Mini lesson: The Single Directional Contour Hatching Technique

In this video I demonstrate a simple hatching method that is not only beautiful and effective in its own right, but is also a wonderful training method for more advanced ways of hatching.
My streaming classes, The Fundamentals of Cross-Hatching , and Drawing the Head in Pen And Ink are available for purchase through Vimeo:
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[@DiegoTarragonaCovers]

man you can't even imagine how happy i am to see that class on vimeo, next month i'm definitely getting it!

[@mkompan]

Thanks!

[@DiegoTarragonaCovers]

@@mkompan as promised just got it some days ago, and it was really worth it! I'm really enjoying it and already learned some things i never thought before

[@steventhomas7292]

More content please, it's been a blast so far, many thanks 😍👌👌

[@mkompan]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@shanuda9740]

Hi sir thanks for all videos

[@mkompan]

My pleasure!

[@dimitrioskalfakis]

yes,very satisfying result that loses somewhat when applied with pencils even the conte carbon or oil based ones you used last time.

[@mkompan]

Thank you!

[@olezhich]

Hello, friend! You forgot to say the most important thing in this video. The texture of the object turns out to be different. Consequently, the materiality of the object itself, in this case the ball, will also be different. A wooden, rubber, stone, metal ball will require completely different hatching techniques! And this is aerobatics, which needs to be studied all your life, becoming sophisticated in technology and cultivating a graphic flair!

[@mkompan]

Not everything can be taught in a short lesson like this, but in my humble opinion, you are incorrect in thinking that the hatching technique needs to change completely in response to different textures.The hatching method should stay the same, with perhaps slight distinctions, such as thicker lines, shorter or longer strokes, etc. Textures can also be indicated on top of the hatching. Using a different hatching method for every texture will destroy the sense of unity in your drawing.

[@olezhich]

@@mkompan Dear friend! A sense of unity is achieved in the drawing by composition, design, lighting, rhythm, and so on... And hatching methods are just a tool, like using a "musical palette"... "Art is the interaction of textures," so the old masters said. Using a single hatching method in a drawing is like singing on a "single note" or playing the khomus (harp) of the northern peoples. Quite, for a certain character of the drawings, it will do.

[@mkompan]

@@olezhich respectfully, I just don't agree. Many things are needed to achieve unity, rendering method included, which has to be more or less consistent. Musical analogies such as yours, can be used to argue either point. To you, a single rendering method might feel like "a single note." To me using a different rendering method for every texture creates a cacophony that breaks the unity of a drawing.

[@olezhich]

@@mkompan With all due respect, I'm not asking you to agree with me. The plot should dictate the reception. However, "Everyone writes how they breathe"

[@mkompan]

@@olezhich Nor am I asking you to agree with me. I understand and respect your opinion, especially since it was delivered so politely.These kinds of discussions/disagreements are always welcome on my channel.

[@user-gl5ld9vm7i]

What kind of fountain pen are you using?
Is that the Pilot Falcon?

[@mkompan]

I’m using a Pilot Justus 95 here.

[@mikepeberdy1953]

Hi Marc, just purchased the course. Are you going to be doing more vedeo courses? Thanks Mike

[@mkompan]

Thank you! Yes, more recorded classes will be coming.

[@Taka_Takata]

I'm tempted to get it too, but I'm worried about the production value. How good is the lighting and the camera placement? can you always see the pen nib clearly while Marc is drawing? No shadows?

[@mkompan]

@@Taka_Takata I will let those that view the video respond to this, but I made sure to use camera angles that avoids blocking the drawing, and lighting that shows everything clearly.

[@mikepeberdy1953]

Hi Marc, I am enjoying the course but there is one problem I hope you will do a video on how to use hatching in drawing examples. I can practice all the techniques you show, but have no idea how to use them in real life drawings such as landscapes, buildings, sky and water. Hope you will consider doing videos on some examples, I would defiantly buy the course. Thanks Mike

[@mkompan]

@@mikepeberdy1953 glad you’re enjoying the video. I’ll be doing more videos that build on the information here, such as how to deal with textures, and real life objects.

[@Taka_Takata]

"Single directional contour hatching" is the most beautiful to my eyes, and it's also the one that renders the third dimension (the depth) the best. But shouldn't the curves get progressively flatter as you go up the ball and be straight at the midpoint, then bend in the other direction more and more so that they get close to the curvature of the edge at the top, as happens at the bottom?

[@mkompan]

Contour hatching and the laws of perspective don't always coincide. While lines drawn on a sphere will have different curvatures depending on the position of the horizon line, such shifts are difficult to record, and often make creating consistent hatching impossible. It's easier (and more effective), to lay down hatching at a single curvature, and stay with it.

[@Taka_Takata]

@@mkompan Got it, thanks.

[@shanuda9740]

I always struggle faces

[@mkompan]

I have many video on drawing the head on my channel.

[@shanuda9740]

I am from India

[@mkompan]

Greetings from Los Angeles