How to Draw a Perfect Ellipse
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- The video shows a great way to draft an ellipse. Using the major and minor axis you can easily plot an ellipse. Make your drawing better by knowing how to draw ellipses.
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Finally something I can actually do and understand to paint better still life…I’m celebrating, thanks so much
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THANK YOU, THANK YOU! I am building a large 20-ft long elliptical table and wasn't sure how I was going to get that shape right. This little trick really saved the day!
Glad I could help!
I think that some of these older methods of drawing plane figures are just so clever and it is a shame that as computer spreadsheets and CAD models become more sophisticated that these methods are in danger of being lost . There is something so satisfying about being able to do something without having to resort to complex computing . Bravo !
As a point of information the edge of the paper which is being used to generate the points is at right angles to the tangential line on the perimeter of the ellipse ( I only just realised that so I'm learning more about the subject ).
Thank you for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed the video. Computer programs employ these and other plotting techniques for shapes and solids that are techniques that have been used for half a millennium and even longer in some cases. The computer just does it faster. These techniques help when drawing something by hand and not on the computer. It's fun to share a little bit of history.
This helped me out in trade school. We are framing some crazy radius walls and barrel ceilings. This helped immensely
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This will change my life - thank you!
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This is brilliant! I just happened to be in need of a means of drawing something that had two different minor axis (top more prominently arched than the bottom). This worked PERFECTLY!. THANK YOU!!!
I am glad you enjoyed the video! I was so glad when I learned this approach for creating ellipses. It saved me quite a few times with mechanical illustration assignments.
@@KevinMcCainStudios I’ve just watched 5 other elipse drawing tutorials, and yours is the only one which nailed it- kudos!
@@KevinMcCainStudios Thank you sir.
@@KevinMcCainStudios I bet it was an old boy that taught you this method .
Thank you! Worked a treat 😊
You're welcome!
Fabulous! At work today making some arches but I came across one opening that was 42” wide and 24” tall. All the other ones were 48” or greater wide so I used a string and drew with focal points but it wouldn’t work with this opening . This is the solution!!Thanks for the video!!
This works well with drawing. I was raised in a cabinet shop where this method certainly wouldn't work well at all. There are certainly better methods for construction for sure.
@@KevinMcCainStudios I tested it immediately on graph paper with rule and paper template. Worked like a charm
Oh I read the email wrong. I am am glad it worked take care!
we used to do it with a square and a wooden straight edge "stick' with finish nails in the 'stick'
We made some oval tables that way once.
I missed this day in geaphic arts class. In 1993. For some reason I see a template on tv at 130am today and I just had to know. Short of the using a string method. Thanks for teaching something that bothered me that long lol.
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Simple and incredibly genius. Thank you so much. I was toying with buying eclipse templates, but struggled with how those would work when I drew 3 point perspective. This is about to become my next drawing warm up exercise for a while.
Thank you for the comment. I appreciate it!
Ah man, I really love tricks and "rules" like these. Thanks alot!
Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed it!
you just blew my tiny mind XD trying to make a leather bag pattern, now I just need a formula to make sure the outside line of the eclipse is the same as the diameter of my circle. (and they told me I'd never need maths, wish I'd paid attention)
I am glad you enjoyed the video. The major axis is the diameter of your circle. Use a compassion to measure half the length of the major axis and you will have a circle as wide ad your ellipse.
This video should get more likes. I'm currently doing the maths of ellipse, so it helps me a lot.
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Thanks a lot. Been looking everywhere for a good way to get ellipses perfect, and this is like right up my alley. 👏👏👏
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Thank you. I was driving myself nuts trying to draw an ellipse, calmer now.
Thank you for watching. Iam glad you enjoyed the the video.
I have a question as I am new to this ellipse working. If you are actually drawing from real life I assume you measure the width of the circle ( jar lid) to form the Major line. How do you measure the vertical line for the minor to get the true ellipse of the jar lid? Also, depending on what angle you are viewing the lid is this a different formula??
Thanking you in tense anticipation.
You could measure the minor axial length and dividends into the major axial length to get a basic proportion. Truth be told many artists eyeball the basic ellipse draw and then if needed work to tightened it up with the major and minor axis if needed. Then, if they need to go to, they will use this method to correct any ellipse issues.
This is awesome!!!
I sm so glad you enjoyed the video!
Helped me build support rings for work. Now i don't have to wait on a engineer to print out flimsy paper patterns.
I am glad it helped!
thanks so much, this is better short cut than what i do, u saved me 2 min per eclipse , compounded for my lifetime of drawing, KevinMcCain i cant thank you enough, thanks so much
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Thanks for the technique it waa amazing
Glad you enjoyed it! I hope it helps.
The method does work for an ellipse of any size. You just have to make sure you don't reverse the order of "A","B", and "C" in terms of the measurements.
I labelled my points as 'Major Axis', 'minor Axis', and 'Center Point' (MA, mA, and CP, respectively). That kept me from goofing up. I just flipped the strip of paper over and made a 'mirror image' on the other side (for the left and right sides of each ellipse).
I gotta tuck this thought into my woodworking/metalworking 'reference' notebook!
Thank you for the great way to draw an ellipse, Kevin! An easy method that really worked for me! With just a little practice, I will be able to draw a perfect ellipse!
I am glad it helped! Thank you again for watching.
This is now my go-to when drawing in graphite. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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I love learning these little tricks of the trade. You may not have came up with it Kevin but you are willing to share your knowledge with the rest of us and for that sir hats off to you. Thank you so much!
Your welcome I am glad you enjoy it.
Many thanks for this great video. Ive always struggled with eclipses and this is such a simple method that my brain can cope with :-)
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Perfect. Easy to understand and just the thing I needed right now. Thank you very much :)
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Excellent video! Very clear and easy to follow instructions. Thanks so much for posting this. Sincerely, a most appreciative beginner. P.S. Of course when I showed my husband the engineer what I learned, he sucked the joy out of it by rambling on about a bunch of mathematical equations. 😅
I am glad you enjoyed the video and you found it clear and easy. It is an effective method. Stay creative and keep on drawing.
Awesome! I'm doing some engineering stuff and my co-interns told me my drawings are terrible so this video helped me out a bunch xD
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So simple yet so genius at the same time Incredible
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Do you perhaps know the name of that machine that has parts that go up and down and the other part goes left and right.
Kinda like what B and C are doing?
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you!
Thank you for your question. You first measure from the center point to the end of the major axis and then from the enf to the central point on the minor axis.
This is absolutely brilliant - it has immediately solved a drawing problem for me - thanks. Have subscribed and will look at your other videos.
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Best video on this topic! Thanks!!
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Thanks bro!! you are awesome.😍😍
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Why did that Bonnie Tyler song appear in my brain? Eclipse and ellipse sound much alike i guess was the reason. I never really liked the track " Total Eclipse Of The Heart" but now when I think about it, Eclipse (as with ellipse) are wonderful words, seeming to encapsulate what they are defining perfectly. And for a bonus, I will from now on, having learned this method of producing a perfect ellipse, always think of this every time I ever hear Bonnie shredding her larynx.
🎵🎶 Once upon a time I was trying to do art
But I was always falling apart
But now I can do
A total ellipse of the art
It's all down to you
A total ellipse in my art🎶🎵
Thanx for the lesson
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@@KevinMcCainStudios I was wondering. Would you ever consider doing a session specifically to do with a subject looking a window (from our view point) 2 and 3 point perspective? Vanishing points and day and night? Hope this made sense, and realise your probably asked to do lots of lessons. I'm looking forward to the next instalment. Thanx
Super simple and super useful!!
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YESSSSSS - YOU HELPED ME WITH MY TECH PROJECT
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Good Job, Kepler would be proud of you.
Thank you. Had to Google him. Fun to read about him.
You just made my day a whole lot better, thank you!
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This guys handwriting is just so. I want that handwriting
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Thanks for this sir.
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Great tool ... thank you sooo much ... love the strategy!!
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Very well illustrated and explained
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This video really helped, thanks so much for uploading this
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Yo didn't know that!! Thanks man!
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Huge help..thanks for sharing 👍
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So helpful! Best method by far for me!
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Thank you soo much! It helped me a lot!
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That's coool
Thanks to upload this and help out :)
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thanks for help..
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omg thank you. it really helped with my homework
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Awesome....
Amazing trick....
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This is very helpful, thank you so much!!!!!!
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@@KevinMcCainStudios not just that video - all the "Loomis and Reilly " videos opened my eyes, thank you
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How do you find the length of the minor access so it's in perspective?
An ellipse is a circle in perspective. This is for drawing the ellipse symmetrically. To find the perspective middle, you would lightly put the ellipse In a rectangle in one point perspective then draw from each corner to create an "x". Where the lines cross the minor axis, that is the middle in perspective on the ellipse.
Can you draw an ellipse using a set square?
Yes cut the rectangle in half vertically and horizontally amd you have the major and minor axis. If it's a square then you.have the vertical and horizontal axis to draw a circle.
This is what makes me appreciate math.
Me too.
I found your instructions very helpful but you don’t explain how to make a much shallower ellipsis. It all depends on how you place the edge on the minor axis but I am not sure I have got it right. The minor axis has to be made much longer than the narrower ellipsis would suggest. But it is a brilliant trick!
Thank you for your comment.. This works for any size and any shallow or open ellipse.
I never have the right equipment to draw this piece
Me neither.........