How to Use Hatching and Crosshatching

In this video I talk about how I approach the technique of cross hatching to describe contour and tone.

Tools:
Wacom Intuos3 12x9
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Camtasia Studio

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• hatching
• cross
• crosshatching
• drawing
• shading
• tone
• shadowing
• lines
• draw

[Lanedude08]

Honestly, I feel that most art books these days are not so instructive. I've bought quite a few and sometimes, it seems that all they are doing is just making you pay money just to read "practice, practice, practice!" or teaching you things that you already know as an artist.

Here, you get more in depth and show things that I actually wanted to know as an artist.

[Haolehero]

@MrNickBarker tough life man...

[queenofsheba1000]

@Lanedude08 i agree with u

[CQIdragonsoul]

:'D Damn that actual 'demo' of the pencil really cracked me up!

[qorprincess]

LoL Sycra... the animation of the pencil and the guy looking at the pattern is hilarious! Only a creative brain would do that... had me laughing. =)

[FigureMeThat]

Most people should know crosshatching from school ect, but those swift lines are simple yet genius, im off to try it now :)

[Urhed]

@masterchafas I got one :p

[karamvir0rivmark]

nice video thankx

[PQVidya]

Do you still use the lightning bolt technique?

I think this video is the first time I've noticed you do it in a while.

[Ragnarok26]

@knhirt ah thanks xD I had no idea about that haha

[knhirt]

@Ragnarok26 Look at Sycra's channel. Right at the very top, there's a video called "Brush settings and blending". That should be enough to get you started.