How to draw an ellipse freehand | Product design sketching

[@christieziegler4688]

Really excellent tutorial, helped me realized that overconfident/too fast drawing was my main problem. My ellipses already look 10x better!

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Yahoo! I am happy you saw how you can do nice ellipses with a good momentum. Things get easier, and bring better results. :))

[@jaycee6689]

u have such a comforting and frinedly vibe man 😭😭😭 much love

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Thank you Jaycee for your kind message. :)

[@Chibimaru.]

Heyy, you're French !!😄 A frenchie here who for some reasons searched in english how to do ellipses, and I stumbled upon your channel. Thank you !!! Im gonna practice !! 💪

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Haha oui oui je suis Francais :) French who is speaking English with sometimes a Singaporean accent. I lived there for a few years. Feel free to see more tutorials about simple movements like straight lines, circles on the blog by the way: www.thedesignsketchbook.com Salut!

[@Reckonart]

The support with the fingers is a game changer! Thank you!

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Sometimes, it is all about 1 detail to make a difference :)

[@elizabethkapas9437]

Most detailed and best instruction on drawing elipse. Thank you!

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Glad you like the Ellipse tutorial. If you want to learn further about How to draw ellipses in a perspective setup, you can try this: www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-draw-ellipses-in-perspective-in-7-steps-tip-158/ Thank you, Elisabeth, for sharing your feedback. :)

[@nobleaichi_official]

Thanks for the advice for my slight drawing improvement.

[@khumbeloramuthaga4440]

Thank you for making a follow up video. Much appreciated 👏.

[@ashuj4854]

Thanks for sharing indepth details. Very helpful.

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

@@ashuj4854 Yeahh !! Glad it helps. :))

[@muntasirbaqui1531]

The 45° method is very helpful thank you

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Simple things can do plenty of effect :)

[@parijatdas4925]

Such an amazing way to teach. We want more tutorials like this :)

[@merchantofthepeople]

Thank you! So simple yet so helpful!

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

My pleasure Johann. Feel free to see more tutorials on the blog :) www.thedesignsketchbook.com

[@vadreth1228]

Merci beaucoup pour ces conseils ! Reste plus qu'a pratiquer.

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Oui, c'est comme un jeu. :)

[@darranthompson8202]

Excellent tutorial i am a newbie at drawing thus helped a great deal thankyou😊

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Awesome Darran, hope you find more helpful tutorials on the Design Sketchbook blog as well :)

[@3Dnomad]

Thanx so much! Another good lesson.

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

The basic movements of sketching are so essential :)

[@dogagone2882]

İt changed everything dude thank you!

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Glad it helps! Hope you find more tutorials helpful on the channel and my blog too :)

[@suel4269]

Very helpful!

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Glad you enjoy Sue! :)

[@suel4269]

@@Thedesignsketchbook best explanation I’ve seen.

[@cellia1198]

Thank you very much

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Glad it helps Cellia!

[@Mario-jj1wm]

Thanks for the help bro,now i can go into my art class tmr and actually draw an ellipse🙂

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Haha yes ! Do not hesitate to share your new tricks to your classmates 🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️🙋‍♂️. So everyone can make ellipses at art class! 😜

[@sagharmahmoudi6949]

It was so useful thank you 😊 🙏

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Glad it helps! :)

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Today is the DRAWING TIP-A-DAY CHALLENGE 3/30! If there is any topic or problem you face at sketching, let me know. Meanwhile, you can catch all the Tips on my blog at www.thedesignsketchbook.com See yah!

[@RekhaSharma-qp4im]

Very nice

[@Pumkim-stew]

Honestly their are some haters in the comments but I think you did pretty good I know now to not go to Confidently and so much more

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

I am glad it helps Tama. That is what matters the most. :)

[@AnnSnowfrost]

Thank you for this wonderful video, drawing ellipses has never been easier. ÷)

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Awesome Ann :) Feel free to see more tutorials on the blog www.thedesignsketchbook.com :)

[@toke1825]

Thank you so much! My ellipses look like ellipses and not eggs now!

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Yeahh !! Bravo Toke :))

[@artikm0823]

thanks you so much for such simple and fun explanation .. i needed it 😘

[@lyizmarston3588]

Does any of you guys recomend an exercise of normal ellipses and ellipses in perspective ?

[@nd-mr7om]

If you were drawing say a head, or body in general, or maybe a landscape, are you also keeping your elbow/forearmed off the table? Or can you use your wrist for those things?

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

It is mostly about the size of the line or curves you want to draw. I recommend drawing with the wrist for details or writing. For a head, I will move my whole arm to start with a circle (crane base) and draw with the wrist to draw the eyes, nose lips. A TIP: a small curve could use your wrist as a "center of rotation" and draw like a compass. :)

[@nd-mr7om]

@@Thedesignsketchbook really appreciated man, god bless.

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

@@nd-mr7om My pleasure. Feel free to learn more about sketching on my blog. There are much more content at www.thedesignsketchbook.com 😃

[@nd-mr7om]

@@Thedesignsketchbook just signed up. Would be great if there was an app that was interactive. Idk if you're savy with tech but id certainly be willing to download/pay for something that was of quality and easily accessible on my phone.

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

@@nd-mr7om I like the idea. :) Meanwhile, the blog and my design sketching courses are responsive to phone display.

[@ewpeople7040]

woah

[@clean8546]

I always draw on my bed hunched over i feel like with this video I should start drawing on a desk..

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Doodling ideas on bed is fine, however, yes to draw on a desk is essential to improve. :)

[@sagharmahmoudi6949]

😍👏👏👏

[@Peter-wl3tm]

What about when you want to draw your ellipse less open, what I mean is we know that the more open the ellipse is the more it looks like a circle the more closed it is the more it looks like a line, I seem to be able to draw the ellipse more open but have more problems when I draw the ellipse thinner, any tips?

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Hi Peter, I have a practice exercise for you. Imagine you are continuously drawing a circle adding multiple loops. Keep going and slowly "close" it to become an ellipse by continuing your flow of line. Make sure when you "close your ellipse", both circle and ellipses follow the same symmetry axis. i am not sure if I am clear. If you want, leave a comment on the blog: www.thedesignsketchbook.com/how-to-draw-an-ellipse-freehand/ And I will make a quick video demo for you. :) Hope it helps!

[@strikerdx2]

When i use ghost drawing my ghost elipses are all different shape and size. It's been more than a month of everyday practices but i cant do ellipses still (if it is an ellipse it's wrong size) T_T

[@swindbarishal3993]

Try ghosting it slower and really focus. If its different sizes every time, then try drawing two parallel lines, and keep a target of drawing the ellipse in between those two lines. Btw you should check out drawabox on youtube for more detailed explanations

[@strikerdx2]

@@swindbarishal3993 i am part of drawabox community now for some time actually )

[@ronaldpagar6513]

Excuse me but it doesn't have to be a perfect circle, right?

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Hello, do you mean ellipse ? Drawing well basic forms is a good habit to take from start. So you can better build more advanced sketches.

[@ronaldpagar6513]

@@Thedesignsketchbook what's the difference between ellipse and circle?

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

@@ronaldpagar6513 The circle and the ellipse are 2 different shapes. The circle is round like a Soccer ball for example. And ellipse is more a rugby ball shape.

[@PilipukasRaimisPirty]

5 years in artschool doing academic art and I still cant draw them

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

I hope this ellipse tutorial was helpful to you.

[@JoJoboiWav]

accent de français ça jreconnais

[@Thedesignsketchbook]

Avec parfois un petit accent Singapourien qui apparait. Hehe (J'ai appris la majeure partie de mon anglais la-bas.)

[@cameronmcconaghy7074]

This doesn't make sense to me

[@akashsarker1620]

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