stipple
Dab tiny marks
Stipple is a technique of creating texture or shading through many small dots or short strokes rather than solid lines.
Artists stipple with pen, brush, or specialized tools: The illustrator stippled the shadows to give them depth.
The word works as both verb and noun—you can stipple a surface, or apply stipple to it.
The technique appears in drawing, painting, engraving, and even cosmetic application.
Small spot of color
- fleckMinute spot or particle
- dotSmall circular mark
- dappleSpots of contrasting color
- mottlePattern of irregular spots
grain · roughness · unevenness · pebbled · pitted · tactile · bumpy · surface
Dot-based art technique
- SeuratPointillism's founder
- dotSmall circular mark
- dabSmall amount applied
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
canvas · pigment · palette · acrylic · oil · watercolor · gouache · tempera
Acid-incised metal print
- engravingCarving into hard surfaces
- aquatintTonal etching process
- mezzotintTone-based intaglio method
- drypointNeedle-scratched printmaking method
intaglio · burin · woodcut · linocut · lithography · copperplate · plate · ink
speckle
Small spot of color
mottle · grain · roughness · unevenness · pebbled · pitted · tactile · bumpy · surface · matte
pointillism
Dot-based art technique
brushwork · canvas · pigment · palette · acrylic · oil · watercolor · gouache · tempera · brushstroke
etching
Acid-incised metal print
drypoint · intaglio · burin · woodcut · linocut · lithography · copperplate · plate · ink · press
ink
Writing fluid
hatching · crosshatching · tone · gradient · rendering · drawing · technical · architectural · botanical · scientific
gradation
Incremental transition between stages
- transitionChange from one state
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- softeningBecoming less firm
shading · tonal · light · shadow · depth · dimension · subtle · delicate · diffuse · fade
- paintingoil painting, watercolor, acrylic paint, oils, oil paints
- patternspattern, chevron, geometric pattern, stripes, plaid
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, shading, blending
- art verbsdraw, paint, sketch, sculpt, carve
- coloringcoloring book, dye, colorize, coloring books, coloring page
- mark makingdraw, sketch, doodle, scribble, trace
stipplestroke
Sudden brain blood blockage
smooth strokes · continuous line · brushstroke · hatching · line drawing