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1. To: Students of New Tech Re: Shadow Life Project Keen observational skills are essential for all graphic designers. The ability to see small details and render them accurately on the computer is the difference between a good and great designer. The Graphic Communication Department at Sacramento City College would like to test your observational skills by asking you to draw a common everyday object with paper and pencil, scan it into the computer and trace it in Illustrator using the Pen Tool. Be sure to consider the effect of light and shadow in your drawings so that, when you convert it to Illustrator, you can use Transparency and the Gradient Tool to blend good shadows. Thanks and we’ll see your work soon! Tom Cappelletti Graphic Communication Department digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

2. ~ Crosshatching ~ Layers of Strokes for Drawing Value and Shade Crosshatching uses layers of hatching placed at an angle. Usually, the first layer would be vertical, the next horizontal, the next at forty-five degrees, and so on. This methodical approach can look a little mechanical, so artists often use variation in direction to add interest digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

3. 4 Types of Crosshatching Create a rectangle the width of the page with 3 lines in the middle creating equal squares across it’s length. digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

4. 4 Types of Crosshatching There are the 4 major directions that a line can follow: Vertical – Horizontal – Diagonal Left and Right digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

5. Use all four crosshatching line directions, removing subtracting one layer of crosshatching directional stroke to reveal whiter paper. Remember to pick up you pencil and begin a new line for every stroke, rather than scribbling the lines. Mow the Lawn! digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

6. ValueValue is the amount of lightness and darkness in a given area of color or shade. When there are less layers of lines in a given area, then more white paper is revealed and the area is said to be of a “lighter value”.This example creates the same illusion only by using many layers of smaller tighter curls on the left which open up into less layers of bigger looser curls on the right. The value is determined by the pressure of the pencil as well as the layers of curls. digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

7. In these examples the layers of crosshatching lines are reduced from left to right creating the illusion of a dark value opening up into the light. The reduction of layers is subtle and the gradation is gradual. digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

8. Cone Shape Using your new crosshatching skills, sketch a cone shape with emphasis on the shadows. digitalartanddesign.org/assets/crosshatching-worksheet.docx

9. Use Crosshatching to produce the illusion of roundness. Also be sure to add shadow.

10. Line and Value      Contour line is basically drawing your line to follow the curvature or shape of the object you are rendering. It can be done in many different ways. Example "H" is a cross contour line meaning that the lines cross over each other somewhat like a ball of twine or the hair or fur in people and animals. It gives the illusion of roundness but I wouldn't want to use it to draw an apple or other object that would not be represented well this way. It is faster than example "I", but example "I" would be more suited for the apple or an automobile or any other smooth shiny surface

11. Pointillism, Dots or Stippling are all the same thing basically. It is just a matter of laying down a pattern or random pattern of dots to create the illusion of shape and softness. Drawings done in this fashion have an overall softer look and texture to them

12.      Last but not least for now is the scumbling or scribbling method of line drawing. This is the method used most for quick study sketching especially for subjects that are moving around like children and animals at the zoo. When you need it done fast this is the method for getting it done.