How do you choose the right direction? | Shading with crosshatching Pt 1

[@alphonsojones805]

Shading is my strongest opponent currently. Thanks for this, Alphonso!

[@BDogCarter]

Would love to see more 15-20 min videos from yourself. You express your thought process in a way that I greatly appreciate.

[@randalllaue4042]

So glad to have you back...

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@southpaw1399]

I was 108 and the 18th like! Just sayin..

[@younes3573]

1. 6:05 Use a limited set of 2 to 4 shading directions 2. 8:15 Practice on simple 3D geometric forms 3. 14:07 Use the same technique on simple 3D shapes 4. 16:33 Applay it to shade more elaborate ink drawing

[@DavidAndNancySanker]

I loved the way you demonstrated shading by putting a piece of tracing paper over a more complex drawing. That was very helpful. Sometimes it's easy to grasp a concept on a simple form but get a little lost when trying to apply it to a more challenging subject matter.

[@cynthiacarter8802]

I really appreciate your teaching gift. Thank you for being on You Tube!

[@tamouse]

This is amaaazing! We are needing to see forms, even though we're using lines of ink as the medium - this makes ever so much sense now! Thank you!

[@DavidStockford]

Ive had your books for ages. Its so good to have you back doing tutorials. I really found your teaching style works for me.

[@m.m.m2838]

THANK YOU! I didn't get cross hatching and deciding between infinite directions overwhelmed me. This was a great explanation and it makes so much sense!

[@artsunny1011]

Brilliant tutorial! I have always struggled w with choosing the direction of the lines. I will use your tip to improve my pen drawings. You explain everything in the most comprehensive way. Thanks. Please do more short tutorials like this. 👍

[@MarioDoiron]

I've been inking for years and never had it demonstrated better. You taught me something today... thanks 😊

[@isacj81]

The Man is back! We missed you!

[@alphonsodunn]

Missed making content for you all 🙂

[@elass4710]

I finally learned how to shade with ink pens with your technic, i have been suffering for a whole year and i finally learned how to to it, thank you so much man you rock!!

[@JackJenkins]

Alphonso; once again, you are an amazing teacher. You help me so much by the knowledge you have of drawing, but more than that by your practical, lucidity with which you teach. You are a true master not only of your craft of drawing, but even more so with your craft of teaching. God Bless you, dar man.

[@williambaker3112]

Thank you Alphonso for your awesome presentations! My impression , together with Part 2, is that shading with tone, however faster it is than with lines, does not render shape and orientation as palpably as the lines ...

[@alphonsodunn]

Agreed

[@BrandonCase]

It would’ve been an interesting aid/demonstration for you to have a sheet of paper as the two dimensional front-facing object, add a shade gradient in vertical and horizontal lines, and then bend the paper itself into a tube and show it from different angles so we could see the line orientation change.

[@gat-susama7409]

Nice idea

[@rubyatul2762]

You have an amazing way of teaching. Thanks a bunch because of you my art improves a lot! I appreciate you a lot

[@madiko]

Coming back again to refresh my memory. Alphonso, I apprechiate your teaching immensely. Thank you for sharing. 💛

[@branflakes11]

I'm in the process of getting a better understanding forms so that I can tackle Human anatomy. This helped so much! Thank you!

[@darth_hylian]

Watch his anatomy videos and practice gesture drawing often. Use lots of references

[@tyroneslothrop1243]

A masterful explanation, by a master draftsman, and a master teacher. Thank you!

[@deetan7944]

Sir Randall, you cannot imagine the happiness I felt seeing your notification. You’re the reason I started doing art in a place where no art schools are available…

[@MariaDeesy]

Thank goodness you’re back! I just bought both books and all I can say it AMAZING!! I’m new to pen & ink, I bought a few other books before I found yours, they do not compare. Thank you 🙏🏻💖

[@robeoteu]

Thank you for this. I've brought your books early in the year but didn't start it yet. I need to get started on it.

[@kevinrice7291]

The best unintentional asmr

[@vaughanbowen5201]

WOW!! This is SO helpful. I feel like you've given me the "magic key" I was missing. Now when I practice, I will have a good mental map to guide me, so practice can lead me to improvement (instead of frustration). THANKS SO MUCH! I have your books and am looking forward to working through them.

[@dintoons1]

ABSOLUTELY!!! 😍🤩😇

[@EvilMP5]

I am glad you made this video because I learned something new the other day that confused me even more contour hatching which I noticed those types of lines were in your book. Doing hair in ink still boggles my mind, especially really detailed dog hair.

[@mariagt1953]

So glad to have find you!!!

[@Pump]

Great video, thank you. I haven’t crosshatched ever before & I understood this completely.

[@gorvnice]

Have been searching forever for an explanation like this. Literally a couple of years, it never clicked until you broke it down. Much appreciated.

[@MissAdoptaCat]

I just finished a pen & ink assignment at school. I wish I would have had your video to help guide me. My lines were all over the place 😂. But, it sparked my interest in continuing to use this medium and style and to practice more on my own. My birthday is coming up this month and I am putting your books on my list as must haves. Your art is beautiful!! Thank you for your tutorials.

[@jazmarz]

Super video explaining three spacial directions for hatching. Simple. Keep it Simple. Loved this easy way to look at hatching. It seems so daunting before this video to me.

[@rommellim8232]

This is very enlightening... thank you for demystifying the principle of crosshatching.

[@Undercaffinated]

Tracing over your completed hands really helped lock this down for me. It very starkly contrasted the "keep it simple" concept. Thank you!

[@fayerocks]

So simple, but extremly helpfull! This really shows the simplicity - and that you dont have to get intimitated!

[@SPHartson]

Hey hey, I've been drawing for year's. In fact, it was your guides that got me into drawing with Fineliners/ technical pens. So I want to say thank you.

[@darranthompson8202]

This method same with pencil? Great tutorial thankyou..you are best teacher on KZbin easy to understand I am a complete newbie at drawing and have watched lots of videos to learn .

[@questioneverything2488]

This is brilliant it is the best ever I've ever seen hatching and shading explained so simply. I will get to work on it right away. Thank you for this video it's just brilliant

[@AlpayBeler]

Thank you, Alphonso, for the clear and lucid explanation. Have a great week.

[@RainyDayPainting1]

Alphonso, your choices of language and structure throughout videos are S-TIER amongst the tutorial world. Great stuff.

[@michellefg5197]

Thank you so much and super happy that you’re back! 🌈

[@JeezJeezy]

Good to see you back. Believe it or not, horizontality is a word!

[@alphonsodunn]

Yup, as weird as it sounds lol

[@yaminiayachitam]

I always had this question. Actually while making kids draw cross hatching they ask me many times which way they should go. Thanks so much for the video!

[@zigzagchris]

I think this video just changed my life

[@IronEarthDesigns]

Thank you. I'm watching this to improve my linoleum carving. I'll practice.

[@rogersahlin2022]

So easy to understand and yet so hard to accomplish, great lesson

[@10XSeiga]

I'm very grateful for these lessons. Thank you, friend.

[@artbydrbee]

This video is wonderful, Alphonso! Well done! I recently bought a glass dip pen - it can only do hatching or stippling (unless a brush is used.. but I really only wanted to use the pen alone) - and this is just what I needed! Thank-you so much for this video!! :)

[@MarkEichin]

It wasn't until the "counter example" at 19m45s that I really *got* it - for me, 3d is fine and the "bending the plane" is easy to visualize, "how would you *not* do that, isn't it obvious?" but then it clicked when you drew it the "wrong" way and I finally understood what the question was !

[@anahata2009]

Clear and super helpful, as always. Thanks, Alphonso.

[@giuliamicaletto6563]

This concept was so helpful thank you very much

[@dunoze]

Point brilliantly illustrated !

[@mm76.9]

This unlocked something in my brain. Thanks. You're a genius.

[@Renee11123]

Thank you! I've been wondering how to this for months now and never did understand it. This has been such a huge help! 😭

[@janisbrandt1996]

Thank you so much! This was VERY helpful. I've been looking for this kind of instruction for quite some time and haven't been able to find it in shading videos. The hand example really helped to bring the instruction on direction lines to life. Thanks again!

[@sly8108]

You're a good teacher bro. I didn't think about the diagonal warping. 😅

[@XSiempreSolo]

This is great, I think it also serves a really crazy purpose which is forcing your brain to work on spatial visualization, very very good. Two birds with one stone.

[@anwarallie]

Awesome. Been waiting for this since I'm always confused about the direction. Thank you!

[@devang5490]

One of the best videos I've ever stumbled upon....thanku alphose

[@ggowc833]

Still watching the video,, thanks for your tutorial,, keep writing

[@mrthud1981]

Very cool, I need to pick this up. It will calm my nerves down a little.

[@lulatschlp9424]

Awesome video, thanks man. Explained it perfectly for me as a beginner in hatching!

[@walterwinstonjr8577]

Thank You.... 🙏🏾😔🙏🏾 This was tremendous,,,, the drawings of the hands, I get the concept now can I integrate it into my drawings,,,, it can be done, you did it.... 🙏🏾🖖🏾🙏🏾 😔🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@sol7967]

Yes, I was practicing this last night but I was struggling. Thx 😀

[@mandalorianna]

I hope someday people ask me if I had a mentor when I started drawing and I will be so glad to talk about you to them

[@DexterHaven]

Perfect idea for a video.

[@catalin8818]

Excellent lessons! Tyvm mr. Dunn! Helps allot! Cheers from Romania :)

[@flieger8332]

Would recommend using a fountain pen for ink drawing because you can get various thicknesses if you use it right

[@mplcreative]

I have both of your books. I'm waiting for a third one (smile). This tutorial was so helpful.

[@yasandiperera4470]

You’re a really great teacher! Thank you

[@ajwspjs2]

Love the books. But I also like the videos because I get to watch you do it.

[@vincelivingston9027]

Oh wow so good to see you again You ok? Cant wait to see some more of your excellent videos

[@CanIBeFrankWithYou81]

Wonderful tutorial, thank you so much for sharing your knowledge🖤

[@samadhiwadithya3600]

I just missed one lesson in my art claz and this video of yours covered all nicely. this worth a WOW!🤩 and thanks a lot🥰

[@gwynethjones7323]

You have given us an Excellent explanation! 😮

[@serenak2505]

Yay so happy when you post!!!!! 😊 Hope you’re doing well.

[@elkesommer4735]

Thank you, I understand shading much better now.

[@detroitdentist7388]

Artist and Teacher Extraordinaire!

[@KC-mj6eu]

This was so helpful. Thank you a hundred times.

[@julieelherbst8035]

Thank you so much for this video. Help me a lot in my drawings!

[@CCLinGameOnABC]

When Mr. Dunn overlaid the tracing paper onto his hand drawings, it was like “click, click, click” in my brain. Another amazing tutorial! Thank you so much, Mr. Dunn.

[@nicofotonl]

Thank you so much Alphonso, this explanation was so helpful!

[@yaminiayachitam]

When I am learning or teaching, pen and ink drawings really help me make my students understand the form. I always refer to Alphonso's work while teaching. I have two of his books. Can't tell you how much they help

[@alphonsodunn]

Thanks so very much! So glad I can help!🙏🙏

[@amour9086]

I was just thinking about this earlier on how to do cross-hatching, thank you for this.

[@stacygibson9572]

As a beginner I had an "AHA!" moment with this video!

[@Berserk1080]

this is so helpful and make the thought of shading with lines much less intimidating. Thanks.

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂🙏

[@dintoons1]

This is the HOLY GRAIL of Crosshatching!! 😍This is the Zen of Line Shading!!😎 My life has been transformed!!🤩 I'm enlightened!!!😇 THANK YOU, MASTER ALPHONSO!!🤗 ❤❤❤🙏

[@dintoons1]

I do have both of your AWESOME books. Been studying them on and off, but not consistently enough. There's SUCH A WEALTH of information in there, (and yet so simple!) that I've been taking it slow n easy. Want to enjoy each section of your books, while learning to master the art of Pen n Ink 🖤

[@LA-es8wo]

This is the first time I’ve understood the logic and first principles behind cross hatching. Thank you SO MUCH!!

[@marcalamente]

Thank you Alphonso! This cleared up a lot of confusion that I had :)

[@PuppetMaster8707]

It's so good to hear from you and thanks for the video I've been drawing in ink a lot more lately so I've been very curious about cross hatching

[@cazhary_0797]

This is great! Thanks for being so informative and also for coming back

[@Passion_killer]

IMO Alphonsos channel and The Drawing Database channel are hands down the best learning resource for drawing on KZbin. Nothing but good info.

[@adeptusjoker7176]

This simplifies very much! Thank you

[@AppleTY2015]

Holy moly! Amazing video! Thanks Alphonso! ❤

[@marla3485]

great video thank you so much

[@ahmedKaram25]

Thank you you art is amazingly beautiful

[@mtgrave5162]

Most excellent lesson Mr. Dunn !

[@sweethomes674]

Excellent explanations and techniques 😊

[@tuxedoneko9837]

Great explanation. Clear. Helpful.

[@momsell8801]

I just bought this book I am really enjoying the process 💗

[@dopapier]

So clear. So intelligent. And wonderful to hear your voice without the overlay of music that so many amateurs think is essential.