Elements of Art

Hatching, Cross Hatching and Scribbled Tones

Hatching

• Repeated parralel strokes with a drawing tool that produce clusters of lines creating compositional values and tonal variation usually descriptive of form or surface

Cross Hatching

• A series or cluster of parallel lines whether continuous or broken, that traverse other clusters of the same kinds of lines creating tonal and textural variations within a composition.

Scribbling

• Random, multidirectional lines used to build varied tones, textures, and densities and to define surface qualities, shape and volume, or to capture gesture or movement as in a searching line

Jacque De Gheyn

John Singer Sargent

Leonardo Da VinciRenaissance artist

Leonardo Da Vinci

Alberto Giocometti

Cy Twombly

Cy Twombly

Jala Pfaff