Intuitive Portrait Sketching with the Loomis Method - Part 3

The Loomis Head that I’ve taught so far shows you all the guidelines to draw heads proportionally. It’s incredibly helpful, but you don’t have to follow it line by line once you get good at drawing the average head. This video will show you how I approach drawing heads and mapping out the facial features in a more intuitive way.
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[@corn9518]

Used to think that Proko was over exaggerating the importance of anatomy when I first started drawing last year at 17, but now that I’m a year into drawing, I see that I was foolish to think anatomy, construction, patience, and many other factors were not important when it came to drawing. You’re doing good to this world Stan by showing artist all around the world what drawing is all about. Thank You

[@williamcantdraw4739]

Allah abukar brother.

[@Olivia-vf9il]

couldn't have agreed more.

[@klevdavful]

Yes anatomy is extremely critical because let's face it if u don't get the overall shape of a head right it won't look life like and details won't .after so much

[@beetljam792]

yeah when i was younger the loomis head didn't make sense but then it finally clicked and i draw way better now

[@taylorj6177]

@@beetljam792 Same. I used to just basically "wing" it all straight freehand. But with Loomis, all my old highschool Drafting classes are coming back to me, and it makes much more sense... Awesome vid!!!!!

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Stan: "Hopefully it looks like a women" me, drawing along: "Hopefully it's recognizable as a face"

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Anyone can draw. The talent part is the effort you put into committing yourself to art. Skill is how relatively "good" you are.

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@@spencerfine8796No talent, only skill

[@Tobazhniazhi]

I've received a bfa from an art institution here in America and never was taught these incredibly useful and practical advice. One thing about drawing that I find most pleasurable is how inexhaustible it really is; you never reach a satisfactory point, in other words, you always find something new to learn and a skill is never completely honed. I always wondered how artists commit their life to their practice even to old age and now I'm beginning to understand, it's essentially a positive obsession. William Blake, William Kentridge, Agnes Martin, Jean Giraud Moebius, Michaelangelo, all visionaries who inspire me to make it my life.

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> "yeah, it's a kind of an ugly sketch.." > better than everything I've ever drawn in my life.

[@RareTechniques]

Can't compare yourself to him like that :D

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@@abhedpatil7822 I think you misinterpreted something...

[@oahola237]

@@abhedpatil7822 now I am quite certain you missed something. Is English a second language for you? There was no insult or criticism. It is self-deprecating humor.

[@abhedpatil7822]

@@oahola237 i am so sorry i read the comment properly now ....i read the comment in a hurry and assumed that it was insulting towards the artist....but he is criticizing himself...dont take it seriously🤣🤣🤣

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[@IGarrettI]

We need more videos on emotion drawing. Great stuff, Stan! My drawing improved with this method and series already

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[@narzq]

check out the book, "the artists complete guide to facial expression" by gary faigin.

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Ugly sketch? It's masterpiece)) Merry Christmas!

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[@taysharkz1]

Yea this is a great video to help artist improve. I improved ten fold.

[@rebekahcrossman4690]

Wow. I think Im still a hundred loomis heads away from this. This is all I want to do…Quick sketches that I don’t labor over for hours while I forget to let the dog out. And eat. And do my chores. Looks just like LL to me!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@vedocorban]

"Hopefuly it looks like a woman". That's pretty much how it goes, yeah.

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Reminds me of what I used to say after picking someone up down on 12th and Broad.

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Inverse for me

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LOL! (didn't like just to keep it at 420 likes )

[@BillPark-ey6ih]

Me: i hope it looks like a human

[@donatoliotino1872]

these videos double the value of the original head drawing videos.

[@twpatil6456]

ल very good explanation of the subject.

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[@fen4ri]

This is fantastic. I was totally puzzled as to how to connect the Loomis method to the rest of my life drawing experience! But when you see it in action and explained like this it really helps.

[@veronica_tonellato]

Definitely the best series of tutorials on drawing the face I've ever watched. I was drawing along and somehow everything clicked as you explained it, which is something I've been struggling with in other tutorials. Special thanks for showing how to place features on the basic structure! 🧡🧡🧡

[@emilhappy5696]

I have been drawing just from my head for the last 20 years, never really sat down and learned the Basics, and after 2-3 hrs doing this, I can do pretty good portaits, you are a godsend Proko :) Bless you. I couldn't help but to pause the Video and do a Portrait of you too :) I Really like when there are "Rules" that you know always work, you just need to tweak them slightly to make it look like a totally different person.

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I just can't thank enough PROKO for how much he helped me with the drawings. I am sending all the LOVE from this world to him

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Thank you for your informative instructions in art I've learned more about drawing in watching two of you videos than I had learned in four year of art class and one year in college, your fantastic. Thank you sir.

[@kaduflutist]

Technique is extremely important if one wants to move further and improve. Thanks, Stan, your video turorials helped me a lot and got the passion for drawing bacK. You kept it simple and straight to the point!

[@kiwicami287]

Wow... i'm speechless, this helps so much! i have the most basic loomis method down, but not sketching the features, i'm not really looking at drawing a head in extreme angles more like portraits with the subject looking straight on or with a slight angle. You sketching Lucy Liu really helped me see the process of sketching features! Thank you so much!

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[@daytonagreg8765]

She’s a top notch model… and your Loomis instruction is the best on KZbin. I really appreciate it! 🙏

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The way you teach irreplaceable

[@jabellz3380]

I like how you have the reference picture visible with you drawing next to it. Great explanation also!

[@donatoliotino1872]

Stan, are you ever going to do a tutorial on cloth and clothes?

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[@salfordnurse]

A couple of books that you may find useful are Dynamic Wrinkles and Drapery by Burne Howgarth Drawing the Draped Figure by George Bridgeman (this may be reprinted in his book the Complete Drawing from life) Though I agree would be nice to see a tutorial

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salfordnurse I would really like to see Prokos take on it since he is the most professional art KZbinr, and seems to have a direct process towards everything.

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Toxic Don agreed, as I said I’d like to see a tutorial on it, especially with Prokos take on it.

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A clothing course is in the works. It'll get an announcement down the line when we get more done on it :)

[@hilarybush2748]

Holy moly, why didn’t I watch this sooner! This series was immensely helpful.

[@Plumsouffle]

Genuine thanks, Stan. Invaluable trio of lessons. Very generous of you to give your time. Incidentally, the music is also used as a theme on the channel, draw mix paint, so it’s nice to listen to the rest of it!

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Wow, these videos have changed my life. For real. In one hour I went from barely getting what Andrew Loomis was saying, to starting to see the shapes and proportions completely differently. Thank you!

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Love seeing you observe pictures so well and translating them into drawings

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[@dbald8]

These 3 lessons on the Loomis method were very informative and should help me be more accurate in my portrait drawing - thank you

[@heidiwastweet3149]

Thank you for not editing out the parts where you need to make a correction. Its very valuable!

[@cookie_x3]

His "quick sketch" has better resemblance to the photo than 3 hours worth drawing of mine xD

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[@sonasaptarshi7242]

Thank you Proko, you have explained it really well, I followed your all 3 series of videos from basic to exceptions to intuitive, they are really amazing and am going to try your way, I have started learning and your videos has really helped, thank you so much, Stay blessed!

[@robertdufour2456]

Mr P! Thank you for this tutorial. Your interpretation of Lumis makes the most sense to me. Thank you!

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[@guergueskamell]

thank you Proko for simplifying Loomis methods

[@MelGuanzon]

Learned something new from this video. Now I know where to adjust my head drawing, specially when drawing from imagination. Thanks.

[@ColoredMud]

These videos have been so helpful! Your channel is a gold mine of information! ❤️

[@dibujosparadoja8508]

wow proko I love your videos very much I like the way you teach how to capture on paper the different profiles of the head and you are different expressions, that is why I call you a teacher and I admire you a lot. You really raffle it brother.

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[@cafesaru]

The whole series is soooo good and important that I will write a comment on each video. The method is great but you explain it so clear and with so good examplea. Thanks

[@nikkinikki9029]

i drew my first portrait today and it looked good. im so happy. Proko has helped me so much!!!!!! THANK YOU

[@Olivia-vf9il]

it's really helpful to see you in the process of adding in the facial features. Thank you!

[@jamestrickingtonIII]

These past 3 days have been the best days of my life

[@AP-su4vv]

Best compliment you can’t get from an artist « great features man, your might even be average »!

[@michael_mc_donald]

Hey Proko, amazing stuff, this 3 part series has been very informative and I love your drawing style! Would be great to see even more parts on the Loomis method, you’ve covered drawing the head shape really well and your approach to drawing features is really nice, especially in this video, we got a bit more of an idea how to go about that - would love to see a part 4 dedicated to drawing features on top of the Loomis method if you ever have the time. Thanks a lot. Great channel.

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Proko:Says that this is a quick sketch Also proko:*proceeds to draw quicker and more detailed than me trying my best* Me:*cries inside*

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I mean he did study and practice art for like- his entire life

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Practise hard buddy, you will do better 👍

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This is definitely the best method. Very helpful 4 everyone at any age. Good job.

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[@babygrinder619]

I’m a beginer tattoo artist, and like an a$$hole, I never bothered to learn to draw during school. Now I am trying to play catch-up, and your videos have been a huge help!

[@juanaybar1395]

Proko I have seen your three kinds of Loomis and advanced as a beginner. Thank you.

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The people thumbing down this goldmine of wonderful art tutorial either are salty because they went to school or they weren't practicing enough. THANK YOU for making these videos! Very helpful! 🙏

[@yurdadsdad]

These three tutorials helped me sooo much... THANK YOUUUU!!!!!

[@violetrose415]

Thanks for doing this series, it'll help me A lot in applying the lomis head method

[@luiscalvillo3725]

Thank you for the videos they are such great tools for those of us that are self taught!

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Bloody fantastic stuff, I always wanted a Loomis demo and out of that 3!

[@DeepakKumar-vf1cj]

Please do more tutorial on explaining the edge work in painting that why and where should go for lost edge, soft edge, hard edge! And really Thank you for your tutorial on Loomis method.😊

[@halzion]

what i find amazing about all this is that i only saw the first part without watchin pt 2 and 3 and it felt like every other tutorial, still not understanding why all these guideline exist, why my art looks so bland to everyone else's but when i saw pt 2 and 3 i realised how all of this truly isn't a hard and fast rule and that the entire point is to bend them to fit with what you want to draw. you like that person's hair? you can focus on it! all as long as you understand what's underneath like that the shape of their head might also make their hair look cooler than having an average head and whatnot

[@richardpaskey7192]

Thank you Sooooo much. I am taking sketching for the first time. These videos (1-2 and 3) has made sketching faces much easier and enjoyable for me. Thank you again and keep up the good work.

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Totally addicted to these videos- I am learning things I did not even know I didn’t know!!!!

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I really enjoy watching your videos. Really fun and teaching.

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So much fun to watch you draw. Thank you!

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I love this series! Keep making videos like these!

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[@RosarioLeonardi]

Thanks a lot, this really inspire me to practice more and improve my shapes.

[@alfonsolaparra1908]

It's awesome to see how you mix some of Riley method with the Loomis. Have you thought about doing Riley method tutorials at all? You Rock Proko.

[@Amber-zo]

that quick Lucy sketch was GORGEOUS

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You are amazing.your videos are very high class and I learned a lot from your videos.Thank you so much.

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Love these tutorials, so beyond grateful for your teaching!

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[@beninorberto249]

Buenos días Prono, hoy estoy viendo sus indicaciones del método Loomis y, me parece muy interesante en la forma como usted lo explica, además es usted un excelente maestro, trataré de seguir sus clases desde mi móvil, gracias

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more than drawing , im learning how to observe and when i try it for myself the draws are coming ok . need more practice more and more . but its fun ..im enjoying. keep going . ton likes

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Proko. You are a genius.

[@nicks931]

More gesture drawing tips please! Thanks man, love yer show!

[@Isansnes]

"I'm probably not going to the that good of a likeness" Dude I thought of Lucy lou the second I saw it and thats so impressive that you could do that with so little detail

[@Pinkification]

this genuinely helped, like as someone who started drawing with a cartoony chibish artstyle for as long as i can remember the proportions i'm use to are much more squished. this, plus the other two facial anatomy videos actually helped me form faces better lool

[@Pinkification]

i may not have drawn it exactly the way u did, but the form is still very clear

[@betlow9497]

I am learning still. Great method thank you for sharing!

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Facial features next, please! These have been realy helpful :D

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he have it in paid drawing course on his site.

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Thank you so much for these videos. Amazing work!

[@BlenderBurst]

These videos have been super helpful for me!! Thank you!!!

[@endrehalasz]

Dear Proko, thanks a lot again! This video worth a lot! Thank you for giving it for free!

[@markoartist5273]

Great videos Proko! It really helps to see how to apply the Loomis method on real faces. Thank you!

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Thank you so much Stan, this series has been such a big help

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Videos muy útiles e instructivos, no cabe duda que se necesita practicar durante muchas horas y con estos videos ayudan mucho a mejorar la tecnica del retrato, gracias por compartir tus conocimientos.

[@humanbeing1429]

When he was drawing the Lucy Liu features with the reference image side by side with his work in progress, I diverged my eyes in such a way that both images come together and oh my God, the edges are spot on. I would love to watch all his other videos new and old. I have so far watched about 10 of his videos.

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These videos really help!

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This whole series have been extreemly helpull! thank you very much! :-D

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Stan this is absolutely PHENOMENAL work! Thank you for sharing!

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Your videos really inspire me......thank you!

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its not even funny how much my art has changed since i started watching him thank you!

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Very enjoyable watch. Thank you.

[@Zarzak]

This was incredible. Thanks so much for sharing your thought process. I found that very informative

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[@lizg235]

you made this look so easy and simple!

[@_y0inks581]

I've been watching your videos for about an hour and I've gone from only being able to draw cartoons to being able to understand the basics of anatomy when it comes to heads And actually being able to draw more than cartoons

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Thank you very much for your best lessons!

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Молодец парень. Все так легко и непринужденно. Спасибо за уроки.

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When l first drew it I heard fun but things are tough And then l Saw the way he was drawing he made it look easy You rock 👌👌