TUTORIAL VIDEO // constructing faces & expressions
🕑 Added 2020-08-12 10:46:40 +0000 UTC
Here it is: the third tutorial I’ve created exclusively for you patrons! This one is about head construction and expressions, and talks about the basic construction, different angles, squash & stretch, and scanning reference images for expressions. I hope you guys enjoy it!
Some stuff I refer to in the video:
• I talk a bit about some principles from my first tutorial on pose construction. If you haven’t seen that yet, watch it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-video-38377684
• As always, stock reference from the lovely senshistock! https://senshistock.deviantart.com/art/The-Best-of-Harley-Mask-Pack-on-SenshiStock-com-645292924
• I talk a bit about Jin Kim’s designs for Tangled. You can find the artbook, where I first saw these beautiful model sheets, here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811875555/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0811875555&linkCode=as2&tag=loish0d-20&linkId=608d632dd9843a4f02e04a64ac2ce408
If you have any questions, just post it below! Enjoy :)
Comments
Loish
that's so cool! roger rabbit definitely has that classic animation approach. it probably had some amazing smear frames too! glad you liked the vide, Michael!
Michael H
I attended a very early showing of the movie “Rodger Rabbit’ at a theater very near the Art Center annex building on Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, CA. Talk about ‘over-the-top’ squash & stretch‼️. Perfect! I was thinking (wouldn’t be funny if human beings could do all the things that Rodger (and others) in the movie could do)??🤨😵💫🤣 Another VERY informative video…..thank you!😍
Emma
Ah thank you!!!
Loish
I do, actually! You can find it here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-hair-46112695
Emma
I just barely joined and am making my way through all your tutorials. They are SOOO helpful! Thank you so much for all of these! Do you have one specifically for hair that I am missing?
Loish
hahaha i didn't even notice that! incredible that the timing actually supports the message.
Hannes
Very helpful video! At 39:10 you talk about happy expressions and someone whistles in the background. That was very funny :D
Sharon Tu
Thank you. Hmmmm I see it now on top though. So must of been a glitch! Thank you though!
Loish
hey sharon! sorry to hear that. could you send me more info about the problem you're experiencing? then i can pass it on to the patreon staff and hopefully they can fix it. for now, you can also watch the videos from the list here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/update-subtitled-72727898
Sharon Tu
I don’t see the video here?
Loish
that is truly a beautiful thing about the internet!
Mukunda Madhab Sharma
I just love the internet , i am literally being taught by one of the best artists of our time while i am living in the most remote city in india. What a great time to be alive
SirRaivel
Omg best face tutorial I´ve ever seen! Tysm for that great help, it helped me so much! C: PS: My favorite expression was the smiley girl, too cute!
Loish
glad you liked it!
Danica Robbemond
As always, I'm blown away! Thank you, these tips are so useful! :) Also, I adore you're happy girl, she is sooooo cute!
Nafuthoon
this is the best place ever omg
Nerea Fontseca @Prokrearme
Very useful, thanks a lot! <3
Loish
thanks so much!
Sam Lam
OMG I'm so glad I joined this Patreon, these tutorials are leveling me up so dramatically.
Loish
wow! I'm so happy to hear that stewart. digital art can be tough, it needs to 'click' in a way and getting there can be a long process. i'm glad this was helpful!
Stewart Wells
I have had a love hate relationship with digital art - I love it, it hates me. By following this tutorial I did the best piece I've ever done, which completely restored my faith in my abilities. So, thank you.
Loish
thank you! in my case, my art loses the movement the more detail I add, so that's why I try to maximize it as much as I can in the early stages :)
Loish
thank you so much for your support!
Roksana Salwerowicz
Your tutorials are so useful, I'm really happy that I've became one of your patreons :D Love all your work!
Kolja Kähler
So impressed how your very first few lines already establish stylization and movement. I’m prone to trying to add that on later, but now see this should be there from the beginning. Great insights!
Loish
I'm so glad it helped holly!
Holly Westlund
Simplifying and stylizing are very hard for me, and this video helped me make a significant brain shift. Thank you!
Gamze Turhan
that hair tutorial you mentioned should definitely come because I love the way you do it!
Niquey
I finally got the time to watch this video. So useful! Thanks for making it Lois!
Hoàng Cù
thankyou
Loish
i'm so glad you found it useful!
Richard
I tried Loomis method, manga methods and i failed. The loish method solve my problem with the head angles. You are a incredible teacher. The horizontal line could be "vision line". Thanx you very very very much, Loish. P.D: the pose tutorial is 10/10 too
Loish
haha it's one of the most fun animation principles!
Nicole May
I can’t stop saying squash and stretch now 🤣 so fun!
Loish
happy to hear that julian! i always prefer to just explain how i do it, rather than bring in all sorts of complex terminology. i hope that helps make it more understanable in some way!
Julian Howard
thank you!!! this is old school stuff but very useful. Suffering badly from tutorial overloads and positive procrastination you simplified everything and just make it easier to follow in terms of just getting stuff done
Loish
glad you liked it!
Yousef Abdullah
Thanks Loish for the great toturial. I actually followed along and was impressed by what I was able to draw just by applying your advice. Thanks a lot!
Loish
hey charles! you can get the macalabs brush here: http://cbr.sh/fg8up?ref=loish
navy_illustrator
Thank you so so much!
kwarateen
Thank you soooooooooooo much for this. I actually became a patron because I see your expression sheets \ character sheets all over Pinterest and I’ve always wanted to learn how you achieved them! Totally will implement these techniques in my art moving forward
Charles Keranen
New patron here, where do you get those fantastic brushes? :D
Victoria
thanks a lot! great tutorial and such a nice voice to listen to :)
Monika Kucharska
Great tutorial...its helps a lots...you are great teacher...Thank you Loish :)
Viktoria Nam
thank you!
Loish
glad you like it! :)
Kristin Wauson
This is fantastic! Thank you for making it!
lemmynation
thank you!
ClaireMillerian
Super helpful and inspiring!
Ramón Martín
Really amazing tuto, this helps me a lot!
Brittani Harris
Thank you so much for this tutorial! My characters always seem more like statues than real people. I am so excited to practice different expressions. I want my art to come alive.
Loish
haha i'm so happy to hear that!!
Loish
thanks! i'm glad you like it!
Garciartist
Hello Loish, amazing tutorial!, very helpful. Thank you!
Jessica Williams
This was such a great tutorial! Thank you for sharing!
cosmiccanary
Its amazing that i struggled with heads and same face syndrome my entire life but i can suddenly fill up an entire page of heads and faces with different expressions because of this video... what is this sorcery!!!!
Emma Hayes
Great thanks for putting the time in to do this. Very helpful breakdown 💜
Kol Kiri
I've watched so many head tutorials but this one and it's simplicity really allowed me to grasp some really important concepts. Much. Appreciated!
MRoberts_art
Amazing tutorial!!! Learnt so much from this. You are really good at explaining your approach. Can't wait to put this new knowledge into practice!! Thank you 😊
Cibee KAMARA
Hello Loish ! Thank you for this awesome video ! It's really refreshing and useful ! <3 Happy to help you on patreon, your work is really gorgeous !
Loish
thank you :)
Loish
thanks! glad you liked it!
Melvin franklin
The way you keep it simple, yet informative is outstanding! Keep up the great work!
Jo
This was immensely helpful. Thank you!
David Lawrence
Less thrust after the bend of your brush maybe?
Grace McCullough
Your tutorials are so amazing! You explain everything so well. I've been super excited for this tutorial and can't wait to draw some (hopefully good) faces
Sharon Tu
Love this. Thank you!!!!
Jcup
Can’t wait to follow this
Elise Leonard
Thank you ! I'm fully convinced to buy it now 😊
Loish
woops sorry I didn't mention that! YES it is the macalabs sketch brush!
Elise Leonard
Hi Loish, another amazing tutorial :) Thank you so much (I've watched the one about colors last night and it's the first time that I hear this kind of intuitive approach, and it speak a lot to me, more than every other explanations about color rules)! Can't wait to try it on my futur characters. What is the brush you're using at 15:40 for the "sweeping lines" (I'm looking for that kind of brushes for my gesture drawings). Is it still the Macalabs sketch brushes that you previously was talking about?
Radka Kopecka (radu.k.art)
I haven't watched it yet and I'm loving it already! Can't wait to go through it, thank youuuuuu!!!
Turkishjade
Thank you very much. Good stuff..
Rachel Pickett
I'm Half way through the video so far and it's soo good! thank you! (continuing with the rest now..)
Mlemorable Business
I was just thinking of learning this omg. Thank you so much!
Rohan
This arrived at the opportune moment . Really been looking forward to watching this ! Thank you , Lois 😊
Emilia
omg I haven't even watched it yet but I've been waiting for this tutorial since forever;-; thank you so much ♥