4 TIPS & TRICKS on How to Construct a Head for Portraits | Methods I find helpful

In this video I will show you 4 Tips & Tricks on how to construct a head for portrait drawings. I use these all the time and they helped me tremendously with my drawings. There are a lot of tricks I didn't know when I started talking portrait drawing seriously.
One thing which helped me incredibly was the quite famous "Loomis Method" by Andrew Loomis. I use it in my construction phase combined with other methods I discuss in this video.
Chapters
00:00 Intro
01:32 1 Choosing a reference photo
02:49 2 Basic Construction (Loomis)
07:57 3 Basic Proportions (Loomis)
12:08 4 Shadow Shapes
16:08 Completing the Portrait
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[@cartoonistgautam1965]

really wonderful and useful video! I hope you will take some more photos and do portraits.

[@keithrockefeller9808]

hey selina this is really beautiful

[@alexanderrobia3571]

Bravo! I struggled with drawing mainly because I never chose subjects with good lighting. I hope to learn from your example.

[@uyaiumana6076]

I'm so grateful that I found your video. I used your shading tips and created a drawing I'm really proud of. Thank you!

[@SelinaJelovic]

Oh that's awesome! So glad to hear and thank you!! 😊

[@donartcorner5248]

Excellent! I really enjoyed seeing you apply the Loomis method to getting a likeness. Please do another few like this with the excellent commentary on what and how you are making choices. At the end you might consider showing the finished drawing alongside the reference.

[@SelinaJelovic]

Thank you so much! I will do more videos like this and try my best to explain my whole process 😊 good suggestion with the reference in the end! I will incorporate it in the future for sure!

[@frederikle308]

I've watched a ton of Loomis method tutorials, but this one is definitely one of the best! The video is simple but really well made. Just one thing: you should show the reference next to the final product at the end-that would make it perfect!

[@SelinaJelovic]

Ohh thank you for this huge compliment!! I will make a seperate video just for the Loomis Method in the future. Thanks for the feedback, I will definetely put the reference next to the drawing in my next videos 😇

[@tyroneperry5008]

Thanks. That was really helpful.

[@Maidaseu]

Great tutorial thanks.

[@Theseasider69]

Really interesting and well put together video. You have another subscriber!

[@SelinaJelovic]

Thank you!! Happy to have you here! 🌸

[@keithrockefeller9808]

i hope we can collaborate some time, i am also an artist but from uganda though and i use skthart for my channel

[@FotoMotte]

Hey Du, tolles Video. Deine Erläuterungen haben mir sehr geholfen. Vielen Dank für deine Mühe. Ich würde mich sehr über mehr solcher Tutorial Videos freuen. Ganz liebe Grüße aus der alten Heimat. 😊

[@SelinaJelovic]

Danke!! Freut mich wenn es dir irgendwie hilft 😄 ja ich bleib dran und mache so weiter mit den Videos.

[@lyndawoodruff7625]

This is a great video. I wish you showed the reference beside your drawing

[@SelinaJelovic]

Thank you! Yeah someone mentioned this too and I will do this in future videos 😊

[@ciri_riannon235]

Thank you ❤ please could you post a tutorial on how to blend colored pencils for portraits?? For me its so hard to do especially the skin tones of a face

[@SelinaJelovic]

Thank you for your suggestion! I will add it to the list although usually I never just use colored pencils but mix it with gouache or watercolor. But who knows I might try it out!

[@VariscoLuca]

Thanks for this video i like the step by step way you take. I struggle with a very basic thing with Loomis method: when you draw a circle on the head picture, how large shall it be? What reference point do you take? Is the circle always touching some landmarks in the face? Thanks!!!

[@SelinaJelovic]

Yes I agree that part is tricky! I will do a seperate video about the Loomis Method in the future so I can talk about everything more. From what I observe the flat side circle touches the hairline on top and the nose line on the bottom. More indicators are that the circle will "touch" the actual eyebrows and the ears are placed within that flat side. When I do the video I will try my best to explain it! Thank you for your comment! 🙂

[@VariscoLuca]

@@SelinaJelovic thanks Selina it helps!

[@eisaanader386]

You are so calm, i learned from the video so much ❤

[@SelinaJelovic]

I'm glad it was useful for you 😁 thank you!

[@lauramarshall1082]

Very instructive. How about a portrait of a child ?

[@SelinaJelovic]

Is actually already in the planning! 😄

[@fredericvandevoorde8889]

i like the way you shade i have always trouble after i do the block in mayby a video oabout tht

[@SelinaJelovic]

Yes for sure! I will definetely dedicate a video to shading! 🙂 and thank you so much!

[@PaperDisprovesSpock]

@@SelinaJelovicThat would be great. Can you also say something about your equipment? Grat video btw.

[@kristrappeniers]

Flexible Flynn

[@SelinaJelovic]

Nice one!

[@ammardraws]

Great video Selly! Your tips are super helpful and your shading demonstration was 🤌💌 Keep up the good work 👏

[@SelinaJelovic]

Thank you! Glad you think it's helpful 😄

[@JescoStudio]

Squeezy Steve

[@SelinaJelovic]

That's funny! My husbands name is Steven, I told him about your suggestion 😜 I'll add it to the list of possible nicknames!