From the course: Digital Matte Painting: 2 Perspective
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Basic ellipse anatomy - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Digital Matte Painting: 2 Perspective
Basic ellipse anatomy
The trickiest things to get right in perspective our ellipses. I even see professional artists, who should know better, constructing wacky ellipses. I want to teach you a few simple rules about ellipses that should make it so that you never construct an out of perspective ellipse. I want to introduce you to some very important terms about perspective. You can think of this as ellipse anatomy. First what is an ellipse? An ellipse is a circle viewed from an angle. Two important parts of the ellipse you have to know how to identify are the long and short axises. The long axis of the ellipse runs right through the middle of the ellipse on the long side. You can test if you've drawn the long axis of an ellipse correctly by selecting one side of your ellipse along the long axis and flipping it over the center line. If it doesn't match the other side exactly, you haven't drawn the long axis. The short axis of the ellipse runs right through the middle of the ellipse on the short side. Again…
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Basic ellipse anatomy2m 11s
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Drawing ellipses in perspective6m 26s
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The most common mistake in drawing ellipses2m 50s
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Plotting measuring points7m 28s
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Determining your master ellipse12m 7s
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Building an ellipse bank7m 23s
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Adding the final ellipses6m 57s
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Dividing an ellipse9m 2s
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Adding structural lines to the walls and bastions3m 57s
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