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Comment from: Krešimir [Visitor]

thank you very much for loomis pdf books
it is really hard to find them.
Also i am interested what do you think about barrington barber fundamental of drawing and if you maybe have it.

Permalink 09/23/05 @ 08:40

Comment from: Jeremy Hopkins [Visitor] · http://www.jeremyhopkins.blogspot.com

Thanks alot for putting these up Ryan. I lost my digital copies in a hard drive crash last year... bah.. It's far more easy to carry about my tablet pc with a bunch of digital books rather than a backpack full of physical books. Awesome, thanks again!

Permalink 03/21/06 @ 20:34

Comment from: Roca [Visitor] · http://none

Thnx for supplying these great books to the artist community!

Permalink 04/08/06 @ 05:22

Comment from: Ujwala [Visitor] · http://blogschmlog.blogspot.com

Hi!

Thanks so much for making this available. All who download it, like me, will appreciate it very much.

I have put a reference to this site in two of my posts which referred to other sites which had carried these books
here &
here

Permalink 04/23/06 @ 04:41

Comment from: Craig Zotara [Visitor]

Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!

Thank you so much for sharing these!

Permalink 07/31/06 @ 15:59

Comment from: Seamus Berkeley [Visitor]

· http://www.seamusberkeley.com

Very cool! Thanks for the Loomis pdfs - a most valuable resource for anyone involved with visual arts.

Seamus Berkeley

Permalink 07/31/06 @ 18:37

Comment from: Jonathan [Visitor]

I salute you for hosting these books. Thank you!

Permalink 08/16/06 @ 16:12

Comment from: Mawusi [Visitor]

I gave up hope of finding these! Thanks so so much.

Permalink 08/21/06 @ 08:46

Comment from: Suzi [Visitor]

Thank you, ever so much, these are a wonderful tool for learning.
Suzi

Permalink 11/01/06 @ 23:35

Comment from: Rene Ghirardi [Visitor]

You've done all artists a great service.
Thanks so much.

Permalink 11/09/06 @ 11:44

Comment from: Bill T [Visitor]

Wonderful stuff. Thank you for making these great books available to us all.

Permalink 11/16/06 @ 04:47

Comment from: Robert [Visitor]

Thank you Sooo much for putting these up. I had been searching for them for a long while.

Permalink 11/16/06 @ 17:51

Comment from: Virginia [Visitor]

Thanks so much for sharing these. You just made my day!

Permalink 11/16/06 @ 22:54

Comment from: Sarah [Visitor]

thanks for sharing these, very kind of you!

Permalink 11/17/06 @ 00:10

Comment from: sue beyer [Visitor]

came to your site from wetcanvas forum. thanks for posting these pdfs
Sue

Permalink 11/17/06 @ 01:40

Comment from: Donald Roy [Visitor]

Thankyou so much for your kindness in taking the time to share these. It will be a great help for my son who loves to draw as well as myself.

Thanks again!

Permalink 11/17/06 @ 09:20

Comment from: Leeanna [Visitor]

Wow, this book is for over $200 dollars online, thanks for having this, i would never be able to aford it otherwise.

Permalink 11/17/06 @ 10:37

Comment from: Chris Morgan [Visitor]

I have downloaded the books and they look like
they will be very useful.

Thank you,
Chris

Permalink 11/17/06 @ 19:32

Comment from: John Harris [Visitor]

Thank you for the books you setup for us to download. I am just starting to draw. I also was impressed with the rest of your site. I like your views on things, and your willingness to help. Good luck with your animation.

Permalink 11/17/06 @ 22:30

Comment from: Carl Veecock [Visitor]

This must have been a 'humongeous' job for you!and you did it well.

I am always looking for 'old' books on art and when I do find them, I am in awe at the writing and printing skills of those past years.

Thank you very much for taking the time and using your skills in making these gems available.

Now I have to ensure that I don't lose them from my hard drive!

Thanks again.

Permalink 11/18/06 @ 10:55

Comment from: Dan [Visitor]

I'll be happy to comment and say thanks! These are a great resource. Gotta go and play a bit now, this could take away from my mad printmaking craze recently :)

Permalink 11/18/06 @ 21:35

Comment from: Robert Wainblat [Visitor]

Thanks a million for uploading these books....they're invaluable for starting artists and everyone who likes to draw....

Permalink 11/19/06 @ 11:43

Comment from: iolarnula [Visitor]

Many thanks for this opportunity, Mr Scott.

I had acquired 5 out of the 6 already, so I finally have the one I was missing. Merci!

Permalink 11/20/06 @ 01:27

Comment from: fishballnoodle [Visitor]

Thanks for putting these up! You've done us all a great favour :D

Permalink 11/20/06 @ 08:29

Comment from: Enrico [Visitor]

These books are a great treasure!
A gift of inestimable value for every sincere artist, both professional or neophyte.
Andrew Loomis deserve to be remember like the Leonardo of illustration.

Permalink 11/20/06 @ 17:08

Comment from: Dave [Visitor]

Thank You.

I am returning to drawing/sketching after a long
absence and these books are an invaluable help.

Much appreciated.

D.

Permalink 11/22/06 @ 12:53

Comment from: Daniel [Visitor]

These are excellent books. Thank you so much for put in your time, effort and generosity to share these with us.

Permalink 11/23/06 @ 17:09

Comment from: Charne [Visitor]

A HUGE BIG thank you for making these available!!

Permalink 11/24/06 @ 12:35

Comment from: Lenora [Visitor]

· http://LouisianaPainter.com

Just to let you know that I appreciate your posting of the Loomis books. young students in the near future, and these will come in handy.

Permalink 11/24/06 @ 13:05

Comment from: Oscar [Visitor]

Thanks alot man. You're doing us all a big solid.

Permalink 11/25/06 @ 07:53

Comment from: Idgie [Visitor]

You ROCK! An enormous thank you for making these Loomis books available electronically.

Permalink 11/25/06 @ 12:40

Comment from: Jonathan [Visitor]

cheers very much for posting these, its especially nice to have them in PDF format, rather than just links to each page. Seeing as the books themselves are so terrifyingly expensive, its great to have this resource

Permalink 11/26/06 @ 13:01

Comment from: Kent Leech [Visitor]

· http://www.kentleech.com

Just a note to say thank you very much for making Loomis' book available. These are very handy reference materials. Hats off to you and others who took the time to scan all these.

Permalink 11/27/06 @ 03:54

Comment from: Ellis [Visitor]

Thanks, the books are invaluable

Permalink 11/27/06 @ 10:52

Comment from: Tara [Visitor] · http://www.TaraLin.com

Wow, thank you so much for making these available! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Permalink 11/28/06 @ 15:35

Comment from: Steve [Visitor]

Thank you very much for taking the time and effort to make these books available!!!

Permalink 11/28/06 @ 15:35

Comment from: anon [Visitor]

Thanks!!!

Permalink 11/28/06 @ 17:06

Comment from: Eddie [Visitor]

Thank you. I have had "Figure Drawing for all it's worth" for some time now but not the others. What a find!!!! Thanks!!

Permalink 11/29/06 @ 05:08

Comment from: Marie Mottram [Visitor]

Thank you so much, these books are like a revelation to a struggling artist like me.Bless you. Marie

Permalink 11/29/06 @ 10:36

Comment from: Jim [Visitor]

Thanks for the books!

Permalink 11/29/06 @ 12:40

Comment from: Pammy [Visitor]

I home-school my son on a very limited budget. Thanks to you and this VERY wonderful site we can now add a serious art class to our curriculum. These gave me the tools to credit my class and to teach my class. I am a beginning artist myself so they have also greatly helped me already. I started prcaticing on one while waiting for the others to download! Hats off to you for a great site!

Permalink 12/04/06 @ 10:01

Comment from: C [Visitor]

Great work guys. This is the only place I've been able to find these books to dowload. I really appreciate it.

I don't have a site but you can find my art in the conceptart.org forums. Search for Q-Caddlewick.

Permalink 12/04/06 @ 11:40

Comment from: dj [Visitor]

· http://home.earthlink.net/~celtjoy/WebPage/new/pageone.html

Many many thanks to you for providing such a great resource!

Permalink 12/06/06 @ 22:32

Comment from: Gaz [Visitor]

Just like to say a big thanks for putting
these up!

Thanks!

Permalink 12/07/06 @ 05:13

Comment from: AJAY [Visitor]

A GREAT TREASURE YOU SHARE:)
THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH FOR YOUR BIG HEART
I AM REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION IN MY LEARNING -THANKS TO ALL YOUR GREAT WORK

Permalink 12/07/06 @ 11:55

Comment from: Alleyne [Visitor]

Thanks for the books!

Permalink 12/08/06 @ 15:15

Comment from: Matt Haley [Visitor]

· http://www.matthaley.com

Thanks so much for hosting these, I have most of the books, but it took forever to amass them, and I'll never part with them. Glad this knowledge from a superb teacher is freely available to all. - mh

Permalink 12/09/06 @ 00:59

Comment from: bix [Visitor]

· http://artwanted.com/marita

thank you for posting these!! I don't have the books and will definitely get use out of them, especially as digital files - can't lose them in piles of clutter :D

Permalink 12/11/06 @ 22:06

Comment from: laura Nadelberg [Visitor]

amazing. thank you so much.

Permalink 12/12/06 @ 03:25

Comment from: beni [Visitor]

· http://kndoe.deviantart.com/

nice!!!!
i've been looking for loomis book everywhere
thank you very much for sharing.
cheers.

Permalink 12/14/06 @ 13:05

Comment from: Kevin Haynes [Visitor]

With Andrew Loomis's books costing $150.00, your
labour of altruism is truly remarkable. Even Walter-Foster sells two 32pg versions of Faces, and Figures, selling for $8.95 each. I for one didn't even know about Andrew Loomis until I happened upon your site. You have brought his love, his unique mastery of art to me in a way I would never would have known were it not for your efforts. Thank-you.

Permalink 12/15/06 @ 22:40

Comment from: Yo Bob [Visitor]

These books have helped me immensely, thanks bro!

Permalink 12/16/06 @ 07:47

Comment from: TJ [Visitor]

Many kudos for posting the Loomis books for
download! Even when people don't take the extra
time to convey their thanks, rest easy knowing
that you're making the world a more artistic
place with every download. The knowledge you
share will result in Art, and that's a wonderous
thing. Happy Holidays and Blessed Be.

Permalink 12/16/06 @ 08:50

Comment from: ed [Visitor]

Hi Ryan, Thanks for taking the trouble of formating all these loomis books. I have a few of the originals but the pdfs are really handy. Hey, I work in animation as well so if I can be of help, please send me an e-mail. I have worked in the business in Toronto for longer then I would like to remember. Most of my work is of the 2d variety.

Thanks again,
Merry X-mas

ED

Permalink 12/17/06 @ 15:07

Comment from: Sandro Castelli [Visitor]

· http://www.sandrocastelli.com/

Thanks Ryan,

I took the time to upload these to Mediafire and distribute it around so people would give your bandwidth a break :-)

http://www.mediafire.com/?9nlzggdm3oy

All the best

Permalink 12/18/06 @ 00:06

Comment from: Stephen [Visitor]

Thanks for the Loomis Pdf's. I had some skill with a pencil when I was a kid but never developed it. I think it's now time to give it another try; these books should be a great help. Thanks.

Permalink 12/18/06 @ 17:33

Comment from: facundo [Visitor]

nice!!!!
i've been looking for loomis book for a long time
thank you very much for sharing.
f

Permalink 12/19/06 @ 15:42

Comment from: Maldwyn [Visitor]

Many thanks for sharing these books, I'm hoping they will provide me with the inspiration/practice I so desperately need to improve my drawing.

Permalink 12/22/06 @ 05:13

Comment from: Nathan [Visitor]

Thank you very much for putting these up! I think these will go a long way in helping me improve my drawing.

Permalink 12/26/06 @ 23:35

Comment from: Lou B [Visitor]

Thanks for putting these books up for all to see and appreciate.Too many of the great illustrators of the the past are forgotten.Check out Robert Fawcetts book "On The Art Of Drawing.That should be up there also.Anyway Thanks.

Permalink 12/27/06 @ 01:40

Comment from: Montie S [Visitor]

· http://www.montiescott.com

Thank you for putting these PDF's up. It is a shame these have not been republished as they are (IMHO) essential texts for artists and illustrators alike. I can now stop searching eBay for a used copy ofCreative Illustraion. Thank you...

Permalink 12/28/06 @ 10:17

Comment from: Anonymous [Visitor]

Thanks a million for these pdfs, I already had Fun with a Pencil and really enjoyed it but I didn't find the others.
If you're wondering about the huge traffic it maybe due to the fact that this link has been posted on 4chan. And there's a huge amount of untalented wannabe artists there, like me.

Permalink 12/28/06 @ 19:22

Comment from: David Patty [Visitor]

· http://www.technoprimitive.org/wordpress/

Thanks for making the Loomis books available for download. They are HARD to find.

Have you considered adding a paypal donation button to help pay for the bandwidth. I'd be willing to donate a couple of bucks for the cause.

Thanks again!
Dave

Permalink 12/29/06 @ 11:19

Comment from: chocobanana [Visitor]

You can be sure you're doing a great service by hosting Loomis' books. Thanks a lot, especially for the .rar package.

I just hope they also end on some project Guthenbeg site or free of copyright database.

Permalink 12/29/06 @ 21:06

Comment from: Michael [Visitor]

Awesome of you to put up the loomis PDF's... that's some bloody good karma flooding your way. I like your dedication to animation. Few people I think recognize the steepness of that hill, it's insane really. I am rededicating myself back to the basics of animation after somehow having ended up in visual effects many years after film school. I went to film school to become an animator of characters, and now find myself in yet another season of scifi work doing set extensions, blowing things up, etc. but no characters :(
Keep fighting onward, it's worth it. The animation mentor stuff sounds great, I like that people from all over the world can do it. Good for them. Physical film schools are just not what so many people need, or don't need at the time, especially considering the cost.
Thanks for the inspiration...

Michael Lowes
"North" West Coast :) (vancouver, canada)

Permalink 12/30/06 @ 19:00

Comment from: wintermind [Visitor]

Consider this a nod. :) That's a hell of a lot of bandwidth to give up with no personal return. And this is a damn nice thing you're doing. So, thank you. Virtual chocolate in place of the real stuff.

Permalink 12/31/06 @ 07:31

Comment from: TO BLAVE [Visitor]

What you have done is nothing short of amazing. I have searched everywhere for these books in pdf format because I can not afford to spend the money on the books. It really is too bad they do not reprint them, especially with Alex Ross promoting them. Anyway, thanks a ton!!!

Permalink 01/01/07 @ 01:23

Comment from: Damien C [Visitor]

Hello ! Thanks so much for hosting these books ! I have been looking for a way to get started in art, and these books are often cited as the best available. I actually saw a used, run down Loomis book once (Drawing the Head and Hands), but decided to wait - and when I went back to the used bookshop it was gone ! :-( Since then I've been hunting high and low.... Thanks a lot !

P.S. Do you know of any other good online resources for artists ? My focus is on digital art at the moment....

Permalink 01/01/07 @ 13:13

Comment from: boywonder [Member] · www.placidchaos.com

Hi Damien,

I'm a big fan of CGTalk and also ConceptArt.org, but there are tons of sites out there that are incredibly helpful for growing your digital art skills.

Also, Gnomon has some great DVD tutorials with topics ranging everywhere from drawing to 3d. Keep at it!

Permalink 01/01/07 @ 21:01

Comment from: Jules [Visitor]

Thanks so much for the Loomis books. I think it's a shame that they're not in print anymore.

Permalink 01/02/07 @ 00:44

Comment from: godai [Visitor] · http://www.worlds-nest.com

Thanks for posting those, I do hope they'll be half as good as I've heard they are.

Regards!

Permalink 01/02/07 @ 15:41

Comment from: nino [Visitor]

thank you for putting this up.great books to start with.you're the best.

Permalink 01/02/07 @ 20:41

Comment from: MJ [Visitor]

Thank you so much for these!!

Permalink 01/03/07 @ 02:01

Comment from: CrossMirage [Visitor]

Thanks so much for putting these rare books up! It's very hard to find some good reference books because they're expensive and most reference books nowadays are complete junk - I'm going to be a manga-style illustrator someday, but these books helped me a lot in understanding figure drawing!

Permalink 01/04/07 @ 02:23

Comment from: Lasse [Visitor] · http://lasseranderis.com

This might actually teach me the fun parts of drawing :)

Permalink 01/04/07 @ 18:12

Comment from: Jeanette [Visitor]

Thank you! These are such a wonderful resource to share with other artists and learners. As an art educator I do appreciate the time and effort gone into saving these documents and preserving them for the future.

Again, thank you! :o)

Permalink 01/04/07 @ 20:45

Comment from: Carolina [Visitor]

Thanks a lot! These were great and most helpful.

Permalink 01/05/07 @ 12:24

Comment from: Jerry [Visitor]

Ryan,

Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful books. I'm very grateful for your generosity allowing me and others to download all of these books.

Regards,
Jerry

Permalink 01/05/07 @ 22:23

Comment from: Lani [Visitor]

· http://www.utopianserenity.com

Thank you SO much for providing the pdf's of these books. I've been hunting about for them everywhere.

A thousand thanks. :) If you ever need some cutesy girl art, lemme know, I so owe you one!

Permalink 01/10/07 @ 11:40

Comment from: mike [Visitor]

Great resource! Other carvers recommended these books.

thanks!
mikeg

Permalink 01/10/07 @ 15:42

Comment from: painterdog [Visitor]

Thanks for doing this, it's a great service.

Permalink 01/10/07 @ 15:51

Comment from: Rhoda [Visitor]

I'd like to add my thanks to all the others.
It's kind of amazing how books are available
and suddenly not. Again, thanks.

Permalink 01/10/07 @ 18:45

Comment from: Chris [Visitor]

Thanks so much for making these available!

Permalink 01/11/07 @ 08:42

Comment from: Lady Marmalade [Visitor]

I love you for this. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!! :D:D:D
I've been looking for these books some time
kisses from spain! :*

Permalink 01/11/07 @ 09:35

Comment from: Greg (drawman) [Visitor]

I must thank you for all your efforts regarding the distribution of these books. In some way, I think Andrew Loomis thanks you too!

Greg

Permalink 01/12/07 @ 10:34

Comment from: Michael [Visitor]

Thanks so much for providing these in pdf files. I'm rediscovering drawing and hope these will prove to be a valuable resource.

Permalink 01/12/07 @ 13:23

Comment from: herman [Visitor]

Thank you for these digital copies.I am a drawing
class teacher at the fine arts school Antwerp,
Belgium, my pupils will be thrilled, just as I am!
It's a good thing to pass on knoledge. Thanks

Permalink 01/12/07 @ 18:04

Comment from: deco [Visitor]

thank you!

Permalink 01/13/07 @ 21:07

Comment from: james [Visitor]

ta very much

Permalink 01/14/07 @ 21:22

Comment from: Jeffrey [Visitor]

Thank you from all of us who actually appreciate the trouble you've gone to to host these files.

Permalink 01/15/07 @ 01:48

Comment from: Aaron [Visitor]

Thanks so much for making these available! You've saved hundreds of eyes from my horrible drawings!

(P.S. It was tough to leave a comment because it kept saying my email address is invalid!)

Permalink 01/15/07 @ 08:54

Comment from: Michele [Visitor]

Thank you so much for posting these! I am eternally grateful!
:hug:

Permalink 01/19/07 @ 16:33

Comment from: colin [Visitor]

Thanks, this is sweet.

Permalink 01/20/07 @ 15:18

Comment from: Todd [Visitor]

Thank you.

Permalink 01/24/07 @ 05:55

Comment from: Lisa Whistler Smith [Visitor]

Thank you so much for making these available to the 'starving' artists out here that otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to get these books. Thank goodness for the technology to make this available, and thank goodness for people like you that have the talent to help others. Many blessings Ryan, L

Permalink 01/24/07 @ 20:07

Comment from: Misty [Visitor]

Thanks a lot for uploading these books. I haven't been able to find them in any of libraries or shops I've visited, so I'm glad to finally have gotten my hands on them, and even for free...
Again, thanks!!

Permalink 01/28/07 @ 09:51

Comment from: Jeff [Visitor]

Thanks so much for the PDFs, these are great and
it's nice to see them all on one page.

Permalink 01/29/07 @ 16:40

Comment from: Terry [Visitor]

Thanks for continuing to host these PDF files. While I have all these books -- either in original or photocopy -- it took a lot of searching and a good chunk of money to put them on my shelves. It's a crime that they are no longer in print, as I consider them essential books for anyone wanting to learn to draw or paint. I've pointed many of my students to these books, and those who take the time to study them will be better artists for it. Your posting of the books allows me to use them in my class more effectively, as now all my students have access to them without having to spend a fortune on eBay or with used book dealers (as I did!).

Permalink 01/30/07 @ 10:16

Comment from: Fishay [Visitor]

· http://www.studiocubed.com

Thanks so much! I am an art student and cannot afford to buy an old beat up copy with missing pages on ebay. if you can even find one. Thanks for hosting these PDF files!(I am one of Terry's students that he mentioned in a previous comment)

Permalink 01/30/07 @ 12:15

Comment from: Ed [Visitor]

· http://www.mnartists.org/Ed_Moorman

thanks so much!

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