"They almost want to be human but they lack chins and things of that sort" Me seeing my reflection while laying in bed, looking at my phone: *sweats nervously*
at first: People should understand that there is NO definitive method. The ones crittizing Loomis' method or other methods are forgetting that. Instead we should experiment different methods and approchings, finding in each of them aspects that help us further. This "paper" approach is also very insightful and I will definitely make use of this. Thanks Sinix for sharing his knowledge with us :)
*THIS* I wish someone had told me this, I spent so much time trying the Loomis method and got really frustrated, I stopped drawing for two years because I thought I'd never be able to achieve anything. Now I am more open minded, tried this and got better results. But I'm sure there are others who will have better results with the Loomis method, you gotta be open minded when it comes to art.
MAAAAAANNNNNN DUDE BRO!!!! This is the first video I watched of Sinix and I'm blown away by how easily he taught me this in less than 10 minutes. I'm not kidding; it's like I felt my brain rewrite neural connections to forget what I've know from my 32 years on this planet and re-learn this method. This is what happens when teaching goes right. You get inspired to create. I know I am. Thanks, Sinix.
seeing the curved "sheet of paper" just unlocked a part of my brain I was struggling with lol. foreshortening the facial details in the extreme poses is what I need practice on - like what you said they fall into that uncanny valley. Nice tips! Thanks for sharing, I'll be keeping this tool in my kit for sure.
sinix, i really gotta say this, you are such a positive influence on my art - i dont even know how to describe it. a few years back i was really awful at drawing (maybe i still am, idk) but i enjoyed it a lot, until i hit a brick wall, no more motivation, fun, i hated everything i worked on. i found your shiny mech video through some yt recommendations or something and it just gave me that motivation back, that was probably 4 years ago. ever since then ive always been watching your stuff. while i do like your art style, i think the biggest influence youve had on my work was in terms of workflow, finding inspiration and most importantly: enjoying what i do. so thanks for that! and you know, for the genuinely helpful informations about drawing fundamentals. I GUESS. hope that comment wasnt too long and creepy. whoops.
We need more of these kind of tutorials that are not based on rules, like draw a circle OK, now draw a curved line, draw two balls, draw one more curved line. Now that's a face. Do it again over and over. This tutorial essentially relies more on your ability to see, which is what you need to have as an artist.
Mars you're all rigth man, I'm Brazillian, but a follow and see everyday the sinix's channel, Sinx you're the best. thanks for all PS: If have something write wrong, sorry because a don't domine de English.
This video helped me DRASTICALLY improve my art. I seriously can't thank you enough. When I used to draw heads with circles I could never make them look up or down or with any dynamic pose. I'm so glad I learned this at a young age.
Same here. I spent over an hour today trying to draw a head from a low angle to no success, watched this video, tried it again and nailed it in like five minutes. It seems like such an obvious thing but it had just never occurred to me to try this.
God, I've been struggling with the loomis method for more than a year now, and it never came out right. I spent an hour just drawing curved paper and already I can see a huge jump in the quality of my art and the organic forms of my faces. This is really an awesome technique for people that can't get ridiculously technical! Thank you so much for sharing!
Tried Bridgman too! Helped a lot with my anatomy and my hands have jumped in quality like no tomorrow, but it still didn't feel comfortable for me, and would throw me right out of my drawing.
Same here. The Loomis method was great for me to start drawing from imagination, but only after I studied other artists like Burne Hogarth I feel like I got the grasp for drawing heads/faces, and this technique from Sinix, just a great adition to my mind.
A really useful thing to do when first using this technique is legit cut up a piece of paper to reference. I find it more help if it's smaller, more square than regular and you're able to hold the paper in hand so you can draw it with the other.
This seems better than the methods I see splattered across UA-cam that say "from any angle" but only cover the same 3: profile, side profile, and maybe 3/4 view if they were ambitious. Plus they would only draw adult males. Proko was one exception to the angles part, but it takes so long to obtain any progress.
I literally just started crying because I've avoided drawing for about 5 years because I couldn't improve on basic straight angled faces and bodies. I got frustrated that even though I enjoy art I want to be GOOD at it and being stuck drawing the same thing over and over made me discouraged. I dunno what possessed me to search this topic today and click on your video but... everything just clicked for me. The second you showed us the paper masks. I got it. Immediately. It's like my brain just needed the right teacher!! THANK YOU SO MUCH. I can finally move on from the place I've been haunted by for HALF A DECADE!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I've always drawn circles and wondered why my art looks so flat and lifeless!!! but this is so much better! I'm in love with your channel! thankyouuuuuu!
When you can impress someone by drawing paper :\ As soon as you started drawing in level 2, you broke down all the walls for me. This is a really great tutorial, thanks so much Sinix!!
I've never seen this method before. I tried it out, and now I do feel a little more comfortable drawing faces in different angles. Not to mention it was a lot more fun. Thank you so much. This was extremely helpful!
I like this refreshing method, but I suggest not abandoning Loomis' or Hogarth's methods of drawing faces. These latter methods are about more than "just" the face, but the entire head (which is where the ellipses, that sinix hates :), come in handy). Loomis and Hogarth's approaches provide geometrically informed introductions to concepts like ear placement, lip overbite, and jawline construction.
Agreed. I love Sinix, but I hope beginners don’t take his authoritative tone too seriously. He made a video where he explained his idea of authority when teaching which totally makes sense, and he is by far one of my favorite teachers on UA-cam, his perspective is so unique. But admittedly I used to follow a lot of his rules a little too strictly and have realized that things like “never use circles in organic drawings” eliminate a whole world of shape language. Look at the way Vilpuu draws, and I think his work is full of life. “There are no rules, only tools”
I'm writing my first ever youtube comment because I needed to say it--this changed my life. I've struggled for years with this, and suddenly after a few days, I can draw angles I'd never managed before. I can't thank you enough for making this, and making it available for free, no less. Cheers!
Ever since I was a child, I've loved art, drawing specifically. After years of practice, and now currently a university student in arts, this is by FAR the BEST guide I could have EVER come across to draw faces for any perspective. The basic circle shape always confuses me. But this? Made it SO much easier! 😩 Thank you endlessly!! ❤
I had watched this video a while ago, thought it was interesting but didn't try it because "I have been drawing heads for 15+ years no problem." Fast forward to this month working on a comic idea I found myself struggling to keep my characters consistant in the style I was trying to achieve. No matter how many studies I did of my references, they would look all wrong. Headaches everywhere, felt like I was hitting a wall. But then I remembered THE PAPER!!! Using this method really helped me iron out those issues I was having. Honestly, I might never go back. Thank you Sinix for being an amazing teacher and sharing this with us!
This technique has exponentially helped my drawings. In a single day, I see so many improvements by going through the steps and practicing throughout the day. Thank you so much.
This simple solution of using a curved sheet of paper as the basis of the head has helped me get past a long standing problem with my drawing skills. Much obliged to you.
I'm trying to bring my drawing side back to life after letting it stop around age 12, and my brain has had such immense trouble grasping faces and any angles that aren't just a flat front view. All that to say I've watched hours of tutorials in the last few weeks and this is the first step by step explanation that actually clicks for me. Thank you SO much!!! It feels like a door has been opened lol
I've been practicing with the circle methods for so long and getting nowhere. I lost all motivation for drawing. Finding this video gives me a rejuvenated feeling to get my sketch book out and start again. Thank you so much for this video
This video has literally 180 flipped my perspwctive on human faces, I already know most of the anatomy, amd I feel so relieved to actually start making progress on human faces :') thank you
Great video ^^ No art teacher has ever said 'no circles' to me before but it clicked with me in a strong, poignant way that I think is really going to help my art. Thank you :D
This is a great way to think of the face! I've been having problems visualizing how the face works at extreme angles and this was really helpful, thank you so much for this video!
My god I understand face perspective now. I have NEVER understood the other way with drawing circles. It just goes up and over my head. Can't manage it for some reason. So I am SO GLAD I found this.
i ran into an art block years ago and it kind of made me stop drawing. I've tried to pick it up since and gotten discouraged through my drawings because nothing was clicking anymore. I'm happy to say this made me feel like i've had a real grip on faces for the first time in a while. It made more sense and i could actually start flowing my drawings and sketches better. And for the first time in a very long time felt motivated to draw again. Thank you.
Wow! This is actually the best way to imagine and construct a face, I have never got used to the circle/ sphere method, so now I must start applying and studying like that! Thank you!
it's so weird that I've been drawing for so long but I keep forgetting the fundamentals esp when I stop drawing people for a little while for other subjects like landscapes and non organic objects. This is such a great video. should actually have double if not 10x the amount of views. love it.
When I draw heads I use ovals instead of circles and then square it out, but combining the oval and the paper method really elevated the way I draw by a ton. Thanks Sinix!
Sometimes I 'forget' how to draw faces a bit (or at least forget the building blocks), and I've often struggled with drawing faces from different/unusual angles such as the worm's eye view. This is seriously a game-changer in so many ways; curved paper is so much easier to visualise than the often difficult ball-and-curved-triangular-prisim-thing that some people seem to use!! Having a strong foundation is so important but often hard, thanks so much for this! :)
Oh my God... where has this video been all my life. I’ve always had trougle with this but something about your method clicked with me immediately bless
Good tutorial! Breaking it down in "stages" or "levels" makes it useful for both novice and experienced artists, and also for art styles that have dimension but isn't aiming to be realistic. These can also be used as "warmups". I agree with you on circles; using cylinders and cubes helps a lot more when it comes to adding dimension to your drawing. And the human head isn't a perfect sphere after all.
If you sit down with your sketchbook and watch this video, pause after every step and take 10-15 minutes to practice each step and this turns into the best art lesson you've ever participated in.
I am sucked at following instruction from other tutorials. By following this tutorial, it made it easy, no sweat on constructing faces at any angles. Thanks a lot. I can continue my desire being an artist 😂😂
Currently watching this to reassure myself that I can indeed draw faces, and also because I'm overwhelmed after learning directly that I'm most likely autistic. I'm overwhelmed and this video is helping me to re-regulate. Thank you
Thank you! I've been so stuck on the Loomis method because I can't visualize how the head and face move together in perspective. Separating the face into its own plane and then giving it the rest of the head once it's figured out really broke me out of my rut and lets me just draw cool faces.
This is amazing. I'd never heard of this technique before, but now I love it so much. My faces in perspective/at angles have never looked better. I'm really glad that I saw this video today.
I've been drawing for a long time, but faces still get me from time to time. It's good having these types of exercises to help me get back to the basics. Good stuff.
every once in a while when I feel frustrated with my art I'll come back to this video (or any of your tutorials really) and it helps me to get out of my head and remember what to focus on. thanks for continuing to remind me how I can enjoy art! ♡
I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I had to break it down to another step (Step 0) because I was having a *really* hard time drawing the curve of the paper. I realized that it's essentially part of a cylinder, so I drew some wide cylinders at different perspectives and used those as a reference point for the plane. I've ... been drawing for a decade. i am felled by curved paper
KIDS TRY THIS AT HOME! It's different but you'll get similar results. It's real easy... 1. Find a crayon, penci, or large bird that is elderly/sick and pluck several feathers. 2. On a random white surface, draw an oval shaped....oval 3. Draw eyes by scribbling two dark circles right at eye level. 4. To make nose just use your own by dipping your nose into the paint or ink or blood or whatever and smoosh your face into the middle of the oval. 5. Put teeth in the smile you drew by making 32 squares on top and 24 rectangles on the bottom... OPTIONAL: make fangs by drawing sharp triangles. 6. For ears its best to staple dry macaroni on sides of the oval. Now hold the picture next to your face in the mirror... the resemblance should be uncanny!!
Oh thanks a lot. Although this video was uploaded 3 years ago, it’s still helping many people. Thank you. After watching this i really feel dumb for not understanding this for years, it’s just so amazing
Hey, everyone has their own opinion. I think this video is great for experienced artists, but not for beginners. In fact, as a beginner myself, it was way too confusing for me because I was trying to find a video where someone could explain to me the proportions of the face, but this explanation assumes that you already know them and can just _draw_ a perfect sheet of paper with a centerline, and a perfect pyramid-diamond nose. I feel as if it took for granted my experience, and that was frustrating to me, and probably to others as well. Even if the creator titled the video as a technique for intermediate-advanced students, that would be better.
This is probably the easiest way to draw a face from any angle. Thank you, thank you, thank you. A few minutes and I'm suddenly fearless with angled faces. Bless this video. Subbed.
Art teacher :draw a head
Rest of the class: *starts with circle*
Sinix: *draws paper*
Paper is the best advice!
You draw a circle and then a piece of paper running down it
circles are overrated
@@Paopao621 yea
@@Paopao621 Says the guy who uses the loomis method to draw heads
"you'll discover that the interior eye sockets have a lot of depth"
me: *cries in asian*
Don’t cry friend, that makes it that much easier to draw!
Don't cry! Water reflections and rivulet pathing is hard to draw :(
Ordinary Tree what
@@sordidzucchini1303 its hard to draw water realistically.
Doesn't effect how human you look, just how western you look
I have been shown the light. My art has been saved, my crops are flourishing, my skin is clear. Bless this video.
Like, the zits cleared up, and stuff?
William Joyner Jr. lol I wish that could happen for me
put a smile on my face lmao
Hallelujah!
Same here :')
Step one: draw paper
Step two: draw face
If you draw a face, then erase the features, you get a perfectly drawn sheet of paper
How to draw a horse:
1) draw unicorn
2) erase the horn
(sorry, I'm from 2009)
Glad to be your 666th like
Kirill Slabchenko FE-91 helo
Sinix is great for keeping it relatively simple and to the point. 5 stars, thumbs up.
"They almost want to be human but they lack chins and things of that sort"
Me seeing my reflection while laying in bed, looking at my phone: *sweats nervously*
you are not human my man
Mega F, my dude
hush, chinless being.
at first: People should understand that there is NO definitive method. The ones crittizing Loomis' method or other methods are forgetting that. Instead we should experiment different methods and approchings, finding in each of them aspects that help us further. This "paper" approach is also very insightful and I will definitely make use of this. Thanks Sinix for sharing his knowledge with us :)
*THIS*
I wish someone had told me this, I spent so much time trying the Loomis method and got really frustrated, I stopped drawing for two years because I thought I'd never be able to achieve anything.
Now I am more open minded, tried this and got better results. But I'm sure there are others who will have better results with the Loomis method, you gotta be open minded when it comes to art.
@@rickydo6572 thanks for you guys' advice man
Nobody criticized it’s just not for everybody
This is a great, practical lesson. Found myself using it in some recent work where I had to paint a bunch of partygoers from all angles. Thanks!
hi
@@alexandertseng1778 hi
Hi
hi
Hi
"hey can you draw a face for me?"
"sure!"
*starts furiously drawing pinocchios*
MAAAAAANNNNNN DUDE BRO!!!! This is the first video I watched of Sinix and I'm blown away by how easily he taught me this in less than 10 minutes. I'm not kidding; it's like I felt my brain rewrite neural connections to forget what I've know from my 32 years on this planet and re-learn this method.
This is what happens when teaching goes right. You get inspired to create. I know I am. Thanks, Sinix.
Arjunpsk well his video IS only 8 mins long lol
Thats EXACTLY how i felt...! This is my first ever video of his ive watched and im hooked
Same! Real lightbulb moment. This dude is an awesome teacher.
*That feeling when God suddenly blessed you*
bro...
seeing the curved "sheet of paper" just unlocked a part of my brain I was struggling with lol. foreshortening the facial details in the extreme poses is what I need practice on - like what you said they fall into that uncanny valley. Nice tips! Thanks for sharing, I'll be keeping this tool in my kit for sure.
sinix, i really gotta say this, you are such a positive influence on my art - i dont even know how to describe it.
a few years back i was really awful at drawing (maybe i still am, idk) but i enjoyed it a lot, until i hit a brick wall, no more motivation, fun, i hated everything i worked on.
i found your shiny mech video through some yt recommendations or something and it just gave me that motivation back, that was probably 4 years ago. ever since then ive always been watching your stuff. while i do like your art style, i think the biggest influence youve had on my work was in terms of workflow, finding inspiration and most importantly: enjoying what i do. so thanks for that!
and you know, for the genuinely helpful informations about drawing fundamentals. I GUESS.
hope that comment wasnt too long and creepy. whoops.
We need more of these kind of tutorials that are not based on rules, like draw a circle OK, now draw a curved line, draw two balls, draw one more curved line. Now that's a face. Do it again over and over.
This tutorial essentially relies more on your ability to see, which is what you need to have as an artist.
Mars you're all rigth man, I'm Brazillian, but a follow and see everyday the sinix's channel, Sinx you're the best. thanks for all
PS: If have something write wrong, sorry because a don't domine de English.
I feel the same way, Sinix has such a refreshing and fun approach.
Very interesting. Thanks for sharing. This was golden.
You literally said what I wanna say :D This vid is simply incredible, I had fun practicing this tut again and again. Yes so inspirational
This video helped me DRASTICALLY improve my art. I seriously can't thank you enough. When I used to draw heads with circles I could never make them look up or down or with any dynamic pose. I'm so glad I learned this at a young age.
This is blowing my mind. A lot of things just clicked.
Same here. I spent over an hour today trying to draw a head from a low angle to no success, watched this video, tried it again and nailed it in like five minutes. It seems like such an obvious thing but it had just never occurred to me to try this.
My thoughts: Excellent, this I can do.
Opens up Krita, can't even draw a paper
can you draw paper now? I hope so! tell us if it worked out for you :]]
Krita gang !
I remember using Krita as my first digital art program when I started drawing. I’ve then moved on to FireAlpaca
Edit: Spelling Error
God, I've been struggling with the loomis method for more than a year now, and it never came out right. I spent an hour just drawing curved paper and already I can see a huge jump in the quality of my art and the organic forms of my faces.
This is really an awesome technique for people that can't get ridiculously technical! Thank you so much for sharing!
to be honest you should tackle bridgeman before loomis imo
Tried Bridgman too! Helped a lot with my anatomy and my hands have jumped in quality like no tomorrow, but it still didn't feel comfortable for me, and would throw me right out of my drawing.
have you tried the riley method. or is that just for faces?
Haha same here
Same here. The Loomis method was great for me to start drawing from imagination, but only after I studied other artists like Burne Hogarth I feel like I got the grasp for drawing heads/faces, and this technique from Sinix, just a great adition to my mind.
A really useful thing to do when first using this technique is legit cut up a piece of paper to reference. I find it more help if it's smaller, more square than regular and you're able to hold the paper in hand so you can draw it with the other.
This seems better than the methods I see splattered across UA-cam that say "from any angle" but only cover the same 3: profile, side profile, and maybe 3/4 view if they were ambitious. Plus they would only draw adult males. Proko was one exception to the angles part, but it takes so long to obtain any progress.
I have bad news, pal...
LMAO!
I literally just started crying because I've avoided drawing for about 5 years because I couldn't improve on basic straight angled faces and bodies. I got frustrated that even though I enjoy art I want to be GOOD at it and being stuck drawing the same thing over and over made me discouraged. I dunno what possessed me to search this topic today and click on your video but... everything just clicked for me. The second you showed us the paper masks. I got it. Immediately. It's like my brain just needed the right teacher!! THANK YOU SO MUCH. I can finally move on from the place I've been haunted by for HALF A DECADE!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭
I've always drawn circles and wondered why my art looks so flat and lifeless!!! but this is so much better! I'm in love with your channel! thankyouuuuuu!
When you can impress someone by drawing paper :\
As soon as you started drawing in level 2, you broke down all the walls for me. This is a really great tutorial, thanks so much Sinix!!
I've never seen this method before. I tried it out, and now I do feel a little more comfortable drawing faces in different angles. Not to mention it was a lot more fun. Thank you so much. This was extremely helpful!
You've cured my art block and helped me improve my art style. THANK YOU😭
Thank you every character I draw is just looking straight and it's so irritating
Micah Saddler Did you draw your profile? very cool
Micah Saddler saaameee
@Schwingalongadingdong eww, heteros
@@triviasona soo true
@@triviasona straight people are a disease
Ive been drawing for YEARS. Struggling w very specific angles, this is the ONLY video that helped. Thank you
LEVEL 01 0:46
LEVEL 02 2:04
LEVEL 03 3:42
LEVEL 04 5:39
Thank-you.
3:00 me having an existential crisis
Sarah Lynn Haha
Sarah Lynn hahahahahah
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I like this refreshing method, but I suggest not abandoning Loomis' or Hogarth's methods of drawing faces. These latter methods are about more than "just" the face, but the entire head (which is where the ellipses, that sinix hates :), come in handy). Loomis and Hogarth's approaches provide geometrically informed introductions to concepts like ear placement, lip overbite, and jawline construction.
Agreed. I love Sinix, but I hope beginners don’t take his authoritative tone too seriously. He made a video where he explained his idea of authority when teaching which totally makes sense, and he is by far one of my favorite teachers on UA-cam, his perspective is so unique. But admittedly I used to follow a lot of his rules a little too strictly and have realized that things like “never use circles in organic drawings” eliminate a whole world of shape language. Look at the way Vilpuu draws, and I think his work is full of life. “There are no rules, only tools”
I'm writing my first ever youtube comment because I needed to say it--this changed my life. I've struggled for years with this, and suddenly after a few days, I can draw angles I'd never managed before. I can't thank you enough for making this, and making it available for free, no less. Cheers!
This video changed my life.
I can’t draw a sheet of paper without reference I’m basically broken.
It hurts my brain doing this
become a plumber
become a baker
become a farmer
become a brain surgeon
Become a sheet of paper
Ever since I was a child, I've loved art, drawing specifically. After years of practice, and now currently a university student in arts, this is by FAR the BEST guide I could have EVER come across to draw faces for any perspective. The basic circle shape always confuses me. But this? Made it SO much easier! 😩 Thank you endlessly!! ❤
I had watched this video a while ago, thought it was interesting but didn't try it because "I have been drawing heads for 15+ years no problem."
Fast forward to this month working on a comic idea I found myself struggling to keep my characters consistant in the style I was trying to achieve. No matter how many studies I did of my references, they would look all wrong. Headaches everywhere, felt like I was hitting a wall.
But then I remembered THE PAPER!!! Using this method really helped me iron out those issues I was having. Honestly, I might never go back.
Thank you Sinix for being an amazing teacher and sharing this with us!
This video was amazing, I just spent 2 hours practicing everything in the video and my faces are soooo much better in just 2 hours!!!
He always sounds like he’s smiling or laughing which makes it seem like he’s always happy to have us around and give us his art advice :)
This technique has exponentially helped my drawings. In a single day, I see so many improvements by going through the steps and practicing throughout the day. Thank you so much.
This simple solution of using a curved sheet of paper as the basis of the head has helped me get past a long standing problem with my drawing skills. Much obliged to you.
I watch this UA-cam channel in art classes because it’s like 100% better than my art teacher
You’re not the only one lol
dude thank you so much. I've been drawing faces for so long but they always seemed off so your tut was really helpful. kudos ❤
This is literally the most useful tutorial I've ever seen in my entire life. Thank you for your contributions to the art community.
I'm trying to bring my drawing side back to life after letting it stop around age 12, and my brain has had such immense trouble grasping faces and any angles that aren't just a flat front view.
All that to say I've watched hours of tutorials in the last few weeks and this is the first step by step explanation that actually clicks for me. Thank you SO much!!! It feels like a door has been opened lol
I've been practicing with the circle methods for so long and getting nowhere. I lost all motivation for drawing. Finding this video gives me a rejuvenated feeling to get my sketch book out and start again. Thank you so much for this video
This video just single-handedly gave me unlimited power, the cosmos of art is right at my hands now. My eyes have been opened... thank you
This video has literally 180 flipped my perspwctive on human faces, I already know most of the anatomy, amd I feel so relieved to actually start making progress on human faces :') thank you
Great video ^^ No art teacher has ever said 'no circles' to me before but it clicked with me in a strong, poignant way that I think is really going to help my art. Thank you :D
That escalated fast. Guess I'd need a whole year for mastering what was shown in an 8min video. You make it look so easy.
What I like about your tutorial is that it's to the point and not long-winded
that was so good
YOU SAVE ME FROM MY ART CRISIS WHDJAHFJSHD THANKYOU
This is a great way to think of the face! I've been having problems visualizing how the face works at extreme angles and this was really helpful, thank you so much for this video!
That level 4 face from the bottom view is just dope
My god I understand face perspective now.
I have NEVER understood the other way with drawing circles. It just goes up and over my head. Can't manage it for some reason. So I am SO GLAD I found this.
i ran into an art block years ago and it kind of made me stop drawing. I've tried to pick it up since and gotten discouraged through my drawings because nothing was clicking anymore. I'm happy to say this made me feel like i've had a real grip on faces for the first time in a while. It made more sense and i could actually start flowing my drawings and sketches better. And for the first time in a very long time felt motivated to draw again. Thank you.
Wow! This is actually the best way to imagine and construct a face, I have never got used to the circle/ sphere method, so now I must start applying and studying like that! Thank you!
I’ve been binge watching videos on face and body anatomy and crap like that and yours is honestly the most helpful.
thank you so much for this advice. I've been practicing for half an hour at level one and already making breakthroughs
it's so weird that I've been drawing for so long but I keep forgetting the fundamentals esp when I stop drawing people for a little while for other subjects like landscapes and non organic objects. This is such a great video. should actually have double if not 10x the amount of views. love it.
lol that paper boi reference at 3:28
Kamishiro Rize i loved it so much lol
I COME BACK FROM YESTERDAY I CANNOT EXPLAIN HOW MUCH I IMPROVED WHIT THIS THANK YOUUU
SINIX YOU ARE A FREAKING GENIUS 😦💥
When I draw heads I use ovals instead of circles and then square it out, but combining the oval and the paper method really elevated the way I draw by a ton. Thanks Sinix!
Sometimes I 'forget' how to draw faces a bit (or at least forget the building blocks), and I've often struggled with drawing faces from different/unusual angles such as the worm's eye view. This is seriously a game-changer in so many ways; curved paper is so much easier to visualise than the often difficult ball-and-curved-triangular-prisim-thing that some people seem to use!! Having a strong foundation is so important but often hard, thanks so much for this! :)
Man this technique blows every other technique out of the water! Pure gold!
Dude. Whatever you just showed me made so much sense.
I'll never draw faces the same way again.
Thanks man. Subscribed.
Oh my God... where has this video been all my life. I’ve always had trougle with this but something about your method clicked with me immediately bless
Good tutorial! Breaking it down in "stages" or "levels" makes it useful for both novice and experienced artists, and also for art styles that have dimension but isn't aiming to be realistic. These can also be used as "warmups". I agree with you on circles; using cylinders and cubes helps a lot more when it comes to adding dimension to your drawing. And the human head isn't a perfect sphere after all.
If you sit down with your sketchbook and watch this video, pause after every step and take 10-15 minutes to practice each step and this turns into the best art lesson you've ever participated in.
I just had a religious experience, I’ve seen god, I know all the secrets of the universe, thank you
I am sucked at following instruction from other tutorials. By following this tutorial, it made it easy, no sweat on constructing faces at any angles. Thanks a lot. I can continue my desire being an artist 😂😂
That was dark man, "They almost like to look human but they lack chins and stuff like that" I'll use that quote someday. Nice vid too
Currently watching this to reassure myself that I can indeed draw faces, and also because I'm overwhelmed after learning directly that I'm most likely autistic. I'm overwhelmed and this video is helping me to re-regulate. Thank you
Sir you just blew my mind. My brain just latched onto this so fast, wtf!?! Thank you, you’re amazing.
Thank you! I've been so stuck on the Loomis method because I can't visualize how the head and face move together in perspective. Separating the face into its own plane and then giving it the rest of the head once it's figured out really broke me out of my rut and lets me just draw cool faces.
This is the best anyone has ever explained this to me. Thank you.
This is amazing. I'd never heard of this technique before, but now I love it so much. My faces in perspective/at angles have never looked better. I'm really glad that I saw this video today.
thank you. ive been having difficulty with circles, but these paper boys give me a clearer vision.
" first imagine a peice of paper "
"sir, i have aphantasia"
this channel is a blessing from heaven
3:25 you thought no one was going to notice that “paperboi” was playing in the background?
I thought I was the only one 😂😂
That sheet of paper approach is really wonderful! It makes thie whole task so approachable!!
*_How to draw Aku Aku from Crash Bandicoot_*
But for real, nice technique.
One video, this video alone taught me to be confident in drawing faces, thank you so much, i have been saved.
The way my art has literally upgraded and I’ve watched 2 vids?
This is gold. The perfect solution to my difficulty with foreshortening the Loomis head.
Liked the little Atlanta reference in there ;)
Wait where???
Oh yeahhhh the paper boys
I've been drawing for a long time, but faces still get me from time to time. It's good having these types of exercises to help me get back to the basics. Good stuff.
5:10 The term you're looking for is uncanny valley.
your videos are so good that even my friends who dont speak english follow you and they still find it useful!!
The 1 dislike is from Andrew Loomis
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Look for Loomis Method. He draws circle forms. Sinix mentioned him in the video.
His books are really useful to me. A golden guide to beginners.
every once in a while when I feel frustrated with my art I'll come back to this video (or any of your tutorials really) and it helps me to get out of my head and remember what to focus on. thanks for continuing to remind me how I can enjoy art! ♡
I'm kind of embarrassed to say that I had to break it down to another step (Step 0) because I was having a *really* hard time drawing the curve of the paper. I realized that it's essentially part of a cylinder, so I drew some wide cylinders at different perspectives and used those as a reference point for the plane. I've ... been drawing for a decade. i am felled by curved paper
Best. Tutorial. Ever. Period.
HOW DO I LEARN TO DRAW THE PAPER????
Look up cylinder drawing tutorials. You're essentially partially drawing one of those
got here wanting to be better at face drawing
left here with one of the most valuable knowledge of my entire life
KIDS TRY THIS AT HOME! It's different but you'll get similar results. It's real easy...
1. Find a crayon, penci, or large bird that is elderly/sick and pluck several feathers.
2. On a random white surface, draw an oval shaped....oval
3. Draw eyes by scribbling two dark circles right at eye level.
4. To make nose just use your own by dipping your nose into the paint or ink or blood or whatever and smoosh your face into the middle of the oval.
5. Put teeth in the smile you drew by making 32 squares on top and 24 rectangles on the bottom... OPTIONAL: make fangs by drawing sharp triangles.
6. For ears its best to staple dry macaroni on sides of the oval.
Now hold the picture next to your face in the mirror... the resemblance should be uncanny!!
Everything okay bro?
k- kids this is what they were talking about when they said stranger danger
Best comment I’ve ever seen on an art video!!! Lol
Oh thanks a lot. Although this video was uploaded 3 years ago, it’s still helping many people. Thank you. After watching this i really feel dumb for not understanding this for years, it’s just so amazing
drawing paper boys is really fun, i didnt know perspective got this enjoyable
My satisfaction is immeasurable and my day is made
Why did anyone have the nerve to dislike? Like, excuse me but what was unpleasant about this video?
The tecnic he showed is not for everyone. The dislike button exists for a reason.
Johnny Moore Is it the same person who goes on UA-cam and dislikes every video 😂😂😂?
Johnny Moore this is the best like dislike ratio ive seen alr
Johnny Moore I know, right? Preach Alan Rickman.
Hey, everyone has their own opinion. I think this video is great for experienced artists, but not for beginners. In fact, as a beginner myself, it was way too confusing for me because I was trying to find a video where someone could explain to me the proportions of the face, but this explanation assumes that you already know them and can just _draw_ a perfect sheet of paper with a centerline, and a perfect pyramid-diamond nose. I feel as if it took for granted my experience, and that was frustrating to me, and probably to others as well. Even if the creator titled the video as a technique for intermediate-advanced students, that would be better.
This is probably the easiest way to draw a face from any angle. Thank you, thank you, thank you. A few minutes and I'm suddenly fearless with angled faces. Bless this video. Subbed.
where have you been all my life