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How to make a hatched bridge drawing on Mac

Turn a bridge photo into a directional-hatching illustration, then tune the pencil texture, edges and line weight on Mac.

6 stepsUpdated 12 Nov 2026Get Pencil Sketch Photo Effect
What you'll achieve
A directional-hatching drawing that emphasizes the bridge's spans and cables, ready to review before exporting.
What you need
  • Pencil Sketch Photo Effect installed on Mac.
  • A bridge or architectural photograph available to open.
Directional-hatching illustration of the Brooklyn Bridge in Pencil Sketch Photo Effect for Mac

Directional hatching uses structured strokes to suggest form and depth. Open a bridge image, switch from the initial Outline preview to Directional Hatching, then refine the Draw controls for an architectural sketch.

  1. 1.Open a bridge photograph

    Open a Brooklyn Bridge image in Pencil Sketch Photo Effect. The initial Outline preview appears; next you will switch to a more detailed hatching technique.

    Pencil Sketch Photo Effect displaying the imported Brooklyn Bridge photograph as the default Outline drawing
    Pencil Sketch Photo Effect displaying the imported Brooklyn Bridge photograph as the default Outline drawing

  2. 2.Choose Directional Hatching

    Select Directional Hatching to turn the bridge into a line-based illustration.

    Directional Hatching technique selected on the Brooklyn Bridge photo
    Directional Hatching technique selected on the Brooklyn Bridge photo

  3. 3.Set fine drawing texture

    Set Noise Level to 0.005 (displayed as approximately 0%) in the Draw inspector to reduce grain in the bridge illustration.

    Noise Level adjusted for fine hatching texture on the bridge drawing
    Noise Level adjusted for fine hatching texture on the bridge drawing

  4. 4.Emphasize bridge edges

    Increase Edge Intensity to 1.25 to bring out the suspension cables, towers, and architectural details.

    Bridge drawing with Edge Intensity increased in the inspector
    Bridge drawing with Edge Intensity increased in the inspector

  5. 5.Refine the line weight

    Set Line Weight to 27 to reinforce the drawn lines while preserving detail.

    Bridge drawing with Line Weight refined to 27
    Bridge drawing with Line Weight refined to 27

  6. 6.Balance the final drawing

    Set Threshold to 14% and inspect the finished directional-hatching bridge illustration.

    Final directional-hatching bridge drawing with Threshold adjusted to 14 percent
    Final directional-hatching bridge drawing with Threshold adjusted to 14 percent

Tips

  • Use a photo with clearly defined structural lines.

  • Inspect architectural edges before adjusting the final threshold.

  • Watch outThe guide shows the finished drawing preview. Export using the app's output controls when you need a file.

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