How to Add Shading with Cross hatching - Let's Practice

[@joshuaosiris]

I love that eye. Your art is on point!

[@ARTISTSANKETGUPTA]

You are an inspiration! And your soothing voice in all these tutorials makes it more interesting

[@varuntulsyan2558]

Great lesson! I'm fascinated with detailed portrait shading using cross-hatching and this video had some very useful tips and advice. Thankyou!!!🔥

[@howlandluke]

Great tutorial! Very helpful... Keep sending out these gems. Thanks

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you very much! I will continue to do my best! :)

[@scully4life]

This is the first hatching exercise that I have actually enjoyed. My erratic hatching managed to actually look good and by the end of it I had developed a lot more control than I thought possible (for myself). It definitely helped me a lot more than just practicing making random hatch lines and cross hatches across a blank canvas. Thanks so much!!

[@BenMellingerArt]

looks amazing as usual, Rob! I'm making a 6 page comic inspired by you!

[@niftyrosa1958]

Would like to see it when you complete it. Subscribed

[@BenMellingerArt]

of course! I'll show case it on my channel soon. I'm only 2 and a half pages in, so it should be done in a week or 2, and thank you so much for subscribing:)

[@RobertMarzullo]

I can’t wait to see it. Im honored to have helped inspire you! :)

[@rathnam9054]

Oh my goodness I've been trying to understand hatching for years! This is such a great explanation into the thought processes and reasoning behind the technique

[@TheBasqueWasp]

Excellent tutorial, thanks for sharing.

[@brentarnold4442]

I love it man! You have more skill, in 5 minutes, then ive acquired in a lifetime! Lol

[@RobertMarzullo]

In your defense it took me about 25 years of practice to get here! ;)

[@pat.k4823]

Inpressive and helpful!!! Thanks!!!

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you and glad you enjoyed the video!

[@rosiefugate1588]

Again, another fantastic video! Masterfully done! Just started watching your videos because I have been learning how to use cross-hatching on 3D resin printed models to achieve a comic book style aesthetic on board game pieces. I love your approach to teaching and all your tips and tricks. Not to sound weird but I find your voice so chill and relaxing. There is a high degree of professionalism in your voice and in your approach that I very much appreciate. Thanks again for another amazing video!

[@Onthegoart7790]

This is perfect! I've been struggling with hatching and needed a good resource. I'm glad you did this video and I didn't even need to search for it lol!

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you Darris! Always happy to share the work.

[@marcusfrost1548]

Darris779 (Darris D Armstrong) same

[@akosaeyw]

Thank you sir... Wonderful tutorial...

[@vapsman88]

Thanks, Rob! Great exercise.

[@RobertMarzullo]

You’re welcome John!

[@gvnrchmnd]

Mega. Great attention to detail.

[@lukeskywalkertheauror]

This is exactly what I needed to practice. Thanks so much man!

[@fanickmj]

I only have 1 word....beautiful

[@MrNiskratus]

Great little tutorial.. thank you.. Quick question, when doing crosshatching liek this are you just thinking about light and shadow or does texture also factor in than doing this?

[@RobertMarzullo]

In this example it would primarily be about light and shadow but cross-hatching can also be used for texturing. I also like to add in bits of stipple shading or random marks to create texture.

[@Techgamerism]

How can i replicate this brush in photoshop

[@misterioenelagua3955]

Dibuja con el mouse?...

[@DiegoBM]

Man, that line-art skill is amazing! How do you manage to obtain those insane perfectly straight, parallel and same-length lines? Do you always keep the stabiliser on? Is there any particular exercise that you could recommend to get that skilled at drawing lines? (maybe you have it on a previous video? I'm checking your inking videos but the ones I've seen don't seem to mention exercises). Thank you in advance, and thanks for your videos!

[@RobertMarzullo]

Thank you Diego. I have practiced them a lot over the years. I think that the main thing is getting the work the exact size that corresponds with your most confident hand movement. For me, it is where I can rest my hand on the screen and create smaller movements controlled by only my fingertips and not by moving my hand. By pivoting off my hand I can get much more accurate lines. Some artists get good at pulling lines across the canvas by moving their entire arm but I find that to be more difficult. I also would fill up entire pages with just lines to get better at rendering. That can be a great way to practice. Thanks for watching this video! -Robert

[@DiegoBM]

@@RobertMarzullo thank you very much for the advice! I will definitely try that. I was in fact struggling with my straight lines probably because I was always putting a litte bit of wrist on them and they always curved a bit. Also I have noticed today that Clip Studio Paint Pro produces a much more elegant line-art out of the box for the default GPen than what Krita does (I have been using Krita until now) which is unfortunate since it's such a nice software. Keep up this amazing work!

[@kevindouglas6120]

Do you ever shade normal like smoothing out colors fading them to nothing plus the cross hatching ? I've never tried to do the cross hatching but I've seen it a lot. You are awesome as always. I've got a pic I've drawn and shaded. Do you think after practicing it would look okay with the cross hatching also is my question. Thanks man !

[@marcusfrost1548]

Few! All done now to draw it on a face

[@greennature1045]

nice ty :)

[@dinosharttt]

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