How to Cross Hatch for Comics - David Finch

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David Finch

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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.

Erick Grove

2yr

Excited to see what is in store David! :)

Kenny Wang

2yr

hi erick

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Paul Olsen

3yr

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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

Kevin Hurtack

1yr

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.

Matthew Manghi

3yr

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

3yr

Love his technique and how quickly he renders.

Matthew Manghi

3yr

Thanks! I’ll check it out

Liandro

3yr

Looks like this might interest @Paul Olsen and @Matthew Manghi!

Paul Olsen

3yr

Absolutely! David Finch is just awsome! I watch his youtube channel regularly.