Crosshatching Continued

            In my first crosshatching post, I wasn't completely satisfied with the result, so I decided to do another post using the crosshatching technique. In the first blog, I noticed that I didn't add enough lines and cross over many lines to create a clean gradient. So in this blog I'm going to try to blend the two methods that I've done in my past two blogs. This means that I'm going use dark and light shading, along with the crosshatching technique.

  As you can see in the picture, there wasn't much shading like in my previous blogs, but in this one I just wanted to get used to the technique of crosshatching and I think I have mastered it. I said that I was using both which I did because in the collar, and how it contrasted to the shirt. But you can see in his hair that the lines are crossing, creating a soft blend of gray. Although I said this is crosshatching, I should be more specific because their are many ways. This style specifically is a mix of fine crosshatching, and tick crosshatching (Willenbrink 57). The reason why I chose crosshatching is that it has a good composition. Composition is, "the arrangement of elements in an artwork. A good composition entertains the viewer, while a weak composition may make the viewer feel indifferent toward the artwork" (Willenbrink 64). This is why I want to increase my level of crosshatching.

Bibliography: Willenbrink, Mark, and Mary Willenbrink. Drawing for the Absolute Beginner: A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing. Cincinnati, OH: North Light, 2006. Print.

Do you think I've mastered crosshatching, if not, what should I improve on?