Andrew loomis

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One of Andrew's many realistic oil paintings, First Car (1952). He had an exceptionally endearing way of tackling dynamic movement, odd perspectives and challenging poses that was distinctly him, something I found inspiring (if not

I would venture to say, "They owe it all to Loomis." Before Sundblom, before Anderson, before Joyce Ballentyne, Gil Elvgren and before a host of other practitioners of "the old school style", there was Loomis. William Andrew Loomis was born in Syracuse, New York in 1892 and studied under the legendary George Bridgeman at the Art Student's League in New York City. By 1915, at age 23, he was already working in a Chicago art studio. Apart from a 20-month stint in the army during WW One, he…

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En una entrada anterior os hablé de uno de los libros de Andrew Loomis, "Disfrutando con el lápiz". La primera parte del libro nos enseña como dibujar una cabeza humana.

Drawing the human figure doesn't just come down to talent, it also comes down to knowing some match and proportional knowledge. This tutorial is full of guidelines that you should save or memorize and use in all of your future artwork that contains people.

Andrew Loomis- Creative Illustration