Hand-drawn
Images where each contact between hand and tool remains visible as line or dot density, and the method of cutting, scratching or accumulating matters more than uniformity.
Wörterbucheintrag
- Stippling 16th century– / Technik
Stippling builds light, volume and surface through the density and size of tiny dots; tone rises from sparse to dense without filling contours with lines.
- Scratchboard 19th century– / Technik
Scratchboard removes black ink from a white clay-coated board, drawing light and contour out of darkness; blade width, crossing and retained black create fur, metal and nocturnal contrast.