2019-04-01_Artists___Illustrators

PENS

HOW CAN I USE THEM?

In this fountain pen study of a hand, you can see how to put hatched marks into practice

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1. INITIAL DRAWING
   Establish the overall
   shape of the hands with
   a swift, gestural sketch
   in pencil.


2. DEFINING SHAPE
   Refi ne the edges of the
   hand in pencil.


3. CONTOURS
   Draw over the pencil
   contours in pen, erasing
   the former when the
   ink is dry.


4. HATCHING
   Use parallel marks to
   establish simple tones
   over the entire image.


5. EXPLORING FORM
   Explore the surface of the
   form with sculpted,
   curving lines.


6. CROSS HATCHING
   Layer marks in varying
   directions to create the
   darker tones.