What can I improve?
Ellipses in boxes
I’m trying to figure out my biggest issue with ellipses. I can usually draw a fairly smooth ellipse when it’s just floating on the page, but as soon as I have to fit it inside a box or align it to a minor/major axis, it becomes much harder. I feel like I’m trying to do two things at once: keep the ellipse smooth while also making sure it’s properly aligned. When I focus on alignment, the ellipse tends to develop flat spots, become asymmetrical, or lose its smoothness. When I focus on smoothness, the alignment is often off. I draw from the shoulder, and when the ellipse has to fit inside a specific space, I almost feel restricted compared to drawing a free-floating ellipse. My cylinders seem to suffer from this because the ellipses stop feeling clean and symmetrical.