The Elusive Ellipse
By far, the most common problem artists encounter in drawing is with unconvincing ellipses. The most common mistakes are to make them football-shaped, frankfurter-shaped or flat on one side, like a loaf of bread.

An ellipse is no more than the visual ...

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Sargent's Painting Notes - Painting is an interpretation of tone. Keep the planes free and simple, drawing a full brush down the whole contour of a cheek. Always paint one thing into another...