crosshatch

Examples

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• The cover itself is either something other than paper or paper with some kind of coating, and it has a crosshatch texture to it that I also love.

  Blog text (33)

• They were silver with a fine crosshatch design that reminded me of abstract expressionism.

  Fiction book (2002)

• The crosshatch is the angle formed by the intersection of the scratch lines.

  Academic text (1996)

• A black crosshatch pattern had been incised into the surface.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The artist used a crosshatch technique to create depth in the drawing.

• For the shading effect, she applied a crosshatch of lines to represent the shadows.

• The designer incorporated a crosshatch pattern to give the fabric texture and interest.

Synonyms

H

hatch

vscrosshatch

• Specialized

6 7.7

Lines used in drawing to show light and dark

is narrower in stressing intersecting sets used to indicate shadow

C

crosshatching

vscrosshatch

• Specialized

1 6.4

A drawing method using crossed lines to make shading and texture

is the same technique but expressed with a different written form

H

hatching

vscrosshatch

• Specialized

1 6.7

A way of making light and shadow using many short crossing lines

focuses on intersecting sets specifically to show shadow or texture

H

hachure

vscrosshatch

• Specialized

1 9.9

A way of shading using many short parallel or crossed lines to show slope and depth

is a general drawing shading method not limited to cartography use

Surface Forms

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Etymology