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A Complete Course On Practical

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& Creative

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randomly over the paper.

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Here the same technique has been used for an animal drawing. In

this case the artist

from a photograph because

scribble

worked

drawing takes

longer than a line sketch in pencil or charcoal, and thus not ideal for a

live,

moving subject.

is

Hatching and cross-hatching As pen and ink linearity

— you

is

uncompromising

can't shade

in its

and smudge as

you can with pencil and charcoal - tones must be described with lines.

in

Hatching

network of

a

lines arc those

one direction, while

a further set of lines

which go

made on top

is

IThe artist

cross-hatching

in

of

are, the

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using a fine, metal-

graphic designers, and

those in the opposite direction.

Obviously the closer together the

is

pointed pen of the kind used by

lines

is

working on a

She will introduce more of the drapery at a later stage, but she

begins with the pears on the plate.

sheet of good-quality cartridge

Notice

(drawing) paper.

lines,

darker the tone will be.

dots

how she has varied the hatching

from long diagonals

to small

and dashes.

These methods offer numerous possibilities, because,

although the lines

should be roughly parallel, they need not be straight and even. The traditional

method of hatching was

to use a series

of slanting lines, and this

is still

commonest technique, but

the

the lines can

curve slightly to follow the shape of

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certain objects. This can give a less-

mechanical look to the finished

lines,

drawing, and also helps to build up a

and

(Right)

The drawing

is

built

up

further hatching

which are denser and closer

where there

is

4

With pears and plate complete, further

work

is

then carried out

on the drapery, with

together at the centre of the pear,

three-dimensional impression.

5

The forms of the pears are

more solidly with

lines

an area of dark shadow.

lightly scribbled

deepening the shadow

in the

foreground.

a convincing

rendering of three-dimensional form, the variety of different lines creates a

lively effect.

Although

all

roughly diagonal,

they are only parallel and evenly spaced

where the artist wanted to describe the flat plane of the table top.

You

really

need to

which ones you

good

art

shops

try

them out

to discover

prefer, but fortunately will let

you do

this,

most

and

provide pads of paper for scribbling on.

To some extent your

choice will

on the kind of drawing you intend

a flower study, but

to

do and a

pen would be unlikely

might be

quick outdoor sketches

in

•red.

the

be

needed for

ideal for

the

countryside, as a bottle of ink

depend

where you are working. For example, fibre- or felt-tipped

to provide the delicacy of line

town or is

not

Don't neglect the possibility

humble ballpoint pen

a useful

drawing

either -

this

tool, with th