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Loukus · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2001 9:15 am

Hmm... yes.

I've been doing all of my sketches on toned paper, and I'd like to explore some other methods of shading. So.

The title's pretty self explanitory.

Joel Loukus

Loukus · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2001 5:28 pm

hmm.. no replies.

aquamire · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2001 5:48 pm

You, erm, didn't exactly ask a question.

Are you inquiring how to crosshatch, methods used, etc?

I assume thats what your asking. Crosshatching comes pretty naturally to me, however I wont be ignorant, I know a lot of people struggle with the concept. I suggest you whip out some paper, any paper will do, and just experiment. Try it with pencil, try it with pen (I love doing it with a simple ballpoint pen). No two people crosshatch the same way. So just experiment and have fun.

Start out just by using simple strokes overlapping each other, add more strokes for deeper/darker tone. Vary the straightness of the lines to give suggestions of character or texture. You can get more daring and even do it with circles. Draw tons of tiny overlapping circles, and you get a very unique textural effect.

I hope this helps.. I'm not sure if I answered your question, but I gave it a shot, right?

Loukus · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2001 7:31 pm

Yeah this helps.

See look at the title.

Crosshatching.

Then it says... I, then want, and
Explore, and then later on self explanitory.

I thought I created the picture.
Next time I'll be more blatant.

Right well, thanx for the reply.

JL

[ June 07, 2001: Message edited by: Loukus ]

Matt Elder · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 4:15 am

What is your question? Seems a little too cryptic for us lay people.

c · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 5:10 am

it would help if u used a --> ? mark ^_^.

just be careful with crosshatching as it tends to flatten out images.

shardik · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 6:10 am

HAH!!

J Bradford · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 8:17 am

Try picking up some comic books and look at the way those artist's do it. I always found by observing other's crosshatching you could formulate your own way of doing it.

geoman2k · Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2001 3:12 pm

http://matthew.onigami.net/
this guy does some pretty unique and awesome crosshatching artwork with pen & ink... check it out.

Loukus · Posted: Sun Jun 10, 2001 6:42 pm

erm. thank you for replies, all.

Joel Loukus

Jin · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 12:05 pm

Hi,

In addition to crosshatching and circles, another method of adding shading and contouring to black and white line art is stippling (dot, dot, dot).

Steven Stahlberg · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 4:32 pm

I just love the way Jean Giraud (Moebius), Caza, Milo Manara, Enki Bilal, that Druuna guy, and all those guys do it. That is, using slightly curved lines in 'rows' with little breaks between them, shortening to dots towards the light, and getting crosshatched with perpendicular lines toward the dark. Also they usually follow and describe the form very nicely.

Steven

Siftland · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 5:21 pm

I don't want to sound pompous...but hatching has pretty much been my trademark (in traditional artwork, not as much digital) ever since I can remember. But I don't think it's really bragging, because I pretty much suck at any other type of shading. Anyway....check out my website in my sig below if you want to see what I've done....and sorry if I'm seemingly pimping my site.

Also, William Blake did some AMAZING etchings using crosshatching. Also, that guy whose name escapes me who does the scratchboard caricatures for Barnes and Noble is a great example...and Moebius too, of course.

EDIT: Mark Summers!!

[ June 12, 2001: Message edited by: Siftland ]

smalls · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2001 8:58 pm

dude.. that pic is way cool... wholly cow.!!!! that is one coooool neat picture.. eh?
smalls