If you’re a Spirograph geek like me, you’ll love this. It’s a booklet from a 1968 Denys Fisher Spirograph set put out in the UK. Ron Peters from the Netherlands kindly photographed every page so we can all learn from … Continue reading →
If you’ve been frustrated with Spirograph gears skipping out of alignment, spoiling your designs, or even if you’re an experienced spirographer, Wayne Schmidt has a video for you. He applies his logical, problem solving mind to common pitfalls people run into, … Continue reading →
Ready for a Spirograph challenge? I didn’t get into the two-rack designs as a kid. Maybe I tried it once and found it too difficult; I don’t remember. But a request for some videos about them prompted me to sit … Continue reading →
Here’s a video I found on YouTube by Mahesh Pendam, an artist in India. He does amazing photo-realistic art and portraiture, so Spirograph must just be a sideline. If you’re new to Spirograph and are trying to figure out how … Continue reading →
Have you ever drawn designs on the outside of a Spirograph ring? They’re called epitrochoids, as opposed to hypotrochoids which are drawn inside the rings. Epitrochoids have their points on the inside and big arching swoops on the outside. You … Continue reading →
Get tips and tricks to drawing with Spirograph by watching this intro video made for beginners.
Continue reading →The bar is the oddest “wheel” that comes with Spirograph sets. This video is just an introduction to it, demonstrating hole 1 in both rings. With ring 144/96, the bar produces a 12-pointed pattern. With ring 150/105 it makes 21 points. So using … Continue reading →
I just made a new video in which I draw a couple of the designs in the booklet that comes with the new Spirograph and also older models. There are 4 wheels that give you a 7-pointed design when used with … Continue reading →
Making Spirograph designs is a bit like riding a bike. Once you get it, you won’t likely forget it – at least that was my experience, because I learned it as a child, and had no trouble coming back to … Continue reading →
