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Danet
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10mo
added comment inLoomis Skull Step by Step
Hi K.C.
I’m not a great fan of Loomis, I just feel it doesn’t really work for me. I don’t have any tutorials on skulls, but Michael Mattesi from Force drawing has a great exercise. Using some reference in different angles try finding the perspective box and drawing a skull inside. Once you have mastered that, try it the opposite way. First you draw the skull and then check drawing the box over it.
You will get some insights into the proportions as you do that. The main problem with proportions is that they change because of perspective. I absolutely love the 3 hour long video of Steve Huston https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2T7cDY7YDsg it’s free on youtube. It doesn’t focus on skulls though, but on heads.
Hope this helps and let me know if you find any good tutorials.
Dani
Hi guys, I’m wanting to draw a front view of a human skull using the Loomis method. Do you know of any good step by step tutorial from start to finish?
I understand I can use Loomis as a guide, but having trouble figuring out where to place the features and what size the features are. It’s a little different than the human Loomis head because we’re placing eye sockets nasal cavity, jaw bones and teeth etc.
So far on YouTube, I’m either seeing overly simplified explanations with no real reference points for placement of features, or else overly technical explanations where you draw a million guide lines that you’d never remember to replicate.
Looking for tutorials with that sweet spot where it’s simple enough to follow but also detailed enough to show proper proportions and where to place features and roughly what size they should be.
Is there a way to alter the Loomis head tutorial but adjust it for the skull somehow, and if so, how to the measurements differ?
Any help appreciated!
Steve Lenze
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11mo
Hey K. C.
There are many ways to add volume to the Loomis mannequin. Loomis doesn't really go into much detail about this, he just kind of adds the figure on top.
The easiest way is to use shapes over the skeleton such as tubes, boxes, and spheres. This will give you dimension and perspective to the different body parts.
Then as you learn anatomy, you can add that on top of the mannequin. I did a sketch to show you what I mean :)
Hey guys, just starting out learning how to draw the female body / torso and had a question.
I built the mannequin frame using the Loomis method, but I'm getting stuck on how to add the bulk on top of the skeleton/foundation, to take it from the frame stage to getting the female likeness with features.
Any suggestions? Looking for step by step references, please forward along any of interest, thanks!
Or if someone would be so kind as to draw on top of my mannequin to show me where the contours would go, it would be most helpful!
Hi guys,
I’m wanting to draw a front view of a human skull and looking for good visual references or tutorials for proper proportions.
I understand I can use Loomis as a guide, but having trouble figuring out where to place the features and what size the features are. It’s a little different than the human Loomis head because we’re placing eye sockets nasal cavity, jaw bones and teeth etc.
So far on YouTube, I’m either seeing overly simplified explanations with no real reference points for placement of features, or else overly technical explanations where you draw a million guide lines that you’d never remember to replicate.
Looking for tutorials with that sweet spot where it’s simple enough to follow but also detailed enough to show proper proportions and where to place features and roughly what size they should be. Any help appreciated!