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Author: Murray_Cholowsky, Contributing Editor
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The shading can be divided into 10 grades as shown in the above example of how you can build values using various crosshatching lines. NOTE: All shading in the above example was done using a fine point (.005) Micron tech pen. The term pitch refers to the negative space between the lines. 1. is left white. 2. vertical shading only with fine point pen. 3. additional 45º shading at 2mm pitch 4. additional 45º shading at 2mm pitch (the other way) 5. additional 45º shading at .5mm pitch 6. additional 45º shading at .5mm pitch (the other way) 7. additional 45º shading at 2 mm pitch 8. additional 45º shading at 2 mm pitch (the other way) 9. additional 45º shading at .5 mm pitch 10. is mostly black and there is a blend between grades 9 & 10. |
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| This is an example of what is called the "scribble" technique. It a GREAT way to loosen up and gain some experience using your pen. You generally make up the whole drawing by just scribbling it in. You can see by the exploded views of the above example just how to achieve different values. You will also notice that line direction is also important for some parts of your drawing. I have a straight up and down stroke for rendering the wood post and more of a sideways stroke for the hanging bell. Try this technique out and just throw caution to the wind and have some fun with this. |
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| This is by far my favorite way to ink. But it is also the most tedious. You will need the patience of a saint for this technique but the results are always worth the time involved. Above is an example of a stippled rendering I did of a lake sunset with an old hotel on top of the hill. Included are exploded views of the various values you can attain using this technique. In this drawing I used just one size pen, a .005 tech pen like the one I show on the first page. I like using such a fine point because you can get some extremely GREAT detail work with them. When rendering a drawing using the stippling method you should always try to hold your pen as straight up and down as you can. Place the dot and then lift straight up and continue this as you go. The values are reached by how close or far apart your dots are. Pay close attention to this when you are dotting. The closer they are the darker your value and the farther apart the lighter. Try a small drawing just to start you off and that way you aren't spending countless hours to finish your piece. |
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