Portrait Drawing Fundamentals
The Loomis Method
The Features
Full Drawing Demos
Learn to draw the head from the side view using the Loomis Method with this real-time demo.
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Kyle McCollum
1d
First submission. I have done the other draw alongs in this course, but I am most pleased by this one.
Purvi Jain
30d
I tried drawing these but still I am lacking in jaw any suggestion how to perfect jaw
@updatednomad
3mo
oh my god is it a struggle to get a decent circle
faye zhang
1yr
Yup, the tilt is off but I’m happy with my attempt.
@sharpjab
1yr
May Berry
1yr
@ruthdallas
2yr
Hoo boy that was way too fast for me.
Vin
2yr
Here is my attempt. I would appreciate some feedback. Thank you.
@carroe
2yr
Really good
@ruthdallas
2yr
I think you nailed it.
@mogumogu
2yr
Michael Paul Caoile
2yr
Okay, before I call it a night, one more submission. I try to make mirror images by drawing it side by side as I follow along the video. Greatly appreciate any feedbacks. Thanks!
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2yr
Hi Michael! :) A bit late but I hope it's still useful to you.
The main thing I would say is that there's the tendency to keep the features close to the face plane marked by the basic guidelines, i.e. the edge of the loomis head. When placing the nose, it would be more helpful to mark the angle/curvature created when it protrudes out from the face plane as a guideline beforehand, in order to counteract flattening the face--like in the Emma Watson example (though note this angle changes for everyone).
Some smaller notes would be to observe the indent below the mouth that marks the chin, position the eye slightly lower and inwards, and shrink the ears just a tad.
I know the side profile can be a rather tricky angle, and you got pretty darn close, just some tweaks for improvement. Best of luck to you on your art journey! :)
Alex S
2yr
@ruthdallas
2yr
Perfect.
Samuel Sanjaya
2yr
side view drawing along
Alain Rivest
2yr
Phattara Groodpan
3yr
@ruthdallas
2yr
I wonder if it would help you to draw a larger version. It seems like it would be hard to be really accurate (at least when starting out).
Nal Nal91
3yr
my side view guy :)
John Harper
3yr
So, the skull is not a perfect circle. Yes, part of the cranium is circle-like. Mentler's, "Book of Bones" is a great resource for any artist. It's pricey, but still one of my favorite books in my library.
Geert-Jan
3yr
nice! Looking at the angle from the ear in relation with the eye, he is looking upwards. however, his chin is not pointing up in the same angle. if you would draw lines over it, these lines should be parallel. Same goes for the mouth. I hope this makes sense!
Arne Oldenhave
3yr
Videos don’t work :(
Nikita Thakur
3yr
I know I went wrong with the angle of the eyes, but overall why does this guy look so sinister? Haha
@ruthdallas
2yr
I think the large nostril mostly but he has real character so kudos on that.
Sita Rabeling
3yr
Drawn along with the vid. I like 1710 charcoal pencil, but pity that it makes such a mess. I had to erase a lot - but the circles were off anyway.
@ruthdallas
2yr
Yeah but you did a great job.
@aire2022
3yr
I like it.
William Horton
3yr
I wish we had the actual reference available, specifically for 4:44 in the video where he starts to plot down the reference points for where landmarks are on the face. it would be nice to follow along with him looking at what he sees so we can make accurate estimations of our own.
@ruthdallas
2yr
I agree.
@amyshuen33
4yr
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