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7:51 PM, Tuesday August 9th 2022
You're following each exercise as intended. Some of your mistakes seem to come from carelessness, but i can see you have the right idea. Just remember to have patience
4:18 PM, Wednesday August 10th 2022
Thanks for your feedback, much appreciated!
7:49 PM, Saturday August 13th 2022
For future reference, when giving other students feedback, you may want to try using Elodin's unofficial critique guides. He's got some for:
The guides function something like checklists, giving you clear things to focus on and address to ensure that your feedback is thorough. Of course, either way the kind of feedback that is really helpful to students does take time - so if you don't have time to apply that kind of approach, then it may be best to leave it to others, simply because providing more limited feedback yourself will reduce the chances of the student getting feedback from others.
6:05 AM, Sunday August 14th 2022
Thanks, i knew the guide existed but i was never able to find it before. I'll keep it in mind for the future!
Ellipse Master Template
This recommendation is really just for those of you who've reached lesson 6 and onwards.
I haven't found the actual brand you buy to matter much, so you may want to shop around. This one is a "master" template, which will give you a broad range of ellipse degrees and sizes (this one ranges between 0.25 inches and 1.5 inches), and is a good place to start. You may end up finding that this range limits the kinds of ellipses you draw, forcing you to work within those bounds, but it may still be worth it as full sets of ellipse guides can run you quite a bit more, simply due to the sizes and degrees that need to be covered.
No matter which brand of ellipse guide you decide to pick up, make sure they have little markings for the minor axes.