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. 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An illustrator is a graphic artist who specializes in enhancing written text by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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.
Drawing The Head And Hands (1956)
The Eye Of The Painter (1961)
Trivia
Noted comic book artist Alex Ross, among others, has cited the influence of Loomis on his style. A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Nelson Alexander Alex Ross (born January 22, 1970) is an American comic book painter, acclaimed for the photorealism of his work. ...
I use the phrase "ever-popular" advisedly as by 1973 the book was in its 25th printing, and the fact that I sold so many copies is due to the continued demand from artists, young and old, who want to take advantage of the seminal content.
The importance of this title in the Loomis canon can't be emphasized enough, and students are still clamoring for copies, with prices over $100 on even the most available titles.
What Loomis teaches is very practical and to the point for people that want to learn the nuts and bolts of what makes good illustration.
Loomis was a successful and respected commercial artist, so his teachings are along the line of commercial illustration.
Loomis on the other hand, teaches you those other things--which are extremely important to anyone that wants to not just draw or paint, but be able to express beauty and tell stories too.
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