Drawing Nature Through Cross Hatching
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ต.ค. 2023
- What looks like a difficult subject to draw may be just the challenge to unlock the mysteries of cross hatching! This Australian bush scene will demand a variety of hatching directions which will leave no room or time for intimidation. Be free to have fun and experiment. The outline of this scene will be available on the channel Community Page so you can start straight at the fun bit - the hatching - as many times as you like!
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I seriously admire your skills when the sketch is more beautiful than the reference !? Lovely 😊
Very kind words, thanks Karin. 😀
I love how your works suggest the presence of something, which is then left to my brain to pick it up and shape into something existing. Beautifully done maestro
Thank you. It’s a great technique to develop. Very versatile 😀.
Don't be intimidated - give it a go. You'll find the outline on the Community Page so you can start hatching. Remember the LIKE Button please
Worth a mention that arguably, ALL artists are Impressionists at the fundamental level. Aside from singular and fairly simple subjects, it's practically a hopeless endeavor to try to get ALL the details fully incorporated into a drawing or painting. Everybody is ALWAYS suggesting the details at some point rather than relying on copying them "true to life" into the picture. There are some few exceptions, maybe, but over-all it's the way art and drawing works.
While linework is important, it's also of far greater importance to think in terms of markings rather than lines. This is especially true in natural forms and shapes. Almost nowhere in nature is anything a particularly straight or true "line" but rather a crooked, curving, and clunky series of marks, textures, and other assorted weirdness. We, as artists, mostly can only seek to represent our interpretations of those things that we see, and the more limited our "pallet" then the more creatively we must resolve the various problems of communicating through our markings those impressions and interpretations we have when we "see" the world around us.
In any case... Great exposition and drawing for demonstrating so much of exactly this. It was fun to scratch it out as an exercise, and then listen to your process (more or less) as I watched you go about it. ;o)
Well put G’narth. Appreciate your sharing this. 😀
@@stephentraversart Thanks... It's an often neglected aspect of art in general. Felt like it needed saying. ;o)
Putting variety of marks (shape, width, weight, closeness, direction) to create the effect. Using direction of strokes to create separation. Pulling focus using darker tones. So much to learn from this one sketch. Thanks Stephen. Also loved the composition of the picture.
Glad it was helpful CC. 😀
starting to tattoo, and i have to say is great to have this videos, working on pen and the way you use shadows etc can translate very good on skin
Great to hear Nabil. All the best with it 😀
Great insights, thanks Stephen ❤
Thank you. 😀
This drawing turned out amazing! I am a nature lover and this video was exciting to watch. Can’t wait for your next video!
Me too. Thanks 😀
Hey stephen, i love your detailing and your architectural drawings, can you do a drawing of a South Indian temple, its detailing and sculptures are mind boggling and overwhelming, would love to see your take on those architectural marvels
Love the use of cross hatching to create sketch. I would have left the horizontal of steps white to make them the focus.
It’s a very effective technique. Personally, I think that would have made them stand out too much and been inconsistent with the shade in the lower front right, but as artists we can do whatever we think will work best. Hope you try this one. 😀
I've recently become intimidated by what should be my comfort zone, digital paintings of animals and figure drawing. Drawing environments and architecture with a pen is pretty much the opposite of what i'm used to but it has been an incredibly freeing experience because i'm not afraid of failure with such an unfamiliar subject.
Drawing with a pen was very intimidating for me, but you have helped me realize that the same princible of creating the effect applies to both painting and drawing. I was hesitant to ever really try it out because i was worried it would be tedious and would not help me with painting but seeing how much my painting experience helps with the thought process has inspired me. So i just wanted to thank you, and also share my experience in case someone else is interested, but intimidated by fineliners in general.
I love following your tutorials and I'm definitely improving so thank you
Great to hear Beebi😀
Good video
Thanks Ather😀
after more practice... i hope i can be like this guy hatching draw landscape in 17 mins
I hope you can be better than me. Have fun. 😀
Really helpful - thank you!
That’s great Tina, Thanks 😀
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Yes, I thought that was a good point as well 😀
Hi Stephen, I'm struggling to get a good print of the images and also my own images to work from. If I increase the size of the image it loses detail and if I reduce it it becomes equally difficult to see the detail. I realise there could be all sorts of reasons why...not a very good printer perhaps? I throw this question out to all your subscribers and not just yourself. Am I missing something I wonder?
Maybe my dpi settings...also I've thought? Bit rusty on all this...different file formats and dpi etc.
All I can suggest is print a copy the size you want, and then trace over it with a fineliner on another sheet of paper to add the hatching. It should only take a few minutes to do that.
Ah I think I've confused the issue by asking this question on this image. I was actually trying to print off an image of the Louvre from a previous video and I seem to lose the detail. I think it's to do with the image not being saved with enough dpi...maybe...I will get to the bottom of it somehow. I'm not sure if a more sophisticated image soft ware is required. As I say I'm a bit rusty on all this. Thanks for the response anyway!
I went to a gallery and was not impressed. It made me think about your statement that if you keep drawing the wrong thing it doesn’t help you improve. It’s hard to be self taught, how do we critique our own work so we don’t spend years doing the wrong thing!
It is hard. I have a few videos which give a framework for self critiquing. I do critique drawings, and suggest where a useful focus could be in the future, but it’s something I charge for, otherwise I would be swamped. But don’t underestimate your ability to find areas you can improve. 😀