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Basic Shading Techniques: Term 1 Week 5

The document discusses different shading techniques used in drawing, including hatching and cross-hatching. Hatching uses parallel lines to create shades, while cross-hatching overlays lines at right angles to create tonal effects. Studying drawing techniques helps artists draw confidently and express themselves through a major visual art form. Value, or the lightness and darkness of tones, is important for shading, and different techniques like hatching and cross-hatching can be used to create tonal effects in artwork.

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Basic Shading Techniques: Term 1 Week 5

The document discusses different shading techniques used in drawing, including hatching and cross-hatching. Hatching uses parallel lines to create shades, while cross-hatching overlays lines at right angles to create tonal effects. Studying drawing techniques helps artists draw confidently and express themselves through a major visual art form. Value, or the lightness and darkness of tones, is important for shading, and different techniques like hatching and cross-hatching can be used to create tonal effects in artwork.

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  • Introduction
  • Drawing Techniques
  • Hatching
  • Cross Hatching
  • Hatching vs. Cross Hatching
  • Types of Cross Hatching
  • Importance of Techniques
  • Understanding Value
  • Practical Application
  • Hands-On Practice

Basic Shading

Techniques
Term 1 Week 5
2 types of drawing techniques
Cross Hatching Hatching
Hatching
Hatching is the use of fine, parallel lines drawn
closely together. It creates the illusion of shade
or texture in a drawing.
Cross Hatching
Crosshatching is the
drawing of two
layers of hatching at
right-angles to
create a mesh-like
pattern.
Crosshatching is
often used to create
tonal effects.
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What Element of Art is used to create
hatching and cross-hatching
techniques?
Hatching vs. Cross Hatching
Hatching has lines that
goes in one direction
whereas cross
hatching is done
through overlapping of
lines.

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4 types of Cross Hatching
Why study drawing techniques?
With the study of art
techniques, students
are able to draw
confidently.

Drawing is one of the


major forms of
expression within the
visual arts.
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But what is VALUE?

Value is the
lightness or
darkness of
tones or colours.

Source: [Link]
What shading
technique is
used here?

Artwork:
Ng Woon Lam,
Jurong Island
Refinery

Source: [Link]
What shading
technique is
used here?

Artwork:
Patrick
Saunders,
sketches of
Charlie

Source: [Link]
Now it’s your turn to try!

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