crosshatch
Overlapping parallel strokes
Crosshatch refers to a pattern of intersecting parallel lines, used in drawing and engraving to create shading or texture.
The closer the lines, the darker the area appears.
As a verb, to crosshatch is to shade using this technique: She crosshatched the shadows beneath the figure's chin.
The pattern also appears in design and security printing.
Framework of intersecting lines
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- intersectCross at a point
- overlapPartial coincidence of coverage
mesh · weave · interlace · interlock · network · diagonal · squares · diamonds
grid
Framework of intersecting lines
- latticeOpenwork of crossed strips
- crisscrossOverlapping lines in X-shapes
- intersectCross at a point
overlap · mesh · weave · interlace · interlock · network · diagonal · squares · diamonds · plaid
shading
Depicting light and darkness
pen · illustration · etching · stipple · contour · line · charcoal · graphite · rendering · engraving
stippling
Dot-based shading technique
- scratchingRaking with nails
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
incising · scoring · grooves · ridges · roughness · graininess · surface · tactile · embossing · impression
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- art verbsdraw, paint, sketch, sculpt, carve
- decorative patternschevrons, paisley, chevron, floral, geometric
- drawingssketch, portrait, landscape, still life, cartoon
- grid patternsgrid pattern, square grid, checkerboard, lattice, gridlines
- gridsgrid pattern, square grid, coordinate grid, dot grid, map grid
crosshatchblending
Combining into uniformity
continuous tone · wash · unshaded · flat color · gradient