5. Exercise - Ovals in circlesUse as: can be both, but more suited as a warm-up or exercise for real

5. Exercise - Ovals in circlesUse as: can be both, but more suited as a warm-up or exercise for real beginnersPurposes: - loosening the shoulder - preparation for proper sketching- learning to sketch ovals and circles- preparation for drawing circles in one stroke- learning to use different grip variations (all art teacher tutorials urge you to draw with the overhand grip for fluent lines without interruptions) How to: There are basically two steps that need to be repeated:prepare a template page full of different sizes of perfect circlesfill in the circles with several ovals; ovals should be facing all sides and should touch but not cross the circles; try drawing the ovals in both directions and try using both the tripod grip and overhand gripTips:- the overhand grip works way better, the bigger the forms get and most tutors insist that you should only focus on it if you are a beginner or want to improve your sketching skills (I find it hard to do small circles and lines with the overhand grip, so I tend to switch to the tripod grip when the forms get too small, but if you can do it all the way through you should try to stick with it)- do the lines in both directions; you will need to be able to do this later! (you can actually see that I make more mistakes in the counterclockwise direction)- you are not drawing a beautiful picture, so don’t focus on perfect forms, focus on fluent strokes out of your shoulder- try to touch the circle lines as good as possible but don’t be too slow, you need to draw all the ovals in one stroke if possibleMy humble experience so far: I liked this as a warm-up, similar to the “circles and ovals in triangles” exercise I was writing about before. I wouldn’t necessarely say that my drawing abilities will increase by doing this, but my mind, hand, arm and shoulder loosen up while doing it and that helps focusing on learing any actual skills later on. I will definitely do this one as a Conclusion: Good and easy warm-up; altvernative to the  "circles and ovals in triangles” exercise -- source link

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