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@akjohnson119
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2yr
added comment inLoomis Method Front View – Real-Time Demo
My 1st try at front view Loomis Method.
@akjohnson119
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2yr
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First try at front view of Loomis Method. I can still see some things are off. Still working on things. I enjoyed the video, it helped me see how it's supposed to look. Any help is appreciated.
@akjohnson119
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4yr
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Still working on my free hand circles. Did some Loomis heads front view. Couple looking straight, 1 up and 1 down. Any advice is always appreciated. I will keep practicing....I know I need it. Thanks everyone.
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4yr
Good studies and here are some tips that may help you. It helped me in the beginning of learning the head construction and drawing a tight circle was to first draw the box and then lay out the thirds of the face. Then I would draw in the circle within the square framework. Here is a page from Loomis that kind of shows this idea.
The front view is deceptive. We all think is the easier until we account the fact that everything match. When drawing the front face make sure you're putting the center line in the center and both sides are the same size. Make sure the corners of the jaw align and that they have the same angle. also when people are looking up or down the shape of the jaw changes and the thirds change size.
Keep studying and practicing as this takes some time to master.
Best Regards.
@akjohnson119
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4yr
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(Oops posted in comments first instead of assignments) I am new to this and am loving the videos. I couldn't get my circles just right, so I used a stencil on 1 drawing. Not sure if the side plane I'm cutting off is off or something. I just think some things are off. Any help would be appreciated. I will keep practicing. Thanks
One skill that's needed is toggling the mind between the Loomis structures and the box it sits in .
For instance on the first head, if you key off of the brow line, (which from the curve we can see we are looking down at) the line for the chin should point towards a vanishing point up and to the left. You don't need to plot it exactly. You just need to be aware that it exists and aim in that direction with your convergence.
You can aim the minor axis of the ellipse on the side of the head at the same vanishing point. This is a bit of a drawing contrivance, as the ellipse angles slightly inward towards the front of the head, but it's one of those things you can generally get way with from most angles.
You're off to a good start with these. Can't wait to see more!
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4yr
Good work. I don't think you need to use the stencil. Practice drawing circles free hand every day as a warm up and your dexterity will get better and better over time. When I first started drawing at Watts Atelier I did that on my own for months. Drawing a couple of pages a day of just circles to get my dexterity better. It works.
