Mistake When Drawing Head - Quick Art Tips

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In this video I go over a common mistake artists make when trying to draw the head

[@TheOracle.]

Wait.. That's why I always drew men's heads wrong. That's why it always looked wrong to me! You're a lifesaver! 💜

[@greenytoaster]

women don't have jaws?

[@TheOracle.]

@@greenytoaster What- OH no no! I just draw women's faces a lot rounder, which fits the circle method I learned a lot better

[@federationofbread]

​@@greenytoaster They DO???

[@Chad-bc9vi]

​@@federationofbread can relate, never saw a female human being in real life before

[@pixelchrome2]

​@@Chad-bc9vireal, the only female I've ever saw is my cat

[@readyrex]

You should teach an anatomy class.

[@r3ddr01d7]

He do it right now

[@r11154]

THE HELL DO YOU THINK THIS IS

[@Shadow2166]

it was all apart his plan to teach the world in many videos anatomy

[@eshio1394]

​@@r11154 bro thinks its math

[@Hconinja]

​@eshio1394 even better, double lessons

[@OwO_X3_]

Bro said 💀

[@TshumaShimaza]

With JAWS

[@MicahMotion]

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[@mythydamashii9978]

🔥✍️​@@MicahMotion

[@CorynneFord]

_💀_

[@DJAlex1417]

"On the day I was born" ahh

[@Discerned_]

*Loid when Anya does poorly on a test for the 453rd time* 😐

[@I_exterminate_therians]

😐😑😐

[@A_DotCalled_Bob]

And Yor is just there

[@i_am_ravs]

**disappointed mewing intensifies*

[@I_exterminate_therians]

@@i_am_ravs 🤫🗿

[@Missy-sw8jh]

Loid: *Ugh, looks like Plan A will never work, Anya can't become an Imperial Scholar with these grades...*

[@platypus7488]

I can't thank you enough for your tutorials, you really help !!!

[@excaliblader]

Happy to hear that!

[@xionvebb1708]

​@@excaliblader Teacheth me your ways!

[@rem_0]

A common mistake that artists do is not listening to constructive criticism 👍 But often times it's really hard to find constructive ones 😅

[@mexicanopdb]

Very true, I follow many small artists and most of the "criticism" they get is just insults

[@mir0h2714]

The problem when it comes to constructive criticism is it actually being criticism. A lot of people insult the artist, or use backhanded comments as their response of “criticism”. This is why a lot of artists don’t like constructive critique and it’s because of how people say it.

[@Anonnymouss-nu6uv]

@@mir0h27144chan’s /ic/ is fucking horrible with that. It’s not “infested with crabs” without reason.

[@ponchopyro3314]

@@mir0h2714 That's not constructive; constructive criticism implies there is a solution and that it is given from someone genuinely trying to help. There is also an appropriate setting for it and rarely are random comments that setting.

[@mir0h2714]

@@ponchopyro3314 I understand, it’s just that normally people use “constructive criticism” as an excuse to express their negative opinions on an art piece. Thus leading to artists ignoring suggested feedback from genuinely helpful people.

[@theominouspigeon]

meanwhile my brain: haha skull funny

[@IGuyAF]

When I saw the skull, I heard that meme guitar riff in my head

[@the_lyden]

​@@IGuyAF bad to the bone 💀

[@TheRealAkechiGoro]

When I saw the skull I remembered the Skeleton falling meme

[@theominouspigeon]

@@the_lyden be wow be wow be wow

[@Corrocon]

Ha, literally have been making this mistake constantly and always end up thinking the face is too wide or chin is too big. This should help, thanks!

[@autherial530]

I only fully appreciated your content after entering med school

[@seththesheriff1275]

_Bad To The Bone plays every time the skull is showed_

[@vzkhaos]

Something I love about your videos is the fact that you actually give useful tips. Unlike TikTok art “tutorials”, your videos pay attention to how realistically accurate positions are. This has genuinely made me change how my art looks, and it’s helped a ton.

[@mikubox364]

💖🌸Loid Forger is such a Cute Husbando!🌸💖

[@TheGreenManiac10]

No wonder why the heads I draw look like doritos lol😂

[@NotSoMax]

I draw 2 circles, since head isn’t perfectly spherical, it also helps with better showing the depth and shape in perspective. Plus it really easily makes the shape of the eye socket and temporal bone

[@RoxyLoxy]

where do you put those two circles ? :0

[@larkreid7960]

Yes I would like to know too@@RoxyLoxy

[@NotSoMax]

They overlap each other, I guess it’s hard to explain since I don’t do tutorials, and it changes depending on the perspective you’re viewing it from. If you look at a skull from the side you might get a better idea of what I’m talking about, but the back sphere defines the parietal and occipital plates and the front sphere kinda traces the frontal plate and the zygomatic process. The specifics are less important imo than the idea that you find simple shapes your comfortable doing that help with your guidelines. I used to have to draw basically the entire underlying structure/skeleton to draw a half decent picture but as I’ve worked on improving my 2D skills I’ve found shortcuts that work for me. Find the simples shapes that work for you but still define the form and eventually you’ll be able to simplify your construction even more until you can just draw without needing them (this takes years tho so don’t rush to not using construction lines)

[@MrDaol23]

I've been drawing a head like this for so long and couldn't figure out my mistake so thank you ! You're real savour with these tutorials !

[@excaliblader]

Glad I could help!

[@artvulture456]

That's why I always have to make the circle bigger after drawing the jaw huh

[@ehpotatoes]

This tip has changed my life

[@_pigden_223]

This is apparent when using the Loomis method as one of the steps of that method is drawing the circle then chopping off the sides

[@blockoglock9820]

The second you told me drawing the jaw from the edges is wrong, and seeing the perspective, I immediately knew what I was doing wrong 💀

[@FutureWarrior8k]

I’ve actually made that mistake before, so it made my characters look like their jaw reached all the way to the back of their neck 😅

[@BuckBlaziken]

The loomis method also has a similar step where you literally shave about 1/5 of the circle off from each side. This step applies to all angles except 90 degree/side views

[@Soomi.30]

Circles and guidelines are a drag, I’ve stopped using them some time ago, now I draw with eyeballing everything out and fix mistakes along the way (◕ᴗ◕✿)

[@eeskaatt]

hey youtube i need more content like this. a very breakdown of how to draw stuff. some people draw structure and then speed timelapses the f of it then bam magic lmao.

[@Kizumi-os7yu]

I don't draw but I watch every art tutorials you post

[@epic0505]

Same! I can’t help but like all of his videos I see

[@Essayien]

THIS ACTUALLY HELPS SO MUCH. Seriously, thank you so much for making all these little tutorials, they help a lot!

[@GalaticVoidedNightmare]

My man got *W I D E* at the loop back part, went from "yeah anime face to OMG WIDE MAN".

[@MARTIAANN]

This might be the best tip yet, ive been having problems drawing heads for the longest and i had no idea why. This really helped

[@katiemckenzie521]

I audibly said “ooohhhh!” out loud 😅 thanks for explaining this so simply!

[@jamesnought7489]

This might be the reason my faces, especially jaws, end up looking like rough stuff. Excited to try this out later!

[@luvithdrevis]

These little details help me understand SO MUCH on what is making my drawings look weird. Like, "something is off but I can't put my pen on it" weird. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THESE!!

[@slimeknight6726]

THANK YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU. God i have been having this issue with drawing heads for so long and i randomly found this short. Thank you man, this really helps. I have watched a lot of your shorts for help and...questionable reasons but they are always so helpful!! Thank you for these videos

[@Hexafarious]

Thank you so much! I have been struggling so much with drawing the jaw and this made me realize what I was doing wrong! Your tutorials are amazing! :)

[@excaliblader]

Thanks!

[@obsession9298]

thank you so much, I was wondering why my heads were looking goofy.

[@dreamnovel3480]

This was very helpful! This actually made me realize why my drawings looked off at times and why I would always expand the inital circle because I knew it felt like something was off. Thank you for this helpful tip

[@Im_a_toast_official]

LOID FORGER???????

[@formidableplays4750]

The 🐐 You always know exactly what mistakes I make and tell exactly how to fix them 🙏

[@crazyapplecrumble3212]

So thats why I keep making my characters heads too wide, thank you

[@evilmikuplushie4603]

This man is singlehandedly saving my art tbh

[@Aeghf]

That Skull staring directly making me blush

[@pj-wille]

Ahhhhhhhhh that explains a lot. i always felt like my faces were too wide but i didn't really know why. thank you!

[@kylemcbee170]

I've been trying to get back into drawing these videos are honestly some of the best bitesized tutorials on KZbin.

[@ethandoodlez9987]

THATS WHY MY HEADS LOOK WEIRD AT DIFFERENT ANGLES

[@Esther-ym7em]

Ay it’s Loid!

[@n16161]

This person is single-handedly improving the artistic products of thousands of people.

[@Chooseashorterhandle2]

THIS IS LIFE CHANGING B INFORMATION OMG I ALWAYS THOUGHT I JUST DIDN'T DRAW THE CHIN THE RIGHT LENGTH BUT IT'S BECAUSE I DREW A FULL HALF CIRCLE FOR FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE CHIN AHHH *THANK YOU*

[@ElodieFiorella]

This is something that's always troubled me when trying to draw heads from a circle and these guidelines help so much. Thanks!

[@user-lj2pj4sy9m]

This is why I use the circle for the cranium and a square for the face

[@DapperJazz]

Dude when the video started over I went “WOAH” out loud cuz the difference was crazy cool

[@ddave8885]

OH MY GOD THESE VIDEOS ARE A GODSEND I love the opening to end comparison, it really helps me see what exactly is wrong

[@zoe7923]

Once you saw it you can't unsee it

[@WadaWander]

This has Unlocked an issue ive had for so long omg, thats why my mens heads sometimes looked so weird ToT

[@neraknerak]

good tip but I didn't get technically not wrong but have to do it in perspective.

[@cordz389]

My heads were sooo wide...

[@zate5355]

I definitely get this mixed up. Thanks for making what I should change more clear

[@Inquisitive06]

I'm in love with your voice bro, you sound like a chill homies.

[@Cosmiic-]

I never thought I was doing it wrong until now

[@smileyjack6621]

Holy shit you just fixed something for me.

[@xaeverr]

This is actually helpful for beginners

[@channjei7459]

this is what i'm troubling, because of 3/4 perspective. this is very helpful ♥️

[@Frickerdoodle]

Finally a tutorial where i already know the info i'm so proud of myself

[@SuperRandoms.]

Do one on arms at different levels of muscularity please

[@rarenumo4309]

Excaliblade finally makes a tutorial at my level

[@ninjaslash52_98]

Thank you… thank you for this I had wondered why my free handing looked better and why I always had to readjust the head. It was so simple but I didn’t question it

[@mar-nyan]

OMG I THINK YOU JUST SOLVED ONE OF MY MAIN ISSUES WITH DRAWING THE FACE???

[@benamarasarra6534]

Bro.. THANK YOU

[@shatteredpuppet3805]

WAIT THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE NOW!!

[@ASentientBlockofSwissCheese]

The loops are amazing! They really do show the difference

[@Starberry7]

Oh I always did that. Wondered why the face looked so round.

[@Nsix4]

.....this explains a lot why I have a hard time drawing heads like this.

[@justzy3979]

Omg. Thank you so much, this is a revelation to me as someone who's still only starting to learn

[@TheLawlessRogue]

YOU'RE MY HERO, I NEVER UNDERSTOOD IT 😭

[@Omega_Mart_Employee_K1Z]

These tutorials help so much, thank you for helping us small artists survive!

[@captaindeathman9858]

THATS IT, THATS THE ONE THING I DIDN'T KNOW AND KEPT DOING WRONG. MIND BOGGLING, Why did Nobody Else Explain it so simple and clearly, Thank You

[@sirzas4247]

bro everytime i see your shorts i learn something Thank you for making video like this

[@javanaguirre4425]

OOOHHHH THIS MAKES SO MUCH SENSE!!! THIS EXPLAINS WHY MY ART LOOKS SO WEIRD TO ME

[@tacticslc4805]

Tbh I learned the circle technique but every time I ended not following it exactly so now I just go straight to drawing final version lol

[@michaellennerman7844]

Wow! This was really helpful, no wonder my heads have been looking weird.

[@That_3D_Models_Guy]

man had a reverse glow up when the loop hit

[@fallen_x]

OH MY GOD. THANK YOU. IVE BEEN DRAWING USING THE CIRCLE METHOD FOR FIVE+ YEARS AND NO ONE HAS EVER TOLD ME ABOUT THAT. THANK. YOU.

[@alji7663]

Ty so much this changed my drawings. Im a beginner trying to learn how to draw faces rn and you just inspired me to keep going. Ive been making this mistake for a week straight wondering why my drawings look off. Thx so much

[@danielgarcia-barnett7935]

A great tip as always. I love these tips that deconstruct why guideline do and don’t work.

[@liamgoodwin515]

Holy that's why my head's always look so weird, thanks bro this actually helps a lot😅

[@GodMaxDrinkerofTea]

So this is why I draw heads better when I don't do the sphere

[@hauntedgamer6773]

Goddamn, i just started drawing a few days ago and wondered why the jaw looked weird, this helps sm!

[@jessicagalvin4598]

This channel is so useful!

[@jagamer365]

This video was perfect for me, I always make that mistake and watching it now helped me a lot

[@BisexualPlagueDoctor]

Honestly, cannot see an issue with the first one, it looks fine to me

[@ProfessionalFascist]

“When we looks at the sku…” Bad to the bone riff

[@WeryOficial]

All this time... ALL THIS TIME.... WHY I DIDN'T KNOW THIS

[@jewenhajoycecolico2269]

Bro this is a life changing😭😭😭😭 ive been doing that for years now i know how to do it Thank youuuuuu

[@Kevicarts]

Bro just made my art 10 times better

[@unchiez1722]

This was the exact problem i was working on yesterday!

[@chair2975]

I’m sorry but the title killed me 🤣

[@mythbreaker443]

WOW I need this because I'm trying to draw more anatomical now. My jaw was a rough guess

[@CheeseeriA]

Bro will win every "draw a perfect circle" challenge

[@reyji_7845]

No wonder my drawings looks somewhat odd. You dont know how much this help me so thank you soo muchh for this video!❤

[@theunexpectedjaz9100]

Well, this changes everything from how i draw, thank you!

[@marvelous_jack5228]

i’ve probably said this before in another video, but i appreciate and love these tutorials so much! they’re so concise and to the point, ya learn so much in such a short amount of time with ya content! definitely my favourite artist to learn from, by far

[@krispyhoe2126]

This is so unbelievably helpful. My drawings always turn out too “cute” and childlike and this is why!

[@rhysalexander9476]

My sense of humour is broken i laughed at the skull

[@InstanRamen]

I learning omg that Loid looks great