How to Cross Hatch for Comics - David Finch

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David Finch
Join me for the 3rd Day of Proko! In this lesson I give you an overview of how to cross hatch along with a demo of my process.
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Erick Grove
Excited to see what is in store David! :)
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Kenny Wang
hi erick
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Paul Olsen
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I got inspired by this video, and wanted to try some cross hatching for myself. But as you can see, I ended up doing very little cross hatching on this one.... I just felt that adding to much would take away the feminine feel of it. Instead I stole many ideas from some of @David Finch 's other videos regarding texture. These videos are awesome! Links below. Regarding the anatomy, perhaps I should have made her pelvis a little wider and her legs and arms a little thinner to make her look more feminine? Comments are most welcomed! https://youtu.be/MPXmeszwvhQ https://youtu.be/7cVUyIZ3rvE
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Kevin Hurtack
Making her curvy would increase her feminine qualities but I'm not sure I'd thin her arms too much since she's a warrior, right? Maybe reference some photos of female athletes to get an idea of the body type you want. I like the texture, details and the sense of energy in her pose. It feels like something is about to happen, which draws me into it.
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Matthew Manghi
She does look a bit short for heroic proportions, which is more like 8.5 heads tall or so and she is maybe a bit broad shouldered/narrow hipped, but not outside the band of how a "hero" could be drawn so I think it's ok. Really I think what I would suggest is creating more depth of form. It feels very contour centric as opposed to constructed from 3D shapes (cubes/cylinders).
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Pamela Dowie
Love his technique and how quickly he renders.
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Matthew Manghi
Thanks! I’ll check it out
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Liandro
Looks like this might interest @Paul Olsen and @Matthew Manghi!
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Paul Olsen
Absolutely! David Finch is just awsome! I watch his youtube channel regularly.
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