Thanks!

@@mkompan as promised just got it some days ago, and it was really worth it! I'm really enjoying it and already learned some things i never thought before

Glad you enjoyed it!

Not everything can be taught in a short lesson like this, but in my humble opinion, you are incorrect in thinking that the hatching technique needs to change completely in response to different textures.The hatching method should stay the same, with perhaps slight distinctions, such as thicker lines, shorter or longer strokes, etc. Textures can also be indicated on top of the hatching. Using a different hatching method for every texture will destroy the sense of unity in your drawing.

@@mkompan Dear friend! A sense of unity is achieved in the drawing by composition, design, lighting, rhythm, and so on... And hatching methods are just a tool, like using a "musical palette"... "Art is the interaction of textures," so the old masters said. Using a single hatching method in a drawing is like singing on a "single note" or playing the khomus (harp) of the northern peoples. Quite, for a certain character of the drawings, it will do.

@@olezhich respectfully, I just don't agree. Many things are needed to achieve unity, rendering method included, which has to be more or less consistent. Musical analogies such as yours, can be used to argue either point. To you, a single rendering method might feel like "a single note." To me using a different rendering method for every texture creates a cacophony that breaks the unity of a drawing.

@@mkompan With all due respect, I'm not asking you to agree with me. The plot should dictate the reception. However, "Everyone writes how they breathe"

@@olezhich Nor am I asking you to agree with me. I understand and respect your opinion, especially since it was delivered so politely.These kinds of discussions/disagreements are always welcome on my channel.

My pleasure!

Thank you!

I’m using a Pilot Justus 95 here.

Contour hatching and the laws of perspective don't always coincide. While lines drawn on a sphere will have different curvatures depending on the position of the horizon line, such shifts are difficult to record, and often make creating consistent hatching impossible. It's easier (and more effective), to lay down hatching at a single curvature, and stay with it.

@@mkompan Got it, thanks.

I have many video on drawing the head on my channel.

Thank you! Yes, more recorded classes will be coming.

I'm tempted to get it too, but I'm worried about the production value. How good is the lighting and the camera placement? can you always see the pen nib clearly while Marc is drawing? No shadows?

@@Taka_Takata I will let those that view the video respond to this, but I made sure to use camera angles that avoids blocking the drawing, and lighting that shows everything clearly.

Hi Marc, I am enjoying the course but there is one problem I hope you will do a video on how to use hatching in drawing examples. I can practice all the techniques you show, but have no idea how to use them in real life drawings such as landscapes, buildings, sky and water. Hope you will consider doing videos on some examples, I would defiantly buy the course. Thanks Mike

@@mikepeberdy1953 glad you’re enjoying the video. I’ll be doing more videos that build on the information here, such as how to deal with textures, and real life objects.

Greetings from Los Angeles