It's understandable that there may be mistakes with proportions. In Lesson 7 we get into more approaches to build to specific scale/proportion, but here I'm less concerned with it. That said, you mentioned
I applied corrections after the construction in some cases as you said this may be necessary if mistakes are made
Can you point me to where I said that corrections might be necessary?
I might have got the wrong idea, but it was when you were discussing splitting boxes and making little mistakes. And when you drew the mouse you had to draw outside of the construction as it was more like the true shape.
I imagine it was my understanding at fault. Also I'll make sure to get the photos the right way up sorry, still working out how to use imgur.
Ahh, I think I see what you mean. Just to be clear, the kinds of mistakes you shouldn't be attempting to fix are when you put a mark down on the page, and it doesn't end up going where you mean for it to. Once a mark's been put down, you're committed. In regards to the box subdivisions, little inaccuracies will inevitably occur, and we may adjust our marks to compensate for them, but we're not ever drawing the same line twice.
I have done 4 additional drawings here :
I had to try quite hard not to correct mistakes as I made quite a few. Sorry as the fan turned out a bit of a mess and my ellipses did not go well on that one. I've tried to take on board your advice, but I think I still have a lot of room for improvement.
Thanks again for all your feedback!
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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