How to Block-In the Head (HYBRID Method)

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Stephen Bauman is a master portrait artist and in this lesson, he takes you through the important stages blocking-in one of his portrait drawings. The block-in can be approached in several different ways and this lesson he only covers his hybrid approach that’s based on 2 other methods taught in his course. If you’re interested in becoming a master at this process for measuring, check out his premium course in the link above.
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[@ProkoTV]

Save 15% on any of Bauman’s courses including his new course on blocking-in the head using code BAUMAN15 (exp March 8th) - www.proko.com/course/the-block-in-course/overview

[@bruh-pj3ck]

How do i draw teeth and the right width of the head using loomis method?

[@architectkim3647]

no extension of the promo expiration?

[@asimian8500]

Stephen Bauman is a master. Really recommend subscribing to his channel. He's the rare artist who has great intellectual insight, historical knowledge, and superb drawing/painting skills. One of his best recommendations was the book *Art & Fear* Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking. For all the many angst-filled dread, depression, and lack of motivation for making art videos on KZbin, it is nothing like this book which offers solutions or methods in an intelligent, respectful, and emotional way.

[@LandOfSteez]

Thanks for passing the recommendation along!

[@parthoroy5044]

Exactly brother

[@zeddex8990]

Thanks brother, well spoken

[@coelhobugado]

Proko is the Best, with the best teachers

[@ProkoTV]

Thank you!

[@jd1no]

I think the most impressive thing about Stephen is his ability to explain and teach(I think the Proko crew in general does a phenomenal job picking artist who can do this). Stephen though has a very specific way he does it and it makes me feel like he was raised by teachers haha. The transfer of skills and knowledge to a teachable thing is not easy.

[@algernonwolfwhistle6351]

This demonstration with clear explanatory commentary is pure gold and very much appreciated.

[@roywilkie9577]

it isn't, but hey all the critical comments were deleted, so, slow clap for that. ok now delete this too.

[@slewp]

this is an amazing video. Stephen is one articulate human. Thanks PROKO!

[@ProkoTV]

He's a fantastic teacher! Thanks for taking time away from all those museum drawing visits to check out the video!

[@neogerula]

You both are, and the best prove may be what I have learnt from the combination of ideas from both of you, being just a simple self taught nobody who is by miracle able to represent now after a couple of years any human pose or face obtaining a good resemblance meanwhile struggling hard on oil painting.And I am so happy to see you guys cooperating.

[@AlfredEiji]

Thank you for this! I really needed a reminder and a method to simply measure more. The center point really helps a lot with measuring too. It’s nice to have an objective static point from which to base all the other landmarks.

[@naomimccowen2720]

I was actually thinking about a tutorial like this two days ago. I like drawing portraits and I'm finally ready to learn portions this way

[@blokartist]

Can’t wait to utilize this in my everyday drawing! Thank you bauman!

[@MichaelJamesFreelanceArtist]

Great video!! Loving all the Proko content!! Clear, concise and entertaining! 🙌🏼❤

[@RudolfHorvath]

One of the best instructional videos on drawing faces I have ever seen, looking at the bigger picture is important (no pun intended). This is the way I used to draw before I was trying to learn any of the methods. I never really liked them because they don't feel natural and it was easy for me to get lost in construction of lines. I could spend hours tweaking little lines just to be dissappointed with the result.

[@Jecht1221]

His method seems very efficient and fun. Had I bought taught like this instead of measuring and measuring, I might have stuck to figure drawing.

[@chanthorndrawing]

Thank you for this! I happy with your teaching.

[@readyforthemoshpit]

Best 10 minutes of my day

[@budiboy-de7nn]

Thank you so much..proko is the best

[@vagnersolano7173]

Parabéns sua técnica e seu desenho ficou muito lindo.😊

[@abmartdrawing5366]

Awesome and nice drawing, thank you, I hope you are always healthy and happy my friend

[@lc360]

thank you so much david cross

[@marcosvinicius-jk5bn]

I've been studying a lot of head proportion now, and I wanted to look for another methods other than the Loomis method I think this video will help me. Thanks!

[@bozoclown2098]

I so wished I had this tutorial and more in the 1970's. I did great back then but lacked visual information. Books lacked such until atelier training became popular. I did not realized I could not draw well until the 1990's !!!

[@pogaca6083]

Well, obviously can't afford the course because of currency. But even this video alone was really helpful. I've been following him since highschool and his works always inspired me.

[@cextheartist]

bauman is a god! period!

[@ART_INDIA]

Awesome Detailing.

[@einarjungmann273]

I just realised Mr. Bauman is anatomy expert:D

[@deborahbarnes8475]

Love this

[@mr.drawtoon]

Amazing art

[@vipermoon5363]

This helps a lot thank you, me have no money to get it tho but this will do for my next up roach on drawing ppl 😊

[@shaezansalim11]

i didnt knew it before that i've been using hybrid method since the beginning

[@davidsilverhawk3732]

VERY Good,THanks!!!

[@is_this_the_real_life_or]

Great!! Thank you 💛 - "please sir, I want same more"

[@mojoryse7836]

i literally just watched stevens video and was thinking about head structure

[@shuvoDhar.5537]

Very nice❤❤❤

[@31acruz]

Nice job

[@NayaStudios]

lovely

[@marieboetschi2964]

Where can I find the first video of the Hybrid series that is mentioned in this video??

[@rockmanin3508]

I think I really need the head muscles, and your tutorial on body muscles was a great help, but we need the head muscles as well, because mimeographing a portrait of a figure requires more than just constructing the form of the luminescence, and more than just the skill of sketching. You can create a separate paid project for this purpose

[@Achilles_777]

Hold up lemme go grab my debit card because I already know this is gonna be fire

[@Inksploded]

Does it have 250 bucks tho lol, Its obviously worth it but its expensive

[@notnavlookaway]

proko could you do a video on painting midtones first when doing a portrait vs starting from the darkest. The former is something that Sargent used, however id like a bit more clarity on both the methods and how they perform

[@ProkoTV]

I'll see what I can do! Right now, I'm putting the majority of my work into drawing-focused videos, with the Drawing Basics course coming out. But I'd like to get some more videos on other mediums as well. I appreciate you asking about that!

[@josianelima8792]

The best

[@YusufKhan786]

Finally found an artist that thinks and draws like me

[@gibson2623]

I prefer this to Loomis ;)...Nice video ;)

[@mike7gerald]

Starting to draw an eye, nose, and mouth are beginners' way, but he establishes the structure first. The front, side, and top are nicely established first, then it's easier to position the eyes, nose, and mouth.

[@CultureU-pendrawing_Studio]

wow good 😁😁

[@Inksploded]

Im only it was afordable forme lol Also its expensive but probebly worth is based on how good he is at drawing heads, This isnt your average skillshare course that teaches you like 3 angles and thats it this seems to go far more indepth, If I ever get enough money in life this will be the first thing I get mark my words

[@phoenixoliviacopy2727]

Could you do a video explaining how "measuring" is done? I see so many instructors showing and talking about measuring and the way they do it is like they assume the student already understands the basics of it. Please for the love of god can someone just explain it from scratch! Don't take for granted we know about this to any degree.

[@ProkoTV]

Yeah! We have a bunch of videos about it on the channel. There are different measuring techniques you can use that will all vary in how they work, but we covered several types in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3uag4SsgNOKnJYsi=bgGyPAYTUzVkJifj

[@adetunjitaiwo1113]

Proko 😌 what do you have for us beginner 🔰

[@chinamon7870]

This video made me realize I need to go back to square one with anatomy

[@franktenpenny1992]

9:39 I don't really know what else I should do to make that smooth shade

[@doug9418]

Proko, them lessons are just too darn expensive, for a broke oleman. 🇺🇸 God Bless America 🇺🇸

[@jayedwin98020]

I'm curious. What is the pencil's lead hardness you're using in this video? Thanks, Jim Dasher Spectrum Graphics Seattle metro

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

There’s several- the leads range from H - B. One of the pencils is a Koh I Noor 2mm lead holder.

[@maxbouvatte]

reviewbrah looking good

[@tomroth5798]

Your interpretation of the penguin looks a lot like Milt Kahl drew it!

[@12345bil12345]

What're the benefits of this over the Loomis method?

[@Fethennour]

Reminds of good old Charles Bargue.

[@mikep9862]

I really want this course but can't afford the 250 ): Looks awesome though.

[@jaimehernandelgadoquintero4539]

Gracias maestro, por los subtitulos, tu curso viene así?

[@ProkoTV]

KZbin ofrece subtítulos en español traducidos automáticamente para este video. Pero el curso no tiene esa característica. Estamos trabajando para tener subtítulos en diferentes idiomas para nuestros videos. Pero aún no está listo. Publicaremos una actualización aquí cuando eso suceda.

[@Laurencita]

What is this type of pencil called and where can I buy one?

[@squilly.w]

Bruh, I was just looking up how to block in heads yesterday

[@ProkoTV]

You were just early! Hope this helps!

[@thealphaoozaru7755]

can you do a video on how to block in the body next?

[@ProkoTV]

The course this is from is all about portraits BUT! here's a playlist of my free lessons on KZbin that cover the body. Landmarks, quick sketch and more. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWWrg2hvrquNbbs

[@rockmanin3508]

Proko oh my proko HEAD MUSCLES PLS!~!

[@richardsonrichly8456]

5:13 no i dindt🤯

[@user-ul1uj6op1k]

جميل

[@Its_me_deo]

Is this still possbile, even tho I'm downscaling a drawing? Like lets say my reference is right in front of me and I have a sketch book. I don't want to make my sketch book to just have 1 drawing per page I want to fill it, so I downscale every drawing I do.

[@ProkoTV]

This process scales

[@yaricoo]

what clutch pencil does he using? that is most pencil-like clutch pencil i ever seen.

[@ProkoTV]

Looks like a Koh I Nor to me

[@yaricoo]

@@ProkoTV thx!

[@artfuldrawing]

I did not realize how many people are block heads

[@bravezoom]

what the tool to use on here ?

[@stephenbaumanartwork]

One of the pencils is the Koh I Noor 2mm lead holder- lightest clutch I’ve seen.

[@AdamWanly]

I wish he picked a photo with a different face angle!

[@jamestrickingtonIII]

Name of the model, please.

[@wbuchanan530]

8

[@salvadorcarourrego5516]

Mas práctica ymenos carreta

[@danny_decheeto8300]

So with this he goes into the shape of the face and head straight off? No starting with a sphere or anything? Would this be good for someone who is just starting to try and draw heads and faces though

[@AlfredEiji]

I feel like you’ll want to at least roughly know how to make the Loomis head (or something similar) in different angles so that you have that “construction” fundamentals to work off of. The key is that this is a ‘hybrid’ method. It builds off of the construction method and how that can be adapted for a more visual/intuitive method. Without the construction fundamentals, it becomes difficult to build the structures of your drawing after you have the rough outlines in.

[@danny_decheeto8300]

@@AlfredEiji kk ty

[@nobodyspecial8400]

@@AlfredEiji On the other hand without correct proportions it is almost impossible to get the drawing to look right even if you know the structure well. Unless you have a massive mental library careful analysis (angles,plumb lines, negative shapes, size ratios too but eyes are not good at measuring those so angles are usually more accurate) help keep the proportions in check. You can draw the whole face this way without any structural knowledge, but it gets very tiring and you need to be good at observation to pull it off. I feel like learning both seperatly then combining them is the most effective aproach. Imo relying on a construction method gets things looking stiff and slows down progression, and should only be used to get an idea of the general shape. This is only from my personal experience though so take it with a grain of salt

[@danny_decheeto8300]

@@nobodyspecial8400so the construction method can be a bit stiff, what is the other way that makes it look more natural again?

[@nobodyspecial8400]

@@danny_decheeto8300 the visual method, observing the angle relationships between every single part of the body(gesture drawing) and the angle of every single line you want to put on the paper/canvas/tablet ect..

[@pritishukla6433]

Prachi mohale bai ems chi jzatana na diesali hoti kuthe raja sandwhich jevha shodhat hoto tevha vagre bar aahe pahel nawaat

[@martinfierro9734]

Cool voice. He sounds like an American version of "plummy" or fruity in England. Weird that it looks like he's a Miami guy? Almost a trans-atlantic accent.

[@pritishukla6433]

Exam la

[@moorek1967]

I always make recognizable heads, but I don't make recognizable faces.

[@Some_one11237]

Spoiler, if you study this video carefully you don't need the course

[@bobymox]

Girl's head on photo is more bent down!

[@suhaeyrosario5874]

Great ads.

[@roywilkie9577]

YOU NEED TO SLOW DOWN seriously how TF is anyone supposed to follow this. I had to put it to 0.5x speed

[@kjhgfdsd76654]

This is convoluted nonsense.. The Loomis method is much much better.