Pen and Ink Cross Hatching Masters Edition

It never occurred to me to draw a single direction of crosshatching for the entire image before changing directions ... but it makes a lot of sense now that you show it. Whenever I used to do crosshatching, I'd do it by zones or at random, and that got real inconsistent real fast. The method in the video is a by far more consistent ... 'can't wait to try it out.

As a Pen and Ink Artist, it's hard for me to comprehend how most collectors (and publishers), do not appreciate this medium at the same level as oil paintings. Both take considerable time and effort to achieve realism. Similar to Black and white photography compared to color.

I've been reading Berserk, and I have a new appreciation for just how much work Miura put into that manga. Thanks for the demonstration, my friend.

The level of patience and focus to sit there and maintain this level of technique consistently... Just shivers all around, man.

Cross hatching is one of those things I love as an artist. There's a strange satisfaction spending 4+ hours just making lines that can convey darkness, light, hope, tension, action, weight, depth, form, and a bunch of other things.

Slick line work. This is kind of trance-inducing to watch.

I’ve come back to this video so many times over the years and I still learn something new every visit. Truly one of the most wholesome tutorials on here.

As an artist who revived my passion for drawing during these past couple years, I stumbled across your video, and for the first time in my artistic journey, I've never thought about trying crosshatching! I am so excited to learn and practice crosshatching! All thanks to you, @DanNelson - Thank you!

I've taken a LOT of art classes and even know a few professional cartoonists, but none of them explained crosshatching as well as you just did. Thanks so much! Great video.

It's amazing how you can read about something over and over and not get it -- until that one moment when it all clicks. Thank you for that moment.

I just came across your channel (even though this was done in the year 2013) and this was a marvelous piece of artwork...the crosshatching was absolutely fabulous to watch. I have been trying to improve my crosshatching and this was an absolute help. May I also say that the word “Trust” was conveyed perfectly with the drawing. Thank-you!

Oh the fluidity and smoothness of your strokes, how utterly captivating they are! My how talented you've becomed. How much I admire your skills is simply unmeasurable. I simply cannot wait for your next art video. Best of luck my fellow. May life be great to you.

I am so grateful to you for demonstrating and explaining your technique. Absolutely fabulous ... I am in awe

It is great to have an artist explain and reveal his/her process in front of our eyes. Thank you so much. The brilliance of course is not mastering the technique of cross-hatching but rather the ability to visualize a scene as light and dark areas and knowing where to put them -- amazingly hard unless you have mastered that IMO.

As someone who does crosshatching as a style in my art, I really appreciate your dexterity and pen control. I have two questions: 1) what do you do to correct mistakes in this unforgiving medium; and 2)What do you do to avoid accidentally touching or going over wet parts of your work? Great job!

Remembered having text books and children's reading books when I was a kid with this style. So amazing! 💗💗💗

From one artist to another, brilliant. I've always loved the clean lines of pen and ink much to the criticism of my teachers who would always say "add colour". The crispness and definition to me was always the goal. I see artwork in black and white, it's finished when you put the pen down. Had to add how much I enjoyed how close you get the camera to your work. I can almost smell the ink, so tactile to watch if that makes any sense. Subscribed to enjoy watching you work. I've long since fallen out of the love of drawing but you really do inspire. Love it.

I wish you'd do some more cross hatching tutorials. You have such a fabulous skill in all media that I'd like to learn from Cross hatching is one I'm trying to learn and understand. You're work is beautiful!!! Thank you for sharing your videos!!

What a beautiful picture! I never realized it took so long to do a picture like this, NOW it makes sense why they sell for so much, def worth it.

this is one of my favorite techniques! i love to listen to music while i draw because it helps add rhythm to my work :)