When to Use Cross Hatching?

Hatching and cross hatching are linear drawing techniques that can be used to create texture, value, and the illusion of form and light. Typically used as an application technique when the medium is linear in nature, hatching and cross hatching are often used together.

What is cross hatching used for?

Hatching, also called cross-hatching, technique used by draftsmen, engravers, and other artists who use mediums that do not allow blending (e.g., pen and ink) to indicate shading, modeling, and light and shade.

What artist uses cross hatching?

As you add more lines or move them closer together, the grouping as a whole appears darker. Famous artists who used hatching, especially in drawings and sketches, include Albrecht Durer, Leonardo Da Vinci, Rembrandt van Rijn, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, and Michaelangelo.

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