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Getting Started with the Reilly Method: A Beginner's Journey (With Animations!) Getting Started with the Reilly Method: A Beginner's Journey After wrestling with the Loomis method for a few weeks, I heard about something called the "Reilly Method." Spoiler alert: it's completely different from what I expected, and honestly? It might be even trickier for beginners. You know that feeling when you think you're getting the hang of drawing faces, and then someone mentions a whole different approach that supposedly makes everything easier? That was me three weeks ago when I first heard about Frank Reilly's rhythm method for portrait drawing. Here's my honest take after diving into this technique: it's fascinating, it's challenging, and it definitely requires a different way of thinking about faces than the more geometric approa...

Getting Started with the Loomis Method: A Beginner's Real Experience Getting Started with the Loomis Method: A Beginner's Real Experience So you've heard about the famous Loomis method for drawing heads and faces, but where do you actually start? Here's what I learned as a complete beginner trying to tackle this classic technique. After struggling with wonky proportions in my portrait attempts (seriously, my last drawing looked like the person had been stung by a bee), I kept seeing the same advice everywhere: "Learn the Loomis method." But here's what nobody tells you – Andrew Loomis's technique can feel pretty intimidating when you're just starting out. Let me share what I've discovered after three weeks of wrestling with circles, lines, and facial proportions. Spoiler alert: it's not as scary as it looks, but it def...

Art Tips from One Beginner to Another: What's Working for Me Art Tips from One Beginner to Another: What's Working for Me Hey there, fellow art explorer! I'll be completely honest with you – I'm still figuring this whole art thing out myself. Six months ago, I couldn't draw a decent stick figure, and now... well, I can draw a slightly better stick figure. But here's the thing: I've learned so much in this short time, and I want to share what's actually been working for me as someone who's right there in the trenches with you. Why I Started This Blog I kept searching for art advice online and found tons of content from amazing professional artists. While their work is inspiring, sometimes their tips felt a bit... intimidating? Like telling someone who's learning to ride a bike about advanced racing tec...