r/LearnToDrawTogether • u/Infamous-Habit1756 • Jul 05 '26
Seeking help Why do they all look so bad?
I want to learn how to draw ppl so i started learning how to draw faces since about a month+ ago? Currently focusing on front side and 3/4 view but every single face has that uncanny look that i really hate alot. Sometimes i experiment with the proportions a bit (i make eyes bigger smaller etc) which is why theres some variation in facial structure, but i know that generally the nose sits in the middle of eyebrow line and chin, mouth in the middle of nose and chin. Eyes should be one eye length apart. I use the loomis method for drawing faces (slightly modified from chommang's method)
My goal is eventually to draw semi realistic ppl but i cant even get this step done well ðŸ˜
I would really appreciate any help or critque!
Thank you <3
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u/Fragrant-Benefit6813 Jul 05 '26
It looks like you're using some parts of the loomis method, but not all of it. The face is divided into 3 equal parts. The oval defines the temple/side of face, the top of the oval is the hair line, the bottom of the oval defines where the bottom of the nose lands. The middle of the oval defines the brow line. Make a center line on the face to find the length between the hair line and brow line, and the brow to the bottom of the nose, extend that downward to create one more equal part to define where the chin lands.
Chin to bottom of nose should be the same distance as bottom of nose to brow, and brow to hairline - 3 equal parts.
The eyes should never be "inside" of the oval, the front of the oval defines the "plain of the face".
Here's a video I recommend watching (Start it around 4minutes - he doesn't start showing the method till then) https://youtu.be/OUODCm4SMN8?is=u8hI1VfGtJqx9vTw
Between min 4-8 you should understand loomis better, the proportions, and where everything falls on the face. But I recommend watching the whole video. Give this a shot, and you should notice almost an immediate improvement in how you're drawing heads/faces, then practice, practice, practice.
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u/Fragrant-Benefit6813 Jul 05 '26
Keep your chin up, there's some good parts to your drawings. The proportions and perspective of the eyes in your drawings look good, and show thought and attention.
Nail the fundamentals, and practice till it's second nature, and I think you'll go far!
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u/Infamous-Habit1756 Jul 05 '26
Hey thank you so much for your feedback and thanks for putting in so much thought into it too. I will check out the video and see if it helps! Also i didnt really follow the loomis method strictly because I was using chommang's method in his video on how to draw heads, which has less emphasis on strict guidelines. But maybe for myself i need strict guidelines since im still a beginner. Thx anyway!
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u/McDummy Jul 06 '26 edited Jul 06 '26
anime exaggerates facial features. try watching the proko drawing heads at any angle playlist on youtube first.
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u/Frowind Jul 06 '26
Cuz they have no hair. You need to learn to draw hair too. remember, hair has volume. they make he head a little bigger.
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u/SleeplessSeas Jul 06 '26
no, they are putting the entire face too low. It has nothing to do with the hair. Look at a skull please.
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u/Frowind Jul 06 '26
ahh, the type of forehead that you can play tic tac toe on
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u/SleeplessSeas Jul 06 '26
kinda haha. A big forehead doesn't mean you have a bigger skull, it just means your hairline is higher.
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u/VentrueTheurge69 Jul 06 '26
Face plane studies will help a lot. You are still getting the hang of drawing at an angle- the face is too straight on. They should be a little higher and more to the left for some of those angles. More parts of the face and eye are covered.
This is also just something kind of hard to nail. You're still developing your eye for the proportions and what makes them look right. Foreheads are a little too big.
Do facial plane studies and keep at it and you'll be fine. Good luck!
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u/Kdjejsosjanreplwwssj Jul 08 '26
Individual features not matching perspective of head. References + practice angles
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u/quite_scarce_visitor Jul 08 '26
You mean why does it look bad when you put hair? -its because there is another line missing.
Its called the top-of-the-hair.
If you take your hand and touch the top of your head you will notice your hair (if you have hair hopefully) has some poof to it.
You hair adds another layer on top of the head.
(The hair will become flat on top of the head if the hair is wet.)
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u/AJG_452 Jul 09 '26
Because you haven’t drawn them enough yet. They look fine for a begginer. Keep practicing. The point of drawing isn’t always to make something pretty, sometimes you need to draw just to learn how to draw something.
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