stipples
Applies tiny dots
Stipples is the third-person singular verb form of stipple, meaning to apply color, shading, or texture through small dots or specks rather than continuous strokes: She stipples the paint to create a textured finish.
The technique appears in painting, drawing, tattooing, and decorative finishes.
As a noun, stipples are the dots themselves or the textured effect they produce.
Small scattered spots
- flecksSmall spots or particles
- dappleSpots of contrasting color
- spotsDetects or marks
- specksMinute spots or particles
scatter · sprinkle · pepper · mottle · freckle · pock · bespeckle · polka
Dot-based art technique
- dottingAdding small marks
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
- brushworkPainter's stroke method
rendering · shading · blending · gradation · tonal · value · chiaroscuro · contour
speckles
Small scattered spots
specks · scatter · sprinkle · pepper · mottle · freckle · pock · bespeckle · polka · confetti
pointillism
Dot-based art technique
- dottingAdding small marks
- hatchingEmergence from an egg
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
brushwork · rendering · shading · blending · gradation · tonal · value · chiaroscuro · contour · depth
granular
Made of tiny particles
roughness · tactile · surface · pitted · pocked · dimpled · sandpaper · grit · coarse · uneven
shading
Depicting light and darkness
highlight · contrast · monochrome · halftone · duotone · greyscale · lightness · darkness · opacity · transparency