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Brenda Hoddinott
L-01 INTERMEDIATE: CROSSHATCHING
Learning how to render value scales, a broad range of different values, is an integral aspect of shading. Crosshatching is a highly effective technique for drawing various realistic and creative textures. This lesson is divided into three sections: DRAWING CROSSHATCHING SETS: You make three different values by drawing crosshatching lines either far apart or close together. Crosshatching is a classical shading technique, comprised of sets of lines drawn closely together, in which one set crosses over (overlaps) another set, to give the illusion of various values. CREATING VALUE SCALES: By letting your pencils do some of the work, you have more control over the values to wish to achieve. You render a full range of ten values by varying the density of the lines, the pressure used in holding pencils, and by using different grades of pencils. EXPERIMENTING WITH CROSSHATCHING: Styles of crosshatching are only limited by your imagination. In this section, you have fun creating less traditional crosshatching styles. Suggested supplies include 2H, HB, 2B, 4B and 6B pencils, vinyl and kneaded erasers, and drawing paper.
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This lesson is recommended for artists and aspiring artists, of all levels and abilities, with an interest in learning the classical shading technique of crosshatching. Curriculum is recommended for home schooling, academic and recreational fine art educators. Published by Hoddinott Fine Art Publishers, Halifax, NS, Canada Revised 2006
Examine these three crosshatching sets. The first set (on the left) has very few lines drawn far apart, creating the illusion of a light value. The second is darker, and the third is the darkest.
ILLUSTRATION 01-02
In the following simple exercise, you use a 2B pencil to draw three different values, by drawing lines either far apart or close together. 1) Draw a set of diagonal hatching lines that are far apart and few in number. 2) Draw a second set of lines, overlapping the first set. The hatching set now becomes a crosshatching set.
ILLUSTRATION 01-03
3) Draw a second set of crosshatching lines a little closer together than your first set. The second set is made up of lots more lines. Hence, the overall value looks darker than the first.
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ILLUSTRATION 01-04
4) Draw a third set of crosshatching lines that are very close together. Many more lines make up this set. Also, not much of the white paper is still showing through. Everyone has a natural hand motion, which provides the ability to make smooth shading lines. Experiment with drawing parallel lines and note how you make these lines. Try different ways of moving your pencil, rotating your paper, or changing the angle of your lines, until you find the hand motions that are the most natural for you.
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3) With your 2B pencil, draw the first two values in this set of five dark values. Use the same techniques as used to draw five light values. 4) Use your 4B for the third and fourth value. 5) Use your 6B for the darkest value.
ILLUSTRATION 01-06
Put you light and dark value scales beside one another and examine the full range of values. Keep practicing until you can draw ten different values.
ILLUSTRATION 01-07
ILLUSTRATION 01-08
Examine these two sets of crosshatching lines. In the crosshatching example in the upper left, you can clearly see my lines. I draw my lines very closely together in the lower right set, to create the illusion of a smooth, solid tone (without blending).
Beginners can generally make do nicely with only three or four different graphite pencils. The pencils I use most frequently are a 2H, HB, 2B, and 6B. The 2H is the lightest (hardest) and the 6B is the darkest (softest). You can expect to use the HB and 2B the most often. However, with a full set of pencils from 6H to 8B, the potential range of values you can render is infinite.
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ILLUSTRATION 01-09
1) Use crosshatching to draw a full value scale, from light to dark, of ten values. Try to make each value look like a solid tone. 2) Draw another full value scale from dark to light. This is a little more challenging for some people.
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ILLUSTRATION 01-11
ILLUSTRATION 01-12
Imagine how you could apply each of these sets of crosshatching lines to something in a drawing.
2) Create some crosshatching styles of your very own. 3) Render value scales with a few creative styles of crosshatching.
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