Drawing Tips & Techniques to ACTUALLY TRANSFORM Your Art

I'll explain why I ditched the Loomis Method for drawing portraits and what technique I now use instead – the Envelope Method. I find this technique superior when it comes to drawing from references and I show you why with a practical example. You'll see me drawing this portrait of a man with helpful tricks and tips along the way. I do my best sharing the thought process behind building up this portrait. Here are some related videos which might help you understand more about proportions and techniques I talk about:

▶ Envelope Method Tutorial –    • This Art Technique Is Massively Underrated!  
▶ Loomis Method Tutorial Step by Step –    • HOW TO USE the LOOMIS METHOD for drawing b...  
▶ 5 Common Loomis Method Mistakes –    • 5 COMMON LOOMIS METHOD MISTAKES to avoid f...  
▶ Building up Portraits without Loomis Tutorial –    • 3 TIPS on How to build up a Portrait (With...  
▶ Shading & Values Tutorial –    • How to Improve your Shading with better Va...  
▶ Loomis Method Demo Realtime Walkthrough –    • Loomis Method Demo Drawing 3 Portrait Studies  
▶ Drawing a portrait from start to finish walkthrough Realtime –    • How I Draw a Portrait from Start to Finish...  

Recources:
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● Loomis Method Book: https://amzn.to/3HRBdNz

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Chapter:
00:00 Intro
00:40 Why I ditched the Loomis Method
02:47 Why I use the Envelope Method instead
03:38 Tips for Drawing Portraits (Demo)
12:56 Shading

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