Foundations- Grayscale

Begin by taking a sheet of white 9 x12 paper and folding it in half so you have two even columns.

Measure one inch columns by making a mark (HB pencil)  with you ruler on both the left side and the right side every one inch.  When both sides are measured connect them with your ruler/straight edge so that you have parallel lines all the way down the long side.  Please pay attention to the demonstration and ask questions if you have them.

We are going to create two 12 step grayscales.  On the left we will use hatching and on the right will be crosshatching.  The grayscale begins with white so do not make any lines on the first step.  Begin by establishing BOTH the darkest value on one end and the lightest on the opposite end so that you understand the range of values you have to work with.  Keep the lines that you make light, and focus on the proximity of lines and making them parallel. 

You can choose to make your parallel lines geometric or organic.  The key is to make each of the twelve steps clearly distiguishible from the last.  Ultimately you should have two grayscales that transition gradually from white to a very dark value. (again, not dark lines)

Read and look at the link below for some excellent examples:

https://eugeniahauss.com/2017/05/11/the-basics-of-ink-techniques-hatching-and-cross-hatching/

Hatching-  the engraving or drawing of fine lines in close proximity especially to give an effect of shading; also : the pattern so made.

Crosshatching- to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.

Geometric line- A geometrical object that is straight, infinitely long and infinitely thin.

Organic line- types of lines found in nature. They are irregular, curved, and often fluid.