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. ValuesColorsShapes
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