Texturing with a cross-hatching brush
Hatching is a shading technique achieved using groups of parallel lines. Cross-hatching is a group of parallel lines that cross another group in another direction, adding texture and the appearance of darker shading. Hatching and cross-hatching can add a lovely look of depth and texture to monochromatic illustrations. By making a hatching brush, we can achieve this look without the tedium of having to make all the lines by hand. When creating your new canvas to draw your brush tip, make sure that Basic expression color is set to Gray instead of Color. The following screenshot shows the drop-down menu in the new file creation window where this change can be made:
Figure 9.33: Screenshot of the Basic expression color options
The following steps will walk you through the brush creation process:
- Select the Ruler tool category and then the Create ruler sub-tool category.
- Select Special ruler from the Sub Tool...
