Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
Lay In Proportions and Structure
A course by Sam Brisley , Portrait Artist
About the video: Lay In Proportions and Structure
Overview
“In this lesson, you will learn about the basic proportions of the human head. We will learn about the Loomis method and how you can use it to quickly and effectively lay in the proportions.”
In this video lesson Sam Brisley addresses the topic: Lay In Proportions and Structure, which is part of the Domestika online course: Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions. Draw striking pencil portraits by learning how to apply shadow mapping techniques to capture realistic facial structures.
Partial transcription of the video
“Lay In Proportions and Structure In this lesson, we'll learn about the basic proportions and structure of the human head. We'll use the Loomis method to help us quickly and effectively form the proportions. I'm going to start now by laying in the basic proportions of the human head of our reference image. I'm going to use a method called the Loomis head. The Loomis head was created by an artist called Andrew Loomis in the early 20th century. Andrew Loomis was a commercial artist, so he had to get pictures out quickly. He was quite famous for doing these old-fashioned style movie posters. Of...”
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Course summary for: Artistic Portrait Drawing: Capture Authentic Expressions
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Category
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Areas
Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketching, Traditional illustration
Sam Brisley
A course by Sam Brisley
Sam Brisley relates his passion for portraiture and history to his hometown Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare was born. Incorporating historical elements into his portraits such as costumes and hair styles is his way of bringing his two passions together to create unique works of art. As a structural engineer from nine to five, and a portrait artist in his free time, Sam has been learning about portraiture, figure drawing, anatomy, and gesture drawing from a young age, always finding time to keep developing his abilities.
Sam has taught a number of drawing workshops, ranging from portraiture, figure drawing, and more. He also shares his work in progress drawings with his followers on Instagram to help others improve.
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