HATCHING AND CROSS HATCHING SHADING TECHNIQUES : How to Shade Drawings with the Following Lessons and Tutorials.

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Cartooning Tips and Tricks: Crosshatching

Crosshatching is the layering of planes of parallel lines on top of each other in order to create a gradient or texture in a drawing.

Cross Contour Drawing : What is Cross Contour Drawing?

Using Cross Contours in Hatching and Shading

Cross-Hatching is Fun

Some examples of Cross-hatching.

Drawing a Portrait (Cross-Hatching Technique)

I hope this post will be kinda helpful for people who want to know more about how to draw portraits. I used my favorite cross-hatching technique to draw this portrait.

Drawing from Line to Life : Tone and Value in Our Drawings

Pencil drawing using only tone (or value) and no line. Includes many ways to apply tone - zigzag, hatching, cross-hatching, circular, powdered graphite, etc - overcoming problems, using contrasts, working dark to light, and more...

Foundations in Art : Cross-Hatching

Cross-hatching is a method of line drawing that describes light and shadow. The representation of light utilizes the white or openness of the page, while shadow is created by a density of crossed lines.

How to Draw Shading with Hatching and Crosshatching

The great advantage of hatching and crosshatching for texture is that you can do this technique with anything that can make a mark. It's very effective in ball point pen on the backs of envelopes and junk mail as much as with technical pens on fine Bristol or watercolor paper. You can do it in pencil to shade easily or use colored pencils to blend colors optically in a vibrant powerful way.

Pen and Ink Drawing Techniques

Pen and ink drawing describes the process of using pens to apply ink to a surface. There is an endless amount of pen and ink techniques. On this page, we will cover the basics of pen and ink drawing techniques, tools, and materials. Some of the materials you may need to create an ink drawing include ink, drawing pens, various nibs, graphite pencil, eraser, paper towel, a paint brush, and a drawing surface.

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