hi ^^
i'm doing lesson 3 and i'm struggling to understand fully why the mushroom cap is draw so close to the ellipse on the lower part of the mushroom in the third step
my brain is telling me it is supposed to be more in the center
The cap is drawn where it is because I'm pretty sure Uncomfortable made a mistake with the ellipse he laid down to place it on. Instead of redrawing the ellipse, he's just placed it as best he can on top. Hopefully I'm not misunderstanding what you mean.
i guess
but for a more extreme example of what i mean look at the first step in the daisy demo.
the ellipses are not placed in the center and i cant figure out why
I'm not entirely sure what you're asking, but if Meta's on the right track there and you're asking why the ellipses aren't perfectly centered on the minor axis line, it's because I'm not giving myself infinite attempts to nail it. As everyone else only has one shot with a fineliner, I also give myself one shot despite using digital tools. Things don't turn out perfectly, but you keep going - I don't want students to think that imperfect drawing should be scrapped, and to get caught up in the little flaws.
im really sorry for my bad explanations let me try again
i'm wondering why the ellipses in the flower crown and the mushroom crowns ellipses aren't centered along the major axis. in the top ellips of the stem of the flower and mushroom
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.
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