A technical dictionary of printmaking, André Béguin.
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Cross-hatching
Hatching which is laid across other hatching in such a way as to form a kind of grid. It is the use of hatching and cross-hatching that brings about shades in an engraving. The lines may be crossed at a 90° angle or diagonally.
[engraving , cut , hatching , lines].
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