Andrew Loomis
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Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) was an illustrator from the United States who is best remembered now for a series of art instruction books that continues to influence realist artists, though they are in 2004 all out of print, except for some excerpts available from the art publisher Walter Foster. The Loomis family, who still holds the copyrights to all the books published by Andrew Loomis, has not expressed any intention of re-printing any of his work in recent days despite popular demand.
[edit] Books by Andrew Loomis
- Fun With a Pencil (1939)
- Figure Drawing For All It's Worth (1943)
- Drawing The Head And Hands (1956)
- Creative Illustration (1947)
- The Eye Of The Painter (1961)
- Successful Drawing (1951) This book was also republished in a revised edition as Three Dimensional Drawing.
[edit] Trivia
Noted comic book artist Alex Ross, among others, has cited the influence of Loomis on his style.
