1. Stippling and Crosshatching
Creating value with marks and lines

2. Value
An Art Element that refers to the lightness or darkness of a color or tone.

3. Contrast
An Art Principle that refers to the difference between or among the art elements used.
Values Colors Shapes

4. Stippling
Using dots and their proximity to each other to create value.

5. Hatching
Using lines and their proximity to one another to create value.

6. Crosshatching
Using lines, line direction, and their proximity to each other to create value.

7. Pointillism
Using pure colored dots placed next to each other to create value and/or the illusion of different colors.

8. Georges Seurat (December 2, 1859 – March 29, 1891)
Inventor of pointillism
Detail of Sunday on Grand La Jatte

9. Impressionism Art style focused on light and color
Uses free brushstrokes or marks
Monet Degas

10. Student Work using Stippling

11. 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…

13. Stippling & Cross Hatching

14. Student Scratchboard Examples