Simple Shapes / Squares and Circles

 

 

Exercised drawing 50 ellipses (circles and squashed circles) and 50 parallelograms (squares, rectangles, and squashed forms with parallel sides). Drawn from reference items (dinner plates, can of pop, fan, television, etc.) using different angles. Objective: use your whole arm when you draw these shapes, moving your elbows and shoulder to draw the shapes and pull your hands along. Do not use short, repetitive motions of the hand or wrist to make your shapes. Get your body into the movement for quicker, more fluid mark making.