Design Sketching: Mastering Ellipses

Sketching freehand ellipses is one of the hardest fundamental skills to master for designers, but getting them right is crucial to take your sketch concepts from wonky to believable and compelling.

Ellipses are essentially circles in perspective; and necessary to depict any products with cylindrical components, pivots, wheels, etc.

In this class I will share my own tips and tricks to mastering ellipses, and all the necessary elements needed to understand, practice, and master these indispensable building blocks of design sketching.

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Understanding Cylindrical Forms
• 3. Anatomy of Ellipses
• 4. Rotational Profiles
• 5. Tips + Tricks: Mastering Freehand Ellipses
• 6. Daily Practice: Warm-ups and Exercises
• 7. Putting It All Together: Designing a Water Bottle
• 8. Conclusion