Unlock Drawing Mastery: The Loomis Method for Heads + Free Worksheet

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Free Worksheet Available Here: www.alfieberger.com/downloads
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In this video, we delve into the art of constructing the Loomis Head, followed by engaging with a specially designed worksheet to challenge our minds. This worksheet prompts us to draw the Loomis Head from every conceivable angle, providing a comprehensive exercise to enhance our understanding and mastery of this fundamental drawing technique. Through this practice, we significantly bolster our grasp on construction and form-building, particularly honing our skills with spheres and ellipses, which are foundational to achieving accurate and dynamic representations in drawing.

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@russelrealeza5252 21 күн бұрын

"Try not to draw from your wrists but from your shoulders" That statement changed everything, before I was drawing a sphere through wrist and I'm having a hard time making a perfect one. As I started to draw from my shoulders it is indeed much controllable than drawing from your wrist. Thank you for making this video, this is such a must watch video for those inspiring artists in the future.

@AlfieBerger 20 күн бұрын

Wow what an amazing and kind comment!! Let me know if I can help you in any way!

@aLesbianStaccato 4 ай бұрын

A strange mental trick that helps me draw the loomis head after having gained an initial understanding of it is to think of it not as construction, but as taking its structure from your brain and putting it onto the paper. I hope this can possibly help those struggling or exploring possibilities!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Interesting! I’d watch a video of you explaining what you mean!

@user-vj4tk6jw8i Ай бұрын

That's exactly what he says in his book. That this is not a set method rule. It's a guide for you to follow if it suits you're artistic methods.

@MDM206 3 ай бұрын

This video was the best explanation of the loomis method I have encountered. Thank you!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome! That’s very kind of you to say and in glad it helped you!!

@RetroDubs Ай бұрын

Proko's video along with this video of explanations of the loomis method is without the best I've encountered. I wish everyone the best on their art journey and have strong patients.

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Oh my God, you are so nice. I really appreciate your kind comment. Is there anything I can help you with or any way I can support you and your art journey?

@yelyel2620 11 күн бұрын

I think I've watched a similar vid back when I was a kid but I didn't understand and enjoy it the same way as this. The way you explained each concept is digestible and truly impressive. We need more ppl like you in this world. I appreciate you greatly.

@Maerahn 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this! I've spent years being thoroughly dissatisfied with my own drawing abilities, not able to figure out why I can copy visual images fairly competently, but completely suck at trying to draw figures without those kinds of references. Turns out I've just had zero training in art techniques and never learned any of the fundamentals - who'd have thunk artistic ability requires TECHNIQUES that need to be PRACTICED, huh? 😀I'm going to edu-ma-cate myself from now on - and this video is a great start for me!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Aww don’t be so hard on yourself. Figure inventing and drawing from your head isn’t something we are born with. It’s one of the later drawing skills that develop. Just keep showing up everyday and trying. That’s all you can control!

@oluwajobaomopariola7257 2 ай бұрын

Haha! I can relate as well. Although I’ve tried to study some art techniques in the past, it felt too ‘measured’ for me as a kid, so I stuck to my style of drawing. I’ve only recently started learning all these art techniques and they make the drawing process so much simpler, faster, fun and accurate, now I just want to give younger me a hard knock on the head for not edu-ma-cating myself 😂

@literallymike_ 4 ай бұрын

This video changed me. It's brilliant in more ways than just the educational content. The pace, the general drawing/process advice, and the simplified explanation of the task: PHENOMENAL. I additionally love the emphasis that the practice itself "enhances the rendering engine in your mind."

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

In glad you liked that rendering engine part. It’s true 3d spatial stuff we are not born good at so we must work hard to develop it. But when you do there is a new level of freedom to create anything out of your head! Thank you for watching and writing such a nice comment!!

@BradMcHelm 3 ай бұрын

I've been struggling for weeks now! this has been such a good video in helping me

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

You got this! Drawing is a life long struggle but thats beauty of it! Always more room to grow and learn just like in life you are never done or you never arrive at your destination. Let me know how it goes for you! Thank you for taking the time to write the kind comment too!

@quyenblack 17 күн бұрын

must watch!!! Amazing lesson

@PinaPirata 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video and the worksheet. It has helped me so much

@recreepy 5 ай бұрын

This video is a testament to human creativity.

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Too kind!!! But thank you so much!!!

@7MileDae 2 ай бұрын

The way that u described this is straight up genius, I’ve always been able to draw people but it took so long because I didn’t know how in a coordinated or methodical way but this video explains it better than ANYBODY on YT or any book I read🔥

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

This made me feel so special thank you! I get lots of troll hate so messages like this really keep me going! Thank you so much. And let me know what other ways I can help you succeed in drawing!

@FarahIbrahim-uw1mi 20 күн бұрын

This was the best video I've seen that helps me with drawing so far. This looks very good from you. I wish there were more videos to teach me this way.

@AlfieBerger 20 күн бұрын

Let me know what else you are struggling with and I’ll try to help!

@FarahIbrahim-uw1mi 19 күн бұрын

@@AlfieBergerI am just beginning to learn, and I still do not understand anything. Basically, I started with geometric shapes and deception, and then I will move on to the mandour. So there is an image that I still do not know what it is. I have seen many of them. There is an application. I can contact you to ask about this image, please. Is my beginning good?

@AlaaMohamed-yk6gc 17 күн бұрын

Thank you so much ❤

@hattyhattington3381 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the practice worksheet and the encouraging words and tips

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!!!!!!!

@tony355367 4 ай бұрын

This method makes it easy for me to understand.Thank you!!!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

That’s what I want to hear!!!

@irondef2585 4 ай бұрын

Whaaaattt, after watching this video i thought this is a big channel with millions of subcribers! The quality of this content is exceptional!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Please tell you friends and family about it then!!! Hehe thank you for the kindness!!

@adiputerapratama5104 5 ай бұрын

We really need more video like this. This tutorial is amazing.

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Aww that’s so nice of you to say! More to come!

@87katisimon 5 ай бұрын

Amazing work and very helpful! Thanks!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@MarySilva74000 Ай бұрын

You saved my life! Thank you for this video!

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Omg thank you so much Mary let me know if I can help in any other ways!

@zzzblackjacj 8 ай бұрын

OMG !!! Amazing Amazing x millions 😮❤❤❤

@Lolita18 3 ай бұрын

This is actually such a huge help. Thank you so much!😍 I'm currently studying different angles and I'm having trouble figuring it out.

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Let me know if you need any help or tips or guidance and thank you for the kind comment!

@Ludovit110 3 ай бұрын

Woah, this looks super useful, thanks!

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Glad you think so!

@rosembergmartins2551 Ай бұрын

Perfect for beginners like me ❤❤❤ Thank you very much !!

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

You're so welcome! Hit me up with any other questions!

@georgeskuse3076 Ай бұрын

Big help, thanks. I was spending ages on one big ball at a time and getting it all wrong, but this method has helped me to develop much quicker.

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Glad it helped! That is my goal to take what I learned and present in a chunked down way and provid a worksheet to get us there. I’ve been practicing it too for a new video and I am finding it is helping me greatly too! Thank you so much for the comment!

@abirmahmud2764 2 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

You're welcome!!!!! let me know how it all goes please! I think you will see it start to change your drawing!

@Almightservant 5 ай бұрын

Amazing! Thanks for posting and greetings from Brazil.

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Thank you too!

@candelagarcia4606 3 ай бұрын

pleeease i need videos on adding the facial features in perspective too, loved this one btw one of the best explained exercises i've seen

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the IDEA!!! I will work on that next and make a new worksheet just for placing in the features!

@AnimeFiguresToysnMore1 3 ай бұрын

This video is incredibly informative and well made. Love that message you added at the end. I just started drawing recently and enjoying it 🥰

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Keep drawing! It’s a great tool for self development!

@carlmedleyiii8198 8 ай бұрын

This is great. Thanks for the worksheet!

@AlfieBerger 8 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@tchaikovsky1322 3 ай бұрын

Great outro, very inspiring

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!!! Thank you for the kind comment!

@GammaAkutabi 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful!! I made a Loomis foam ball at home but this went into more detail tyvm!!!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

I like that go getter spirit of making the loomis ball at home!

@user-fe2df8dj6h Ай бұрын

thank you sir⭐

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Most welcome!

@newesttouch 4 ай бұрын

This has to be clearest demo of the Loomis method ❤

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Awww thank you for the kindness! Glad you enjoyed it!

@mouhcine8459 4 ай бұрын

It's a great video and very helpful many thanks. We need more like this video.

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

So nice of you!!!! Thank you!!!

@Gaboxf 3 ай бұрын

Thank you, this video is great

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Oh no problem I am glad you enjoyed it!

@flash3212 4 ай бұрын

Most beneficial video ever.

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Stop it!! Hehe

@hushhushonigiri 3 ай бұрын

best loomis head method out of all. really nice for my neurodivergent brain.

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

Great to hear! Maybe I have a neurodivergent brain. I have to break everything down into clear actionable repeatable steps. I call it an engineer brain? IDK but so happy this struck a chord with you! let me know if you need any more help or insight or a video topic you would like to see covered!

@Azizah-zk5px 3 ай бұрын

Such an amazing and informative video, thank you for your efforts🌟!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! Thank you for the kind comment! Let me know if you have any questions!

@arkadium 4 ай бұрын

Fantastic video. Approachable, concise and the downloadable pdf was an appreciated addition. The background music and narration were quality as well.

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! And thank you for taking the time to write a kind comment!! It’s much appreciated!

@Furshia 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the exercise its very helpful to undderstand how the head rotates :)

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

You're welcome! Can’t wait to see what you make!

@MoBa-cy7pr 4 ай бұрын

Awesome ❤ you explained very well sir😊

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a ton!!!

@madmaster3d 4 ай бұрын

nice video this channel deserve more subscribes

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!! Very kind of you to say!!!

@dontus Ай бұрын

thx

@rutheproppi6265 Ай бұрын

Hello thank you much for taking the time to put this video for people like us. Thank you for the Worksheet - Do you happen to have the Worksheet with some of the details drawing in. Well I decided to get enough courage to ask you. Again thank you p lease do not stop. R

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Working on a new worksheet and video now. Need a few days as I keep practicing the worksheet and finding what tricks and tips I can add to help aid in the learning process. Thank you so much for your comment!

@AlbertoGomez-oi5ou Ай бұрын

master thanks

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Alberto so kind of you to say I’m no master. I’m just like you and we’re all getting better every day. If we put the work in… have a great day and thank you so much for the kind comment again I really appreciate it!

@miniyata 2 ай бұрын

One minute in and already think this is the best video for learning because of how u are demonstrating and explaining like this is helping me so much understand how I should be visualizing drawing when using loomis :)

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

This truly made me feel cherished, thank you! I receive quite a bit of negative feedback, so words of encouragement like yours are incredibly uplifting and motivate me to continue. I'm deeply grateful. Please do share if there's anything more I can do to support your artistic journey!

@jamespiku 4 ай бұрын

Suuuuuuupeeerb!

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Awww thank you for the kind words!!!

@jean-pierregygax3415 18 күн бұрын

Excellent! One question about the "temple slices": do they have to be tilted "inward" along the Z axis ? I'd estimate those are about 10°-15°, did Loomis do that too ?

@AlfieBerger 18 күн бұрын

I just do it because the head wedges towards the front and towards the jaw. Having parallel lines also kills the flow and energy. So it’s good practice to point things in one direction and always have a slight wedge shape.

@studiobezz 4 ай бұрын

VERY GOOD

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

No you are!!! Hehe

@user-nb7rj5ow2c 4 ай бұрын

❤

@maxwellreeves9548 13 күн бұрын

Could you show all angles I mean nice examples but it’s kinda hard to fallow

@salimkadape394 2 ай бұрын

Super sar

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

Super Star? Thank you! I appreciate you checking out the video!!!

@CarloLazzarato Ай бұрын

i have a question for you: why do you need to draw the sphere with side to side arcs? is there a didactit reason to it? I trained myself to draw circles in a single stroke and it actually feels smoother once i could do it since I only need to align the head and the tail of the single stroke istead of doing it for 2+ strokes... thanks nevertheless, your video is really helpful❤

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

Yeah it just trains you to draw arcs both ways. I’m doing a full circle but just touching down only on one side. It’s passed down from Disney animators. More of a constructive/animation/storyboard way to draw. Nothing is set in stone take and leave whatever does or doesn’t work for you. I just personally find the way animators and board artists draw to be the most loose quick and expressive way you can draw because they go through around 700-100 panels a day some times so you really have develop develop the most efficient short hand. And the arcs on both sides is more on encapsulation the form than laying down a perfect circle. Often they start to draw looser and more sketchier as they progress on focus less on precision and more on feeling emotion and story. So it also plays into the C S I shape design principles of drawing every line as a c s or I shape. Thanks for the comment!

@CarloLazzarato Ай бұрын

@@AlfieBerger that makes sense, now that i think about it i'd like to learn it both ways... keep up the good work!

@cruishank8031 3 ай бұрын

very pleasant voice man :D,awesome video on the Loomis head too.Have you ever considered voice acting?

@slavanaitor7666 4 ай бұрын

I like to make a 3d box to pinpoint where I want the face too look then create the circle

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Yeah drawing is strange like that. You gotta come at it from all different angles and tricks. Whatever gets the job done!! Some people like starting with a cylinder too

@Thereisabird 2 ай бұрын

Can you make a video of you doing it with cubes

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

I don’t know a method that uses cubes. If you do what’s it called? I’ll try looking into it but usually drawing with cubes gives very inorganic results. Happy to help if you point me in the right direction though!

@blvckmesa 3 ай бұрын

Can someone explain the elispsis? The side of the head one? How do you decide where it goes? Or is it just guessing based off the angle>?

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

In the video demonstration I show where to place the circle. Corner of the eye. Hair line is top of circle placement which is 2/3’s the over all size of the sphere.

@blvckmesa 3 ай бұрын

@@AlfieBerger Thank you for the response! for some reasons that part is hard for me to grasp but im getting it now. Its hard for me to visualize I suppose to knowing that the brow and hairline is 1/3 away it makes it easier

@gred6920 2 ай бұрын

Damn you for that dad joke 😂

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

Haha thank you for catching it!!!

@chrisnewhart673 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the worksheet, do you have a recommendation for someone who is very new to this on a thorough introduction to this ?

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Just start with circles and boxes. Draw them over and over until you get so good at it you kinda get bored and want to start pushing yourself to learn more. Than start adding onto the sphere to construct the head. Hope that helps!

@Schubladentrollin 5 ай бұрын

so where do I get the work sheet?

@AlfieBerger 5 ай бұрын

www.alfieberger.com/downloads Sorry about that I thought I posted the link. It should also be under the video now too. Thank you for bringing it to my attention! I hope you find it useful!!

@brendonli5220 19 күн бұрын

why is it called an ellipses when it's just a smaller circle?

@AlfieBerger 18 күн бұрын

The term "ellipse" refers to a specific type of shape in geometry. While an ellipse might look like a "smaller circle" when viewed from certain perspectives, it is actually a distinct shape with unique properties. An ellipse is defined as the set of all points for which the sum of the distances to two fixed points (called the foci) is constant. This definition differentiates it from a circle, which has only one center point and is defined as the set of all points that are equidistant from this center point. In summary, an ellipse is not simply a smaller circle; it is a shape that has different mathematical properties and definitions.

@CreatorHouseVlogs Ай бұрын

I’m struggling with the jawline omg

@walding7258 Ай бұрын

Keep in mind proportions and you will make it out.

@AlfieBerger Ай бұрын

How can I help?

@DottorHealer Ай бұрын

2:20 Bro AHAHAHA

@jakejta6157 3 ай бұрын

i like you

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Me?!?!

@themanager10yearsago29 4 ай бұрын

idk who Loomis is Ang why she exercising her head but I'm all for it

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) was an American illustrator and author known for the ‘Loomis Method’ for drawing heads, simplifying them into geometric shapes for easy learning.

@gultekin2056 2 ай бұрын

please Turkish subtitles

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

Ok I’ll work on it. I thought KZfaq did auto captions but I’ll see what’s up!

@saramations 3 ай бұрын

No one needs to worry about a head looking perfect since we are not symmetrical anyway :D so your drawings don’t need to be, either. Have fun 👋

@AlfieBerger 3 ай бұрын

What do you mean? That there is no need to learn construction? we are pretty symmetrical not like our eyes and mouths are in random places. It’s pretty predictable measurements that fit most humans in the world.

@Bunglay Ай бұрын

took me so long to make my own sheet... i dont really know how to use 2d blender... bro... then u hit me with the sheet already exists... do not smoke before learning

@federicocapriotti2180 2 ай бұрын

ai voice?

@AlfieBerger 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I thought it added some entertainment value. At first it was out of necessity due to living circumstances. But now that’s its growing I was thinking I should use my own voice. I’ve recorded one video now with my own voice but it didn’t seem to make the video any better… I would love to send it your way and get your thoughts. Thank you for the comment!

@federicocapriotti2180 2 ай бұрын

@@AlfieBerger a real human voice adds connection to the audience, an ai voice create distance to them