/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3218928
Hampton's actually pretty good but that's what gets me; he just beat Steve Huston to the publisher's office. That said, good information is good information and he compartmentalizes it well-but the fact the guy can only draw one identical goofy looking face is definitely something to consider when he gets to the point in the book where he's explaining the head.

>>1794867
>Nice false dichotomy

that's not a false dichotomy. i am just saying that loomis is shit. also if you actually read tehmeh's post you would know that he specifcially talks about all the possible sources you can learn from. however, loomis as a source is shit because loomis has no understanding of how a beginner thinks, he himself heavily relies on references(aka. even though he is trying to teach you how to draw from imagination he can't do it himself lol), he barely explains anything and figuring it out yourself isn't helping a beginner as a beginner has no understanding whatsoever of what he is trying to do, etc.

>>1794869
i see most people who try to learn from loomis just copying his pictures and thinking they've made progress while in reality all they learn is how to copy a comic book character.
i think one of loomis major problems is that he does the whole "draw a circle, now draw the whole owl" thing, expecting you to understand every step he just skipped.

just look at hampton's sketches: >>1794853
there is so much information in them on how he drew the heads. you can see it's build up of cylinders, cuboids, spheres, etc. you can see how he keeps describing the form and therefore reinforcing how important it is to have an understanding of said forms. his drawings make sense and in his book he not only tells you to draw a ball and then add features, he tells you how to build the head and talks about each feature individually.

>>1773916
>More like steps 1 and 5.

nope.

Loomis way of teaching doesnt really make any sense. His forms dont make any sense and his drawings are missing a lot of necessary lines. It's hard to understand what you are suppossed to do from his instrunctions. He just sucks as a teacher.

I get it, it looks like it makes sense, if you look at it for 5 seconds, but take a closer look. His drawings are shit and they arent helping anyone.

Loomis a shit.

pic related, drawings that are actually comprehensible.