To mark or shade with two or more sets of intersecting parallel lines.
n.
- A pattern made by such lines.
- The symbol (#).
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cross·hatch (krôs'hăch', krŏs'-) ![]() |
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A criss-crossed pattern used to fill in sections of a drawing to distinguish them from each other.
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| WordNet: crosshatch |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
shading consisting of multiple crossing lines
Synonyms: hatch, hatching, hachure
The verb crosshatch has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
shade with crosshatches
| Wikipedia: Hatching |
Hatching (hachure in French) is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines. (It is also used in monochromatic heraldic representations to indicate what the tincture of a "full-colour" emblazon would be.) When lines are placed at an angle to one another, it is called cross-hatching.
Hatching is especially important in essentially linear media, such as drawing, and many forms of printmaking, such as engraving, etching and woodcut. In Western art, cross-hatching developed in the Middle Ages, especially in the old master prints of the fifteenth century. Master ES and Martin Schongauer in engraving and Erhard Reuwich and Michael Wolgemut in woodcut were pioneers, and Albrecht Dürer perfected the techniques in both media.
Artists use the technique, varying the length, angle, closeness and other qualities of the lines, most commonly in drawing, linear painting, engraving, and ethnic art.
The main concept is that the quantity, thickness and spacing of the lines will affect the brightness of the overall image, and emphasize forms creating the illusion of volume. Hatching lines should always follow (i.e. wrap around) the forms. By increasing quantity, thickness and closeness, a darker area will result.
An area of shading next to another area which has lines going in another direction is often used to create contrast.
Line work can be used to represent colours, typically by using the same type of hatch to represent particular tones. For example, red might be made up of lightly spaced lines, whereas green could be made of two layers of perpendicular dense lines, resulting in a realistic image.
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| Translations: Crosshatch |
Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - krydsskravere
Nederlands (Dutch)
kruisarcering aanbrengen
Français (French)
v. tr. - hachurer
Deutsch (German)
v. - kreuzweise schraffieren
Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διαγραμμίζω χιαστί, σκιάζω με διασταυρούμενες γραμμές
Italiano (Italian)
tratteggiare
Português (Portuguese)
v. - hachurar
Русский (Russian)
гравировать перекрестными штрихами
Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - sombrear
Svenska (Swedish)
v. - skugga m korsstreck
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
平行线相交之阴影
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 平行線相交之陰影
한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 그물눈의 음영을 넣다
العربيه (Arabic)
(فعل) رسم بخطوط متقاطعه
עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - קווקו לאורך ולרוחב, קווקו קטע (ברישום)
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