HATCHINGDrawings To  color  with  Lines  

Definition •  TO HATCH is  to  draw  overlapping  lines  to  create  a  sensa4on  of  volume  and  chiaroscuro.  

 

Techniques

Hatching  is  a  drawing  technique  where  you  apply  tone  and  texture  in  rows  of  parallel  lines.    

Cross  Hatching  is  where  you  crisscross  several  layers  of  Hatching  in  order  to  darken  your  tones.    

Chiaroscuro with hatching & cross-hatching

......to dark ones

Another Hatching Technique: ‘Curly-hatching’

Basic Hatching

Diagonal Hatching

Curved Hatching

The  ar4st  uses  lines  that  run  on  different  direc4ons  to  suggest  the  cloths  folds.  

Curved  lines  can  be  used  to  describe  the  volume  and  texture  of  plants  

How to use ‘hatching techiques’?

PORTRAITS

TRANSPORTS

LANDSCAPES

STILL LIFE

DAILY OBJETS

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A book Cover

ACTIVITY: CREATE A BOOK COVER USING HATCHING TECHNIQUE

MATERIALS:    -A3 paper -Pencil, pen, marker or colored pencils ON THE BACK OF YOUR DRAWING: -Your name, surname and your class letter -A short summary (no more than 12 lines) about the book you have chosen for your cover.

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SOME TUTORIALS ABOUT HATCHING AND CROSS-HATCHING:

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