With the exception of the cheeks, all the flesh of the head lies over bone and is fluency by the shape fo the bone. The bone structure of the face is a great importance to getting the drawing of the face right.
This is because while muscles move this way and that, the bones are a rigid framework that remains constant underneath. Not only is the framework constant, it is also symmetrical on the left and right side of the face, which becomes an issue if the artist is not careful with placement of the features. Although we do not see bones in detail, we must think of them as the framework of the head.
Since the landmarks of the skull somewhat vary by person, you can adjust the spacing to create different types of head drawings. Want to draw a long nose — increase that space by a significant amount. How about a longer, and bigger chin? No problem, get to the distance between the nose and the chin, and increase that, and so on. The best way to memorize the bones of the face is by practicing to draw the skull from various angles.
I have an exercise to do just that, which is available for my newsletter subscribers. It is one of many exercises and downloads available. You will also get a 7 Day Artist Trainer to get you to improve fast, you can sign up at this link. So we went through the theory of the Loomis construction above. Now comes the most overlooked and yet the most important part of Loomis construction — practice on photographs. If you want to draw to achieve beautiful, full of life illustration, I highly suggest using photographs to practice on and then begin to construct your own Loomis drawings.
It is a great way of practice and just doing a few photographs a day for two weeks, followed by a short drawing session can help you move to the next level of portrait drawing. Try it, consistency and perseverance are keys. Keep going back to the construction rules to check your work! So you have been trying Loomis construction of the head but things are not turning out that great.
If you are a beginner in drawing, it will help you a great deal to be patient. It will require some effort, but if you practice is diligent and consistent, I am sure you will se results. One of the pillars of being able to draw anything, including heads in any angle is understanding of perspective.
To improve your perspective skills, check out this tutorial I created about drawing vehicles in perspective by clicking here. And finally: drawing the head is difficult, expect to do many practice drawings from reference before they start to improve.
I would suggest a head challenge — draw heads from reference in a matter of days, and then repeat, repeat and repeat, with intervals of correction and reflection. If you need step-by-step help on how to learn to draw the Loomis method and beyond, head over to the Academy.
In the Academy course, we go from the basics of how to make marks on paper to eventually drawing a very complex human head.
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Loomis head construction: start with a ball, divide it into four equal parts by driving a line through the center vertically and horizontally, thereby creating a cross. Use the cross to place features according to the Loomis formula. Construction study by Gvaat To draw a head with Loomis construction, first start with a ball, then divide it by drawing a line in the middle, separating the ball into two vertical halves. How long does it take to learn to construct the head using the Loomis method?
Step 1: The Ball Step 1: the sphere or the ball. Cross of the ball — nose and eyebrow lines Cross drawn at the center to represent the direction of the front of the face and orient the head. A standard basketball already has the cross lines drawn for you. So you can practice from it. This requires a lot of space though as most often you will need to place some distance between your drawing and the basketball.
Image credit: Clarissa Watson. Step 3: The Flattening of the Ball Loomis determined that although the cranium is the best represented by the abstracted and simple form of the ball, the ball does not represent the head perfectly.
Ball with each side sides of the head sliced off to make a flattened ball — a shape more representative of the shape of the head. Step 4: The Breakup of the middle line into four sections — hairline, eyebrow line, nose and chin. The top cross is the top center of the head.
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