stippling

noun

UK /ˈstɪp.lɪŋ/

US /ˈstɪp.lɪŋ/

Stippling is a way of drawing or painting using lots of tiny dots.

The artist used stippling to make the tree look soft and fuzzy.

SYNONYMS

dotting speckling dabbing flecking

RELATED WORDS

dots texture shading pen and ink pattern

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A tingling or prickling feeling on the skin.

She felt a stippling of goosebumps on her arms.

3. The small dots or spots that form a pattern on a surface.

The stippling on the frog's back helps it hide.

4. A method of applying paint or ink in small dots to create shading.

He practiced stippling to add shadows to his sketch.