0:00 The shape 3:15 Nose 5:05 Mouth 6:40 Cheekbone 7:08 Ears 8:20 Temples 9:12 Eyes 9:45 "Eyebrow" endpoints and Eyebrow line 10:56 Other stuff 12:02 Useage 13:38 Lighting

Although Reilly's method is longer, I personally find it much simpler and more intuitive than Loomis' or Bridgman's. Beginning artists are not yet experienced with references or deductions, so their face drawings may be disproportionate or flattened. But the Reilly method approaches face's planes, features, volumes and measurements in a simple way (a lot of the time you're just splitting things into two or three or connecting points) but also in a mathematical and specific way (which helps when placing the face at more extreme angles and foreshortening).

I have been trying the Loomis method so far, but I feel like it's kinda giving you a sort of dummy head, and it's not precise enough for me. But this seems to make much more sense. And your explanation is quite easy to follow. Gonna give this a go now. Though I suppose there's always something to learn from different approaches. Thanks for posting this 👍

Oh man, I am an absolute beginner who struggles drawing circles. No idea what to start learning first so I did this on a whim when I saw it on my sidebar. I came out with some strange ape-man. Everytime I look at him I crack up laughing. His odd facial expression makes him look...content? At ease? Well, I had fun at least lmao.

I ended up with something. I dont know what its supposed to be, but its something.

Watching this video makes me feel like we're witnessing the cracking of the matrix. So many solutions to SO many mass problems are solved here. This method should be the one to be teached, instead of simple porportions. Thsnk you so so so so so much, will implement this in my drawings!

Me: **watching first 4 minutes** okay this is very simple. Nice. I think I'll just skip forward. Also me: oh god

Me: accidentally shaves off too much from the first circle, creates an elongated face Galen: you can purposely distort the face, because all the parts will be relative to each other Me: that's what I meant to do...

Now I know where I was always stuck with Loomis method. This one (Reilly's) is far way detailed and more logical! 'm so happy to finally have seen it! ☺☺☺☺

KZfaq, where were you forty years ago when I was trying to learn to draw people? I'm thankful that you exist for this generation of would be artists.

Anyone watching this in 2021?? I mean since this video came out there have been so many videos describing the method but I always come back to this. It's just great👍 Thanks a ton.

yo man I was able to follow the steps perfectly on digital and traditional media, thanks for taking the time to teach this

This is better some of the other tutorials and I appreciate you add the facial features and not just the shape of the head

BRO HOW ARE YOUR LINES SO SMOOTH BRUUUH

as soon as you mentioned the light source, it was like a switch went on in my brain. i was using the loomis method before (and it was really great!), but i feel like i can actually visualise how light and shadows work with the face now? this was super helpful, thanks for the video

Thank you for the information.

BRAVO thank you, Galen!!!

Effing finally!!! Jesus, why is this method so hard to find... Thank you for not wasting my time completely like every other person that talks about the Reilly Method... This is by far the best video, ANYWHERE, on this technique... Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!! Sorry for yelling... It's not rage, it's passion... 😎

This is so great. Thanks for sharing!!!

This was incredibly helpful! I subscribed because of this vid alone. Look forward to exploring this some more.

Your "show and tell" was very informative and more clear to me than other videos! Thank you so much. :)

I like this! Thank you for sharing!

Loved it! Thank you

Interesting. The best Reilly method demonstration that I have seen. We can use a few steps from this method, but it would be easier to just learn how to draw the face directly from observation.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

Wow, this really is amazing, I'm going to sit down and do this soon and try it! Thank you!

Thanks for sharing. I will use this method for sure!

By far, the best explanation of drawing the head that I've found on KZfaq so far!

I just found this. it's incredibly helpful. thank you!

amazing tutorial! I fell in love with reilly method. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing such an awesome method

Exactly what I was looking for! Thank you!

Best Reilly method tutorial here

so well described, great lesson, many thanks!

Great tutorial Galen, can't wait to try this method.

This makes so much more sense to me than anything else I've seen. THANK YOU!

This is awesome! thanks Galen

Fantastic resource. Thank you!

Enjoyed it.. I'm going to draw different angles of this and us it as a rough draft. Thanks!

Fantastic!

Absolutely wonderful way... Well done

Woow this definitely improved my drawing, specifically with proportions. Making it look more 3d rather than just a flat picture that looks more kinda like a potato than an actual person. I used to follow the loomis method but find it kinda hard to visualize the reference whenever doing freehand cos I never really understood the anatomy, but this method makes if easier for me to see where muscles and bone structures should be. Thank you so much for this ❤️

Loved it. Very helpful.

this is such a great explanation. Thank you!

Great work

Utterly FANTASTIC! !! 👍👍👍

This is BRILLIANT. Thank you for breaking this down for us!!!

Very excellent tutorial- thank you!

Very helpful step by step demo of the Reilly rhythms for portraits of the face. Thank you so much, Galen.

Thank you for introducing this method in such clear and through way! It is very helpful!

I have never understood how to draw faces before. Your video is awesome! Thank you so much for sharing this!

Wow. Great method and very helpful video. Thanks!

Great job!!!

This is amazing, thank you so much!

Awesome ..thanks a lot !!waiting for more such new techniques !!

Alright, i'm done with Loomis. Thanks for this!!

This is the best face construction guidelines I've ever seen. Thank you so much!

I took a long break from art and almost forgot how to draw faces. I was searching for tutorials, specifically the one that helped me to learn the basics of portrait drawing. All I could remember was a method that was mentioned but I forgot that too! And finally after searching for some time, I've found this! Yes, I was searching for this tutorial exactly. This tutorial is absolutely helpful and well explained ♥️ Thanks for sharing ♥️

those straight lines are unbelievable wow!!!

Phenomenal!! THANK YOU!!

Thanks for the vídeo Galen! Cheers

Great explanation! Thank you!

Thank you for this video, it's going to take me some practise to get the formula down, but this is exactly what I need as a guide for mapping the face. Thumbs up, keep up the excellent work Galen!

Verrrrrry Helpful Thanksss!!

Great idea! I need more practice with this technique.

This was awesome. I have been struggling with highlights and shadows and this breaks it down. Thank you!!

Thank U.. . for share your time with us.

I love you simple explanation of the Reilly method. Your explanation was compatible with my brain to draw a face.

SO GREAT ! i needed to understand shapes and volume of the face outside of usual eyes mouth nose sections and this helped so much thanks

Loved it!

Really enjoyed this Galen...nice job!

Amazing tutorial, improved my drawing drastically in 17 mins!

Very helpful! Thanks!

This is the only video that’s helped me understand the planes and areas of the face. Thank you so much dude !!

Wauw your way of explaining is really great! 👌🏽 Thanks so much! Happy that i found you 🤩

Excellent explanation of the Reilly Method. Thank you.

Thanks so much for this! I've watched what feels like hundreds of videos on the Loomis method and it's still confusing. Yours with so much detail made so much more sense for me! Thank you! I'm looking forward to looking at all your other videos.

Your a champion !! Thank you

Thanks Galen! Great stuff, indeed!

Super helpful! thank you!

Amazing! thank you. It's really helpful 💕

Thank you!! Great tips! This will really help charting out the face

Very very helpful! Thanks sir!

Simply Awesome .. simplified awesome !!

Great video on drawing the face!

I love this Reilly Method. I was able to get a pretty good result after the first time, but I have to repeat it several times so I can do it without having to refer to the video.

Very Nicely Done! Thanks!

Wow!! Thank you so much! This is SO HELPFUL!!

very straightforward and informative, THANKS!

it's very accurate and enough detailed . helpful! thank u very much!

Great information. This is very helpful

Great and easy.👍🏾 Muchas gracias 🇲🇽

This is the best breakdown of the Riley rhythm lines that I have found so far! Thanks!

Thank you for explaining as you go along. Your instruction is v helpful.

amazing way of explaning it!!

Nice style, big help!

Thank you for explaining the benefits of the Reilly method! really well explained Galen!

I am really suprised! You did such auch great work with this Video! I saw every Tutorial about this method on KZfaq, but nobody did such a good description als you. I habe mit absolutely understand where to put some rhythm lines exactly and especially, what part of the face the planes are. But you did this really great!!!! 😃 Thank you very much!

Thank you! You have explained the face in such as easy way to learn to draw it.

Wonderful