How to measure and draw the face in 5 steps

I'm an established artist and this is an excellent video on your process for drawing portraits. Personally I find this method easier than the Loomis method. I just can't get my head around it at all. Pun intended. Subbed and thumbed up. Thanks.

I’m so glad to find someone who draws in the style I’d like to learn, who also does great tutorials, rather than just filming the drawing process silently! I’d love to see a series of videos on drawing each elements of the face in a more sketchy style like this. Lips, nose, eyes, etc. I find that the majority of tutorials jump right to a highly rendered realistic level accomplished through really skilled shading. And it seems like a beginner couldn’t hope to accomplish that as a first step. And to be honest I don’t really want to right now. At least not yet. I like this style more. No one seems to teach the fundamentals elements like that using actual lines! That’s what I’d love to learn. Based on this video, I think you could teach it really well.

I've watch so many videos about drawing faces and I can't understand how do they draw the head out of thin art and just block-in the head, but your video makes every step so clear and easy to understand. TKS SO MUCHHH

Me encanto la forma en la que explicas todo tan detalladamente

I see you do the overall shape of the face/head BEFORE you denote, on your 'axis line' , the accurate measurements (spacing) of where the forehead (top), brow/eye line, bottom of nose, mouth, and bottom of chin will be. That would help to more accurately define the outer contours (the line shape) of the head/face, because, that line (the outer face shape) relates to the spacings of the 'points' mentioned. Seems a bit backwards to me, to do the head/face shape first. In short, getting the spacings correct (FIRST) would more accurately help in defining (drawing) the head/face outer contour lines (overall shape).

What type of pencil is that?

This is a good technique for a specific situation, where you're working from a photo reference that you have on a screen you can draw on and you're drawing the same size as the photo on the screen. Do you have a process for drawing from life, or a photo reference on a screen that's a different size?

Will practicing like this help with getting better at live drawing (without the line guides)? I want to train my brain to be able to draw without any guides, but I really need to work on getting better at proportions & likeness

Thank you. I enjoyed your demonstration so much that I subscribed. ❤ Maybe within the next 65 years I’ll create a drawing this good. 😊

What app are you using to do this.?

What a wonderful use of Procreate! Thank you.

This method seems more promising to me than the loomis method which I have been struggling with. I will try this for my next practice, thank you!

My god!!! This has helped me with my proportions soooooo much thank you thank you thank you!!!

Great description. I wanted to hear your views to compare and improve upon my own ‘Barguesque’ technique). Also there’s a keystone shape between the eyes above the nose (a trapezoid with the long straight edge at the top and the short straight edge at the bottom) - this establishes the eye sockets accurately and are simple lines to measure. It also establishes tilt of the head.

Best tutorial I’ve seen thank you so much! I’ve subscribed to you because this was super helpful

First time in your channel. You explain very well and I found this tutorial to be very useful. I'm definitely going to apply some the tips you gave.

P.s: You have a very soothing a beautiful voice.

that's amazing gilrrrrr

This is interesting.I don't recall anything like this in art school, only my teachers implications of the Rosary that, "like Art, helps to solve personal problems" I started painting in oils in 1950 because of encouragement from my parents , mostly land and seascapes. My favourite artist was Robert Wood,. Around 1980 I believe devine intervention suddenly provided me with a knack for portraiture while listening to Majesty on Hearts of Space during an ice storm. Overwhelmd, I fell to my knees, in awe of what I believed God had accomplished thru little, undeserving me, with a set of recently acquired pastels.I then began studying under John Howard Sanden , learning his method of painting by blocking out the head and " drawing with paint, alla prima," as opposed to filling in a drawing. Sanden was the first I heard say "draw as much as you can, because in portrature, a miss is as good as a mile". The reason I'm typing this is i cant help but wonder what would happen if any of you would skip the time I explained I wasted , grab one of Sandens books and start practicing. If your library doesn't have any, they are now laughingly inexpensive on line.Oh, btw, the best tool I know of to check your work for accuracy is a hand mirror. Just reverse the iimages and inacuracies will be glaringly obvious! I hope this works for some of you. 😍

Wonderful effort—simply superb!

what is the app you used to map out the persons face?

This is a great explanation! Ive seen people reccomend this way of measuring but no one has actually showed me how to do it, thank you!

amazing you are the next picasso!

It would be a great joy to be this talented. Ive long given up on drawing. Best to just try to enjoy the work of others

Good tutorial 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

Thank you ❤❤❤❤

جميل❤

I struggle keeping my lines straight and restraining from details. I always want to start putting curves in and then jump into the fun, detailed parts right away.

thx u for shareing

Wow I'm definitely gonna try this method, I've been having a lot of trouble achieving likeness in my portraits using loomis construction alone. Thank you!

Thank you. Can you please tell me the program you use?

Amazing !

Please excuse the very elementary question but what pencil are you using; the brand and hardness? Thank you. Lovely model and sketch!

Fantastic, a great method, I tried making some sketches and I really liked it. Thank you very much for sharing it.

Very nice dear really liked your drawings ❤😊🎉

Kim Jung Gi had me convinced that I could one day just wing it and draw perfect faces from imagination in any angle :’) I’m learning your method now, thanks for sharing

is that a Blackwing 602?

Noice! Subscribed!

I've tried your method and it's been giving a bit more positive results than other methods I've been studying. Thank you very much for sharing your experience.

Please do more of these! Your technique is so cool

Best Basic of portrait drawing

Bravo👍👏👏👏👏

Yes I found the measurements very helpful. and tried drawing right from the photo and as you were drawing.

Excellent endeavor....

Best wishes from India.
One request.
Can you please upload one or two tutorial videos for the beginners to improve line quality and perspective.

Few practices which are the foundation of drawing
Thanks

Look like Itachi

Nice great artist

Superb tutorial

i love how tamino is used mostly as a drawing reference alongside being an incredibly talented artist with a godly voice

Very useful video for those trying to learn more about portrait drawing...Thanks a lot and congratulations for your work !

Thank you so much for this video. I always watch your videos and I am learning looms method. I was watching and sketching with you and my measurements is always off. Thank you for explanation.

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