Drawing with the Andrew Loomis Method in Sketchbook Pro 8

[@Rite.of.Passage]

Actually, I love that you show your creation process. It helps see how other artists build their work. Thanks for sharing.

[@vartanarakelian4643]

I am begginer and I am very happy to see your works, thanks

[@anzatzi]

Your videos have a very real, problem solving vibe. Great stuff.

[@garenne0169]

It's....amazing. When i see you draw it seems easy....but when i practce it's another story !! Thank you very much to sharing your know how, i have learning lots of things to day.

[@RobertMarzullo]

You will get it with practice. It took me a bit to feel comfortable with this technique as well. Thanks for watching!

[@Ralphhy]

I absolutely love everythign youve done ive been watching your videos all day. You are very inspiring. I love that you are practicing with us because i can really see you thought process.

[@stevemccracken5856]

I always learn from your videos. I didn't even know what this method was called. it helps me. Thank you.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Steve McCracken Happy to hear that you learned something new. Thanks for watching!

[@shea319]

Kind of late, but I actually like these types of videos waaaaay more than "how to" videos! I feel like seeing your entire process and also seeing you correct your mistakes make me learn way more!! :D Thanks you! Again, I am so late haha

[@kanehenry1247]

A trick : watch series at flixzone. I've been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.

[@musaking5991]

@Kane Henry yup, been watching on Flixzone for months myself =)

[@Alona86]

That great that you are showing us the behind scenes. Not everyone get to see this often

[@skipperry63]

You make it look so easy!

[@AgathaCBorges]

I know you said in some point of the video that "this is not a how to video". But, to watch this and see how this method works really helped me! I was looking for new methods of how to draw heads and I have to say I liked this one! This helped me A LOT! Thank you for upload this ^-^

[@WobbleKun]

hey this was awesome. pls do more of these in the future as you practice. since im going through loomis too, it's nice to kind of have like a 'study buddy' or someone who might catch something i miss or give me new perspective on what im learning.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+xKurogashi Agreed! I will keep working on this style more as well. Good luck to you and your studies. Thanks for watching!

[@santoshchaskar3202]

Amazing video

[@deadpoeticnewmedicin]

And you say this is not a How to draw video? Man you really enlightened me on some strong basics. It was fun to see also. Thanks a lot man, cheers!

[@khaithianthang]

Amazing!!! I've been looking for this for along time!! Thank you!

[@barakatosalon]

Excellent tutorial, you're a great teacher buddy !!! Keep doing in that way, you're amazing !!!!

[@aislynn001]

"What's that stuff on your back?", I literally laughed out loud. As to the anime female, I'm not sure how anime she is (I don't watch much of it), but she's downright adorable, my favorite of the figures in this video. You're not alone in placing the iris in the wrong spot, and if they're off by even a little bit, it can look super creepy!

[@tuliostudio137]

This was a very helpful video

[@sanjaykambleart8195]

Great Video RAM !!!

[@KGArtDesign]

that's really cool video Robert

[@Novecento]

Great tutorial! Can you share the settings of your brush? Thanks!

[@paulcallahan4279]

I'm useing the Loomis method as part of the watts of the atelier online school.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Paul Callahan Very cool. Keep up the good work!

[@TheNintenBits]

Sorry for so many comments these past few days! I have recently been having trouble with reflections, and I didn't know if it would be possible for you to create a video on tips and tricks. There are three that I was thinking about that would be very helpful: drawing light reflecting off of water (maybe on a windy day where there are many ripples), reflection off of windows, to where you get a somewhat translucent reflection of everything, and simply the reflections off of sunglasses or prescription glasses.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+TheNintenBits I pretty much cheat on reflections. I just flip the image and distort it a bit and then soft erase and draw it to look like whatever material it is over. Just saves time. Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment!

[@TheNintenBits]

Robert Marzullo ah that makes sense. thanks!

[@RobertMarzullo]

You're welcome!

[@caldoggwoowoo]

Such a good channel. Great job!!!

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thanks very much! :)

[@BillMcSwain]

Actually, I'm glad you left the mistake in, and respect the way you handled it. Lets me know I shouldnt beat myself up when I make a mistake. That's always been my Achilles heel. I'm to hard on myself. I handled it better when I was younger, but now I find it very difficult. I know why. It's from my PTSD. I'm not trying to use it as an excuse, but trust me...When you get the wind knocked out of your sails several times in your life...you really do become more cautious...about everything. That includes...why chase after another dream...When all the other ones failed? I swear sometimes, I hate the way my brain thinks. It's a fucking horror show, however, I will admit, it's gotten 10000% better in the last couple of years. What I'm trying to say is thank you for the video, and keep up the good work.

[@gailgassen8670]

Thanks great video! I'm watching a lot of how to's on the face & looking into Andrew Loomas method. Pretty interesting, I think I need that same book! 👍🏻

[@anxiety8054]

I had a friend who drew comicbook characters like you and when he would try to draw in the anime art style his faces would look like the anime face you drew. i think thats pretty interesting

[@moorek1967]

I thought long and hard about buying Sketchbook after watching your video, so I went ahead and bought it. I've also been studying Andrew Loomis online, but I have to say, for whatever reason the jaw lines have consistently given me the most problems. I think it because men physically looked different in facial features back then compared to what they look like today. Maybe that is just the representation in art that makes them look different. I have noticed that much of Loomis' work I can pick out different characters in old tv shows and movies that Loomis captured and represented, but not so much today do actors look like they did then. Maybe it is subtle but there is a difference. I study film and characters, maybe that is why I have noticed it. But perhaps you could update Loomis and make a new book.

[@deandreconners4415]

so 100 % Hardcore i love this tutorial i watching this again and again to get it

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Deandre Conners Thanks so much Deandre. I hope it helps. Good luck to you!

[@tinktwiceman]

Awesome video. You're circle and ellipses are always nice. In the future, could you do a video on how to improve line work? Thanks for the great videos. I enjoy them a ton.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+tinktwiceman I surely will and thanks for watching and leaving a comment! Glad you like the videos. :)

[@angelcaban2387]

Nice, Good stuff keep it coming

[@tika-stayclassic1766]

thanks. This help a lot

[@Utube6762]

I am not an artist, but am trying to learn. Do, you believe someone with no innate artistic talent can learn to draw? I was intrigued when you said you couldn't draw as well as some artist you admired. Nice video. Well presented. Thank you for your efforts.

[@anthonytran1912]

great and informative video

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Anthony Tran Thanks very much!

[@brushstroke5408]

hello sir. this video is very helpful for me. please make a hand video as like this with simple ways. dynamic hand pose

[@jamessilverthorn2320]

Can you use this method for like say the joker ?

[@TheNintenBits]

So I know in previous videos that you have talked about how you have strengths and weaknesses (shadows being a weakness). What do you feel are you strengths?

[@RobertMarzullo]

+TheNintenBits I think my strengths are my ability to sketch poses and thumbnails. And then maybe my rendering. I still have a long ways to go with my art. But I am enjoying the journey! ;)

[@TheNintenBits]

Robert Marzullo I am enjoying watching your journey! How would you rank your inking and coloring your art?

[@RobertMarzullo]

+TheNintenBits Just sufficient to get the job done. Not really my strong suits.

[@alansmith4655]

I'm starting to get slightly competent at doing sketches of heads at various angles (I find the looking down angle to be the most difficult) but as soon as I start applying line work in a new layer and then hiding the sketch layer underneath it looks awful. How do you go from the sketch phase to the line work phase? Even thought my sketches are very messy, they have a far more organic feel to them than the line work. Also, when I say line work I mean drawing a solid like around the main edge part of my sketches...

[@IVHENAO]

Hi, very nice video. I have a pair of questions: This software Sketchbook, I understand that it is maybe the most popular software for drawing, especially comic drawings and stuff like that. Am I right? The other one is if you use it with a drawing tablet and optical pencil because it seems like if it were directly with the mouse. I am sorry, I am not very familiarized with these things so perhaps the question is a bit naive. Thanks!

[@RobertMarzullo]

Sketchbook Pro is pretty popular. I would say for comic drawing Manga Studio / Clip Studio Paint is the most accepted for its various tools. I am using a Wacom Cintiq in this video. I couldn't draw this well with a mouse. The tablet gives you pressure sensitivity where a mouse could not. I hope that helps you and thanks for watching this channel!

[@michaeljenkins3277]

I like Inscape it is free on Microsoft store!

[@TheKevphil]

Great video! Good to see you back! I missed my RM fix! ;) This was very informative and (as always) neato-keen* to watch you draw! _* Just trying to be hep!_

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Kevin Phillips lol. Nice! Very glad you enjoyed the video. And we should all be so lucky to be as hip as you! ;)

[@s.v.arulshiju507]

is it possible to draw any head (Fatty, lengthy etc.) using Andrew loomis Approach?

[@deadzombies4496]

Yeah. All you do is change your initial "sphere" into an egg form thats longer or fatter. Then just follow the same steps to locate the planes.

[@AlgerieHD]

are you also using a custom pencil in this video?

[@RobertMarzullo]

No, just the one that comes with Sketchbook Pro. Thanks!

[@Seabeagle10]

Looking for an online art teacher. Been studying Andrew Loomis art. Like to learn more. Would like to upload my artwork. I bern practicing

[@bloodydove5718]

talking about the big named artist that only draws a cross for the face.... The better you are at something, the more steps you can skip, because you already understand those fundamentals. Showing your work is for people who're studying. Like... If your a mathematician, you can work out complex problems in your head, you dont need to write down every step. Same thing with artists; the better you are, the less you need to work out on paper, because you already see it in your head. So If you're great at drawing faces, you dont need to sit down and go through every step, working out all the measurements. You already know it, so why not just put down a cross, and do your thing? This is why pro's make their craft look so easy, but when a novice tries to replicate their workflow, their final product looks like garbage. If you're not as good as someone else, you cant expect to do like they do.

[@darts_9631]

This looks like a useful technique, albeit very complex, I found John Buscema's technique in How to Draw Comics The Marvel Way alot easier and straight forward.

[@RobertMarzullo]

True. It doesn't really require this way of doing it. It just seems to help some people line up features and proportions a bit better. Thanks for your comment!

[@leolaus332]

Aaaaah i don't like Andrew Loomis method do you know the german artist Gottfried Bammes i love his head method You should check it out. btw I love your logo

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Leolaus I will give him a look. Thanks for the info and glad you like my logo. :)

[@caelschwark6477]

I want to make my own comic/cartoon. What is he best way to get recognized and published?

[@BlackSpark13]

+Cael Schwark Get the comic out there. Post to comic sites, art sites, forums, get it cycled via word of mouth... It has to be good content for people to actually read it. I recommend fan art and adult comics to get started, and then once you get your name out there, then you can make the more niche-genre comics. The artistic appeal isn't as important as content. Other than that, it's really just luck.

[@caelschwark6477]

+Colter Hicks thank you. I'm already preparing my ideas

[@BlackSpark13]

+Cael Schwark if you want, we could collab. I work with manga comics and need some inspiration or... more like a reason to keep drawing. and working alone with no one else that draws is kinda... lonely.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Cael Schwark Great ideas mentioned in this conversation. One thing to add is start making videos of you comic and put them on KZbin. It is the second largest search engine ( Second only to Google and they own KZbin so that should also tell you something ) so you can build a following much easier by taking advantage of it. But as Colter mentioned, Content is king! Create great works and others will help you show it to the world! Good luck to you and thanks for watching this channel! :)

[@caelschwark6477]

Robert Marzullo thanks. its cool that you responded. I've been looking into your work. Thank you.

[@arthood7479]

how do you get sketchbook pro 8

[@elchicof3]

Hi robert i need to make my brrushes again help us in a video o share it all for sketchbook pro

[@RobertMarzullo]

I don't understand what you mean.

[@tastethewind]

AT around 11 minutes you say that there is an artist you follow, but you do not want to mention his name, well you should mention his name for the viewers of this video.

[@ephraimparadice516]

you know what is funny I'm 100% self tought no art classes and I do that😋

[@RobertMarzullo]

+artofE Paradice Yeah, who needs art class when you have KZbin! J/K art class is still cool too. :)

[@regalragaci7250]

I really like you and your personality and watch most of your videos and idk why I'm making this comment but I don't find comic book faces in the western style that appealing idk it's just that it's hard to represent something we see with edges and form with lines. And I appreciate the less is more aspect ALot but I'm sure this will help people who absolutely indulge themselves in this style haha

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Edgar Garcia Thanks very much for the cool comment. I agree with the less is more aspect as well. It is a great exercise to see how good of a face you can draw with the least amount of lines. Hmmmmmmm? Maybe the topic of a new video! :)

[@regalragaci7250]

Robert Marzullo​ Yeah I've always found that it's cool seeing people do stiff with so little lines because even with lots of lines it's still hard sometimes to make it read quick and fast. I look forward to every video you make. But these tutorials where you show how to do stuff help ALot more so keep it up

[@lanadelrey3821]

+Edgar Garcia I mean these are just construction lines tho...not necessarily a style per se. Anime (good ones with the correct proportions) are drawn with tons of lines too. They are just cleaned up later on.

[@regalragaci7250]

lana delrey​ I mean like a finished piece I highly encourage to go all out with guidelines but when it's cleaned up as you can se styles like this remain with some little of lines everywhere to add texture and age which isn't completely to my likeing but I'm not burning anyone over a Cross because of it 

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Edgar Garcia I sure will. Thanks for taking the time to let me know what you like. I appreciate that! :)

[@CherokeeGal123]

Where can I get Sketchbook 8? I have only seen the #7 version.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Meriah Smith I think it is only a digital download but not sure. Try Autodesk.com. Good luck to you!

[@CherokeeGal123]

Thanks. I am going to buy the program when I can afford it. I love what I have seen so far.

[@RobertMarzullo]

+Meriah Smith I am sure you will enjoy it. I know I do! :)

[@bigdaddy239]

Does Andrew Loomis method helps make you a better comic book artist?

[@IAmWBeard]

It def helps make u better artist overall but there are other methods that are basically variations of the loomis method. The loomis method is more a way to check your work as you go, are things even, are they proportional, are they located correctly. It's essentially perspective lines for a 3d body, kinda.

[@ephraimparadice516]

btw look up George Bridgeman

[@RobertMarzullo]

+artofE Paradice I sure will. I have been meaning to study some of his teachings. Thanks!

[@markaguzmanartist630]

hey rob , im sorry to tell you this but you need to practice more on andrew loomise , i love your methods , but you must studie more andrew loomise ,

[@cerebros3671]

do you watch electronicdave2?

[@RobertMarzullo]

No but I will check it out. Thanks for sharing!

[@manoomunicnent1773]

There is no better "how to draw figures" method than signing up for some life drawing classes. I think these people like loomis who punt out "how to" books are just ripping off the market. A years worth of weekly life drawing classes will cost more than a book but will pay back tenfold. Check out the original action comic in the Sistine Chapel, and reflect on the fact Michaelangelo didn't learn to draw from teach yourself books.

[@Acerock7]

What's with the absolute non-sequitor trans-phobic comment around 14:00? wtf dude. I was really enjoying this video too.

[@ceh9789]

Thank you. Had the same thought. Stopped watching.