How to draw portraits without getting stuck in the Loomis method

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If you’ve been practicing getting your portraits started with the Loomis or Reilly method, but at times you’ve felt stuck on how to progress this video is for you.
I’ll discuss the true strengths of the Loomis method and why it’s a great system to know and use and what to do when it’s not the most intuitive or beneficial way to start your portrait drawings.
I’ll demonstrate examples where I use the insights of the Loomis method loosely and explain how I stay on target to create a well-proportioned head drawing without being rigidly bound to the Loomis method.
You’ll also learn how this frees you up to create portrait drawings that are more expressive of your own style.
Materials I use in this video: Strathmore Sketch Paper, Koh-I-Noor Gioconda Silky Black pencil
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[@CarolinPeters]

Thanks for watching this video! What's your experience with the Loomis or Reilly method as a starting point for your portraits?

[@kristrappeniers]

I love how you mix all the available methods and tools that make part of your thought process while sketching. Because narrowing down to one method is a recipe for boring results. Thanks!!!

[@sketchartist1964]

Finally someone holding the pencil properly!

[@chrispeerenboom5718]

I love these lessons! My drawings can get lost when I strictly follow Loomis or Reilly methods so thank you for showing how they can be enhanced more loosely or just used as general guidelines.

[@CarolinPeters]

Absolutely! I know how it feels when things get so technical that all you have left are knots in your brain ;)

[@mysel2266]

i love how specifically this is my problem and this vid magically came out of nowhere thank you!

[@Jenasiddharthart]

So underated channel

[@pixels7860]

i love how you can explain these topics so clearly. Being a self taught myself i have learnt so many new things about art from your channel 😊 specially while drawing along with the live stream videos. i hope that your channel will keep growing.

[@CarolinPeters]

Thanks for your comment. It makes me so happy to know that the videos are helpful for you. Let me know what you'd love for me to cover in future videos, too!

[@timov13]

Your lessons are fantastic. I've learnt so much from you. I will just note - I find the choice of background (asymmetric positioning of the wall paintings) flower pot wall stand quite distracting, but its a lovely set up nevertheless.

[@CarolinPeters]

Thanks for letting me know :)

[@itsshepherd5618]

Agree. Background is distracting and incongruous, to me

[@Sicarius40k]

I stumbled across this channel just a few minutes ago but its feel like I entered heaven. Awesome videos!

[@CarolinPeters]

Lol, welcome to heaven 😉 happy drawing to you!

[@atheransari8038]

Very good

[@DragoonBoom]

Well this explains why I would always fall out hard on portraiture with the loomis method. Those side and front faces really were just too flat, huh.

[@mikeyoung2858]

Your comparison to drawing a tree is great because although I learn a lot through figure drawing I want to use the skills to do other things too.

[@CarolinPeters]

Yes, it's all connected. When we have real drawing skills they can be applied to anything. What are you interested in drawing?

[@cameronscanlan1620]

It appears that I've struck gold. What a great channel.

[@CarolinPeters]

Yay! So nice to have you here!

[@areeratasudhasirikul952]

Just let me watch your video. Thank you.

[@Artinsane]

hi this lesson is amezing ❤

[@CarolinPeters]

Yay! So glad you think so.

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[@judywarner4034]

Just discovered your channel. Very helpful videos, I will watch all you have posted! Is that a charcoal pencil you are using in this video. I love the darks, can't seem to get them with pencil.

[@CarolinPeters]

So glad you're enjoying my videos. I wore in the description below the videos what materials I use. In this one it looks like I used the cretacolor Nero charcoals. They have a binder in them that makes them feel like graphite but they are dark like actual charcoal.

[@judywarner4034]

Thank you, I will try to this cretacolor pencil. Really appreciate your reply and your videos.@@CarolinPeters