mottler
One who dapples
A mottler is a tool or brush used to create mottled effects—irregular patterns of spots or blotches—in decorative painting, faux finishing, or marbling.
The brush typically has coarse, uneven bristles that produce the characteristic dappled texture when dabbed or rolled across a surface: She used a mottler to give the walls an aged leather look.
Bristled cleaning tool
- spongeAbsorbent cleaning material
- ragWorn piece of fabric
- rollerRotating cylindrical tool
- applicatorTool for applying substances
sea sponge · chamois · dabber · natural sponge · feather duster · crumpled paper · plastic wrap · cheesecloth
One who creates veined patterns
- stipplerOne who textures with dots
- dabberPad for applying ink
- spongerOne who mooches
- texturizerProduct altering surface feel
ragging · pattern maker · featherer · grainer · antiquing · layering · dragging · combing
Grease-based flat plate printing
- halftoneDot-based image reproduction
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
- screen printingStencil-based ink transfer method
- color separationIsolating pigment channels for printing
etching · aquatint · printmaking · brayer · registration · impression · dampening · substrate
brush
Bristled cleaning tool
applicator · sea sponge · chamois · dabber · natural sponge · feather duster · crumpled paper · plastic wrap · cheesecloth · bristle brush
marbler
One who creates veined patterns
texturizer · ragging · pattern maker · featherer · grainer · antiquing · layering · dragging · combing · veining
lithography
Grease-based flat plate printing
- halftoneDot-based image reproduction
- gradationIncremental transition between stages
- screen printingStencil-based ink transfer method
color separation · etching · aquatint · printmaking · brayer · registration · impression · dampening · substrate · overlay
- mottled skinIrregularly pigmented body surface