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

[@BDogCarter]

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

[@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

[@alphonsojones805]

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

[@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.

[@randalllaue4042]

So glad to have you back...

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂

[@southpaw1399]

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

[@amielterence]

The best hatching tutorial I've watched. Thanks a million.

[@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.

[@isacj81]

The Man is back! We missed you!

[@alphonsodunn]

Missed making content for you all 🙂

[@cynthiacarter8802]

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

[@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. 👍

[@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

[@RainyDayPainting1]

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

[@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

[@goatsplitter]

I've watched this so many times. And I'm haven't bought your books. No longer!!! Off to support you now geesh. Love all your stuff

[@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!

[@MarioDoiron]

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

[@madiko]

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

[@Undercaffinated]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!!! 😍🤩😇

[@rubyatul2762]

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

[@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.

[@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!!

[@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.

[@tyroneslothrop1243]

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

[@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

[@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 🙏🏻💖

[@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.

[@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…

[@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!

[@fayerocks]

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

[@AlpayBeler]

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

[@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

[@rommellim8232]

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

[@RobertAlamo]

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.

[@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

[@flieger8332]

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

[@10XSeiga]

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

[@Pump]

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

[@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 .

[@rogersahlin2022]

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

[@anahata2009]

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

[@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 !

[@IronEarthDesigns]

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

[@devang5490]

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

[@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!

[@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!! :)

[@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!

[@mrthud1981]

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

[@mm76.9]

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

[@kevinrice7291]

The best unintentional asmr

[@mariagt1953]

So glad to have find you!!!

[@catalin8818]

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

[@dunoze]

Point brilliantly illustrated !

[@vincelivingston9027]

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

[@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

[@lulatschlp9424]

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

[@إِبرَاهِيم-إِبرَاهِيم-11]

7:30 Now the three shading lines what was used in a drawing? Should it be a horizontal and straight line, a horizontal and inclined line, or should I choose the one I want?

[@anwarallie]

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

[@Berserk1080]

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

[@alphonsodunn]

🙂🙏

[@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 😀

[@giuliamicaletto6563]

This concept was so helpful thank you very much

[@gwynethjones7323]

You have given us an Excellent explanation! 😮

[@yasandiperera4470]

You’re a really great teacher! Thank you

[@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.

[@detroitdentist7388]

Artist and Teacher Extraordinaire!

[@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! 😭

[@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!🙏🙏

[@jenm5666]

These little nuggets are SO good. Simple concepts that can be endlessly applied. Please keep them coming! PS love your books!

[@CanIBeFrankWithYou81]

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

[@serenak2505]

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

[@mplcreative]

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

[@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.

[@ajwspjs2]

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

[@equesdeventusoccasus]

I'm so glad to see you back in another excellent video. I have learned much from you. I also like looking at artists who provided illustrations for periodicals from the days where illustrations were easier to get than photos. One of my favorites was Thomas Fogarty. Thomas Fogarty had an interesting habit of using very precise lines to indicate areas of newness or order in his drawings, unsteady lines to indicate aging or neglected areas and cross hatching for chaotic or messy regions of his drawings. He also left outlines off of distant objects to give the feel of distance to them.

[@KC-mj6eu]

This was so helpful. Thank you a hundred times.

[@cazhary_0797]

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

[@Igni_RW]

Youre one of the best teachers on YT. Talking your time explaining things really helps

[@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

[@mtgrave5162]

Most excellent lesson Mr. Dunn !

[@ggowc833]

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

[@elkesommer4735]

Thank you, I understand shading much better now.

[@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.

[@LazyPlectrum68]

Thank you Alphonso 🙏

[@alphonsodunn]

Youre very welcome

[@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🥰

[@julieelherbst8035]

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

[@dopapier]

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

[@firuzamahmudova8434]

I was looking for this information for a while, thank you for great explanation!

[@alphonsodunn]

Glad it was helpful!

[@sweethomes674]

Excellent explanations and techniques 😊

[@AppleTY2015]

Holy moly! Amazing video! Thanks Alphonso! ❤

[@kristinecampbell5661]

you're such a great teacher!! this was so helpful, def checking out your books

[@marcalamente]

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

[@zigzagchris]

I think this video just changed my life

[@sly8108]

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

[@judithpool8177]

Thank you for this brilliant tutorial which explain so well how I can improve my shading. Especially the use of the tracking paper. I got your books this summer and now that I started my MA art therapy I have the need to get better at my drawing and to get back into it. Like you discuss in one of your previous lessons to practice everyday. Iso much appreciate your youtube demo's you are such a good teacher with so much patience and you know how to give ove over your knowledge and to create the vibe that as a student I have to learn to trust and believe in myself. Thank you for for all your input into all of us over the globe. Waitiing for the next demo.