BASIC COMPUTER 2: RENDERING SHADING TECHNIQUE

DOTS/STIPPLING

- Use tiny dots to create value.

- The closer together the dots, the darker the tone.

- Larger dots create a denser tonal value more quickly but can looks coarse.

SCRUMBLING/RANDOM

- "Brillo Pad" technique, uses layers of small calligraphic to build up value and texture.

- Various textures result depending on whether these short hatches are applied            

  vertically, at right angles, following a contour or at random angles.

CROSS HATCHING

- Uses layers of hatching placed at an angle.

- The first layer would be vertical, the next horizontal, the next at 45°, and so on.

HATCHING

- Basic method of creating value in ink drawing.

- The closer the lines are, the less white paper shows, and the darker the value appears.

CONTOUR HATCHING

- Hatching placed at a slight angle creates a moire-like effect, the diamond-shaped      

  fragments of white paper enlivening the denser ares of value;

- Often used in figure drawing, with the direction of line helping to suggest the cross-

  contours of the body;

- Hatching which follows a contour can also help to make objects appear more three-

  dimensional.