The Reilly Method of Head Drawing- Part 2

[@LucasSilva-ks6ty]

that tip about the brow line in the end was pure gold, never saw anyone explaining that, not even loomis in his book

[@amosjoseph]

Great videos! The clearest explanation of *why* to use Reilly rhythms. Most tutorials just show the rhythm lines and don't explain their connection to the planes of the head. Hope you do a video showing this process using a 3/4 view.

[@KyleHefty]

+Amos Joseph I'm glad you are finding them helpful. I try my best to explain things clearly, so thank you for the feedback and the compliment. I may do a video like this showing a 3/4 view at some point to clarify, thanks for the suggestion. The next video will be a portrait of an actual person so there will be at least some tilt, rotation, and angle to the head in the photo I'll be using and that should get you a bit closer to understanding how we'll use the rhythms as the head is turned.

[@brycer985]

+Kyle Hefty How would you use the Reilly method if someone is laughing or yawning? I'm new to this and would like to hear your take on this.

[@KyleHefty]

Good question. It's really just a matter of stretching and compressing the rhythms. Many of the rhythms relate to underlaying muscle, so they will move as a person's expression changes. Think of a basic "bouncing ball" in animation and then think of that stretching with something like the obicularis oris for a yawn. I'll make a video going over expressions soon, I've just put it on my "to-do" list, so thank you for suggesting the topic. It's a great question and I'm sure many people would benefit from a video on the topic :)

[@brycer985]

+Kyle Hefty For those of us who havnt had any formal training I appreciate you showing us it's possible for new artists to think outside the box using various expressions. I am a woodcarver and wasnt sure at first what would be the best applications when carving a mask but I really like the idea that this method offers so many options.

[@happyprat2624]

The explanation of brow line placement and subsequent keystone placement is a total game changer! THANK YOU!!!

[@INSTAFLIXMEDIA]

Atlast I've found someone explaining things slowly and with ease. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@DESIGNERPENCIL]

Your videos are seriously what I've been looking for for the LONGEST, thank you sooo much, very helpful!

[@eXtremeGoLden]

me too!!! :) I really happy now :D ......THANK YOU KYLE HEFTY!

[@dum681]

this is pure gold knowledge, thank you so much

[@annesaffer629]

Thanks for this video! It does a great job of showing the application of the Reilly method. Well done.

[@lisafred1362]

So nice to have Reilly on top of Asaro head. Thank you for DARK lines. So many tutorials I can't see the lines they are sketched so light.

[@brenttaylordotus]

First time I've seen anyone clarify what the 'brow line' is specifically. Thanks, makes perfect sense, very helpful!

[@Bunuffin]

No matter what artstyle you have... You must know how real stuff work, art is based on reality

[@artfavorites9220]

Both videos have been extremely helpful to my work. I watch them over and over.

[@jobell7356]

Superb pair of videos, will be re-watching and re-watching and learning. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[@haneegasmin5283]

Thank you teacher! very professional but easy to understand.

[@surfhawk1]

I really like your approach. Easy to understand why this is a useful tool.

[@Crashoverall]

best tutorial on this on the entire youtube

[@frediseitukemi9509]

Gracias, es el mejor tutorial, lección, clase, motivación, lenguaje, 1 millon de Gracias. Bendiciones.

[@cibablea]

Super informative and with great personal insights. Thanks for sharing.

[@Kipzi]

Really enjoy the analytical portions of your videos.

[@margaretbailey1445]

Thank you so much. Your information is so helpful!

[@angeliqueroux3017]

The most useful explanations of the Reilly method. Wish you made more than just a few videos! 🌱

[@annettemc4]

I have tried the Reilly method, but struggled to SEE it, making real sense in my mind. You have presented it in a way that makes sense and easy for me to visualize it in photos. I am looking forward to learn from you. Thank you for dedicating your time and talent for newbie artists like me.

[@leamubiu]

been drawing all my life, though never took lessons, I'm still baffled I never heard of all this until now

[@zaugitude]

Great job of showing the relations between these two concepts; I had no idea how closely related they were. Not that it had to be average proportions, but I had always thought that the Asaro head was a bit large in the lower half and your breakdown seems to show that. CheerZ!

[@artlessons1]

Thank you ! being a teacher who uses the Asaro head in class . This video is extremely helpful Great job ang many thanks !

[@AinoShperber]

I have searched for good videos on the Reilly head and yours are some of the best. I have watched them over and over. Well done, keep them coming. :)

[@ChartingCharlie]

Man you’re a great teacher. Thanks for what you do. Charles

[@sencros9113]

Awesome videos, I hope you comeback to youtube 'cause I like the way you explain things, I practiced this method 4 times and I'm already seeing improvement in my faces. ✌🤘👍

[@patriciaotis1113]

Thank you so much for your videos. Your explanations are clear and you go along at a very good pace...not to draggy but not to fast....just right. Thanks! :)

[@garyhall2565]

Omg I am an anime artist and you basically nailed it when you talked about general model. Thanks for much for these videos they are super super super helpful!

[@theyeater2418]

Great video thank you very much for posting this. I would like to make a note what you said around 17:54, this is from what I learned studying the Glen Villppu videos. He refers to the corner of the brow as the corner of the eye socket. From one corner of the eye socket to another it creates a straight line, the line never curves as you mentioned. The eyebrow has a curve to it and with a turned head that can give the illusion of the corner of the eye socket curving because the corner of the eye socket is being covered by the brow, if you use that measurement you will end up with slanted eyes.

[@KyleHefty]

I probably got that from Vilppu as well. He's one of the best, it just gets hard to remember where you learned what when you are getting information from so many sources. He's right that the corner of the brow from one side to the other will always be straight. I will, however, occasionally use a slight arc to bring that line over the top of where I see the glabella based on the model or current head position. This is because the glabella itself will not always fall perfectly on that straight from corner to corner, and this depends on the model and the angle of the head. I think of the brow line more as the "glabella line" and I'm looking for it's relation to the corner of the brow. If you are using the Reilly rhythms the keystone is even more important to place accurately because an inaccurate keystone will throw off your frontalis rhythm, which will throw off your eye placement, spacing, hairline rhythm etc, etc. Your keystone is important in general, but when using these rhythms it really becomes your foundation. There are cases where I know, right away, my brow corner and socket is a bit off but I'll do it anyway to get the keystone. one is just so much easier to fix than the other. I hope I'm making sense. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for your support and for your feedback :)

[@winslowdog8448]

Really excellent explanation. Thank you!

[@dianneys4887]

This was incredibly helpful. Thank you.

[@mordecai1484]

Tnx kyle. That was most informative video about reilly method so far.

[@kimesch9698]

This is so well explained. You’ve got a new subscriber! Please do more videos.

[@StuartKnox67]

Thanks for posting great instruction video

[@meganjastervid]

great videos, your instruction is very clear

[@lusimmons4982]

Just awesome! Ty for your time and energy!

[@iancaldeian]

Your presentation was really comprehensive. Riven Phoenix does a great job of presenting the actual measurements in his "The Structure of Man" series. I wish one of you guys could combine the two approaches on the Asaro head.

[@zingapore4007]

Your videos are so valuable! Please, make some other. I really would like to learn more about portraits and the human figure

[@Sara-sh8by]

this was very helpful. thank you so much .now im just wondering why there isn't more content on this channel

[@mrcollet]

Thank you for the upload. Very useful info!!!

[@alexbrown2666]

wow thank you so much 😀. your teaching skills are fantastic, you articulate the measurements of the concept and their relationship with eachother in way that's so easy to learn.

[@ghostzeke14]

Great vid, I've been studying this method for a few years, you vid does the best job I've seen connecting everything. Would love to see a 3/4 view. Thanks again!!

[@lokman175200]

Please do more videos!

[@dinaahmed8909]

wow.. this is really make sense .. thank you so much and waiting for the next part

[@SC-yj7fc]

this was outstanding. very helpful. Thank you. could you please make a video where you use this method to arrive at a completed drawing? thanks again.

[@weiixx]

Great video! Very helpful!

[@romelmadrayart]

I watched this video and the preceding part 1. In comparison to some other videos I would say 4/5. The 1 point not awarded is because I hoped to see a further explanation of the volume metric head and how to apply the Riley method volumetrically for example with anthropomorphism. I would like to further see this applied to skull studies and how to use the Riley method as the means to read the skull (underlying bones) and from there the planes from an actual live model. All in All very good art education and delivery of material and in my opinio you are in the top 5 for head drawing tutorials that I have seen for this subject on you tube.

[@1976kinan]

Amazing 2-parts...thank you!

[@TCee93]

Thank you Kyle! Really clarified many small details for me :)

[@deeknits]

Thank you sooooooo much for this. It's one thing to know where to put the lines, but something altogether different to know WHY!!! Subbed!!!

[@margaretbailey02]

Another great video!

[@johnkon2810]

Thank you for the Asaro Head link. Greatly Appreciate your effort!

[@marieballantyne8465]

Thank you so much for your very thorough explanation much appreciated.

[@LetitiaCollins]

Very helpful! Thank you so much.

[@husseinfouli1569]

Thank you .. very useful

[@joycegroda7629]

This is an excellent presentation and really enjoyed the explanation. Good job. Hopefully you continue as you are a really good educator.

[@vyaschintu4377]

thank you for the video ❤️

[@sknight567]

These videos are really useful for me, thanks so much for making them. There's not many good resources for using the Reilly method so this is much appreciated. :)

[@ellegriffiths4955]

Thank you, I found this very useful.

[@diojensinop1048]

many thanks bro...keep up the great work and thanks for sharing...

[@eileenschultz6647]

Thank you very much , I learnt so much from this

[@kevwe23]

This was great too. Thank you

[@eileenschultz6647]

Great video! Loved the demo on photographs as well, wonderful keep up the good work!

[@claudiamendez7907]

Thank you 🖐🏻🎨🎼🖍️✒️🖋️✏️💚

[@bjporter4704]

Thank you!

[@jamesjoy108]

Wauw love this mannn! Plz keep it up... plzzzzz keep it up.. you really help me keep my drawing game up! Thanks so much

[@readyforthemoshpit]

These videos are gold!! thank you for sharing your knowlage ♥

[@Lydia6t6t6]

This was a great help, thank you 😊

[@fuwingpang5445]

How does this work in side view? Or 3/4 view. Thanks for the video

[@Nivenization]

Thank you.

[@xraphe1366]

thank you sooo much ur vids are very helpful.

[@bradrobinson4249]

great video's

[@rolancamp8551]

Really good tutorial, thank you for posting this you're the man!

[@cndungu]

I appreciate this so much!

[@MrLazzzyboi]

great video

[@Whoopwhoopwhoop]

This. Is. AWESOME Thank you

[@dangdiala7901]

Thank you..

[@MsGnor]

Enjoyed, thanks! xxxx

[@loraezra3224]

Thank you

[@anujachoksi8139]

thank you so much for doing these videos...i have learnt a great deal..and found your explanation the easiest to follow. i do have a request...would you please do one video for same technique...for female head...although this works...my female figures come out with a few masculine features if i use this technique. it would be a great help..thank you again. regards.

[@KyleHefty]

+Anuja Choksi The portrait part of this series (which will be up shortly, I've been really busy) will be a female head. I hope that it will help you see how you can use this technique to draw anybody of any age, race, or gender. I end up doing a lot of children's portraits (since there is a demand in that market and it's something I find enjoyable) and I use the Reilly method to draw everybody. I'm glad that you've found the videos useful so far. I hope that the next parts of the series will demonstrate how to soften some of the hard-edged features that seem to be giving you trouble. It's a common problem when getting into plane drawing, but it's pretty easy to remedy once you understand that it's just a matter of breaking down and softening the plane changes. Thank you for your input, I appreciate the feedback.

[@anujachoksi8139]

+Kyle Hefty ..thank you so much for your response...I am so grateful for having teachers like you who inspite of being busy make New students like me feel incredibly motivated. I really appreciate that. I will wait eagerly for the videos...and thank you really for taking out so much time. your video has helped me in tons really as far as the human head goes...thank you.

[@carieno75]

I love your videos, thank you so much for all the information you provide. I do have to tell you I find it very hard to hear your videos, they are good quality its just too low volume.

[@anthonyhathaway5667]

I'm a newbie and found your two videos very interesting. My only complaint is that I have to turn my computer volume to its loudest and sometimes your voice fades to nothing. I don't see any similar remarks from other viewers, so maybe it's me but other videos seem to come through loud and clear. Anyway thanks for introducing me to the Reilly method!

[@destructiveeyeofdemi]

Thanks homie, great tut. X

[@jean-paulvaneck5309]

I started drawing with the Reilley head and it absolutely improved my skills times ten! About the suggested brow line: does this line still conform to the rule of thirds, or is it a bit lower? I find it a bit difficult to find the answer to this, since so many abstractions differ or dont include the glabella...

[@jean-paulvaneck5309]

The answer is yes, had not watched part 1 before. Thank you Kyle! Mystery of finding the brow line seems solved.

[@JennyWrapStar]

excellent videos... thank you so much. Do you plan on doing one for children? please say yes. thank you

[@thetimreilly]

Great stuff, very helpful. In future videos can we see how the model helps when drawing heads from other angles than directly face on? And can we see some examples of your work?

[@swapnilrandhir492]

hey buddy great video fully understood it.As you said these rhythms are essential for establishing planes . But while shading how should i apply it? like you said shadow form?

[@dougg1075]

Man, this was super helpful! Thanks

[@YooperGranny]

Is there a downloadable photo of all the lines you have drawn in? This is amazing and thank you for your videos.

[@polker2]

i have question .. so how will you use this to put on the details like the details of the eye yhe nose the shape of the lips

[@i4detail]

hey kyle, thx for sharing! its really hard to find material on the really abstraction...been searching quite regularly for it on YT. really didn't even publish his method, it was one of his students that saved the knowledge. Look for faragasso's book in case you haven't heard about it. its pretty confusing though.. I would really appreciate sideview and three quarters view as well as other angles. Training on photos and the azzaro head to find the rhythms is a great way to get used to the ideas i guess, so thx for the pointer! keep up the great work, are you at WATTS Atelier by any chance?

[@UrraSergio]

One year later... Many thanks.

[@kingleon5338]

So explain to me how am i suppose to draw all these lines in the 3/4 and side view of the face

[@KyleHefty]

+Jjuan Ringgold I'll be releasing a video in the next few days going over how to approach the abstraction in 3/4 and profile view. It's pretty much the same, you're just going to wrap the lines around the form. The key to this method is getting in the mindset of thinking three-dimensionally. For example, a perfect circle doesn't remain a circle as it turns away from you, it becomes an oval that becomes more and more compressed as you move around it. What's great about the Reilly method is that it gets you wrapping lines around form and starting to think like a sculptor rather than just looking at things as flat shapes on a flat surface. I'll go into more depth in the video, hopefully this helps you understand the basic principle involved a little better in the meantime.

[@mkAYY825]

keep going with these tutorials please :-)

[@carrotpiggie]

What's the intro music?

[@jayc9631]

thx

[@SleepyVampArt]

this 3d model of the asaro head could be helpful in matcap mode

[@Руссофобзатевающийрусофобию]

but in this position eyes ara not in the middle

[@Eedg769]

Now if there was a tutorial on how to draw the rhythms for any angle of the head... (or a few other angles, at least...)

[@KyleHefty]

I’m going to do just that. I became far too busy to put the time into the KZbin channel that I should have, and being a beginner level video editor at the time meant a lot of time wasted messing stuff up and trying to get the software to just do the thing I was trying to do, lol. I’ve since learned quite a bit about editing so it’s not nearly as time consuming and I’ll be returning with new videos very shortly. I apologize for the extended hiatus. Once I realized how much the channel had grown in my absence I was shocked. It made me realize how many people were finding these few videos helpful, and that has re-sparked my commitment to making them :)

[@bzxshor67mpts]

Nice explanation Kyle.. Pity Picasso didn,t live long enough to watch your video mate. He may have learnt something