crosshatching
Intersecting line technique
Crosshatching is a shading technique using sets of parallel lines that cross each other at angles to create depth, texture, or tonal variation.
Artists and illustrators use it in drawing, engraving, and printmaking—the closer the lines, the darker the area appears: The etching used fine crosshatching to suggest shadow.
The verb is crosshatch.
Drawn strokes in art
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
stippling · rendering · inking · layering · parallel lines · intersecting · penwork · draftsmanship
Importance or price
- toneQuality of sound
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
- shadowLight blocked by object
- highlightMost notable part
contrast · depth · volume · three-dimensional · modeling · form · dimensionality · darkness
Graphite writing instrument
- penInk-filled writing tool
- inkWriting fluid
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- charcoalBurned wood residue
sketchbook · illustration · contour · outline · doodling · scribbling · drafting · artist
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- weaveInterlace strands into fabric
tactility · density · coarseness · visual texture · mark-making · fine · bold · loose
linework
Drawn strokes in art
- strokesGentle touches, swimming styles
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
etching · stippling · rendering · inking · layering · parallel lines · intersecting · penwork · draftsmanship · patterning
value
Importance or price
highlight · contrast · depth · volume · three-dimensional · modeling · form · dimensionality · darkness · lightness
pencil
Graphite writing instrument
charcoal · sketchbook · illustration · contour · outline · doodling · scribbling · drafting · artist · sketch
grain
Cereal plant's harvest unit
- surfaceOutermost boundary layer
- roughnessUneven surface quality
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
weave · tactility · density · coarseness · visual texture · mark-making · fine · bold · loose · tight
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, shading, blending
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- comic artcomic, comics, comic book, cartoon, manga
- decorative patternschevrons, paisley, chevron, floral, geometric
- marksmark, blemish, blotch, stroke, seal of approval
crosshatchingflat color
Uniform hue, no shading
wash · blending · airbrushing · color blocking · continuous tone
crosshatchinguntextured
Having no surface detail
plain · featureless · smooth · smooth surface · uniform
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