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SIMPLIFIED MASTERY
DRAWING FACES, FEATURES, AND LOOMIS HEADS

DANKUNART
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FOREWORD

Welcome to Simplified Mastery! (Preview Version) In the fol-

lowing pages, you are about to be on a journey that dives into
the knowledge of drawing the human head. As an artist with
years of experience, I have poured my heart and soul simplifying
the complexities of this subject into a guide with every single
samples, and figures hand drawn.

Drawing the human requires an understanding of anatomy,

Structure, Angles, and more.This ebook is a serves as the highest
point of my passion for art and my desire to share the knowledge
I’ve gained over the years.

Whether you’re an artist seeking to hone your skills or a begin-

ner who’s taking your first steps into the world of being an artist,
this book is perfect for someone like you. I’ve taken the actions
to simplify the concepts, break down techniques and knowledge,
to provide practical insights that will make things easier and
quicker for you as an artist

Art is full of growth and knowledge. In these pages, I invite you

to study, learn, and most importantly, enjoy the process. Re-
member, being able to draw incredible portraits will take time
and lots of practices.

May this ebook be a source of inspiration and guide you to gain-

ing your full potential as an artist.

Dankunart
Introduction

This ebook will go over the entire human head, from

the loomis head, Eyes, Nose, Lips, Ears, Hair, then
study their corresponding anatomy/structure before
learning the step by step process of how to draw them.
I also included some extra segments like learning
about my style of shading and shading in general.
However (this preview will only go over 1/10 of the
entire ebook.)

All of the samples and figures included are handrawn

to encourage you artists, to participate and draw as
you go along the the ebook. almost all of the illustra-
tions and figures here are posted on my social medias
done in timelapse mode

This ebook comprise of years worth of information

that i’ve learned throughout the years of practice. I
just simplified and combined everything in order for
a better and easier understanding. It is important to
not rush the learning process and avoid rushing your
practices in this ebook. It could take a month or two
in order to fully absorb all the information and have
decency in drawing them. So do not be discouraged
when drawing them does’nt go your way at first. It
took me months in order to understand and be com-
fortable in applying all these information. Once you
get comfortable, you can start changing up the steps
and manipulate certain informations to your liking.
A. Loomis Head

The “Loomis head” refers to a method of drawing the human head

popularized by the American illustrator and art instructor Andrew
Loomis. With the Loomis head method, artists are able construct
the head in different angles using basic geometric shapes and sim-
ple guidelines to maintain proper proportions.

The contents drawn in this book is based on the considered “aver-

age Measurements of the head and facial features.

Figure 1: Example for the Average proportion of the Loomis head.

Rule of Thirds:

-This is a guideline for a visually appealing

and balanced composition.
-These measurements can vary depending
on the subject and angle.

-Hairline to Eyebrow line.

-Eyebrow line to Nose line.
-Nose line to chin.

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I draw the Loomis head in 10 major parts varying in different sizes,
shapes and proportions depending on the subject’s angle.

Parts of the Loomis head/ Step by step drawing

1. Cranium

-The main part of the head.

-Can be drawn by drawing a circle.
-Maintains a circular shape that cannot
be altered.

2. Temporal Area/ Side of the head

-Drawn to determine the side plane of the

head.
-Drawn with a circle or a manipulated cir-
cle depending on the angle.
-Only 1 circle is drawn most of the time. 2
circles are drawn when the subject is facing
a full-frontal angle but can still vary de-
pending on the subject.

3. Center line

-Determines the center part of the face.

-Can be drawn with a sharp/straight line.
-Vertical most of the time but can vary
depending on the angle of the subject.

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 Rule of thirds (Hairline, Eyebrow, Nose, Chin).

4. Hairline

-Determines the end point of the hair.

-Can be draw with a short horizontal
line within the center line of the face.
-usually, the same level as the top of
the temporal area or the circle on the
side of the head.

5. Eyebrow line

-Can be drawn with a straight line

across and wrapping around the crani-
um and temporal area.
-Straight/sharp lines are better com-
pared to making the lines rounded and
soft, wrapping around the head.

6. Nose line

-Determines the lowest part of the

nose.
-Can be drawn with a short horizon-
tal line.
-Same level as the lowest point of the
circle for the temporal area.
-The space between the eyebrow line
and the nose line is the same as the
space between the eyebrow line and
the hairline.

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7. Chin

-Determines the lowest point of the

face or the chin.
-Can be drawn with a short horizon-
tal line.
-The space between the eyebrow line
and the nose line is the same space
between the chin and the nose line.

8. Jaw

-Can be drawn by drawing a line downwards

from the center part of the circle for the side
of the head (Temporal Area). Then another
line connecting it coming from the chin line.
-Sometimes you only have to draw 1 jaw
that’s connected by 2 lines and the other jaw
is just a line from the cranium down to the
chin, however it can vary depending on the
angle of the face.

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1 1 1
2 2 2 2

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 9. Side plane of the face

-Done by drawing a slightly curved line

from the top of the temporal area all
the way down to the edge of the chin
line. And another from the center of the
temporal area to the edge of the chin
-Drawn in order to emphasize the side
plane of the face.

10. Ear
-Is drawn on the bottom part of the temporal
area.
-Can be drawn in 4 – 5 lines for the Loomis
head in order to serve as a guideline for your
subject.
-The top of the ear is leveled with the eyebrow
line.

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-The more the head is tilted upwards the lower the ear is to
the eyebrow line.
-The more the head is tilted downwards the higher the ear is
to the eyebrow line.

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Here are some basic poses of the Loomis head based on average
proportions:

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Here are some samples of how the loomis head can differ
from the subjects different facial features.

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 A. EYE

I. Information Overview

- The eye in my opinion is the hardest part of the face to study

and draw. It will take some time to understand and memorize the
different parts and how each part works and what they look like.

- Studying the basic anatomy of the eye helps you understand

on how each part of the eye behave for you to draw it easier and
even draw them without any reference whether that is Digital, Real-
ism, Hyperrealism, Crosshatching or even just a random sketch.

For this guide I’ve separated

the eye into 7 major parts.

- Sclera

- Eyelid

- Tearduct

- Iris

- Pupil

- Cornea

- Eyebrows and
Eyelashes

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II. Structure study and how to draw them.

1.Sclera

- The White part of the eye

- Can be drawn by drawing a sphere with 2
lines wrapping around it to determine the
direction of the eye.
- This part of the eye can also be shaded,
avoid leaving it white just because it is.

2. Eyelid

2.1 Top lid

-Has bottom plane.
-Wraps around the eye and overlaps the bottom lid.
-Can be draw with 3 lines. Length of lines can vary
depending on where the pupil is looking.

- Top lid fold – sometimes not visible depend-

ing on the person.
- Bottom plane of the top lid is less visible when
the head is tilted downwards.

- Top lid fold – sometimes not

visible depending on the person.

- Bottom plane of the top lid

is less visible when the head is tilted
downwards.

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 2.2 Bottom lid
-Has top plane.
-Can be drawn with 2 lines that vary
in length depending on the position
of the pupil.
1 2

-Top plane of the bottom lid is less visible

when the face is tilted upwards.

3.Iris
-The colored part of the eye
-Can be drawn with a circle or oval.
-Only a circle in the front view, When the
iris moves away from the center point of the
eye it turns into an oval.

In shading the iris, the lighter part will be the opposite of where the
light is coming from.

Light
Source

highlight
of the iris

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 4. Pupil

-A black dot
-Drawn behind the cornea or the highlight part of the eye.
- Drawn on the iris not the cornea.

5. Cornea/Highlight
-Rest on top of the eye - The highlight of the cornea comes
-Has some dome shape or thick- from the same side of the light
ness. source.

Light
Source

highlight

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6. Tearduct

-Where the top lid and bottom lid meets

-Shape can vary from person to person.
-Easiest way is to simplify the shape using a triangle.
-Not visible or partially visible on a perfect sideview angle of
the eye.

7. Eyebrows and Eyelash

-The eyebrow
1.Body – The thickest part of the eyebrow
2.Tail – tend to have less hair, sometimes does not follow the
flow of the hair on the body.
-Simplify the shape of the brow by outlining the base shape.
-Follow the flow of the eyebrow when drawing the hair.
-Men tend to have thicker brows and women tend to have thin-
ner and longer brows.

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 Eyelash

-Placed on the lids.

-Top lid has longer and thicker eyelashes
-Lower lid has very minimal amount of hair
-The thickness and length of the lashes can vary from person
to person.
-Draw the eyelashes in triangulated groups instead of drawing
the hairs individually.

III. APPLICATION OF THE EYE TO THE LOOMIS HEAD

A. Basic information
- These measurements are based on the average Loomis head
and average measurements of facial features which means these mea-
surements can change depending on the person you are drawing.
- The 6x6 measurement is not something that you necessarily
draw instead, study it and learn for you to visualize it in drawing the
facial features in different angles. Of course, you can still add small
guidelines if you need to. But the main thing that you need to make
sure is that you understand how it works.

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 B. 6x6 measurement (use the colors as a guide to what the informa-
tion is talking about)

- The width of an eye is the same as the width of the

nose. Which could also mean that the gap between the
eyes is the same as 1 eye width.

-6x6 Measurement, Split the space between the eyebrow line

and the nose line into thirds horizontally.

Then split it again into thirds vertically, this is easy because

the eyes and the nose is the same measurements so you can
split them into 3 columns vertically. After that you should end
up with a 6x6 columns.

-Now it should be obvious on where the eyes should be

placed. It’s the 2 corner boxes on the most upper part,
before adding the eyes split the 2 boxes in halves hori-
zontally and that line is your eyeline

-This measurement can vary depending on your reference. It

could be because of their facial feature, expression, or angle.

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-On a Perfect Side angle, The eye is
gonna sit somewhere on the side plain
line
-On an angle like this the eye would
usually start at a line vertical to the
wings of the nose

-When the eyes are closed you only

need to draw the top lid and some-
times the bulge on the lower lid
-When the eyes are closed the eye-
lashes tend to have more exposure
however, this can still vary depending
on the thickness of the persons eye-
lashes.
-Bottom plain of the top lid and top
plain of the lower lid are not visible
when the eyes are closed.

c. Summary of steps on how to draw the eyes.

-The shading is explained more on the next upcoming pages.

-These are just quick sketches just to show the basic steps, which
means you can use the knowledge of how the eyes work and its
structure that you studied in creating your own style whether that
is realism, hyperrealism, digital art etc. I just used a basic cross-
hatching technique to showcase the basic steps.

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1. Guidelines

-Horizontal line or the eye line determine the centerline of the eye.
-Vertical line to emphasize the angle and direction of the eye.
-2 end lines to determine where the eyes are going to start and end.
-I usually only use the eye line however, if its still too difficult you
can still use the other guidelines to make things easier.

2. Define the eye by drawing the eyelids.

-Outline the tear duct.
-Use 3 lines for the upper lid (can vary)
-Use 2 lines for the bottom lid (can vary)

3. Define the bottom plain of the top lid and the top plain of the
bottom lid (if visible in the angle that you are drawing it in).

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 4.Draw the top lid fold
-Usually drawn in 3 lines

5.Draw the iris, pupil, and cornea

6. Outline the eyebrows

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7.Define every part of the eye

8. Now you should be able to shade the eye however you want,
starting from the darkest tones to the midtone then the high-
light
My shading style and tutorial will be on page 85 (Not
included in this preview version)

9.After the base shading you can now add the eyelashes and
final details

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IV. Eye Samples/Exercises

Here’s some samples of basic eye samples in different angles

and eye types. To serve as practice, try to draw each eye using
everything that you have learned so far.

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