Stippling and Crosshatching

Creating value with marks and

lines

Value• An Art Element that refers to the lightness or

darkness of a color or tone.

Contrast

• An Art Principle that refers to the difference between or among the art elements used.

Values Colors Shapes

Stippling

• Using dots and their proximity to each other to create value.

Hatching• Using lines and their proximity to one

another to create value.

Crosshatching• Using lines, line direction, and their

proximity to each other to create value.

Pointillism• Using pure colored dots placed next to each other

to create value and/or the illusion of different colors.

Georges Seurat (December 2, 1859 – March 29, 1891)

• Inventor of pointillism

Detail of Sunday on Grand La Jatte

Impressionism• Art style focused on light and color• Uses free brushstrokes or marks

Monet Degas

Student Work using Stippling

Think about the composition of your artwork

Composition: is the placement or arrangement of visual elements or ingredients in a work of art

Rule of Thirds…

Stippling & Cross Hatching

Student Scratchboard Examples