"paint with dots," 1670s, from Dutch stippelen "to make points," frequentative of stippen "to prick, speckle," from stip "a point," perhaps ultimately from PIE root *st(e)ig- "pointed" (see stick (v.)), or from *steip- "to stick, compress." Related: Stippled; stippling.
stipple 英文释义
1. engrave by means of dots and flicks
2. make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink
3. apply (paint) in small touches
4. produce a mottled effect;
"The sunlight stippled the trees"
stipple 实用场景例句
Dodge: Used for adding highlights, lightening areas and for stippling.
减淡工具: 用于增加高光点, 给局部加光和点画.
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Calligraphy is the art of lines, also based on the basis of basic stippling art.
