Hatching

Mary Cassatt's piece called The Map demonstrates the technique called hatching. Hatching is when an artists uses parallel lines within close proximity. The closer the lines are to each other, the darker the area becomes. When looking at The Map, you can see that the picture is created strictly through parallel lines. The wall that was drawn behind the people clearly shows hatching as it is made of parallel lines. Another clear example of hatching is within the children's hair. Both of their heads have straight hair because the lines need to be parallel.