How to Draw an Oval
Before you learn how to draw an oval, we first need to learn what a proper oval looks like. Take a look at this oval. There is a line through the long axis of this oval. An axis is an imaginary line through the center of a shape or volume. Notice that this axis line acts as a line of symmetry. It divides the oval into two identical halves with the top section mirroring the bottom section.
In the diagram above, we see a vertical line that is perpendicular (at a right angle) to the long axis of the oval. This line also acts as ...
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