diff --git a/artist/chisel.go b/artist/chisel.go
index 1fd1d3b..742568f 100644
--- a/artist/chisel.go
+++ b/artist/chisel.go
@@ -10,14 +10,9 @@ type Chiseled struct {
 
 // AtWhen satisfies the Pattern interface.
 func (chiseled Chiseled) AtWhen (x, y, width, height int) (c color.RGBA) {
-	var highlighted bool
-	// FIXME: this doesn't work quite right, the
-	// slope of the line is somewhat off.
-	// bottomCorner :=
-		// float64(x) < float64(y) *
-		// (float64(width) / float64(height))
-	bottomCorner := false
-
+	var highlighted  bool
+	var bottomCorner bool
+	
 	if width > height {
 		bottomCorner = y > height / 2
 	} else {
diff --git a/artist/striped.go b/artist/striped.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5874cfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artist/striped.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package artist
+
+import "image/color"
+
+// StripeDirection specifies the direction of stripes.
+type StripeDirection int
+
+const (
+	StripeDirectionVertical StripeDirection = iota
+	StripeDirectionDiagonalRight
+	StripeDirectionHorizontal
+	StripeDirectionDiagonalLeft
+)
+
+// Striped is a pattern that produces stripes of two alternating colors.
+type Striped struct {
+	First     Pattern
+	Second    Pattern
+	Direction StripeDirection
+	Weight    int
+}
+
+// AtWhen satisfies the Pattern interface.
+func (pattern Striped) AtWhen (x, y, width, height int) (c color.RGBA) {
+	position := 0
+	switch pattern.Direction {
+	case StripeDirectionVertical:
+		position = x
+	case StripeDirectionDiagonalRight:
+		position = x + y
+	case StripeDirectionHorizontal:
+		position = y
+	case StripeDirectionDiagonalLeft:
+		position = x - y
+	}
+
+	position %= pattern.Weight * 2
+	if position < 0 {
+		position += pattern.Weight * 2
+	}
+	
+	if position < pattern.Weight {
+		return pattern.First.AtWhen(x, y, width, height)
+	} else {
+		return pattern.Second.AtWhen(x, y, width, height)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/elements/testing/artist.go b/elements/testing/artist.go
index c6d08fe..10554a9 100644
--- a/elements/testing/artist.go
+++ b/elements/testing/artist.go
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ func (element *Artist) Resize (width, height int) {
 			artist.Border { Stroke: uhex(0x0000FFFF), Weight: 5 },
 			),
 		element.cellAt(2, 0))
+
+	// 0, 1 - 0, 3
+	for x := 0; x < 4; x ++ {
+		artist.FillRectangle (
+			element,
+			artist.Striped {
+				First:  uhex(0xFF8800FF),
+				Second: uhex(0x0088FFFF),
+				Direction: artist.StripeDirection(x),
+				Weight: 3,
+				
+			},
+			element.cellAt(x, 1))
+	}
 }
 
 func (element *Artist) cellAt (x, y int) (image.Rectangle) {