Cross-Hatching

This drawing is called Male Nude by Michelangelo Buonarroti and its a great example of Cross Hatching. Cross Hatching is when one set of hatches is crossed at an angle by a second and sometimes a third set. its very similar to hatching except the lines don't run parallel the cross over each other. As you can see on his ribs the lines are crossing over each other but there is not a third set or it be much darker. if you look near his arm pits there is a lot more layer due to how dark it is giving it more area. the denser the lines, the darker the area.