My Favorite HEAD DRAWING METHOD: The Reilly Abstraction! STEP BY STEP Face Proportions & Angles

I've spent the past week teaching myself the Reilly Head Abstraction! I think it is great for portrait beginners still trying to understand face proportions (like me), and so I wanted to share what I've learned.
0:00 Intro
0:22 About Frank Reilly
1:13 About The Reilly Method
1:45 Steps: Front View
7:16 3/4 View
8:35 Profile View
10:37 Three Ways to Use the Reilly Method
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Asaro Head: sketchfab.com/3d-models/asaro...
Asaro Head with Light: www.artstation.com/artwork/GX...
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[@reggievaughn2053]

Hands down, my favorite Reilly Method video. No long winded explanation . . . short and concise. Appreciate the work.

[@IvanIvan-nc3kd]

Thank you ! This is one of the most in depth tutorial on you tube!

[@anthonynunez5158]

This tutorial helped me so much, I’ve been struggling with 3/4 and side profile

[@leighanncreates]

There’s definitely not as many tutorials out there on those angels. I’m glad this helped!!

[@sureshnarasimhan7429]

After many searches i landed on this video. Clarity without any confusion amaze me. Only drawing circles in the places of eye sacket needed clarification.thanks a lot.

[@artbycatfitz]

Thank you for an excellent tutorial. It did go a little fast, but that's what pause and rewind are for. Excellent breakdown of the Reilly Abstraction. I only found out about this method recently and find it far more intuitive for me than the Loomis Method. Thanks for showing the process on 3/4 and profile views too. Super helpful. I'm going to try using this method in my portrait group this afternoon.

[@tanalee229]

Pause, rewind, and .75 speed. : )

[@swlbarely]

Great job delivering the key points Reilly method so concisely!

[@matthewanacleto7885]

After 7 video's yours is the most complete. Thank you.

[@quentinwach]

I can tell that your channel will explode and I will be here for all of it

[@leighanncreates]

You just made my whole month 😭🥰 thank you so much!

[@RoxOn413]

Ahh this is by far the most helpful head tutorial i've ever seen, i really don't to very well with the loomis head and this method is just what i needed, tysm for this video!

[@scoobysnack]

Brilliant tutorial, clearly explained and the last section about 3 ways to use it was really cool, thank you!

[@flipblanc1794]

Brava! I love this tutorial x

[@hurryporter4824]

what a simple way to draw a head!! Now I can draw a very beautiful and accurate head, just give me a whole day😂

[@MrMichaelkopa]

Thank you, that was amazing

[@erwinlaurena2185]

thanks for this tutorial😊it's easy for me to understand😊

[@NameIsDoc]

Its amazing how many different ways that people use the Riley method. No two artists approach it the same

[@tlabelle1965]

Thank you. I've watched several Reilly Method videos, and yours was the best. You have a great teaching style.

[@AndrewMorgan666]

This is about the clearest explanation of the Reilly method and I've saved it for later reference, only criticism is could you slow your speech down a bit, it all goes a little to fast. Thank you for the time you have put in to this tutorial. 👍

[@narutokumar8398]

Video quality is awesome 👌

[@yasenandonov4305]

Great work keep it up !!!

[@Solit4iress]

Thiss reilly method thing took my head drawing to a different level.. i remember drawing everything with no proportions

[@FigsArtsandCrafts]

I appreciate your explanation of the process. Love your video. I’m a new subscriber

[@sweethomes674]

Thank you😊🌸🖼🎨Outstanding

[@ramsybane7968]

Very good explained Thanks😊

[@nah7670]

That was really helpful!! Thank u :D

[@abdullahibrahim6198]

This is so detailed, absolutely amazing video

[@leighanncreates]

Glad you think so!

[@wheetypeedy]

Thank you so much. I do like the Loomis but im not getting it as well as I NEED. Your Rielly method video helped me to understand it way better. It seems a bit less confusing.

[@vishnuajit5492]

brilliant!

[@redmondartwork]

awesome video!!

[@othellologos8225]

You really do do an excellent job. I think your progress the end of the year is gonna be bonkers! 🤯 You make really good choices. 👍✏️

[@leighanncreates]

Thank you so much! That’s definitely the goal 😁

[@RyanParreno]

Well I took my time before watching this video in full. I hope you take your time making your future videos like this because you clearly took the time to consider how to present this information so that it could be as accessible as possible. I'm gonna be the one to say if you're still getting back on your art stuff, you already got your teaching and video production skills down 🦾 Looking forward to your next one!

[@acc5772]

Legit the best tutorial I have seen. Much better than the professionals on KZbin. I like that you use a different colored brush to show what you are talking about ❤

[@leighanncreates]

I had a hard time finding a good tutorial so I decided to make my own! Glad it’s working ☺️

[@acc5772]

@@leighanncreates glad you did started to practice after watching this vid

[@kubricksghost6058]

Underrated

[@chidozieunanka4265]

Good one. How do we now wrap a shade on the Reilly head, and ensure the shade flows with the Reilly curve.

[@everything_equestrian1]

I love your vids!

[@siddikamansour9485]

Thankss 😊

[@deadbush9857]

Finally a reilly method tutorial that doesn't take an hour to explain

[@ShortyPerson]

Excellent Video!!

[@leighanncreates]

Thank you!

[@sethber4037]

wow

[@user-pw1sb4ti4t]

Вы такая приятная...вот только очень быстрая ..и музыка быстрая ..прямо как в супермаркете в отделе красок..нужно все быстро выбрать и не ошибиться)))).

[@rascunhosketch4295]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@jackfelldown1]

I'm not really good at memorizing things. Never have been. I've always preferred understanding the underlying reason behind why something's there instead of just knowing about it. That helps me to commit that thing to memory. Same with the reilly method. Sure, you're pointing out which one goes where, but not why I should put it there. Is it the muscle structure? The bone structure? How does the line behave when things move, like an expression or something. Sure, some are easy enough to guess, but not all. It's not just this video though, I've gone through several videos on reilly method and they're mostly the same. I can only understand some of it. I guess I don't have a sense of rhythm like proper artists, but an explanation does help a long way.

[@johnrogan9420]

Can the steps be purchased in a drawing book?

[@dr.morisazer8568]

براڤوووووووو Good 👍

[@johnrogan9420]

Seems like a set of templates for the steps might be helpful!

[@duongpham-zj6hv]

damn, so elaborate a tutorial!

[@russellscott1151]

Nice video albeit a tad rapid. You say you can dissect the circle into eights but no mention as to what the eights refer to? Fifths seem to work nicely though. Thanks.

[@jessonbarrion]

Can you apply it in a photo reference

[@thegamejournalist24]

I am unable to make a good potrait and my drawings are not realistic , I can not make eyes noses and lips perfectly even learning from yt and I am doing daily practice .How you do it very easily ?

[@user-th1mf1lf4d]

I love you 😊😅🎉😂 very nice video

[@water7484]

Will you use this method everytime you draw a portrait or you refer to it's proportion

[@leighanncreates]

Until I’m really familiar with it, I will keep using it as a reference or to fix proportions. Eventually though, I should understand how to draw the head and head anatomy enough to move away from using it

[@micahsorter1159]

just a side note and hopefully this isn't disrespectful but my lord you are stunning

[@artcafe2684]

I would like to know where you learned the Reilly method. Did you go to a website, did you use a book?

[@sekigan2]

I end up with a square face shape even tho the person on a reference i used doesn't have a square face shape, idk what to do i tried drawing it different more slimmer but it doesn't work. Can somebody help?

[@nomobties]

Hi. I am just starting. I mean from scratch. My first impression is this looks so complex relative to what i have seen with the Loomis method. Is Riley considered a more advanced version of Loomis? Should i even try this?

[@leighanncreates]

You could probably say that 😊 Loomis might be an easier starting point if you have absolutely no drawing experience since this one is more complicated. but I still think it’s a great way to learn proportion, even for beginners, so I would still give it a try and then if it’s too much, just come back to it later. Or start by just overlaying it on drawings to see where you can improve proportions?

[@nomobties]

@@leighanncreates thanks. Btw, i drew allot as a child. I stopped in ‘78 when i was 14 years old. I am nearly 59 now and i want to take it up again. I didn’t study anyone’s method. I just did by copying comic book characters. They were awesome. I hope to get that joy back. Sorry to lay this story on you. Venting I suppose. Big regrets. Huge really.

[@nomobties]

@@leighanncreates btw then i said copy i don’t mean tracing. I never did that.

[@leighanncreates]

@@nomobties I’m excited for you to get back into it then! I’m sure you had other things that you were focused on at the time, so it’s cool that you’ll get to pursue art now that you’re ready 😊 there’s just something about getting to do the things we enjoyed as children that’s so special. Also, there’s so many great resources out there now that make drawing easier and more fun to learn! Best of luck with it! ☺️

[@niftyskates85]

The quality and links from this video are fucking awesome thank you. I remember watching your first video and glad it brought me back. Subbed. How long have you been drawing ?

[@leighanncreates]

The KZbin algorithm is working in both our favors 😁 I started drawing really young and took a class or 2 in middle school, but during high school and college, it was really just doodling on my homework. But now I’m getting back into it!

[@niftyskates85]

@@leighanncreates I wished I started serious earlier or at least took some classes. I was just doodling at college too now i might take a course there. I see you got experience seeing your etsy. Loaf life lmao 😎. You can try selling at art conventions too.

[@leighanncreates]

Loaf Life is definitely my favorite Design so far 😂 glad you like it. I hope to take a course of some sort soon too! But probably online

[@niftyskates85]

@@leighanncreates I see, I'd try to take a fundamental with an instructor at least just to have a another set of eyes at your progress especially for the underlying skills that are under all drawing and in the head pace as your drawing you know? Goodluck on your drawing journey! For the most part after that beginning its all you! At least in my methodology.

[@leighanncreates]

@@niftyskates85 that’s a good point. thank you!

[@mariomenezes7555]

Que legenda engraçada mano pqp

[@mattoailoa2660]

god loves u❤

[@Kelleyjaye88keys]

Not sure where the fire is, can’t see lines or marks, stopped after 30 seconds.

[@amritpalhh9836]

Gorgeous… the work…I’m not flirting

[@leighanncreates]

😂 thank you

[@theboredtrucker3898]

holy hell thats alot. Think i'll stick to loomis.

[@raghavnigam3287]

is andrew loomis much better than reilly

[@diamoneglass2136]

Marry me 😍🔥🔥🎨

[@johnrogan9420]

This is what artificial intelligence man looks like!

[@taraishot100]

I think Riley’s head method takes to much time I use the loomis method when drawing the head

[@RoxOn413]

The loomis method is definitely faster but it kinda leaves you on your own about what to do with the facial features, this one's pretty helpful if you can't instinctively pick up on the shapes of everything :]

[@meepo.5442]

This is laterally just math atp

[@teoni8765]

Damn mine looks like a weird furry oc😭😭

[@vincentcooper9139]

Why do so many American females speak with a squeaky vocal fry voice?

[@ta3471]

way to fast ! geese .... take a breath

[@softlanding138]

Really too fast!