crosshatch

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

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une technique de hachure composée de nombreux traits qui se croisent, souvent utilisée en dessin ou en gravure.

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.

   🇫🇷Hachures croisées

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour décrire l'action de marquer ou d'ombrer une surface avec des ensembles de lignes parallèles qui se croisent, généralement en dessin ou en gravure.

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.

   🇫🇷hachurer en croisant les traits

   Synonymes: hatchshade

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