Hatchings

Hatchings are often used to add a sense of spatiality to elements. It is frequently applied to areas, but may also be used with text and all other elements.

To illustrate spatiality, these hatchings exhibit differences in brightness.

According to its definition, a hatching is an arrangement of parallel lines. Contrary to patterns, hatchings are always only dichromatic.

Textures are similar to hatchings, as they are also only dichromatic, but they may consist of dots or irregularly arranged elements.