cross-hatch
Overlapping parallel strokes
Cross-hatch is to shade a drawing with intersecting sets of parallel lines, creating texture or the illusion of depth.
The denser the lines, the darker the area appears.
As a noun, a cross-hatch is this pattern of overlapping lines: The artist added cross-hatching to give the sphere dimension.
The technique appears in pencil sketches, engravings, and technical illustrations.
Depicting light and darkness
- lineworkDrawn strokes in art
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- sketchHasty informal drawing
pencil · ink · rendering · contour · graphite · charcoal · monochrome · tonal
Weave elements together
- wovenInterlaced on loom
- meshInterlocking open weave
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- intertwineTwist together mutually
crisscross · interlock · basketweave · twill · warp · weft · braid · plait
Framework of intersecting lines
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- diagonalSlanting line or path
- meshInterlocking open weave
checkered · geometric · trellis · matrix · intersecting · overlapping · network · plaid
shading
Depicting light and darkness
sketch · pencil · ink · rendering · contour · graphite · charcoal · monochrome · tonal · value
interlace
Weave elements together
intertwine · crisscross · interlock · basketweave · twill · warp · weft · braid · plait · entwine
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- diagonalSlanting line or path
mesh · checkered · geometric · trellis · matrix · intersecting · overlapping · network · plaid · tartan
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
etched · scratched · striated · ridged · corrugation · incised · furrowed · canvas · tactility · surface
cross-hatchflat color
Uniform hue, no shading
wash · airbrush · gradient · blending · color block