How to Draw Cylinders and Ellipses

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I've been drawing (not professionally) for 20 years now, and I never knew that the centerpoint of an ellipse was "further away" than the major axis. Mind. Blown.

Perspective is so important for artists to understand. I didn't do well in perspective class, but I went through art school before youtube was a thing. Thanks for what you do.

"Both cylinder and a box are hard" ok this makes feel a lot better coming from someone like Proko😅😊

Car designers are often really good at ellipses and construction, I'd love to see one on your channel to show the perspective knowledge (and tricks) they know about drawing modern cars! Someone like Murad Baste for instance

Ellipses…my enemy

I always appreciate a precise explaination.

FINALLY ! I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG

You learn something new every day. I did not know that the elipses are perpendicular to the axis 🤯. Wheels, logs, I've been drawing them all wrong.

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i just finished my 1st week of studying art via your tutorials and self-practise, and yeah this is like the hardest one by far

drawing the cylinder in a box section is by far the hardest thing i have ever seen. It feels like every time i have to do a cylinder i have to bring out a calculator and a math book everytime i will try to do this :face-pink-tears:

thank you for the beginner video (1st month of drawing)

I roughly knew how to draw ellipses, but i never considered the axis to help with the foreshortening... I always eyeballed it. Great tip

I’ve been chasing down the major and minor access for a few years trying to draw better wheeled vehicles. I bought countless books and still it eludes but this is the most concise and digestible explanation out there! Bravo proko!!!

this came at the perfect time for me I've been trying to work on my perspective more

I’ve tried to figure out how circles work in perspective for 2 years, and today i finally got it. Thanks Proko 🖤🖤🖤

never skip fundamentals day

This is one thing I had to figure out by myself. I used to "correct" myself by redrawing the round side of cylinders (like a car wheel) by aligning the major axis with the up and down axis, but then it would look worse than the intuitive sketch I started off with. When I really decided to figure it out, was when I had to draw cylinders at odd angles. I spent a good amount of time studying my cylindrical pencil sharpener, and drawing and redrawing, until I could pinpoint a solid rule for orienting the major axis of an ellipse. When I did figure it out, let me tell you, it was the most satisfying feeling. All that time spent, all that frustration, had paid off. And I took particular satisfaction in the fact that I figured it out on my own, by drawing, and studying real life examples.