I'd Love to Draw

The book is just what I need

I have one more volume to get trying to teach myself how to draw Mr Loomis book are very good and inspirational

Drawing is doable. The book conveys that and imparts the basics, making the effort quite enjoyable

Very good

Book content is very good like all other Andrew Loomis' books. However, the quality of the book itself is poor. Most of the pages (above 40% of the pages) are sticking together, not properly cut. When you separate the stuck pages even with a cutter, it leaves uneven edges.

Terrific,many thanks

Brilliant book worth every penny

Publisher Titan Books did a huge favour for the art community with the reprints of Andrew Loomis books. Apparently, there was an unfinished Loomis that never made it to publication. Well, this is that book. I'd Love to Draw is a drawing book targeted at the absolute beginners. Loomis' text is as usual very encouraging but some of the text are written in cursive letters which I find difficult to read. Compared to other Loomis books, the instructions here are made simpler, to the extent that I felt they are lacking in depth. The book covers drawing of basic objects (using geometry), perspective, lighting, drawing the head and figure. The structure is fine but in many cases there could be more explanation included to help beginners. Basic drawing tips are present, but the book had much more potential. A good portion of what's taught here is quite similar to the content in Fun With a Pencil. The sketches and main text for the book were already completed by Loomis, just that the captions were missing. So comic book artist Alex Ross was enlisted to help finish the book. If you've read Alex Ross' artbooks, you'll find out that he cites Loomis as one of his main influences. For the last two chapters on drawing the head and figures, Loomis provided only the introduction while Alex Ross had to give captions to all the drawings and he did quite a good job filling in the blanks, providing insight and tips. Overall, the book still feels unfinished to me. Perhaps it's because of the very sketchy drawings, or the pencils lines that are supposed to be erased but are not, but mostly because there could be more instructions provided. If you're a beginner, I would recommend getting the other Loomis books which are more detailed, more satisfying to learn from, and represent better value for the money spent. 3 out of 5 stars.

Als grosser Loomis Jünger war der Kauf eine klare Sache. Inhaltlich nicht so sehr viel neues. Ich hätte lieber einen Neudruck von Eye of the Painter.

Andrew Loomis’s how to draw books are the best drawing series available. Others are just imitations of Loomis’s instructional style.

É uma aula inquestionável!

Ce recueil est le plus dispensable de la collection des Loomis. Il faut d'abord se procurer tous les autres volumes réédités par Titan. Tous ce qui est traité succintement dans ce livre appartaît déjà dans les autres volumes. Il s'agit ici de croquis faits pas le passé, dans un style plus ou moins relâché. Ce livre complète la collection. Surtout destiné aux fans. Rien de fondamentalement nouveau. Quand aurons-nous une traduction française de ces inégalables recueils ????

....è vero forse è solo una operazione commerciale, quella di saccheggiare gli ultimi disegni ritrovati di questo prolifico autore, e farne un nuovo manuale di disegno. Ma io adoro davvero Andrew Loomis e non raccomanderò mai abbastanza la sua consultazione da parte di chiunque sia interessato al disegno della figura umana. Così come nella formazione di un musicista onta moltissimo ciò che si è ascoltato (oltre alla tecnica del suonare) così per un artista visuale conta moltissimo ciò che si è osservato (oltre a saper tenere una matita in mano). Guardare Loomis educa l'occhio alle giuste proporzioni, alla gradevolezza, alla armonia. Buona la veste grafica. L'editore è lo stesso che ha pubblicato i suoi precedenti, famosissimi manuali: "Fun With a Pencil", "Successful Drawing", "Figure Drawing for all it's worth", "Eye of the painter", "Creative Illustration" ed ultimo, ma non da ultimo: "Drawing the head and hands". Un illustratore professionista, che esercitò nella epoca d'oro della illustrazione Americana. Un gigante della didattica ed un artista che non esito ad affiancare a Rockwell, Leyendecker e Gibson nella mia personalissima scala di valori. Acquisto consigliato.