I have been drawing circles wrong all this time

 

 

So after we learned how to draw circles in perspective in the course I forgot two things that I remembered how to do today.

1.) To find the true halfway between two sides and align the major axis on said halfway. I was using the perspective halfway, which is not where the major axis lies.

 

2.) Perspective circles, as long as they are actually circular in perspective, are perfect ovals on the 2D canvas. You can split them into 1/4ths if you put a cross along the major and minor axis, as shown in the closest circle. 

These two reasons are why my recent perspective diagrams' ellipses look so terrible, they aren't actually correct. This diagram has more correct circles, but I think I messed up on some of the perspective guides to the vanishing points. I'm already working on the next diagram and will have it finished tomorrow, but perspective has been so dry for me recently, I find it hard to get the motivation for it. My only motivation for it now is getting through the parts I am not concerned about so I can get to the cool stuff, like 3 point perspective and figure drawing with perspective.

Also the first post was just a sketch, but halfway through I remember a lot of my portraiture has been this head at this angle in perspective... sameface syndrome really hits hard.