Andrew Loomis
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William Andrew Loomis (1892 – 1959) was an illustrator from the United States. He was born in New York, but spent most of his working life in Chicago. He 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 hold the copyrights to all the books published by Andrew Loomis, have not expressed any intention of re-printing any of his work in recent days[citation needed] despite popular demand.
[edit] Books by Andrew Loomis
- Fun With a Pencil (1939)
- Figure Drawing For All It's Worth (1943)
- Creative Illustration (1947)
- Successful Drawing (1951) This book was also republished in a revised edition as Three Dimensional Drawing. (16 new pages with technical material on perspective replacing the pictorial gallery sections)
- Drawing The Head And Hands (1956)
- The Eye Of The Painter (1961)
Loomis presents the problems of anatomy, movement, balance, expression, technique and he significantly emphasizes the importance of creativity in every artist's work.
[edit] Influence
Noted comic book artist Alex Ross, among others, has cited the influence of Loomis on his style. Another who was influenced is artist Steve Rude who named one of the characters he drew in the Nexus comic book General Loomis.
