Unlock Drawing Mastery: The Loomis Method for Heads + Free Worksheet
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- Опубликовано: 23 сен 2023
- Free Worksheet Available Here: www.alfieberger.com/downloads
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In this video, we delve into the art of constructing the Loomis Head, followed by engaging with a specially designed worksheet to challenge our minds. This worksheet prompts us to draw the Loomis Head from every conceivable angle, providing a comprehensive exercise to enhance our understanding and mastery of this fundamental drawing technique. Through this practice, we significantly bolster our grasp on construction and form-building, particularly honing our skills with spheres and ellipses, which are foundational to achieving accurate and dynamic representations in drawing. 
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"Try not to draw from your wrists but from your shoulders" That statement changed everything, before I was drawing a sphere through wrist and I'm having a hard time making a perfect one. As I started to draw from my shoulders it is indeed much controllable than drawing from your wrist. Thank you for making this video, this is such a must watch video for those inspiring artists in the future.
Wow what an amazing and kind comment!! Let me know if I can help you in any way!
I think I've watched a similar vid back when I was a kid but I didn't understand and enjoy it the same way as this. The way you explained each concept is digestible and truly impressive. We need more ppl like you in this world. I appreciate you greatly.
A strange mental trick that helps me draw the loomis head after having gained an initial understanding of it is to think of it not as construction, but as taking its structure from your brain and putting it onto the paper. I hope this can possibly help those struggling or exploring possibilities!
Interesting! I’d watch a video of you explaining what you mean!
That's exactly what he says in his book. That this is not a set method rule. It's a guide for you to follow if it suits you're artistic methods.
This video was the best explanation of the loomis method I have encountered. Thank you!
You're very welcome! That’s very kind of you to say and in glad it helped you!!
Proko's video along with this video of explanations of the loomis method is without the best I've encountered. I wish everyone the best on their art journey and have strong patients.
Oh my God, you are so nice. I really appreciate your kind comment. Is there anything I can help you with or any way I can support you and your art journey?
must watch!!! Amazing lesson
This video changed me. It's brilliant in more ways than just the educational content. The pace, the general drawing/process advice, and the simplified explanation of the task: PHENOMENAL. I additionally love the emphasis that the practice itself "enhances the rendering engine in your mind."
In glad you liked that rendering engine part. It’s true 3d spatial stuff we are not born good at so we must work hard to develop it. But when you do there is a new level of freedom to create anything out of your head! Thank you for watching and writing such a nice comment!!
Thank you so much for this! I've spent years being thoroughly dissatisfied with my own drawing abilities, not able to figure out why I can copy visual images fairly competently, but completely suck at trying to draw figures without those kinds of references. Turns out I've just had zero training in art techniques and never learned any of the fundamentals - who'd have thunk artistic ability requires TECHNIQUES that need to be PRACTICED, huh? 😀I'm going to edu-ma-cate myself from now on - and this video is a great start for me!
Aww don’t be so hard on yourself. Figure inventing and drawing from your head isn’t something we are born with. It’s one of the later drawing skills that develop. Just keep showing up everyday and trying. That’s all you can control!
Haha! I can relate as well. Although I’ve tried to study some art techniques in the past, it felt too ‘measured’ for me as a kid, so I stuck to my style of drawing.
I’ve only recently started learning all these art techniques and they make the drawing process so much simpler, faster, fun and accurate, now I just want to give younger me a hard knock on the head for not edu-ma-cating myself 😂
This was the best video I've seen that helps me with drawing so far. This looks very good from you. I wish there were more videos to teach me this way.
Let me know what else you are struggling with and I’ll try to help!
@@AlfieBergerI am just beginning to learn, and I still do not understand anything. Basically, I started with geometric shapes and deception, and then I will move on to the mandour. So there is an image that I still do not know what it is. I have seen many of them. There is an application. I can contact you to ask about this image, please. Is my beginning good?
I've been struggling for weeks now! this has been such a good video in helping me
You got this! Drawing is a life long struggle but thats beauty of it! Always more room to grow and learn just like in life you are never done or you never arrive at your destination. Let me know how it goes for you! Thank you for taking the time to write the kind comment too!
Thank you for making this video and the worksheet. It has helped me so much
The way that u described this is straight up genius, I’ve always been able to draw people but it took so long because I didn’t know how in a coordinated or methodical way but this video explains it better than ANYBODY on YT or any book I read🔥
This made me feel so special thank you! I get lots of troll hate so messages like this really keep me going! Thank you so much. And let me know what other ways I can help you succeed in drawing!
Thank you so much ❤
Big help, thanks. I was spending ages on one big ball at a time and getting it all wrong, but this method has helped me to develop much quicker.
Glad it helped! That is my goal to take what I learned and present in a chunked down way and provid a worksheet to get us there. I’ve been practicing it too for a new video and I am finding it is helping me greatly too! Thank you so much for the comment!
We really need more video like this. This tutorial is amazing.
Aww that’s so nice of you to say! More to come!
This video is a testament to human creativity.
Too kind!!! But thank you so much!!!
This method makes it easy for me to understand.Thank you!!!
That’s what I want to hear!!!
Thank you for the practice worksheet and the encouraging words and tips
Glad it was helpful!!!!!!!
This is actually such a huge help. Thank you so much!😍 I'm currently studying different angles and I'm having trouble figuring it out.
Let me know if you need any help or tips or guidance and thank you for the kind comment!
You saved my life! Thank you for this video!
Omg thank you so much Mary let me know if I can help in any other ways!
Perfect for beginners like me ❤❤❤ Thank you very much !!
You're so welcome! Hit me up with any other questions!
OMG !!! Amazing Amazing x millions 😮❤❤❤
Amazing work and very helpful! Thanks!
You're very welcome!
pleeease i need videos on adding the facial features in perspective too, loved this one btw one of the best explained exercises i've seen
Thank you for the IDEA!!! I will work on that next and make a new worksheet just for placing in the features!
This video is incredibly informative and well made. Love that message you added at the end. I just started drawing recently and enjoying it 🥰
Glad it was helpful! Keep drawing! It’s a great tool for self development!
Amazing! Thanks for posting and greetings from Brazil.
Thank you too!
Woah, this looks super useful, thanks!
Glad you think so!
Whaaaattt, after watching this video i thought this is a big channel with millions of subcribers! The quality of this content is exceptional!
Please tell you friends and family about it then!!! Hehe thank you for the kindness!!
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!!!!! let me know how it all goes please! I think you will see it start to change your drawing!
thank you sir⭐
Most welcome!
Wonderful!! I made a Loomis foam ball at home but this went into more detail tyvm!!!
I like that go getter spirit of making the loomis ball at home!
This is great. Thanks for the worksheet!
You're very welcome!
best loomis head method out of all. really nice for my neurodivergent brain.
Great to hear! Maybe I have a neurodivergent brain. I have to break everything down into clear actionable repeatable steps. I call it an engineer brain? IDK but so happy this struck a chord with you! let me know if you need any more help or insight or a video topic you would like to see covered!
Great outro, very inspiring
Glad you liked it!!! Thank you for the kind comment!
This has to be clearest demo of the Loomis method ❤
Awww thank you for the kindness! Glad you enjoyed it!
Such an amazing and informative video, thank you for your efforts🌟!
You're so welcome! Thank you for the kind comment! Let me know if you have any questions!
It's a great video and very helpful many thanks. We need more like this video.
So nice of you!!!! Thank you!!!
thx
One minute in and already think this is the best video for learning because of how u are demonstrating and explaining like this is helping me so much understand how I should be visualizing drawing when using loomis :)
This truly made me feel cherished, thank you! I receive quite a bit of negative feedback, so words of encouragement like yours are incredibly uplifting and motivate me to continue. I'm deeply grateful. Please do share if there's anything more I can do to support your artistic journey!
Thanks for the exercise its very helpful to undderstand how the head rotates :)
You're welcome! Can’t wait to see what you make!
Most beneficial video ever.
Stop it!! Hehe
Fantastic video. Approachable, concise and the downloadable pdf was an appreciated addition. The background music and narration were quality as well.
Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for taking the time to write a kind comment!! It’s much appreciated!
Thank you, this video is great
Oh no problem I am glad you enjoyed it!
Hello thank you much for taking the time to put this video for people like us. Thank you for the Worksheet - Do you happen to have the Worksheet with some of the details drawing in. Well I decided to get enough courage to ask you. Again thank you p lease do not stop. R
Working on a new worksheet and video now. Need a few days as I keep practicing the worksheet and finding what tricks and tips I can add to help aid in the learning process. Thank you so much for your comment!
Awesome ❤ you explained very well sir😊
Thanks a ton!!!
master thanks
Alberto so kind of you to say I’m no master. I’m just like you and we’re all getting better every day. If we put the work in… have a great day and thank you so much for the kind comment again I really appreciate it!
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nice video
this channel deserve more subscribes
Thank you so much!! Very kind of you to say!!!
very pleasant voice man :D,awesome video on the Loomis head too.Have you ever considered voice acting?
Suuuuuuupeeerb!
Awww thank you for the kind words!!!
Super sar
Super Star? Thank you! I appreciate you checking out the video!!!
Damn you for that dad joke 😂
Haha thank you for catching it!!!
Excellent! One question about the "temple slices": do they have to be tilted "inward" along the Z axis ? I'd estimate those are about 10°-15°, did Loomis do that too ?
I just do it because the head wedges towards the front and towards the jaw. Having parallel lines also kills the flow and energy. So it’s good practice to point things in one direction and always have a slight wedge shape.
I like to make a 3d box to pinpoint where I want the face too look then create the circle
Yeah drawing is strange like that. You gotta come at it from all different angles and tricks. Whatever gets the job done!! Some people like starting with a cylinder too
VERY GOOD
No you are!!! Hehe
Can you make a video of you doing it with cubes
I don’t know a method that uses cubes. If you do what’s it called? I’ll try looking into it but usually drawing with cubes gives very inorganic results. Happy to help if you point me in the right direction though!
Could you show all angles I mean nice examples but it’s kinda hard to fallow
i have a question for you: why do you need to draw the sphere with side to side arcs?
is there a didactit reason to it? I trained myself to draw circles in a single stroke and it actually feels smoother once i could do it since I only need to align the head and the tail of the single stroke istead of doing it for 2+ strokes...
thanks nevertheless, your video is really helpful❤
Yeah it just trains you to draw arcs both ways. I’m doing a full circle but just touching down only on one side. It’s passed down from Disney animators. More of a constructive/animation/storyboard way to draw. Nothing is set in stone take and leave whatever does or doesn’t work for you. I just personally find the way animators and board artists draw to be the most loose quick and expressive way you can draw because they go through around 700-100 panels a day some times so you really have develop develop the most efficient short hand. And the arcs on both sides is more on encapsulation the form than laying down a perfect circle. Often they start to draw looser and more sketchier as they progress on focus less on precision and more on feeling emotion and story. So it also plays into the C S I shape design principles of drawing every line as a c s or I shape. Thanks for the comment!
@@AlfieBerger that makes sense, now that i think about it i'd like to learn it both ways... keep up the good work!
Thank you for the worksheet, do you have a recommendation for someone who is very new to this on a thorough introduction to this ?
Just start with circles and boxes. Draw them over and over until you get so good at it you kinda get bored and want to start pushing yourself to learn more. Than start adding onto the sphere to construct the head. Hope that helps!
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Bro AHAHAHA
I’m struggling with the jawline omg
Keep in mind proportions and you will make it out.
How can I help?
Can someone explain the elispsis? The side of the head one? How do you decide where it goes? Or is it just guessing based off the angle>?
In the video demonstration I show where to place the circle. Corner of the eye. Hair line is top of circle placement which is 2/3’s the over all size of the sphere.
@@AlfieBerger Thank you for the response! for some reasons that part is hard for me to grasp but im getting it now. Its hard for me to visualize I suppose to knowing that the brow and hairline is 1/3 away it makes it easier
so where do I get the work sheet?
www.alfieberger.com/downloads
Sorry about that I thought I posted the link. It should also be under the video now too. Thank you for bringing it to my attention! I hope you find it useful!!
i like you
Me?!?!
idk who Loomis is Ang why she exercising her head but I'm all for it
Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) was an American illustrator and author known for the ‘Loomis Method’ for drawing heads, simplifying them into geometric shapes for easy learning.
why is it called an ellipses when it's just a smaller circle?
The term "ellipse" refers to a specific type of shape in geometry. While an ellipse might look like a "smaller circle" when viewed from certain perspectives, it is actually a distinct shape with unique properties.
An ellipse is defined as the set of all points for which the sum of the distances to two fixed points (called the foci) is constant. This definition differentiates it from a circle, which has only one center point and is defined as the set of all points that are equidistant from this center point.
In summary, an ellipse is not simply a smaller circle; it is a shape that has different mathematical properties and definitions.
please Turkish subtitles
Ok I’ll work on it. I thought RUclips did auto captions but I’ll see what’s up!
No one needs to worry about a head looking perfect since we are not symmetrical anyway :D so your drawings don’t need to be, either. Have fun 👋
What do you mean? That there is no need to learn construction? we are pretty symmetrical not like our eyes and mouths are in random places. It’s pretty predictable measurements that fit most humans in the world.
took me so long to make my own sheet... i dont really know how to use 2d blender... bro... then u hit me with the sheet already exists... do not smoke before learning
ai voice?
Yeah I thought it added some entertainment value. At first it was out of necessity due to living circumstances. But now that’s its growing I was thinking I should use my own voice. I’ve recorded one video now with my own voice but it didn’t seem to make the video any better… I would love to send it your way and get your thoughts. Thank you for the comment!
@@AlfieBerger a real human voice adds connection to the audience, an ai voice create distance to them