Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

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 Domestika addresses the topic: Lay In Proportions and Structure, which is part of the Domestika online course: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing. Master Pencil and Charcoal by focusing on light, shadow, and proportion to create expressive, realistic drawings.

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: Specialization in Pencil & Charcoal Drawing

• Level: Beginner
• 202 students
• 6 units
• 82 lessons (15h 40m)
• 53 downloads

• Category

  Illustration

• Areas

  Architectural Illustration, Artistic Drawing, Drawing, Figure Drawing, Fine Arts, Pencil Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Sketchbook, Sketching, Traditional illustration