Drawing The Head Hands
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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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Correction Guy –
It’s a good book, that’s about it. The guy knows how to teach, and I still find value in it even if I’m looking to draw more stylized.
Heman Sabah Åkerlind –
Jag rekommenderar boken till alla som vill lära sig skissa eller förbättra ritnings Förmåga 👍
Jumping Jacks –
This is the classic how-to book on drawing figures. I have found it helpful, but often confusing. 50s illustrations are a bit funky, but I like them for their simplicity. I recommend the book in conjunction with YouTube videos on the “Loomis Method”, esp. ones by Proko.
Jean-Michel Floury –
Libro essenziale per qualsiasi artista. Non sono un fan della sezione relativa alle mani, ma per quanto riguarda il disegno della testa è utilissimo ed è estremamente chiaro, al contrario ad esempio di altri libri, pur utili, di autori come Bridgman o Hogarth. Un libro da comprare e da studiare con attenzione.
Lavatican.etsy –
This book is perfect. It is a great source to use for teaching yourself or teaching others how to draw and illustrate the head and hands. Great resource for drawing all ages, not just female models. There are instructions for drawing older and younger people. Real people It’s perfect.
Melinda N. –
What a nice go-to book for artists. I love the way it’s so free spirit with so many tips and various problems being addressed in ways we all have to learn, if we want to master this very difficult art.
Mike –
The people-drawing go-to.
Janet Austen –
Ce livre est vraiment très bien fait et constitue sans aucun doute une aide des plus précieuse, après celà c’est à chacun de nous de savoir en tiré parti , un seul bémol il est en anglais donc vive DeepL excellent traducteur en ligne gratuit et de grande qualité, j’écris cela pour ceux qui comme moi parlent anglais sous la torture exclusivement.
Scott –
A classic, must have for any artist!
Heman Sabah Åkerlind –
What an awesome book !! I am thrilled to have bought this as i was watching YouTube tutorials on life drawing especially faces. That is where i was shown this technique and i knew right then i needed this book. It is so detailed and now i can truly say i will no longer have issues with portraits.
So excited please do yourself a favour and buy this book you will not regret it. I must say out of all of my drawing books this my favourite 😍
Amazon Customer –
Great book to learn the how to draw the head and hands. Easy to understand. Andrew Loomis is a knowledgeable, teacher who lays it all out for you. Lots of examples to practice with! Get it.
Monica –
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This book has been out of print for decades, but has always been sought-after by artists and student.This has pushed prices into the stratosphere but that’s all over now that it is back in print. It is the grand-daddy of all portrait art instruction books, and it remains the best.
If you are a beginner in portraiture then this is almost certainly the best book on the planet to get you started. It takes you from the very basics of form and shape, continues to explain perspective, light and shade, facial expressions, the differing characteristics of different ages of face, and so on. It is divided roughly into two parts: male and female. Therein it also covers baby, child and elderly faces. Toward the back of the book is a chapter about drawing hands. This is the only weak part of the book, though hands are generally not a major component in a portrait. The examples have a rather 1940s look about them, but their quality is never in doubt. Loomis was a master of portrait and illustration, and this comes across clearly in each of the hundreds of examples he provides.
I also strongly recommend the accompanying book by Loomis: “Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth”, which has also recently made it back into print. Get yourself copies while they are still in print. If history repeats itself and they fall out of print, they will only rise in value.
Judith Torres Sanchez –
Wdonderful to start with the human figure,remember that is a book from 1.943 with different techniques than those of today, excellent fot those who wnat to draw anime and manga later, also for ilustrators. What I dichn¨t like is that it is not made in the United States.