Can anyone tell me the name of a painting style made of of many narrow lines or any artists in this style?

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I'm looking for the types of paintings which are made up of lots of narrow vertical and horizontal lines in order to build up and create views of landscapes, seascapes etc.. These works have very bold colour. Note: this is not impressionism but a different style and I have no idea what it is called. Many thanks.

asked Jul 17, 2013 in Artworks

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HATCHING
Hatching (hachure in French) is an artistic technique used to create tonal or shading effects by drawing (or painting or scribing) closely spaced parallel lines
Hatching is especially important in essentially linear media, such as drawing, and many forms of printmaking, such as engraving, etching and woodcut. In Western art, hatching originated in the Middle Ages, and developed further into cross-hatching.
 
His main concept is that the quantity, thickness and spacing of the lines will affect the brightness of the overall image, and emphasize forms creating the illusion of volume. Hatching lines should always follow (i.e. wrap around) the forms. By increasing quantity, thickness and closeness, a darker area will result.
An area of shading next to another area which has lines going in another direction is often used to create contrast.
 
answered Jul 17, 2013