noun / verb
stipple
STIP-ul/ˈstɪpl/
A pattern of small dots or the technique of making it.
The artist uses stipple to shade the sphere with separate dots.
Etymology
The Dutch verb expresses repeated pricking or speckling. In art, that repeated point-making becomes the placement of many small dots to build up color or shade.
In context
when you stipple place each dot as it's it's own little dot intentionally slowly
More examples
- She stipples the shadow with the tip of her pen.
- The dense stipple makes this part of the drawing look darker.
- He stippled tiny white dots onto the blue vase.
Forms
stipple · stipples · stippled · stippling
Similar words
- speckle
- Suggests scattered spots rather than deliberately placed tiny dots.
- dot
- Names an individual small mark rather than the overall pattern.