Crosshatching
Shading with layers of parallel lines that cross at angles to build darker tones. A staple of engraving and pen-and-ink illustration, it is now simulated by algorithms to give photos a drawn look.
Spot it
- 01Layered diagonal lines
- 02Denser lines in shadows
- 03Pen-and-ink contours
Why it happens
Brightness is split into bands; darker bands add more sets of parallel strokes at different angles, so shadows accumulate crossing lines while highlights stay bare paper.
Recreate it in Pixio
Image edit prompt“Redraw this image as a pen-and-ink crosshatching illustration on cream paper: fine parallel hatch lines in several directions, crossing and thickening in shadows, bare paper in highlights, confident ink contours, black ink only, engraving-like precision. Keep the original subject and composition.”
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