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.

For some of us "how to draw" books were hard to come by in our younger days. Back in my childhood the only inexpensive instruction books were the large format Walter Foster prints that could be had for $3 or so at the local department stores. The Andrew Loomis hand and head books were rare as hen's teeth and grabbed them whenever I could (even if it meant I couldn't buy a G.I Joe that month). I still own 3 of those Loomis/Foster books and treasure them highly. This book contains everything in those volumes as well as much that was considered too risqué for a family friendly art department. Though Loomis' work can come across as dated, the basics still apply and the "Loomis Method" is still considered one of the best and most adaptable drafting systems within the art community. Loomis was big on showing that ANYONE can draw with the proper for of instruction, he empowered artists of all ages and his work deserves to be more well known outside of the art community. This is a beautiful hardback copy at a magnificent price and could easily serve as the only instruction book an aspiring artist needs

Item was well packaged and protected. My friends daughter is taking art so got this book for her, she told me it was the best book she had and she loves it. Happy with purchase. Thank you

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.

Loomis is really a "must have" for anyone inclined toward an artistic pursuit. While there are pdf files available online, these are far superior in quality, usability and durability. In an era of digital, I'm thrilled to find these superb resources! My thanks to the publisher...I've already pre-ordered the next in line. Now, for the actual content...for those that are not familiar with Loomis, do yourself a favor and review his work FIRST. I've purchased many different tutorials but by far, Loomis is the best. His explanations are readable, engaging and pertinent. Examples are detailed yet not overwhelming. Trouble-shooting always seems to be right on target. Best of all, his understanding of the body is unsurpassed! The information on Head and Hands builds upon that of the general works. Originally I waivered on whether or not this was needed since there is some discussion in other works...due to the superb detailed instruction, I opted to purchase this and very glad I did so! While many topics are fine for digital, this is one area where print really makes a difference.

After many, many glowing reviews of the Loomis method for the head, I bought the original book. First the negative part. There are no simple geometric shapes, spheres, triangles, cylinders, or planes, on any human body. So why do people keep suggesting them e.g. the Loomis method? They think simple shapes get somewhat close and people then use their own mental model to adjust them up, down, forward, or back. Do they ever actually use the simple geometry? Not at all. Nor do they use anything derived from simple geometry like a truncated ball. Experienced artists just eyeball it and then if desired they can sort of fit the simple geometry to the finished piece after the fact. You can watch artists on YouTube draw a lumpy ball, then ignore it to draw in what they intended anyway. As if the lumpy ball had anything to do with it. If it is not a Loomis video, they will just draw a rough cross and get on with what is in their mind. So what do I like about this book? It discusses historic ideas. My opinion is that you need to consider many ideas such as the Loomis method before settling on your own ideas. It helps to have others do the work to know what comes of things like truncated balls. Saves time. Thus I recommend this book Drawing the Head and Hands to aid your study.

Twenty years ago when I was a young teen starting out drawing, I found a copy of this book at my local library and poured over it every day. The gorgeous drawings were every bit as inspirational as Mr. Loomis' instructions. I renewed my checkout as many times as I could, because the book was out of print and the only copy available was from a private collector, selling for $700. There was an abbreviated paper version with about half the drawings missing, and I was so desperate to have my own edition of this I photocopied the missing pages from the original and stapled them in. The fact that this gorgeous full-size reprint exists in all its glory may be lost on the artistically jaded, but not me. I'm thumbing through it again recalling two decades of inspiration this book has brought me, feeling just as amazed at what can be done with a pencil.

This is not a how to book. It won't give you step by steps on how to draw a face. It's not simple. It's not easy. It is mostly theory and information. It is, in my opinion, the best reference book on how to draw hands and faces ever made. You will not ever find a book that says "do it like this and this and it will be perfect every time!" because ever subject, every pose is different. The lighting is different. There are subtle differences in the way emotions change faces and hands. So, in order to know how to draw these things you've got to fundamentally understand them-the theory of them. It's not easy. Even professizonal figurative artists have a hard time once in a while. However, you're not going to find another book that is a better book on explaining the processes and means behind drawing these things. It's a dry read but so worth it. Get it. Watch some YouTube videos. Take some classes and GO MAKE ART.

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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 😍

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