# Hatched rectangle with color gradient

Is it possible in tikz to draw a hatched rectangle, in which the hatching color(NOT fill color) has a gradient (changes from red(say) from one side to the blue to the other side)?

\draw[pattern=crosshatch, pattern color=lightgray] (0,0) rectangle (10,5);


Just an idea, declare an opposite pattern to the desired result and use it within a postaction over a gradient colored area.

Following code declares a mycheckerboard pattern (inspired in original checkerboard pattern). It fills little squares (2mmx2mm) leaving 1mm space between them. Used in a postaction simulates 1mm width crossing lines.

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{patterns}

% Checkerboards

\pgfdeclarepatternformonly
{mycheckerboard}%name
{\pgfpointorigin}% lower left point
{\pgfqpoint{6mm}{6mm}}% upper right point
{\pgfqpoint{6mm}{6mm}}% tile size
{% shape description
\pgfpathrectangle{\pgfqpoint{.5mm}{.5mm}}{\pgfqpoint{2mm}{2mm}}
\pgfpathrectangle{\pgfqpoint{3.5mm}{.5mm}}{\pgfqpoint{2mm}{2mm}}
\pgfpathrectangle{\pgfqpoint{.5mm}{3.5mm}}{\pgfqpoint{2mm}{2mm}}
\pgfpathrectangle{\pgfqpoint{3.5mm}{3.5mm}}{\pgfqpoint{2mm}{2mm}}
\pgfusepath{fill}
}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\fill[left color=red, right color=yellow, postaction={pattern=mycheckerboard, pattern color=white}] (0,0) rectangle (10,5);
\end{tikzpicture}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\fill[postaction={pattern=mycheckerboard, pattern color=white}, top color=blue, bottom color=green] (0,0) circle (3cm);
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}


You can put a shading box under your rectangle like the following.

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{patterns}

\begin{document}

\begin{tikzpicture}
\shade [left color=red, right color=blue, ] (0,0) rectangle (10,5);
\draw [pattern=crosshatch, pattern color=lightgray, ] (0,0) rectangle (10,5);
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}


• I wanted the hatch color to have a gradient while the rectangle fill color still being white. In this answer, the pattern(hatch) color is still a monotonous gray. – Rhinocerotidae Sep 25 '17 at 8:24