Charcoal is good for cross hatching. With normal hatching it gives an uneven tone, so you have to go over it again which makes it all darker. Smudging seems to make it lighter. Overall, it was quite good to work with.
Found the ink pen hard to work with; cuts into the paper, its run of ink is unpredictable.
Colour pencil was alright for both hatching and cross hatching. It was, though, extremely light in tone.
Bamboo ink pen was quite good for normal hatching and it dosen't bite into the paper so badly. It run of ink was also unpredictable.
Pastels are okay. Better for cross hatching - they tend to be too uneven for normal hatching.
Personally, I find pencils to be the best all-rounder. They are very even and predictable. Yet this could just be because I'm more used to them.
I prefer hatching to cross hatching. With the exception of the charcoal, it just looks more pleasing to me.
22.11.09
ReplyDeleteCourse pen was very uneven and hard to work with.
Charcoal is good for cross hatching. With normal hatching it gives an uneven tone, so you have to go over it again which makes it all darker. Smudging seems to make it lighter. Overall, it was quite good to work with.
Found the ink pen hard to work with; cuts into the paper, its run of ink is unpredictable.
Colour pencil was alright for both hatching and cross hatching. It was, though, extremely light in tone.
Bamboo ink pen was quite good for normal hatching and it dosen't bite into the paper so badly. It run of ink was also unpredictable.
Pastels are okay. Better for cross hatching - they tend to be too uneven for normal hatching.
Personally, I find pencils to be the best all-rounder. They are very even and predictable. Yet this could just be because I'm more used to them.
I prefer hatching to cross hatching. With the exception of the charcoal, it just looks more pleasing to me.