tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post885810853803994915..comments2024-03-19T00:40:08.529-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Andrew Loomis Books Reprinted by Titanleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-84942301276485927632013-05-19T15:50:45.522-04:002013-05-19T15:50:45.522-04:00No books on art instruction will ever be entirely ...No books on art instruction will ever be entirely comprehensive The joy of reading Loomis is the the easy manner in which he engages with his readers guiding them towards an understanding of the key issues without ever sounding dull. His skill and enthusiasm are obvious to all, in 38 years of art teaching I never found an author to match him.Nick Williamsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-52887159412055335582012-06-04T13:42:21.047-04:002012-06-04T13:42:21.047-04:00Not that I can confirm nor deny (just puttin' ...Not that I can confirm nor deny (just puttin' it out there), the way I heard it was that Loomis' heirs didn't give a damn about him or bootleg pdfs. <br /><br />From just whom is this edition licensed?अर्जुनhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14724439749828805512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-16357572346785843142012-06-04T12:05:18.311-04:002012-06-04T12:05:18.311-04:00Good point Daniel; and for that very reason this i...Good point Daniel; and for that very reason this is the first time I've seen this particular volume. I made the same personal choice as you not to download the PDFs back when I was first made aware of their availability.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-52213378130262125202012-06-03T22:21:57.603-04:002012-06-03T22:21:57.603-04:00The PDFs are bootlegs. Even if I did not apprecia...The PDFs are bootlegs. Even if I did not appreciate having hard-copy, I would not want to substitute a boot-legged copy of Loomis's work for a licensed copy.Daniel [oeconomist.com]https://www.blogger.com/profile/06763094285750736837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-42069565705786235822012-06-03T01:17:26.589-04:002012-06-03T01:17:26.589-04:00very nicevery nicelive sporthttp://sportsfunia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-48675423215093788562012-06-02T22:23:56.130-04:002012-06-02T22:23:56.130-04:00I saw one book by Loomis..took me by surprise!..lo...I saw one book by Loomis..took me by surprise!..lol..the book's a bit pricey for my currency but i think it's worth it. The book i saw was one of his portrait drawing how to's or how to draw the head.LLOYDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478500645668443650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-4010283702748186962012-06-02T22:22:03.212-04:002012-06-02T22:22:03.212-04:00I saw one too here in my place..a bit pricey in my...I saw one too here in my place..a bit pricey in my currency but i think it's worth it. I think it was a how to on portraits or drawing faces..can't say exactly thoughLLOYDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17478500645668443650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-39579135864669257012012-06-02T13:51:53.575-04:002012-06-02T13:51:53.575-04:00Great info - thanks for sharing your insight, Saki...Great info - thanks for sharing your insight, Sakievich!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-52205854222226150502012-06-02T13:20:52.697-04:002012-06-02T13:20:52.697-04:00Actually...one of the problems, at least with this...Actually...one of the problems, at least with this book, that Loomis has, is that he occasionally leaves out important information. While he does go into some depth about perspective, he fails to mention a couple of important things. The first is how to find measuring points in 2 point perspective. He uses them, but he never tells you where they came from (the length from the station point to the vanishing point 1 then laid toward the VP2 from the VP1 gives you the MP1). I'm sure he knows, or he just assumes that we do. Also, like nearly every perspective book I've looked at, he fails to talk about how vertical ellipses rotate at different elevations. He does it in his work, but he never explains it. In fact, the only book that I've seen that appears to explain it is by Dora Miriam Norton "Freehand Perspective and Sketching", which you can find for free on Google Books. Nearly every perspective book I've looked at either avoids the question of ellipses or just tells you to fake it.<br /><br />However, despite my complaints, I think the book is a must have. I had one of the universities I teach at print it out for me last summer, so I could more readily use it. I used the book as the primary text for a Drawing for Illustration course, along with some of the Famous Artists Course materials. The book is unusually good at explaining how to generate and manipulate compositional and 3D space for great impact. Sadly, this is exactly the sort of information that students are never taught and we're lucky that Loomis had the sense to condense that information in such an excellent visual way.<br /><br />I'm really looking forward to the reprinting of Creative Illustration. I'm hoping they'll do that one next.Sakievichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346248669834582076noreply@blogger.com