Cross Hatching Process | Dip Pen Portrait Study I

Summary by Krater

This video demonstrates a cross-hatching dip pen drawing process for a skull study, illustrating techniques like seeing the abstract, structure, and light.

From the video

Answers: How do you do cross-hatching with a dip pen for a skull drawing?

• cross-hatching
• dip pen drawing
• skull study
• pen and ink illustration

What it concludes

• Rendering skulls is an invaluable exercise for developing essential drawing skills and practicing anatomy.
• Seeing the skull as both a recognizable subject and an amorphous composite of irregular shapes is good practice for learning to observe carefully.
• We must see the skull's basic planes first despite its perceived complexity.
• The skull interacts with light in a consistent way, requiring the artist to ignore small lights and look for the big light.
• The skull allows us to develop and refine our shading skills in virtually any medium.