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stipple Definition

stip·ple (stipəl)

transitive verb -·pled, -·pling

  1. to paint, draw, engrave, or apply in small points or dots rather than in lines or solid areas
  2. to cover or mark with dots or quick dabs; fleck

Etymology: Du stippelen < stippel, a speckle, dim. of stip, a point, akin to stippen, to prick: for IE base see stiff

noun

    1. the art or method of painting, drawing, or engraving in dots
    2. the effect produced by this, or an effect, as in nature, resembling it
  1. stippled work

stipple Related Forms

stip·pler noun

stipple Synonyms

stipple

v.

dapple, dot, dab; see draw 2, paint 1.

stipple Usage Examples

Object

  • wind: The wistful tune ' The Long and Winding Road, ' barrels me along the promenade on the rain stippled wind?
  • pattern: Known as three Three Swami obverse design, the reverse is simply a stippled pattern of dots.
  • area: It picks up the texture of the fairly smooth cartridge paper I'm using, creating a stippled areas in the shadows.
  • action: Now, using a stippling action, blend the paint together until it is almost a uniform color.
  • paint: For instance: Texturing - you can use sponges to stipple the paint on to the surface, giving a mottled effect.
  • landscape: Most of the villages in the area have strong connections to the days of lead and old mine chimneys still stipple the landscape.

Converse of object

specify: The stipple specified by dashes resource can be turned on or off by activating this command.

Preposition: with

dot: The underside is bright orange with black spots and the sides are stippled with tiny white dots.

Modifies a noun

  • engraving: A stipple engraving by William Dickinson duly circulated in very large numbers.
  • pattern: Bitmaps are used in X for defining clipping regions, cursor shapes, icon shapes, and tile and stipple patterns.
  • technique: Any shading on subjects, such as pollen, should be done using the stipple technique described earlier.

Modifying Another Word

  • lightly: Finally a little Vomit Brown was very lightly stippled over the bottom of the skirt and cloak as a final highlight.
  • still: Most of the villages in the area have strong connections to the days of lead and old mine chimneys still stipple the landscape.
  • then: After application, you can then stipple the paint, which will even out the textures.

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