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- Dictionarystipple/ˈstɪpl/
verb
- 1. (in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks: "to finish, stipple the picture with the original base colour"
noun
- 1. the process or technique of stippling a surface, or the effect so created: "these pictures combine his favourite techniques—wash, line, and stipple"
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to draw or paint something using small spots or marks: She tried to create the impression of strong sunlight by stippling the canvas in yellow and white. figurative The evening sky was stippled with a few wisps of low-lying clouds. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Painting, drawing & printing. airbrush. anamorphosis. axonometric.
noun. : production of gradation of light and shade in graphic art by stippling small points, larger dots, or longer strokes. also : an effect produced in this way. Synonyms. Verb. blotch. dapple. dot. fleck. freckle.
If you stipple something, that means you add tiny dots of color or texture, such as using a special painting tool to stipple a plain wall with dots of a different color to make it look more interesting. The verb stipple came into English from the Dutch word stippelen, meaning "to spot or dot.”.
1. to draw, engrave, or paint using dots or flecks. 2. to apply paint, powder, etc, to (something) with many light dabs. 3. to give (wet paint, cement, etc) a granular effect. noun also: stippling. 4. the technique of stippling or a picture produced by or using stippling. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
1. (Art Terms) to draw, engrave, or paint using dots or flecks. 2. (Art Terms) to apply paint, powder, etc, to (something) with many light dabs. 3. (Building) to give (wet paint, cement, etc) a granular effect. n. (Art Terms) the technique of stippling or a picture produced by or using stippling.
noun. the method of painting, engraving, etc., by stippling. stippled work; a painting, engraving, or the like, executed by means of dots or small spots. / ˈstɪpəl / verb. to draw, engrave, or paint using dots or flecks. to apply paint, powder, etc, to (something) with many light dabs. to give (wet paint, cement, etc) a granular effect.
STIPPLE meaning: 1. to draw or paint something using small spots or marks: 2. to draw or paint something using…. Learn more.
Stipple Definition. To paint, draw, engrave, or apply in small points or dots rather than in lines or solid areas. To apply (paint, for example) in dots or short strokes. To cover or mark with dots or quick dabs; fleck. The art or method of painting, drawing, or engraving in dots.
Definitions of 'stipple' 1. to draw, engrave, or paint using dots or flecks. [...] 2. to apply paint, powder, etc, to (something) with many light dabs. [...] 3. to give (wet paint, cement, etc) a granular effect. [...] 4. the technique of stippling or a picture produced by or using stippling. [...] More. Conjugations of 'stipple'
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