Sketching Artwork at Boxwood

Our intermediate students have been learning the hatching and cross hatching techniques to create artwork. Hatching and cross hatching are linear drawing techniques that can be used to create texture, value, and the illusion of form and light. Typically used as an application technique when the medium is linear in nature, hatching and cross hatching are often used together.

Both techniques work well with a variety of different drawing mediums including pen and ink, graphite, colored pencils, and pastels. Hatching and cross hatching can also be found in traditional printmaking techniques such as etching and engraving. Look at some of the artwork of our amazing students below.