Step-by-step instructions for drawing an ellipse with the string method—a complimentary Quick Reference Guide to TiC full-length articles, The Elegant Ellipse and Finding the Right Angle. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing an ellipse with the string method—a complimentary Quick Reference Guide to TiC full-length articles, The Elegant Ellipse and Finding the Right Angle. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing an elliptical arch with the string method—a complimentary Quick Reference Guide to Mike Sloggatt’s full-length article, The Elegant Ellipse. Read the full article…
In my article on building a sunburst I described how to find the circumference of a circle given a specific radius. I then divided that circumference in half, because I was working with a half-round arch. This gave me the length measured along the arches curve, otherwise known as the arc length. Finding the arc length of a segmental arch is a little more difficult, but a construction calculator makes it incredibly easy. Read the full article…
How to draw a perpendicular line from a midpoint with just a compass and straight edge. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a 3-centered arch with known height and width. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a 3-centered arch with known radii. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a 4-centered arch with a known height and width. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a classic 3-centered arch. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a classic 4-centered arch. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a pseudo 4-centered arch. Read the full article…
A step-by-step guide to drawing a 2-centered arch with known height and width. Read the full article…
Step-by-step instructions for drawing a segmental arch. Read the full article…