Drawing the Head and Hands

A classic how-to-draw book featuring helpful images as well as in-depth art theory from a legendary illustrator and major influence for comic book and graphic novel artistsFamous for his mastery of figure drawing and clean, Realist style, illustrator Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst classic artists like the great American painter Norman Rockwell and comics and graphic novel artists like Marvel and DC superstar Alex Ross.This in-depth manual for drawing the human head and hands features helpful reference information, theory, and illustrations, with steps for: Identifying differences and similarities in creating heads between genders and age ranges Childrens heads from infancy to the teenaged years The basic block forms and proportions for bones and muscle, head tilts, perspective, and indicating character and expression Mechanics of the mouth, eyes, and lips, and how to construct noses and ears Hands of all ages and genders including foreshortening, the hand in action, knuckles, and fingersWith everything you need to know to draw like a pro, this 2nd installment in the facsimile editions series returns Loomis highly influential series of art instruction books to print for the first time in decades.

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Publisher: Titan Books

Author: Loomis, Andrew

ISBN-13: 9780857680976

Page Count: 160

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