had been out of print for decades, available only as excerpts by Walter Foster Publishing. Some of Loomis's books are currently being published in Japanese via Maar Sha Co., Ltd. Early prints have become highly collectible, sought by art enthusiasts and practitioners. Bibliography Fun With a Pencil (1939). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on April 5, 2013 from Titan Books. Figure Drawing for All It's Worth (1943). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on May 27, 2011 from Titan Books. Creative Illustration (1947). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on October 12, 2012 from Titan Books. Successful Drawing (1951). Republished in a revised edition as Three Dimensional Drawing (16 new pages with technical material on perspective replacing the pictorial gallery sections) and reissued as a full facsimile of the original on May 4, 2012 from Titan Books. Drawing the Head and Hands (1956). Reissued as a full facsimile of the original on October 21, 2011 from Titan Books. The Eye of the Painter and the Elements of Beauty (1961). I'd Love to Draw! (2014). Published posthumously by Titan Books, with some of the text written by Alex Ross. References External links Biography 1892 births 1959 deaths 20th-century American male artists 20th-century American painters American art educators American illustrators American instructional writers American male painters American military personnel of World War I Art Students League of New York alumni Artists from Illinois School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni