Andrew Loomis

The illustrator Andrew Loomis (1892-1959) is revered amongst artists - including the great American painter Norman Rockwell and comics superstar Alex Ross - for his mastery of figure drawing and clean, Realist style.

Andrew Loomis «Drawing the Head & Hands»
Originally published in 1936

The elusive and intriguingly titled Eye of the Painter and Elements of Beauty is Loomis' last book, published posthumously in 1961, two years after his death. It's his treatise on how an artist perceives beauty and harmony.

This book is directed to people that likes to draw full pictures with people e etc. It gives some hints how you'll have to handle the light when drawing and etc.