Drawing the head and hands - Andrew Loomis

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 artists

Famous 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 Rockwelland 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
Children's 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 fingers

With 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.