Simple Cross-Hatching Exercises | How to choose the right direction Pt 2

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VIDEO DESCRIPTION:
Deciding on the direction of your lines can be one of the most challenging aspect of pen and ink shading. In this tutorial I continue going over some of the issues we confront in deciding on line direction and provide simple exercises from my practice : )
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  • @Daegukks
    @Daegukks2 жыл бұрын

    IM NOT KIDDING WHEN I SAY THIS WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT VIDEO EVER! It literally summarized everything I’ve doing wrong and took my drawing to the next level. Thank you so much

  • @kyleokeeffe525

    @kyleokeeffe525

    Жыл бұрын

    Actually though - I've been trying to develop my ability with pen and ink on my own for years, thinking 'all it takes it practice, and it will come' but what you're making accessible to us here Alphonso has let me understand how to really make my practising something that's actually proving my ability instead of just confusing me further lol

  • @jessz.
    @jessz. Жыл бұрын

    Wow. The simple fact that you lettered your corners has changed everything for me. This made shading so much easier. Thank you so much for making these videos.

  • @thebirdartistscottage
    @thebirdartistscottage2 жыл бұрын

    What a skilled teacher you are! Your explanations are so clear and consistent. For the first time, I feel like I’m grasping these principles after years of frustration. Thank you so much!!!

  • @lilymarie626
    @lilymarie6262 жыл бұрын

    Are you doing a third book? I’m almost done with both of mine and love the way you’ve layed everything out

  • @3mizuki_12
    @3mizuki_12 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Giving such great information for free is a big favor for us!

  • @pierrefr1343
    @pierrefr13432 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Alphonso, you have liberated my mind and improve my well being through your drawing lessons. Big hug from France. Merci beaucoup monsieur Dunn.

  • @Renee11123
    @Renee111232 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! I wondered how to do this for the longest time but you nailed it! Anchoring the plain with A, B, C, and D then playing with the perspective of the shape made understanding how to shade so much easier. Thank you for taking your time to explain this concept. 🥰

  • @parsifalkitty5109
    @parsifalkitty51092 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Got back in the habit due to it being a nice past time and test of my brain's empty space thanks for showing the variations. The anchor points are a good tip so my drawings feel like they have more depth and a bit more realism in it.

  • @Gabrieulbezerra
    @Gabrieulbezerra18 күн бұрын

    This video is one of the most important videos!!! Helped me a lot!!!! If your book were for sale in Brazil I would buy it without thinking twice

  • @davidwang3222
    @davidwang3222Ай бұрын

    this one is very helpful for the beginners . It cleared up some confusions I had about hatching before. Thanks !

  • @falafarmaoficial
    @falafarmaoficial7 ай бұрын

    This changed a lot for me, i didn't realize a LOT of mistakes. Thank u so much

  • @stoicphysicalist
    @stoicphysicalist Жыл бұрын

    Alphonso, not only your art is breathtaking, but your art in explaining things is unparalleled. I love both of your books. I hope you come up with a third book with more exercises, and a fourth book that may cover any possible skill that may not have been covered in your preview books. Thanks for sharing all this wonderful knowledge....

  • @barbarawilliams7012
    @barbarawilliams70122 ай бұрын

    Stick with this video! I thought it was going to be far too complicated for me but then I got my lightbulb moment. Alphonso, you are not only a wonderful artist but a truly gifted teacher and a beautiful person.

  • @merryw5885
    @merryw5885 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you! This clarifies a huge point of confusion! Blessings to you!

  • @iNVENCIbLL
    @iNVENCIbLL2 жыл бұрын

    This is great. I’ve been wondering about this stuff so much since I started drawing. Thank you

  • @mikerodriguez413
    @mikerodriguez4135 ай бұрын

    I loved this video, and the entire series!! Thank you

  • @augustpasimio
    @augustpasimio Жыл бұрын

    Excellent tutorial. It really helps when you label the vertices.

  • @Saka_Mulia
    @Saka_Mulia2 жыл бұрын

    This is such a powerful yet deceivingly simple way of thinking about curved surfaces. Thank you! Brilliant!

  • @ashblack4351
    @ashblack43513 ай бұрын

    One of the best videos ever. Thanks so much for such a clear understandable explanation

  • @kaoru9829
    @kaoru98292 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are SO useful. I'm primarily a digital artist, but I think there's so much to be learnt from traditional art. Thank you for putting these amazing resources out there for all us learning artists. Your channel is like a gold mine for me and I can't wait to binge everything lol

  • @G-Sco-tt
    @G-Sco-tt2 жыл бұрын

    Really looking forward to seeing these concepts applied in real time to fully rendered facial features and portraits.

  • @Namoraslife
    @Namoraslife2 жыл бұрын

    This is genius! Thanks for explaining it so clearly! It finally clicked in my brain

  • @omarlasheen5218
    @omarlasheen52182 жыл бұрын

    I love this man so much. Thank you

  • @christopher9136
    @christopher91362 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for this, it really helped A LOT. 👍

  • @ramaehamrin
    @ramaehamrinАй бұрын

    Best I have seen on the subject! Just ordered both books! Thank you, sir.

  • @bilanggoboy
    @bilanggoboy10 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for this great tutorial!

  • @jitendragholap4147
    @jitendragholap41475 ай бұрын

    It is one of the best video I saw on this subjects. Fundamentals are explained in such an easy to understand way. Well done. Thank you....👍Great learning

  • @jimilismith
    @jimilismith6 ай бұрын

    Watched the first video and the second I saw the books...BOUGHT THEM BOTH...Instantlly

  • @capturemoon7527
    @capturemoon75274 ай бұрын

    every single one of your videos is mindblowing, but this one in particular is gold!!!!! thank you soooo much

  • @zan8152
    @zan81522 жыл бұрын

    This is something that I like inherently got, but am never able to realize well enough to execute. Immediately you've broken it down and explained it so simply I think I may have a chance. I'll be coming back to this video a bunch, this is wonderful stuff thank you.

  • @marielouisedavidson4834
    @marielouisedavidson4834 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! Very important to know and confusing, but you really helped me understand how this works. Thanks!

  • @davidelkabes5465
    @davidelkabes54654 ай бұрын

    man i love u simplified so many stuff

  • @larryglatt2548
    @larryglatt25482 жыл бұрын

    This is one of your best videos, thank you.

  • @BaseBasvic
    @BaseBasvic2 жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU-great stuff!!

  • @rasmachris94
    @rasmachris94 Жыл бұрын

    This was really helpful I tend to shade rather haphazardly and wondered why some of my shading looked better for some forms and worse for others.

  • @michaelodonell4954
    @michaelodonell4954 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for upload this video! Very useful!

  • @stonyglow8944
    @stonyglow89442 жыл бұрын

    Im so much grateful this channel existed

  • @phyllisalden9983
    @phyllisalden9983 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent. Thank you!

  • @bspinney26
    @bspinney262 жыл бұрын

    GAME CHANGER! That made it a lot simpler, thank u

  • @Splattedable
    @Splattedable Жыл бұрын

    This was so useful thanks a lot!

  • @metalface7283
    @metalface72832 жыл бұрын

    Great teacher, very clear. I bought both books💪

  • @jameslabs1
    @jameslabs12 жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Clear and to the point.

  • @angelruizrisueno2729
    @angelruizrisueno27292 жыл бұрын

    Muchas gracias por sus consejos, todos son muy útiles. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Lástima que no esté subtitulado en español.

  • @gsdls
    @gsdls Жыл бұрын

    Such a useful video. Thank you so much for sharing your skill and knowledge.

  • @sikawatthanaviratananich496
    @sikawatthanaviratananich496 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much, amazing teaching from an amazing teacher

  • @kellyclemmer9715
    @kellyclemmer97157 ай бұрын

    I'm teaching cross-hatching shading to my art students on Wednesday. This is a great visual of what I want to show them!

  • @enderlebrave2
    @enderlebrave22 жыл бұрын

    Thank you one more time alphonso! I draw a lot thanks to you :-)

  • @visualarthistory
    @visualarthistory2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much--this is very helpful!

  • @ReiTuG
    @ReiTuG2 жыл бұрын

    This is a helpful explanation. Thanks!!!!

  • @carolhama4156
    @carolhama4156 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing & posting your knowledge. Your explanations are methodical and very well thought out, progression is consistent. I am your number one fan! I still refer people to your channel though l stopped teaching watercolours / oils several years .

  • @johnhensley6808
    @johnhensley68085 ай бұрын

    Excellent guidance and detail..

  • @bjmccann1
    @bjmccann12 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! Thanks!

  • @alebrijeciclico5793
    @alebrijeciclico57932 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much for the tips, they are really useful

  • @transferz
    @transferz2 жыл бұрын

    That makes so much sense. I would look at your drawings in Ig and wonder how you did that in pen. I’m a trained oil painter. I like drawing in ink more though

  • @giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947
    @giulyanoviniciussanssilva29472 жыл бұрын

    Great Master of Cross Hatching.

  • @ji3072
    @ji30722 жыл бұрын

    Thank you. Very helpful.

  • @igoraraujo7451
    @igoraraujo74512 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this valuable lesson

  • @lexxrich192
    @lexxrich1922 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the tutorial

  • @d.o3927
    @d.o39272 жыл бұрын

    Really helpful. Thanks

  • @KhameshBhardwaj
    @KhameshBhardwaj2 жыл бұрын

    The only topic i needed and was searching for very desperately was this.....thnks a lot bruh....appreciated👏❤️

  • @fenston
    @fenston2 жыл бұрын

    Wow ! Thank you, this is so usefull !

  • @Mrs.LadeyBug
    @Mrs.LadeyBug2 жыл бұрын

    So helpful!

  • @azertyqwerty2503
    @azertyqwerty25034 ай бұрын

    this is so helpfull thank you so much

  • @katepanthera7265
    @katepanthera72652 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Just the first 4 minutes of instruction explained so much! Thank you, thank you! When I first started trying to draw in pen and ink 30 years ago, there was no video instructions on anything, and I had to rely entirely on books, which are a lot harder to follow than visual demonstration. This makes things SO much easier, and I am SO grateful.😃

  • @willbephore3086

    @willbephore3086

    Жыл бұрын

    Isn't it a marvel, to be able to have a question, and simply go find out how to do it?! Instead of trying for years and possibly just giving up altogether. Absolutely stunning. I am grateful every day.

  • @MsMotf
    @MsMotf2 жыл бұрын

    Muito obrigada, do Brasil!👏

  • @jillharper7456
    @jillharper7456 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks awesome video

  • @inkandgrowrich9793
    @inkandgrowrich97932 жыл бұрын

    God damn... why is it just so satisfying watching you draw?! Another great episode!!

  • @benitoproto7702
    @benitoproto77022 жыл бұрын

    Such an important concept! Even if you don't use lines, "visualize" this lines helps you understand how to shadow correctly. Thank you for the video. Looking forward for the "consistency video" I really struggle with large strokes consistency!

  • @whitleywilburn2999
    @whitleywilburn2999 Жыл бұрын

    Lifesaving video

  • @helpyourcattodrive
    @helpyourcattodrive2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you.

  • @Kzerty
    @Kzerty2 ай бұрын

    I feel it useful. A good pedagogue. Step by step. One can follow the master without being lost. I will suscribe and practice. The 2 books and especially exercises one are great !

  • @alphonsodunn

    @alphonsodunn

    2 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much

  • @tessa6307
    @tessa63072 жыл бұрын

    Awesome video explaining this principle, thank you! I’d like to know how you go about choosing which type of line to use vertical, horizontal, or diagonal). Is this in an earlier video? Does choosing one direction over another impact the way the form is communicated?

  • @khatiatvauri8557
    @khatiatvauri85572 жыл бұрын

    thank you very much for everything

  • @butacrafts
    @butacrafts2 жыл бұрын

    This is perfect. I was looking for the examples on the curvatures. I do have a question though. If we are hatching say a finger that is curved, or in a fist. the direction changes. I find my hatching looking very strange when the direction changes. How do I hatch elegantly or seamlessly? I need to look through your videos on building values too. I'm pretty bad at it now

  • @fericaweri4951
    @fericaweri49512 жыл бұрын

    очень полезное видео, спасибо!

  • @artunblock9433
    @artunblock94332 жыл бұрын

    Wow, amazing content

  • @Arkhivez
    @Arkhivez5 ай бұрын

    I feel like God/the universe smiled down upon me when I was looking up inking different textures and I discovered your channel. Thank you so much for all you do, and I'm already a better artist just from a few videos. Will you be doing streaming at any point?

  • @peaceafghan243
    @peaceafghan2435 ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @eldiariodechryss
    @eldiariodechryss4 ай бұрын

    thankyouu!!💕

  • @mariamyre9778
    @mariamyre97782 жыл бұрын

    Great video 👌👌👌

  • @kantasoni7870
    @kantasoni7870 Жыл бұрын

    Great 🎉

  • @suzettevanderwalt9262
    @suzettevanderwalt92622 жыл бұрын

    I bought your lovely book.

  • @Noman_404
    @Noman_4042 ай бұрын

    this video is a butterfly effect moment for the ones of us who can't even draw stick figures

  • @peterlennig
    @peterlennig2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing your expertise. Is there any chance that your work book will available as a digital version? 🌱

  • @Zenon-fg4dw
    @Zenon-fg4dw Жыл бұрын

    What a great tutorial. Thank you so much! Now, I am thinking what is difference between shading and cross hatching if you are using a pencil? Is one preferred over the other? Or ultimately they are the same thing, and cross hatching is a method of shading?

  • @leaabril5370
    @leaabril5370 Жыл бұрын

    This is so amazing! thank you so much! I plan to start tattooing in this style, this info has been priceless. Can i get your book in Colombia?

  • @zeddholycrab3217
    @zeddholycrab32172 жыл бұрын

    Nice content sir

  • @abbitbunny
    @abbitbunny3 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this video. What about if there is multiple component in that drawings? How should we decide where is A,B, C and D?

  • @carolannefisher1516
    @carolannefisher15162 жыл бұрын

    Q: if you’re converging Horizontal strokes toward the vanishing point, shouldn’t you also make the vertical strokes get closer to each other (denser) as they go back in space on a plane? Similar to how light posts look like they get closer to each other as they go away in space. Superior video, as always!

  • @melissafrankel8723

    @melissafrankel8723

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was just wondering the same!

  • @alphonsodunn

    @alphonsodunn

    2 жыл бұрын

    True, that does happen but for our purposes we can ignore that effect. Remember, our lines are not representing actual objects, but to convey value (while aligning with the 3D shape of the form.) I know it may seem contrary. but in this case, if we do that, then the viewer will think value gradation which isnt our intent

  • @fbpliegorrivero8869
    @fbpliegorrivero88692 жыл бұрын

    Gracias por la información y saludos 👈 👀

  • @ruslanfilippenko5428
    @ruslanfilippenko54282 жыл бұрын

    Respect from Russia, thx man

  • @raerae6422
    @raerae64222 жыл бұрын

    Wow! 🤯🤯🤯

  • @neilneilrebel
    @neilneilrebel2 жыл бұрын

    Ello from the Philippines!

  • @xiao668
    @xiao6682 жыл бұрын

    Thanks to your book I adore working in ink now! 💖 💖 Thanks for all the tutorials!

  • @kyleokeeffe525
    @kyleokeeffe525 Жыл бұрын

    I wish I could multi-like videos Alphonso 😋 if I could I would spam this one with likes all day long lol Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge about your experience with these concepts :)

  • @prabhuramselvan
    @prabhuramselvan2 жыл бұрын

    Hey Alphanso, the couse comming in 2021 as planned ?

  • @trustfulfolk6595
    @trustfulfolk65952 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, you are always really helpful. Really appreciate you

  • @willbephore3086
    @willbephore3086 Жыл бұрын

    Mr Dunn, I have been struggling with contour lines, of actually getting the intended curve in them, even though I am practicing exercises and drills. So I am digging through your videos in hopes of finding some help with that - and come across this video. Which isn't actually the answer to my issue, but wow it addresses another issue I have also been grappling with. Thank you as always for your patient, clear, repeated instructions that make it all simple and unavoidable to understand and learn.

  • @ink_boy9263
    @ink_boy92632 жыл бұрын

    🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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    @ayoutube12 жыл бұрын

    Hey i just subscribed to your channel congratulations yu hv a new member