Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on
I never thought I would be able to see or own an actual copy of this book, ever.
Thanks to Titan Books, this book is finally getting reprinted. The wait is over.
The production quality of the book is excellent. It's a 208-page hardcover that's slightly larger than A4 size. The drawings are reproduced very clearly. If you've seen the PDF copies that are floating on the internet, this is exactly that except in physical copy, right down to the number of words per line.
I love the text of the book. The tone is very encouraging and the instructions are always clear. The examples are beautifully illustrated. It's easy to follow along and learn.
This is a highly recommended book on figure drawing, a classic that gets mentioned frequently.
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15 Comments
This is essential
Submitted by Sukh on
This is essential reading/studying for aspiring artists, you'll return to this many times and be rewarded for all your time invested in it. Bring on the other Loomis books!
Yeah about that. Any word if
Submitted by Dave on
Yeah about that. Any word if his other books are being released?
I have all the PDF's in bulky binders and I wish I could have his books instead.
Don't hesitate. THIS BOOK IS AWESOME!
"Drawing the Head and Hands"
Submitted by Anonymous on
"Drawing the Head and Hands" is already available for pre-order on Amazon.
Fun with pencils and Creative
Submitted by Sukh on
Fun with pencils and Creative Illustration are also on the way according to the dust jacket of this book.
wow, this is awesome news!
Submitted by raphael on
wow, this is awesome news!
I compared it to the 1946
Submitted by Ivar_L on
I compared it to the 1946 edition I got from Ebay some years ago. New facsimile is very similar, except it's some 1.5 times thicker, just because of the paper used. All the pages are the same, only difference is the other side of the title page. Image quality is also the same, it looks like most of the images in original book are also "bitmaps" and not rastered. Only pages with the difference are the same pages I see here on the preview video window - the pages with small sport pose photograps, Moiré is quite visible there.
Drawing Head and Hands will
Submitted by Dave on
Drawing Head and Hands will be out on early October according to Amazon. This is great news indeed.
By the way, look, what I just
Submitted by Ivar_L on
By the way, look, what I just "discovered" in Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Guide-Drawing-Gottfried-Bammes/dp/184448...
I can't wait to get my hands
Submitted by ViktorG on
I can't wait to get my hands on this book once I start my Illustration degree!
p.s. Thanks Ivar_L for the link! Gottfried Bamms is a true master and now we'll have his wonderful book in English!
How good is this book for
Submitted by Anirudh on
How good is this book for beginners?
@Anirudh
Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on
@Anirudh
It's a great book for beginners.
I am currently working my way
Submitted by Anirudh on
I am currently working my way through "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain". Do you recommend Loomis' figure drawing book immediately after Betty Edwards' book?
@Anirudh
Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on
@Anirudh
Yes, you can get the Loomis book next. Both are very different books actually.
Hey Teoh!
Submitted by Mira on
Hey Teoh!
If you would recommend top 5 books to get, in order to learn by yourself how to paint and draw realistically, which would they be?
Because I both draw ( graphite & colored pencils) and paint ( watercolour & acrylics) reallisticaly, mostly portraits and figure drawing have I been thinking on buying these 5:
- Colour and Light
- The sciene and practice of drawing
- Anatomy for artist
- 50 small paintings : acrylic
- 50 small paintings : wattercolour
But beacuse I want books as a source of inspiration/ reference but also as a technique book that will teach me a lot ( my weak points are the proportions and the values) so I can be better at drawing, I am not sure if the choice is right. So I decided to try my luck and ask you because of your huge reviews that you’ve done on art books after your opinion.
Thank you!
( I am not a beginner, I would say that I am Intermediate )
@Mira
Submitted by Teoh Yi Chie on
@Mira
You can consider some of the books on this list:
https://www.parkablogs.com/content/best-anatomy-books-artists-some-of-my...
And also these two books, Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces and Lessons in Classical Drawing: Essential Techniques from Inside the Atelier
Books on classical drawing may be useful. Classical drawing is about realism.
