Check Out NMA    Learn More About our Partnership
Close and Enjoy Drawabox Ad-free
View Full Submission View Parent Comment
0 users agree
12:28 PM, Wednesday July 28th 2021

I am currently on this lesson to so take my answer with a pinch of salt.

I would say you have to use your judgement rather than it being subjective. I think most people will find the minor axis to be in pretty much the same place if the ellipse is fairly true.

I would ignore the major axis. Everything I read on this says the major axis irrelevant so I wouldn't use that to gauge anything.

The way I have been doing it is to use the edge of a clear ruler to represent the minor axis and move it until it looks like one half of the ellipse could be folded over on top of the other. I haven't had too many problems doing it this way.

1:15 AM, Thursday July 29th 2021

Thanks for the reply! I guess it really does just come down to personal judgement.

The recommendation below is an advertisement. Most of the links here are part of Amazon's affiliate program (unless otherwise stated), which helps support this website. It's also more than that - it's a hand-picked recommendation of something I've used myself. If you're interested, here is a full list.
Sakura Pigma Microns

Sakura Pigma Microns

A lot of my students use these. The last time I used them was when I was in high school, and at the time I felt that they dried out pretty quickly, though I may have simply been mishandling them. As with all pens, make sure you're capping them when they're not in use, and try not to apply too much pressure. You really only need to be touching the page, not mashing your pen into it.

In terms of line weight, the sizes are pretty weird. 08 corresponds to 0.5mm, which is what I recommend for the drawabox lessons, whereas 05 corresponds to 0.45mm, which is pretty close and can also be used.

This website uses cookies. You can read more about what we do with them, read our privacy policy.