by 1940s illustrator, Andrew Loomis
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Resources and Materials
Resources and Materials
Video: YouTube: Act Underground OUTV method (11 min)
Video: YouTube: Proko - Drawing the Head from Any Angle (an 8 video series)
Book Excerpt: Andrew Loomis: Figure Drawing For All Its Worth, pages 21-29, and 44, 50, 53
Website: Human Anatomy Fundamentals: Basics of the Face - by Joumana Medlej Apr 9, 2014
Faces Practice
Faces Practice
Baseline Face - Draw a face in three views - front, 3/4, and profile view. This is to establish your current understanding of the placement of facial features, and to identify areas to work on. You may reference photos, get a classmate to model, or use the attached references.
OUTV Method - In your sketchbook, try three faces using the OUTV method. To be done in class.
Loomis Head Practice 3/4 View - In your sketchbook, try Loomis's method for constructing a 3/4 view of the head. Do three heads seen in 3/4 view.
Wrapping the Facial Features Around the Head - Imagine the face as a flexible mask. Practice wrapping the features around the plane of the head. This exercise will help you to line up eyes and noses on the axis of the face from different angles.
OUTV
ACT Underground Tutorial Video (10 min, 39 sec)
Loomis head and hands p. 44.pdf
"The All Important Cross Ball" from Drawing the Head and Hands, by Andrew Loomis, page 22.
Geometric Forms of the Nose: Front views
Geometric Forms of the Nose: Profile and 3/4 View
Lips Step by Step
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