William 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, … Wikipedia
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When I was selling books for a living, I sold 141 copies of Loomis' Figure Drawing For All It's Worth . In abridged form from Walter T. Foster Art Books, it's still in print today - 55 years after publication. That's a pretty ringing endorsement for his www.bpib.com/illustrat/loomis.htm
If you desire to learn human anatomy be sure to check "Drawing Figure for All It's worth" By great anatomy and drawing teacher Andrew Loomis. www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=1
