Albrecht Dürer, Veronica, engraving 1513. Example of hatching (eg background) and cross-hatching in many darker areas (visible if you view the image at full size).

Detail of Veronica.

Hatching (hachure in French) and cross-hatching are artistic techniques 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. In most birds and reptiles, an egg (Latin ovum) is the zygote, resulting from fertilization of the ovum. ... Number sign is one name for the symbol #, and is the preferred Unicode name for the codepoint represented by that glyph. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (952x685, 148 KB) Veronica, by a German artist in 1513. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (952x685, 148 KB) Veronica, by a German artist in 1513. ... Albrecht Dürer (pronounced /al. ... Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. ... Image File history File links Veronica_detail. ... Image File history File links Veronica_detail. ...

Hatching is especially important in essentially linear media like drawing and many forms of printmaking, like engraving, etching and woodcut. In Western art, cross-hatching developed in the Middle Ages, and 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. For scale drawings or plans, see Plans (drawings). ... Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. ... Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. ... Christ Preaching, known as The Hundred Guilder print; etching c1648 by Rembrandt Etching is the process of using strong acid to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio in the metal (the original process - in modern manufacturing other chemicals may be used... Four horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer Ukiyo-e woodcut, Ishiyama Moon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1889) Woodcut is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface... The term Old Master Print is used to describe works of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition (European or New World). ... Delilah cutting Samsons hair, circa 1460 by Master E. S., a German printmaker Master E. S. (* ca. ... c. ... Engraving is the practice of incising a design onto a hard, flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. ... Hand-coloured woodcut by Erhard Reuwich of the entrance to the Church of the Holy Sepulchure, Jerusalem Erhard Reuwich was a Netherlandish artist, as a designer of woodcuts, and printer who came from Utrecht but then worked in Mainz. ... Michael Wohlgemuth (1434 - 1519), German painter, was born at Nuremberg. ... Four horsemen of the Apocalypse by Albrecht Dürer Ukiyo-e woodcut, Ishiyama Moon by Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1889) Woodcut is a relief printing artistic technique in printmaking in which an image is carved into the surface of a block of wood, with the printing parts remaining level with the surface... Albrecht Dürer (pronounced /al. ...

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.

Technique

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• "hatching" article in ArtLex Art Dictionary

Printmaking, Hatching system (heraldry) Printmaking is the process of making artworks by printing, normally on paper. ... The system of heraldry has two main methods to designate the tinctures of arms in uncolored illustrations: hatching and tricking. ...