- Definition
Cross-hatching is a drawing method where you create shading and make things look darker by drawing many crisscrossing lines. The more lines you draw close together, the darker that area will appear.
cross-hatching is a term used in Ontario’s Kindergarten to Grade 8 curriculum.
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