Step 4- Pen and Ink Crosshatching

I add a lot of visual interest to the drawing by doing this (tedious!) cross-hatching.

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[DantheArtMan]

For the finished product, to to: "Finishing Touches"

[DantheArtMan]

Thanks, Skinflint. I think they take me about 15 hours, start to finish. I do occasionally run into deadline problems. That's what nighttime is for! Honestly, I haven't done a REAL all-nighter in years, but I have done plenty over the years. When we're really under the gun, I will sometimes ask an AD if this is the "real/drop dead deadline." I have learned that a WISE art director never tells the artist the REAL deadline but leaves a little padding just in case.

[DantheArtMan]

Okay . . . I will do one sometime in REAL TIME so you can see better how its done. Stay tuned!

[DantheArtMan]

Okay . . . I will do one sometime in "real time" so you can see better how its done. Stay tuned!

[DantheArtMan]

Okay . . . I will do one sometime in "real time" so you can see better how its done. Stay tuned!

[DantheArtMan]

But to answer your serious question, Andy-- This is a Rapidograph pen, the work-horses of the technical pen world.

[VENUEATHENS]

is there any money in this or it just fun hobby kind of thing?

[aroundthecorner15]

this was VERY helpful. you have a lot of patience and great skill. GREAT JOB!!!

[MatriXtyle]

Cross Hatching takes a lot of patience...

[stefani93340]

you should've shown the final picture .

also when you were starting in real time, i thought i was going to die seeing you make tiny lines , my stomach was sinking.

Awesome though, great work, good luck.

[temperedskinflint]

Dan, thanks so much for these videos. Without a doubt the most intimate, informative, professional and inspiring pen & ink videos on the net. From concept to completion, about how long would you say any given piece (such as the one in this video) takes you? Despite your long career and extensive experience, do you ever run into deadline issues due to client demand conflicting with the complexity of your piece? Thanks!