. So I’ve been trying to go over the fundamentals, especially of human form and anatomy. You’re videos have been so helpful!
I actually use the Loomis method just to start, to figure out the angle of the face, eye line and center line, and the size of the huge human skull. But it’s easier to think of face planes when actually painting the face. And forms for painting hair. Obviously in figure drawing you probably don’t need much more than a few well placed and thought out lines, but for painting the planes and forms are necessary for light and color too.
i agree so much on the last point: where to put the head. the position and angle of the head & neck on the body can affect the pose so much. and i found starting with ribcage a lot easier too, so i don't let the head placement limit the body
If you get these methods to intersect to create a new method, Venn Head seems to be the only option. Keep up the fantastic work.
ah Venn head very nice!
Kenzoooo you wonderful man.
Thanks for this. Thumbnail tells me PLENTY. I'll have to revisit this after work 🙃
Excellent video, this is very helpful for those that get hung up in the "formula" of the head.
Glad it was helpful!
Love u master Kenzo!
Hi Kenzo! Not sure how you did it again but i'm working, on my own (read: without any training/guidance/reference), on drawing heads and here you pop out a video about drawing heads! I think I should start looking for little cameras in my home :) ;) ? Thanks for sharing this video and the additional information! I'm sure it will work out with what I'm practising now :) .🖌
That is quite impressive and inspiring! Now... Don't you think we should better not only combine Loomis, Asaro, Reilly, or other decomposition methods, but we can also choose or create a wanted combination of the fly, depending on a particular model's head and some “main idea” we're trying to conduct?
yes i do think being able to see and go with forms and planes on the fly based on what you're seeing is a crucial skill. quite often for someone like me teaching, we want to give a sort of formula to give a head start because it's getting started that's the hard part. as you practise, your ability to create forms intuitively as you see them will grow
@@lovelifedrawing Great, thank you for your answer.
Very interesting, thank you for the great tips!
Very clear and helpful. Thank you.
Great video! Realized some things about how i draw heads that need to change, thanks!
THANK YOU!!! I needed this video so badly!!
This is really helpful Kenzo and so true. Going to try drawing some spheres over the reference model pics just to see just how much I get the emphasise on the gesture incorrect. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful Sue!
Very impressive video. Thanks for the demos and explanation to help us with drawing heads in a much simpler way. Great channel for drawing! New subscriber! I wish you all the best! ❤
Thank you!
Muchas gracias por sus consejos, muy buenos.
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I mean… now that we’re talking about it, dude.. you have a wonderful noggin to sketch for these exercises.
Edit: I also wanna say thank you very much for moving your head in so many different directions.. your giving me so many angles to practice that perfect loomis you got!
Hehehe I do have a sizeable cranium for all these brains
I second that!
I noticed that after you said "... the planes of the face..." I found myself watching your chin and cheekbones as your head turned, visualizing the guidelines defining the volumes.
I'm timid with facial features, keeping them small and close to the skull, afraid I'll end up with exaggerated caricature or something. But now I'm seeing the underlying forms in a new way
Great tutorial for life drawing the head. I call the notched head the robocop head
Since this pulls from a bunch of different head drawing methods and compiles the best of them, maybe it could be called the "Kenzo Compilation" or "Kenzo Compromise"? The latter of the two is what i thought of first but i realized that it sounded a bit negative lol
Edit: hehe, "Cranial Kenzo Compilation"
Maybe Kenzompilation??
Brilliant
Love this! Watermelon slice 🤯
thank you💕
Could you too make such tutourials on animals? Or on fantasy creatures? :D
i would love to in future, once i myself have learned about drawing those things :)
Thanks for that clear explanations, I cherished this opportunity of crossing into your Video.
Glad it was helpful!
Awesome valuable lesson. Thanks a lot 👍👍👍
Use the Kenzo Key to unlock the ability for drawing the head 😉
i love your channel dude
thank you!
Obviously it should be called The Kenzo Head!
Super useful thank you
I love your video about gesture drawing with simon luty the guy is a master know how to land lines properly and gracefully too bad I cant find more of his works like he stopped uploading hope you collaborate with him more.
yeah i know he doesn't seem to upload any more which is a shame because his drawings was so good and he kept improving. hopefully he's busy being a pro artist
Wow that's really cool ! I still struggle to connect the head to the torso, is there a efficient methid to do it well?
Yeah i usually use the sternocleidomastoid muscle
thank you, Kenzo!
btw, I don't see the link for houston's head...
sorry i forgot to add it but it's there now
I'll be waiting
this man is gorgeous.
Can u show more examples of you doing it
Thank you
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I think you could call it the "carved egg" method
i like it!
Maybe the racoon method 🤔.
Sorry I do not see the link to Steve Houston
sorry forgot to add it, it's there now
nice
0:09 jumpscare lol
Have you any own idea...with out. Loomis?????
Do a live stream
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How about “The Kenzo Head?”
Hehehe. I think if I have a right to put my name on something it could be the pelvis pants. Kenzo Pants maybe?
@@lovelifedrawing 🙂 👍!
The trick for drawing heads or figures....study anatomy. Loomis is good...he studied anatomy. If you don't know anatomy, believe me, it shows......
You wanna learn good portrait drawing!!! go study the skull as much as you can!!
Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye, you heard it here first, I hear by dub the pointy egg with a notch cut of it as the SAITAMA method
cool name! why saitama? it's an area near tokyo right
Hmmm….. as for a name, how about an LLD head?
i like the LLD branding, but i didn't really think of any of those ideas!
None of these work well as they have to adapt the model to the projection, basically you wont get a likeness If you use a metod for everyone. What I had to do, was stop painting small, ie you cant get a good portrait to work if you have to downwcale everything
loomis method is overrated, intuitive drawing is best
My idea is decomposing on the fly, making decisions depending on a particular model's head or idea. After all, intuition is only the result of observation of nature and experience.
And I would agree with you about “overrated” and say more: all pattern-like ways of thinking are badly overrated.
I agree. I would say any given head or pose is gonna dictate its planes angles and curves without putting down a map. You’re gonna paint over the map anyway and paint what you see.
@@cynthiamarston2208 Good point - the pose, too. After all, we draw static images, this is a certain level of abstraction. In a way, a different pose is a different model. The best way to analyze it is exactly to see what you physically can see, and not what you are supposed to see based on some good or bad conception. This is called the “Procrustean bed”. 🙂
I don't quite understand what you mean by “map” though, but most likely I would agree if you gave me a better idea. The term itself is quite confusing, its true meaning is a sort of relationship, but it is more often used in the sense of “chart”, a more accurate and definitive word - and I don't think you meant that.
@@Micro-Moo map. Like when you check proportions completely. Pre sketch?
@@cynthiamarston2208 «Map» Thank you for the clarification! Perfectly clear. It's totally up to you, but if I was you, I would call it “pre-sketch”. 🙂 Best of luck to you!