This short video explains "the perspective centre" of a circle/ellipse and shows how to geometrically construct realistic ellipses. Worth doing once or twice, just for the experience!
This one,"drawing freehand ellipses", starts with training your arm to draw "one clean ellipse", goes on to the "anatomy" of ellipses at the 4-minute mark.
Thanks to getting diverted by other videos (see end of post), I didn't have a "proper drawing" to show at the end of the session, but I had lots of practice ellipses, among them a little sketch of a cup and jug,
and an area, reworked, that could become a woodblock print.
Earlier this year, "the beaky jugs" involved ellipse-like shapes, and groping towards a perspectival view had given me no end of trouble -
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| Beaky jugs as woodblock |
Going back to basics had helped me develop discernment about what looks like a "good" ellipse, some muscle memory, awareness of whether I was holding the pencil appropriately and of the amount of pressure on the page (ie, was the line confident and solid).
From Joyce - These are my two favourite mugs, one from the Isle of Skye and one from Swanage depicting Old Harry Rocks. Watercolour and I resisted the temptation to rescue it with pen and ink!
From Janet B - I had fun with white, black and grey procolour pencils in a brand new black sketchbook, a novel technique for me. It’s strange how knowing you can’t rub out is actually rather relaxing. If it’s wrong it doesn’t really matter that much.
From Jackie - Peaceful time at the garden table with watercolour and pen.
Tip of the pointed vegetable knife has a reflection from the red paint on exterior of house… (despite looking a little like the result of Lady Macbeth’s foul deed… honest
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From Mags - From last years daily drawing A6 sketchbooks : everyday use Habitat 'Scraffito' plates ( sadly not made anymore) and quirky china at 'The Yard', Faversham. Recording less 'food porn' with working to daily prompts.... (but we now have regular deliveries of 'Wild Bread ' Cinnamon and Pecan swirls )
From Richard - a for very literal exercise in pencil. Nonetheless, it’s always good to be made to look that much harder.
From Sue S - a view into a cupboard shelf, which l think l’ve fallen off?!
An area rammed with mixers, squishers & jugs. A tough one to settle into & got quite cramped after 2hrs sitting on the floor!
From Sue B - The sweltering heat and humidity meant that I moved from the front room to the hall, moving the crockery, where at least there was a breeze…and I used a chair rather than a window seat!
From Ann - As our anniversary and out and about..this is a drawing from a week or so ago!
From Judith - Cooking utensils great shapes and it reminded me of the more successful Procreate sketch I did last year of a corner of my kitchen.
From Gill - A set of six coffee coffee cups. They were pretty but some idiot put them in the dishwasher when I had one, so some of the marbling pattern washed away and they became chipped. Used gold pen, felt tips crayon and pencil.
From Hazel - a charity shop find from a few years ago. I have been intending to draw it for ages so this was my opportunity. I drew the cup upside down so that you could see more of the embossed design. Perfectly matched to the sunflowers in my garden. Pencil, watercolour and biro.
From Najlaa -
From Jo - collage and watersoluble pencil
Videos about "the basics"
This video is about "getting control of the pencil" - the secret is drawing from the shoulder, and choosing whether to use overhand grip (for large flowing lines) or tripod grip (for small intricate lines).
If you want to sharpen a pencil properly ... https://www.youtube.com/
If you can't find your putty rubber, here's how to replace its "lifting" qualities by reworking an eraser you have on hand - https://www.youtube.com/
Some good art advice from Struthless - https://www.youtube.com/
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