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Drawing the Head and Hands

Drawing the Head and Hands

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  • Author：Andrew Loomis
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Summary

The illustrator Andrew Loomis （1892-1959） is revered amongst artists - including the great American painter Norman Rockwell and comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of figure drawing and clean， Realist style。 

His hugely influential series of art instruction books have never been bettered。

Drawing the Head and Hands is the second in Titan's programme of facsimile editions， returning these classic titles to print for the first time in decades。

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Kennedy The Bard ，

an excellent guide that does exactly what's described。 i greatly appreciated the figures and essays and think that they've all helped improve my art。 would definitely recommend for all artists who draw people and characters often。 an excellent guide that does exactly what's described。 i greatly appreciated the figures and essays and think that they've all helped improve my art。 would definitely recommend for all artists who draw people and characters often。 。。。more

Aja ，

Pretty good overview of how to draw the face and hands from basic shapes and perspectives as well as looking at said parts in different stages of life。 Great for beginners and those who want to go back into art in drawing portraits and hands， if they're into that。However， one drawback was that some of the writing may be a bit dated， though it is in the context of drawing people， it seems， with commercial art in mind。 Another was in the lack of diversity of features with muscle or fat on the hand Pretty good overview of how to draw the face and hands from basic shapes and perspectives as well as looking at said parts in different stages of life。 Great for beginners and those who want to go back into art in drawing portraits and hands， if they're into that。However， one drawback was that some of the writing may be a bit dated， though it is in the context of drawing people， it seems， with commercial art in mind。 Another was in the lack of diversity of features with muscle or fat on the hands （though fortunately not on the face for at least elderly people but it could have been shown for younger people） as well as good depictions of non-European descended people。 Much of the rules for various heads and facial features would still apply that area， and it could have been applied well by Loomis， a professional artist。 I can't judge Loomis' beliefs just by his books 100%， but it's not that he couldn't be able to pull it off， either。On that note， I'll at least refer to this book to get refreshed again on drawing faces with more confidence on that note。 。。。more

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Lara ，

A great book！

Victor Ellison ，

An invaluable resource， and the foundational standard for over 75 years。

Kat Skinner ，

It’s a good book but it’s very dated。 Photos aren’t on the same pages as the text。 It’d be nice to have clearer step by step drawings。

مرتضى قاسم ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 naise

Rachel King ，

The most comprehensive guide to drawing the head。 I have not read the "hands" part yet as this is an area I feel more competent in。 The only drawback is that the general guidelines provided are for white Americans， as Andrew Loomis was a draftsman that worked primarily in advertising in the 1950s when this was written。 He does however make suggestions for adjustments that are useful for drawing faces from a wide berth of backgrounds。 I refer to this book often when out of practice。 The most comprehensive guide to drawing the head。 I have not read the "hands" part yet as this is an area I feel more competent in。 The only drawback is that the general guidelines provided are for white Americans， as Andrew Loomis was a draftsman that worked primarily in advertising in the 1950s when this was written。 He does however make suggestions for adjustments that are useful for drawing faces from a wide berth of backgrounds。 I refer to this book often when out of practice。 。。。more

Xavier ，

Extremely useful information。 It's not a book I can read once and absorb completely。 I have no doubt I will continue to return to it as I become more adept at drawing heads and hands。My only complaint is that many of the descriptions not accompanied but drawn examples were not intuitive。 I found myself reading and re-reading sentences trying to understand exactly what he's trying to convey about line tone proportion and angle。It's inspired me to try more construction and measuring before diving Extremely useful information。 It's not a book I can read once and absorb completely。 I have no doubt I will continue to return to it as I become more adept at drawing heads and hands。My only complaint is that many of the descriptions not accompanied but drawn examples were not intuitive。 I found myself reading and re-reading sentences trying to understand exactly what he's trying to convey about line tone proportion and angle。It's inspired me to try more construction and measuring before diving into a drawing， although I think this takes some of the heart and spontaneity out of it。 。。。more

Χρηστος Παλαιολόγος ，

Με βοήθησε όταν ξεκίνησα να πειραματίζομαι με μολύβι。

Rebecca ，

difficult subject

Anna Morgenstern ，

4。5\5I love this one， it's very detailed and explains matters very efficiently albeit not hard to understand。 The only critique that I have for this book is that you can definitely tell it's an old one， given how only the men have facial expressions whilst the women tend to stay still， smiling， and docile。 That being said， if you were to make a "must-have" art book list， this one hits one of the top spots。 Would highly， highly recommend！ 4。5\5I love this one， it's very detailed and explains matters very efficiently albeit not hard to understand。 The only critique that I have for this book is that you can definitely tell it's an old one， given how only the men have facial expressions whilst the women tend to stay still， smiling， and docile。 That being said， if you were to make a "must-have" art book list， this one hits one of the top spots。 Would highly， highly recommend！ 。。。more

Donna ，

I will definitely read more of his books。 So helpful and genius in his concept。

Michaela Vondráčková ，

I think it's a basic must-read for all artists that start with "Loomis method"， but at the same time。。。 I have more questions about this method and I didn't find answers in this book。 I understood some things by practice and now I can say I can use it well， but this is definitely NOT the only one book you should read and go through if you wanna draw well， head， hands， whatever。 I think the more you practice， the more you will understand and it's good to have a starting point like this book at ha I think it's a basic must-read for all artists that start with "Loomis method"， but at the same time。。。 I have more questions about this method and I didn't find answers in this book。 I understood some things by practice and now I can say I can use it well， but this is definitely NOT the only one book you should read and go through if you wanna draw well， head， hands， whatever。 I think the more you practice， the more you will understand and it's good to have a starting point like this book at hand。 。。。more

Darjeeling ，

Grab it here bois:https://archive。org/details/andrew-lo。。。Nice introduction to the method here from a solid YouTube artist:https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=1EPNY。。。This book is all over YouTube rn， and for good reason。Still working my way through it， so this review is a work in progress。I'm an idiot for not having read this sooner。That's not the only thing that makes me an idiot， but it's one of the things。p19 - 'There must be a genuine basic motive behind any genuine effort 。。。 Search quietly an Grab it here bois:https://archive。org/details/andrew-lo。。。Nice introduction to the method here from a solid YouTube artist:https://www。youtube。com/watch？v=1EPNY。。。This book is all over YouTube rn， and for good reason。Still working my way through it， so this review is a work in progress。I'm an idiot for not having read this sooner。That's not the only thing that makes me an idiot， but it's one of the things。p19 - 'There must be a genuine basic motive behind any genuine effort 。。。 Search quietly and thoroughly for this basic motive， because if it is powerful enough， it will give your efforts the strength to withstand discouragement， disappointment， disillusionment， or even seeming failure。'p103 - 'Let us say that art is truly a form of expression， and full expression cannot be limited by formula， but only guided toward greater meaning and truth。'I disagree very strongly with the authors closing recommendation that one attend an art school。 In fairness， he recommends that one attend a 'good' art school， the problem being that there may not be any of these left if one wishes to actually learn how to draw， rather than throw poop at a canvas and call it 'art'。 。。。more

Mario ，

un libro bastante util como introduccion al dibujo de la cabeza， loomins logra ilustrar muy bien como diseccionar el rostro a la hora de dibujarlo y entenderlo。Aunque al hablar de ilustraciones explicativas podemos quedarnos cortos si buscamos entender la anatomia de la cabeza por capas， osamenta， musculatura y piel， debido a que loomins hace uso de bloques para figurar el rostro， algo muy practico pero que puede quedarse corto。

Carolina ，

Um curso completo e detalhado sobre o desenho de cabeça e mãos。 Ótimo material de referência para todo estudante de arte。

عبد الرحمن ，

جميل

Shaista RR ，

https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/6。。。 https://www。goodreads。com/book/show/6。。。 。。。more

Ada Lovemap ，

Midnight， The Stars， and Nostalgia with Loomis。

Ayubu Kibiki ，

I like it

emma wk ，

received a couple of loomis books as a birthday gift， & i practically inhaled this one。 what a timeless style with timeless advice。

gloria ，

A must-read for those hoping to improve their art skill。 Great tips and methods inside。

Reeda Booke ，

I love to draw， but always had a problem with hands （and feet， to be honest）。 This book is a fantastic resource and a big help in helping me practice and refining my drawings as a whole。Definitely recommended for all artists out there！

David ，

A great start in drawing the portraits。

Lorena Da Silva ，

This book helped me in my animation classes， understanding the hands and the proportion of the head in general。 I always struggle with hands， but this book was very useful to practice in my sketchbook。 Always practice drawing your own hand。 I still struggle with perspective drawings of humans， but I can always open the book and look for references of the perspective of the head and face

وديعه عبدالله ，

كتاب رائع جدًا ومرجع جيد للرسامين يحتوي على تبسيط رسم الوجوه لمختلف الاعمار ورسم الوجوه من زاويا مختلفه وايضاً لمحة بسيطه عن رسم اليد

Joellen ，

Andrew Loomis is one of my favorite illustrators。 His teaching methods are some of the best in his class。

Helsean K。 ，

I love Loomis' books！ They always offer in-depth understanding of every drawing subject！ Portraits in this book are fascinating and I've not seen a book so detailed as this one on drawing different age groups。 Highly recommended for portrait artists who don't want their works to look photographic， but at the same time beautiful in an artistic sense。 I love Loomis' books！ They always offer in-depth understanding of every drawing subject！ Portraits in this book are fascinating and I've not seen a book so detailed as this one on drawing different age groups。 Highly recommended for portrait artists who don't want their works to look photographic， but at the same time beautiful in an artistic sense。 。。。more

Mya ，

The author is really lovely and friendly， and the book is a great tool for drawing the head （and hands）， however I won't know exactly how useful it is until I redraw everything in it （as suggested by the author）。 As far as his skill goes， his drawings are astounding， even his sketches have that certain lifelike and dynamic quality that a lot of finished pieces （mine included） don't have。 At times it was hard to follow his instructions but that might be my fault， English is not my native language The author is really lovely and friendly， and the book is a great tool for drawing the head （and hands）， however I won't know exactly how useful it is until I redraw everything in it （as suggested by the author）。 As far as his skill goes， his drawings are astounding， even his sketches have that certain lifelike and dynamic quality that a lot of finished pieces （mine included） don't have。 At times it was hard to follow his instructions but that might be my fault， English is not my native language so recently I've been having trouble truly comprehending what is being said/written after a longish period of not reading。 。。。more

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