How to Create a Cross Hatch Sketch

Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2026 10:10 am **(#21)**

Thank you TeaMouse. I'll do it as you say. :tyspin

Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2026 3:22 pm **(#22)**

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 694

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In this sketch I used G'MIC-QT "Cubism" Filter on each sketch layer before applying
the masks. Here is the sitings I used.

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Also changed the order of the patterns I used. Here is that set.

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TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 694

Your last image looks very impressing!!

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 694

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Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2026 8:38 pm **(#26)**

Issabella wrote:

Lovely results Issa!

:jumpclap

oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Aug 31, 2026 10:21 pm **(#27)**

Issa - ditto what Wallace said.

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2026 12:12 am **(#28)**

TeaMouse wrote:

I know this is long, but photo editing is my hobby, and I go back to the Commadore
days. So moving forward... I did this one in about 15 minutes. And you can too.

Remembering Koala Painter, that was some tedious image editing. :hehe

Thanks for tutorial, looks too long to give it a shot at work so I'll be trying it later.

Issabella once again nailed a tutorial, beautiful result. :clap

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2026 1:13 am **(#29)**

Thanks a lot, TeaMouse, Wallace, OMG, Nidhogg :tyspin

I love this style of art and TeaMouse's tutorial is a gem. :clap

Nidhogg · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2026 6:58 am **(#30)**

I got lost on step 17. The plasma effect seemed to do nothing, was it supposed to be applied on a new BW copy layer? Well first is speedrun like Super Mario Bros in 5 minutes, looks like a sackcloth lol. Next time I will tweak the levels settings for each sketch layer.
Voltan, the Dark One...The most bad-ass villain ever, he cross-hatched the enemies with his skull pommel sword!

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Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2026 9:31 am **(#31)**

A brilliant outcome Nidhogg, :hi5

I applied plasma to 8 layer after having applied the previous pattern. I mean first the paper sketch 8 + layer mask. Then to the same layer added the second layer mask to add plasm. Look the litttle shot. (sorry for my poor English)

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Sep 02, 2026 9:31 am **(#32)**

A brilliant outcome Nidhogg, :hi5

I applied plasma to 8 layer after having applied the previous pattern. I mean first the paper sketch 8 + layer mask. Then to the same layer added the second layer mask to add plasm. Look the litttle shot. (sorry for my poor English)
I used the TeaMouse's tip applying G'mic cubism in this outcome.

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 694

Nidhogg wrote:

I got lost on step 17. The plasma effect seemed to do nothing, was it supposed to be applied on a new BW copy layer? Well first is speedrun like Super Mario Bros in 5 minutes, looks like a sackcloth lol. Next time I will tweak the levels settings for each sketch layer.
Voltan, the Dark One...The most bad-ass villain ever, he cross-hatched the enemies with his skull pommel sword!

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Voltan.jpg

Still looks great!
The Plasma Layer (step 19) is to help fade in and out the pencil sketch pattern #8.
So that way it helps fill the white area with something which is and extra feature and is not mandatory.

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 694

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What I did in this one was, follow the instruction.
I did not do a layer 8 Pattern sketch in the workflow. After I merged down everything
and applied my color image to color it, made some adjustments. Then I hand painted
some areas with a color layer. Merged down that layer and then I created a full layer of
Pencil Sketch #8 above it set to screen with no Plasma filter applied and then place a
color layer above that. Adjusted both layers to get what you see.

TeaMouse · **Joined:** Jan 01, 2026 **Posts:** 694

Issabella wrote:

A brilliant outcome Nidhogg, :hi5

I applied plasma to 8 layer after having applied the previous pattern. I mean first the paper sketch 8 + layer mask. Then to the same layer added the second layer mask to add plasm. Look the litttle shot. (sorry for my poor English)
I used the TeaMouse's tip applying G'mic cubism in this outcome.

That like WOW, :coolthup

it matches the puppy face perfectly
Makes you look like and artist! :paint

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