Perfect Shapes Circle 4

Goal:

Draw flat simple shapes in one stroke of your implement. Try to make them as perfectly symmetrical as possible.

CIRCLE

Cintle December 8, 2021 1:09pm

These look good! Most of all they're impressively clean, with a single sweep that curves around and connects to where the line began. IMO connecting the line is the hardest part of drawing a circle. You've practiced varying sizes to a degree, but I'd like to see larger. That's when you need to engage your shoulder.

In case you haven't heard of drawing from the shoulder, it allows you to make large sweeping marks fast, and more accurate than if you'd draw from the wrist. I see your lines are a little stiff in places, and that might be because you draw the stroke with precision, aiming for the starting point and making a perfect circle. You could also try making swift strokes from the shoulder, it won't make the circle as round but the linework will be better.

2 1

Jcmlfineart December 8, 2021 5:10pm

Cintel,

I do usually draw from the shoulder. But I wanted to work on accuracy from the wrist first, then move on to the elbow and follow up with the shoulder.

The idea was to start from where I know I have the most control and move out to where I have the least power.

I also agree with you. The work is not dynamic, but I also feel that's like a whole other level after accuracy. I really appreciate the enthusiasm tho! I do plan on working on dynamic drawing shapes. But that's later down the road.The exerizes is all about getting the basics right first before the fun stuff like line varring line quality can begin.

All the best,

JCML Fine Art

Polyvios Animations June 7, 2023 10:17pm

Say, Jcmlfineart, nicest works on how perfectly mechanical a job you've done on your circles without looking too mathematical. Please keep on pushing your hardest and smartest. These all look like you've pressed down to hardest in your edges. How would you care to go for 5.75 hours of 13 second circle sketches for warming yourself up on notebook pages and papers? (20,700/13≈1592 scribblest and slickest circles)

The reason why you could do this suggestion is because if you pair circle warm-ups with this gesture warm-up technique but with the line ghosting technique, then your line control and quality will improve quite dramatically. For most info, please be sure to look in to a link for Drawabox right here.

Let's all hope they've helped and good luck to you.

Jcmlfineart June 8, 2023 4:23pm

These were supposed to be symmetrical and "math-like" in one swipe of freehand work. I still do this exercise when I don't want to draw figures. I do the same with other shapes, like squares, eggs and triangles.

Thanks for the reminder, I will definitely take some of your advice and do more.