How to Draw the Head from Any Angle 

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"And practice this a 100 times with various angles" - IS THE KEY TO THIS MAGIC.

It's been 10 years since I saw this video. I know I'm just some random comment that will be lost in the huge sea of comments you get in your already big channel. I remembered that time this channel only had around 300k subscribers, but I just wanted to thank you for this video because this was the very video that kickstarted the pursuit of my career in art. 10 years ago I was working in the banking industry and I really hated it. And then one day an artist friend of mine (I also would like to thank him as well, he knows who he is) recommended this video, and for the first time, I actually gained some knowledge on how to draw a head properly. Ever since then I kept practicing, drew almost every day, and joined some workshops. Now I am working as a Gaming Artist reaching my first year in the industry by next week. So from the bottom of my heart, thank you for changing my life for the better and helping me pursue my passion.

I like your teaching style. Seeing the human then lines and movement and how it changes with position. It’s extremely well done.thx so much

Proko is hands down the best art tutorial RU-vidr

practiced this 100 times, just like he instructed, now I am only terrible, instead of absolutely miserable. UPGRADE COMPLETE!

the part at 3:30 reminded me of those tutorials that are like: 1. Draw a circle 2. Add details 3.done

Tip: don’t think about the lines you draw as outlines, think of them as very small focused shadows.

2:51 I'm so mad.. I never broke faces into 3rds before and I just tried it and it looks so much better.. Wish I knew this literally 5 years ago 😂

"Draw a circle" "Draw some more simple guidelines" "Now add some small details" *draws the entire face*

One of the best things about Stan is how he's grown out of his shyness, seeing him in the podcast and later videos compared to his early ones are almost polar opposites. I am very glad to see him show himself closer to his true goofy self. Thank you Stan for giving us a great online resource through the years.

Just discovered Proko and never has an artist broken down aspects of drawing as well as he has for me. It’s phenomenal

It’s been months since I first watched this, and I am so much better at drawing heads now, not that I’m great, but progress 👍

I implemented your techniques. Oh my god! Leaps and bounds better in just a couple hours of practice! Been drawing since I was 5 years old and I'm 31. I feel like I have progressed more after your video than my entire life! Thank you @proko

"Draw some circles." "Draw the rest of the fucking owl."

"you might struggle with the circle" me: *laughs in ibis paint ruler*

I’m just here trying to learn how to draw the basics of faces and I can already feel that your going to become the person that I tell everyone how i learned to draw.

in 5 minutes I learned what I couldnt learn in 5 years of art high school

mine transformed into handsome squidward

I have to say, your tutorial is the best one till now, I had a hard time to assimilate the technicalities from other videos, I simply wasn't able to absorb the information, to learn it. With your step-by-step explanation I finally got it. Thank you🙏

Thank you so much! This video helped me regain my confidence in my drawing skills! I've been having a hard time getting proportions right and this video helped so much!

Good sense of humour injected into the lesson makes it fun to learn.Well made and very informative.

Clear, good examples, repeating info & not too long so that it sticks with you. In one word excellent, sir! Thank you!

Your course is great and makes so much sense. I read the Lumis book but some concepts have eluded me and you put them in place! Thank you.

AAA this was soo helpful! I might be switching to art in school next year and got a bit anxious about my drawing skills. I decided to practice more often and this helped me so much with drawing heads. You explained it so well and woah it gave me such a big confidence boost! :)

I don't get how you have that much trouble with a circle, it's easy, all you have to do is draw a head and erase the details.

Why does every face I draw looks like Nicolas Cage?

For the past few years I've been saying, "I wish I'd seen this 30 years ago" about youtube piano tutorials. Now I'm saying it about this one on drawing faces. I spent three hours last night practicing this technique again and again and it's paying off.

Bro, thank you so much for this tutorial. I was literally struggling to find the guidelines on how to create the oval accurately and I tried to find out how to determine where the lines point to. Much appreciated!

I actually majored in art history and we NEVER covered basic planes of the face in drawing 101 and 102. Granted, it wasn't ART school - but my point IS, fundamentals like these should be part of the core of drawing 101. Planes are the foundation! Thank for breaking Loomis's method down into something simple enough to grasp right off the bat. I just became a subscriber and look forward to future vids. THANK YOU!

First problem: *I can‘t draw a circle like a circle*

I didn’t really pay attention to these in class. I needed this Thank You!

Bless your drawing skills and art knowledge! This video has changed my life. I have only ever been able to draw decently from reference and wanted to learn this technique so I wouldn't always be dependent upon references. I've been trying to learn Loomis' method from that very book, or a later edition of it, FOR MONTHS and kept feeling I was missing a step, because everything would look okay from one angle, but they got wonky when I tilted or turned the head. It's been excruciating. Something did not compute and upon seeing this video, I see what was missing. The dimensions of the oval on the side were NEVER given. No wonder I couldn't get things to look quite right. THANK YOU and love to you!

*proceeds to draw a circle* *fails* , *gives up* , *cries in a corner*

I am an artist too, i was now watching your video and was amazed. To all artists out there lets train to our full potential. And later in the future we can teach many more to come

Thank you so much for the great illustration- I never understood what the small circle was for- now everything make sense- thank you for generously sharing your know how!

I actually improved sooo much! Of all the countless videos I watched this was the best and I have no idea how else to say it.

one of the best sources on the net to get art knowledge..and it just keeps coming..yay!

Shared these with a friend. He's gone on to purchase your anatomy course. Good teachers are hard to find, great ones even less so. And you sir, are definitely one of the greats.

Quiero agradecer de todo corazón a quien tradujo los tutoriales, muchísimas gracias, así puedo entender todo🥰♥️🥰 Y obviamente a Proko que enseña de forma magistral, muchísimas gracias por los tutoriales, quizás nunca lea mis mensajes, yo que mas quisiera poder pagar sus cursos, pero son muy caros para mi, así que veo los tutoriales acá en RU-vid, espero poder encontrar trabajo como ilustradora pronto, y así poder inscribirme en sus cursos, muchas gracias por los tutoriales de RU-vid, quienes somos autodidactas a la fuerza le agradecemos de corazón ♥️🥰♥️🥰

Woah seeing Proko from more than 10 years ago feels different, he's so young

Thank you for this tutorial. I've been searching for head drawing tutorials all over the internet but couldn't find one simple but detailed enough. You made it really clear and informative. The real life example was extremely helpful!

It's rare for me to comment on a video, but I feel like I have to say this. Thank you SO MUCH for uploading this! In just a few sketches using this technique, I feel like I'm already doing so much better than using the technique a friend showed me. I thought I was a bad artist despite doing my best to improve, but it turns out it's just my friend's way of drawing that isn't right for me... Now I finally feel like I'm starting to understand anatomy properly instead of just drawing sets of lines that never turned out right. I look forward to seeing the rest of your videos and being able to learn even more from you!

1 year into my drawing journey and revisiting some of the core videos that helped me shape my current style. Hopfully this year I make an equal amount of progress. Keep killin it all you lol artist people!

Proko! I can't begin to explain how grateful I am you explained this in a step by step manner. I purchased bridgmans life drawing books and soon ill be getting the loomis books. I found your channel after I watched a video of you interviewing people at comic con. Very cool stuff, I have been much more confident in my drawing exercises lately thanks to your videos and peter hans warm ups

Wow... so very well explained! ... Perfect!

your art tutorials are so good, it would be so sick to have you as a teacher!

I've been struggling with finding a good tip and this oval in the circle thing really helped me out

Most entertaining lesson in arts I have seen yet, good sir. Bravo!

I enjoyed this good and succinct overview of sketching a head at an angle. I especially liked the idea of showing the reference lines moving along with the head.

The beauty of a portrait is not the face but is the circle

I've been drawing portraits for forever now and still learned something new. My old method is similar, but this looks a bit more efficient.

Thanks! This is a much more simple and effective method of roughing out the head than I've been using. Love your channel, man. Please do more

I went to art school, but stopped all painting and drawing over 5 years ago. I decided I wanted to illustrate a story and realized - crap, I need to re-teach myself and practice drawing. My husband is an airbrush artist and we talk about drawing is like music. You can go at it relying on what you see (hear) or you can use techniques to help you see better and/or create a face from your head. Then like music it's practice, practice, practice. As a painting teacher of mine used to say talent is only 30%, the rest is discipline. So, thanks for the refresher.

I can't believe it's been 10 years since he made this. These videos are still one of the best free resources I've found online. (Other than pirating books)

One of the best tutorials I ever seen! You nailed it!

I decided I like your channel so much I am going to learn to draw from your tutorials in order! Wish me luck!

Do you know what you did for me, man? U saved me

"Draw 100 of these" I've drawn 52 so far and I tell you I can draw pretty damn good circles now. The putting it together perfectly is still a bit wonky with the occasional *amazing* one, but can already feel an improvement. :) Will stick at it.

This is the very best of the drawing tutorials I've ever seen on youtube, thank you so much!

Definitely you are one of the best art teacher!

Thank you ever so much for this wonderful tutorial

super helpful! you explain everything so well!

It's incredible how you make short videos with so much relevant content! One of my favorite channels, for sure! :)

Short, simple and useful! Helped me to get right proportions for my drawing, thank you ☺️

I can barely believe how much information is condensed in this video. Takes a true pro. Thank you for the upload.

THANKS! Just picked up a set of pencils and allready sketching like crazy thanks to YOU !!

If i only whatched this in 3 years ago life would've been easy for me lol

I haven't even looked at my sketchbook and I already feel like my drawing has improved

I was cracking up the whole time from how awkward Stan looks posing and trying to hold still. Great content and great fun :P

Thanks a lot, I can't believe I've been trying to draw faces without doing something like this first.... this makes it so much better and easier

Damn your tutorials are the best! When you started to draw the face, I did what you did and the outcome is AWESOME!!

This is the most helpful tutorial I've watched. Thank you so much!

I was panicking on my head. I'm not good. So I searched it up. And now I learned. Nice. Idk if you'll see this, but thank you 😉👍🖍️

Awesome, what a useful tutorial, thank you!

Good job I like to draw like everybody else here

It's an perfect tutorial thank you for thisss Mr.proko...

You're a great teacher! Thanks for the videos 💜

this was SOOOO helpful actually... it simplifies a lot of things

You are the best man! Thank you so much!!!

Wow! You sir, are a legend. Probably the best instruction I've seen so far on drawing heads.

Wow, I am shocked to see how much easier that makes drawing faces for me, thank you so much !

what a nice tutorial, hope this man goes somewhere with this

Very helpful!!

Отличные уроки, очень много полезной информации Great tutorials!

This video will always be the best representation of the Loomis method!

THIS IS SO HELP FULL THANK YOU!!!

that moment when you realise that u need to watch a drawing circle tutorial before watching this😂

this was PERFECT for me! :'D im so happy for this video

I been searching for months for a video that breaks down character like this. I almost gave up. Thanks you bro. I'll be learning a lot from your tutorials🙏🏽💯

This helped so much. It changed my perspective for art. Thank you so much. Keep it going bro.

please say you gonna put out some books at some point , this stuff is too good.

1:06 That is the best circle I have ever seen

I really like your art lessons! Thanks and more power to you!

This tutorial video is amazing, loving it! Thanks for sharing 😍❤️👍🏻

The sound track made me feel like I was looking for a clue.

lol^^ now i know how iron man was designed^^ 3:25

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Can't say how useful is it for me

Sir: I would like to convey my deep appreciation for this and other videos. Straight to the point unobstructed with instruction that is logical to follow. It will take much time, I know, but this is the construction that will make it happen. Please, please do not stop. With respect and gratitude, A

This was the most complicated simplification I've ever seen