Drawing the BIG Shape of the Head | Intro to Head Drawing: Pt. 1

In this tutorial series, Brian teaches the fundamentals of Head Drawing for Beginning and Intermediate artists. (READ MORE)
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In this video, Brian will teach you the first step in any head drawing: drawing the big shape of the head. This is the first video in our tutorial series: Intro to Head Drawing
Chapters:
Intro 00:00
The Pros and Cons of the Loomis Method. 00:59
How to draw the beginning stage of a head drawing. 05:43
Front View 06:10
Slight 3/4 View: 09:55
Full 3/4 View: 14:52
Profile View: 18:29
Why drawing the big shape of the head is a critical step in every head drawing. 23:38
How the shapes discussed in this tutorial relate to the human skull. 24:58
Conclusion 26:55
Thank you for watching!
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[@jericjoshtugay5450]

this dude slowly becoming the best art channel in youtube and im here for it. hoping for more content like these in the future

[@foundationartschool]

Thanks, Jeric! That means a lot! New head drawing tutorial coming soon.

[@shreyabagchi3916]

Hello sir,I have no money but want to gain knowledge from you sir,will u help me to complete your course?If it is not possible then it's ok.Just a little hope from your side.

[@darranthompson8202]

Great video. I am newbie to drawing and just watched countless loomis heads now need to re think lol .thankyou great channel. Keep up.the good work.

[@antonelladerme4023]

Era tempo che cercavo di capire dove sbagliavo, sapevo che il metodo Loomis avesse qualche falla. Mi hai aperto un mondo grazie

[@jalebibhai9001]

Thank you Sir

[@sudeshvlogs2170]

please make more video dude..... you are so good at teaching......even i can understand.

[@artistamit2981]

Please like and share this video. This is really a valuable content.

[@NorbertGrill]

Great video. Especially for me as a beginner, this video is a profitable contribution. Because I'm still a beginner, I'm still very open to different approaches. But your approach already seems very logical to me. I'm looking forward to part II.

[@rachellehamilton]

Thank you so much for sharing this method. This approach is much more in line with how my brain works and is a great strategy for starting heads. I can't wait to watch the rest of the series.

[@foundationartschool]

You are very welcome! That's awesome to hear. 😄

[@oceaniccurrents]

I needed this instruction!

[@QuynhNguyen-tl9fc]

Thank you very much, sir!

[@nivad75]

This is very helpful.

[@sweetpickle5663]

Thank you sir 👍

[@michaelkatz2004]

Great video. Can’t wait for the next step

[@foundationartschool]

Thank you, Michael! We'll be posting the next step soon.

[@enzorex8065]

Genial el vídeo!

[@foundationartschool]

Thank you!

[@cezahack5949]

Very good thankyou

[@artistamit2981]

Thank you very much

[@foundationartschool]

You are very welcome. Thank you for watching!

[@roz472]

Thank you so much for your content, I'm studying and practising with you and I'm looking forward to improve my skills better. Cheers x

[@foundationartschool]

You're welcome, and thanks for watching! We will start producing KZbin videos again in a few months when we launch our new website.

[@avili1000]

I can identify with what you said about the lumis method. I also leared it. I feel that starting from a box is easier for me. It better sets the perspective and create a since a volume to place the head in

[@foundationartschool]

That's an interesting method too. That reminds me a bit of how Kim Jung Gi would draw. It's nice to learn a few methods in order to have several tools at hand to apply to different situations.

[@dwade1543]

Thanks, Brian, spot on tutorial with the draw-over on the photos. I struggle with placement with the head tilts backwards, would you consider a similar video for such angles? I realise we must problem solve, but an update goes a long way with confidence and line placement when the thirds rule no longer seems to fit.👏

[@foundationartschool]

That's definitely on the list of videos to make. Its a long list so it might take a while to get to it but it's coming eventually.

[@jaredmatarodriguez8716]

Emocionado por suscribirme a su canal, soy un gran admirador suyo, un saludo desde México.

[@foundationartschool]

¡Muchos gracias! Estamos encantados de tenerle aquí. Espero que disfrutes del canal.

[@guts691]

I hope you will post more details about the anatomy 🥲💖

[@foundationartschool]

Definitely! This is the first of a whole series. Each video will build on the concepts covered in the last with more information including anatomy.

[@williammclean6594]

I've always had trouble making different styles of heads for like cartoons and things using the Loomis method because the head shapes all kind of end up being the same

[@foundationartschool]

Definitely. The Loomis method is good as a general idea, but it's really a starting point. It's helpful for simplifying the head in order to apply perspective in a simple way, but it's also super important to go further and learn to draw nuances in different head shapes and proportions.

[@Azidust]

Now I understand why Loomis method never worked for me

[@keithjkreider2246]

It’s all true what you say I would draw from live models and it all was ellipses legs arms feet , I understand!

[@tkrr.4]

الله بالخير عمي

[@himagamal5992]

Please can you adjust the camera to be perpendicular to the drawing paper to not have any distortion as i keep drawing what you do while watching and comparing. Thanks Brian for the tutorial very useful and I got many useful information ♥♥

[@foundationartschool]

Good eye for spotting that angle! The camera is positioned as perpendicular as possible, but unfortunately if it were perfectly perpendicular my head would block the paper. 😅 I'm glad you enjoyed the instruction none the less. I will post undistorted photographs of the drawings in the community tab for all the instructional videos I do in this series.

[@himagamal5992]

@@foundationartschool Thanks for your efforts really enjoying the simple ways you explain things in 😍😍

[@foundationartschool]

@@himagamal5992 I'm glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy the rest of this series too. 😀

[@himagamal5992]

@@foundationartschool will keep watching every new episode you upload on KZbin😁🤩, I already know you since Watts Atelier so I always following you even on Instagram 😇

[@MFDOOOOM]

How did you find the centrelime at 11:20 ? Thanks for the content !

[@jefui1]

We need more😢

[@foundationartschool]

New tutorial video coming out tonight!

[@gregpanasiuk3349]

Hi buddy . Really enjoy the content. Could you plese make corner reference images slightly bigger plese ? Your drawing angle is very nicely done but following that small reference is almost impossible. Appreciate free content

[@foundationartschool]

Hi Greg, Thanks for your feedback. We can make the reference a bit larger in future videos. I'm glad you are enjoying the channel!

[@gregpanasiuk3349]

@@foundationartschool thank you for your response. I feel like I been too harsh with my criticism. It is Still Grate content . I am drawing on Ipad and watch and follow you from my phone. Today I had your method playing on TV and reference size seemed fine . BTW I really like your method . I been stuck on Loomis head and hands on the very beginning for months... all good redrawing his work but when trying it by myself I was always off...

[@foundationartschool]

@@gregpanasiuk3349 thanks for letting us know. We plan on producing a lot of these so we need all the feedback we can get. And i know what you mean about the loomis heads. They gave me a really hard time at the beginning and it wasn't until years later that i was able to look back and understand why. Hopefully this tutorial series will save people from some of the difficulties i had as a student.

[@infinitusomnia243]

I would like to know, how do you rotate the head in space with the Reilly method when you are creating you own head, wouldn’t that be the great thing about the Loomis method???

[@foundationartschool]

The Reilly method was designed as a way to work from photo reference which is why I have stopped using it. I was trained to use the Reilly method at Watts but over they years I have realized it has many limitations. I have switched to a more constructive type method that is a hybrid of all of the different methods I have studied combined with some of my own ideas. My classes use photo reference but the way I draw/teach is designed to teach students constructive methods that can be used for figure and head invention when they get to be more advanced. There are some concepts about rhythms that I learned from the Watts version of the Reilly method that I still use but generally I would say that I don't use the Reilly method anymore.

[@infinitusomnia243]

@@foundationartschool thank you do much for your answer, ill definitely look at your school 😁👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@anjalianand9864]

Which book should I prefer for anatomy as a beginner?

[@---pu7ke]

I know he didnt respond but Morpho has some nice books that are short and digestible. Moroho’s simple forms would be good to start with but they have other books depending on what you’re looking for.

[@infinitusomnia243]

Morpho has terrible drawings…

[@bapimurmu7738]

With Loomis method,it always troubles me... It's a bit confusing to find centreline and the thirds, when the head is in different angles... This box method is kinda easy for me...

[@manigachannel]

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[@foundationartschool]

Haha, awesome! It's an honor to sound like Goku. And thanks, I'm glad you like the class!

[@frankiecardona1656]

can we have a video on practicing cercles

[@foundationartschool]

That's a good idea. I'll add that to my list of possible KZbin videos. We will start producing videos again in a few months when we launch our new website.

[@X_luvs_art]

Thank you a lot

[@foundationartschool]

You're welcome! Thanks for watching!