How to Draw the Head from Any Angle

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How to Draw the Head from Any Angle

Lesson by

Stan Prokopenko

in Portrait Drawing Fundamentals

10M

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Draw the Loomis Head

Take a bunch of pictures of either yourself or someone else and then use them to construct the head using the Loomis method. Focus on getting the up and down tilt correct. Make sure to make careful measurements that I mentioned in this video and keep your lines clean. Remember that every person has individual proportions that will be different from the average loomis head. At this point, just draw the average proportions. Once you’re comfortable with that, you can try to capture the distinct characteristics of the person you’re drawing.

If you’re having trouble drawing the circle or oval of the head, spend some at the beginning of each day warming up your hand with a lot of circles and oval.

@feawi

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13h

Just some sketching practice of the head using the Loomis method, trying to play around with the shapes of the head

@feawi

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13h

Just some skiing practice of the head using the Loomis method, trying to play around with the shapes of the head

Nate Ferguson

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23h

This first step has actually tied in perfectly for an assignment in the Drawing basics course, Simplifying a portrait from observation!

Nate Ferguson

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I can tell that I'm gonna need to do this a whole bunch, like everything else I guess. I do love the break down of the shape of the head into digestible parts. It's like a base layer blueprint which is nice. I'll try and incorporate this into my sketch warm-ups each morning.

Glenn Vasaturo

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17d

Rivelle

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3mo

My Loomis Heads. Both fun, and sometimes challenging.

Kevin Ortiz

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3mo

I have a question about marking the centerline and the side circle using the Loomis method. Whenever I study the reference I have to analyze it carefully, however, the measurement can be a bit off. The centerline is far away or the side circle is either big or small.

Marco Sanchez

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3mo

I still got some problems drawing from different angles, I'd like you mention things to improve.

@feawi

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4mo

just practicing different tilts of the head to realty understand it. Critiques are appreciated.

@feawi

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4mo

any critique would be great, one of the problems I’m having is understanding if at the bottom of the jaw should it be drawn like a L shape or should the jaw go across with a slight angle?

Rachel Dawn Owens

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4mo

Maybe this helps

Nicole Guz

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4mo

100 Heads Challenge By Ahmed Aldoori Process: *20 minutes per head *10 a day for 10 days (not strictly followed as I have a toddler 😄) * I used Loomis Head Method as that is the only method I know for now(I will learn the other 2 methods in the future) I did this as a challenge to get better and faster at making heads and it proves to be very challenging as I am bad at proportions and shading but I am willing to get better. # tips, advices or critiques are very welcome

Jim H

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4mo

@Nicole Guz if I could give you the persistence award, I would! Do you have any favorite heads? Did you try something out and it worked well that you'd like to repeat in the future?

Nicole Guz

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6mo

For the fourth week of my portrait study, I sought to learn from Stephen Bauman's approach by mimicking his shading and line work. Afterwards, I practiced these skills by creating portraits of Hollywood actors based on different references. I invite any advice, insights, or critiques.

Martha Muniz

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5mo

Beautiful rendering, and great mileage! I would recommend using the guidelines for the facial features especially to double check the placement and construction before going into shading. Making sure they align in the same perspective, meaning all the features are facing the same direction, is key to making a portrait feel solid, and doing it as early as possible saves more time than if you were to correct it once it's all rendered out. I've added an example of what I mean by checking the alignment, hope this helps! :)

Nicole Guz

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7mo

Three weeks into drawing portraits after watching tutorials. Any tips and critiques? How can i bridge the gap between my current skill level and that of accomplished artists such as Stephen Bauman and Jeff Watts ? I use graphite on 8.5x11 paper

Melanie Scearce

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6mo

These are lovely portraits. Keep it up! Mileage is what separates the likes of Jeff Watts and Stephen Bauman from less experienced artists. My advice is to continue your journey and enjoy :)

Nicole Guz

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7mo

Second week after taking the whole portrait class. Any critiques and tips?

@pusheen

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7mo

this is really cool! I think if you add a bit more shading and definition it would make it even better.

faye zhang

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7mo

Round 2: I’m having trouble with the jaw and chin area, especially for female faces

Nicole Guz

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7mo

After finishing the whole features of the face. These are the first 4 tries!

@sharpjab

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7mo

I got a bit more rhythm in making different head angles using loomis method. So I was trying to pick one face and draw it in different angles while still keeping it recognisable. I think I could get it to look somewhat consistent. Like I can tell it's the same person. I'm still struggling with getting the angle of the tilt right. Is there any hack to measure the tilt correctly?

@drusk

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7mo

I don't think there is any easy hack to getting the tilt correct. It's all about the spacing of the facial features and the ear placement. Tilting up puts the top of the ears below the eyebrows, tilting down puts them above. Remember, the human face is one of the most difficult subjects to draw not because of its complexity but because we are all genetically preprogrammed to know exactly how it is supposed to look. Micro changes will look wrong. Watch Stephen Bauman do a portrait demo (a master of portraiture) and even he will get things off on the first pass and need to make adjustments. These look good by the way. Keep at it.

@sharpjab

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8mo

My attempt at learning loomis method for the sixth time. I’m still struggling with looking upwards with a tilt angle. Have used my own face.

Dudts Draws

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8mo

good, keep it up, just remember always that the centerline is very important for later stage , (placement of the features ) So you should see it clearly in every loomis head.

Nicole Guz

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8mo

My try after watching the loomis method.( I have yet to watch the features!)

James Burnette

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8mo

I created this to practice different views. I found one online (the line art one) and started using it but I don't think it's correct. Let me know if you can think of a way to improve it.