crosshatch

A noun referring to a shading technique consisting of multiple intersecting lines, often used in drawing or engraving.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Schraffurtechnik bezeichnet, die aus vielen sich kreuzenden Linien besteht und häufig in der Zeichnung oder im Kupferstich verwendet wird.

1. Shading technique B2 formal art

   A method of shading in drawing or engraving using multiple intersecting sets of parallel lines.

   • The artist used crosshatch to create depth in the sketch.
   • Crosshatch is a common technique in pen-and-ink drawings.
   • The shading in the illustration was achieved through fine crosshatch.

   🇩🇪Kreuzschraffur

   Synonyme: hatching

• crosshatches plural form
• crosshatches' possessive plural form
• crosshatch's possessive singular form

A verb used to describe the act of marking or shading an area with intersecting sets of parallel lines, typically in drawing or engraving.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das verwendet wird, um das Anbringen von Markierungen oder das Schattieren einer Fläche mit sich kreuzenden Sätzen paralleler Linien zu beschreiben, meist in Zeichnung oder Gravur.

1. Shade with crossing lines B2 formal art

   To shade an area by drawing a set of intersecting parallel lines, typically used in drawing and engraving.

   • The artist crosshatched the shadow to give it depth.
   • She crosshatched the background to create texture.
   • In the sketch, he crosshatched the darker areas of the face.

   🇩🇪Kreuzschraffieren

   Synonyme: hatchshade

• crosshatched past participle
• crosshatched past simple
• crosshatching present participle
• crosshatches third person singular