hatching
n. C / Un. the moment when a baby bird, fish, or insect comes out of its egg. In art, it also means a way of drawing using many small, parallel lines to create shading.
n. the process of an organism emerging from an egg; alternatively, an artistic technique involving the use of fine parallel lines to create tonal or shading effects.
We watched the hatching of the baby sea turtles on the beach.
The artist used delicate hatching to create a sense of depth and shadow in the portrait's background.
While the zoologist documented the synchronized hatching of the clutch, the illustrator nearby captured the scene using cross-hatching to emphasize the rugged texture of the nest.
Uncountable when referring to the artistic technique; countable when referring to specific biological events.