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Stipple (Verb)

Produce a mottled effect; "The sunlight stippled the trees".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Make by small short touches that together produce an even or softly graded shadow, as in paint or ink.

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The artist carefully stippled the moonlit scene to evoke a sense of mystery and quiet.
She used a toothbrush to stipple dots of ink across the drawing, creating intricate textures.
To give the portrait more depth, the painter stippled varying shades of gray around the subject's face.
The technique of stippling allowed the artist to create delicate, feathery patterns on the illustration.
With a small brush, the designer stippled a gentle gradient of blue across the canvas to evoke a sense of calm.

Engrave by means of dots and flicks.

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

The artist stipple a design onto a metal plate, carefully creating an image using small dots.
She used a metal engraving tool to stipple intricate patterns onto a silver locket.
A laser engraver can be used to stipple an image onto a wooden plaque.
The jeweler stippled delicate details onto the surface of a gold ring.
To create a unique piece, the craftsman stippled thousands of dots onto a piece of leather.

Apply (paint) in small dots or strokes.

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Using a small brush, she carefully began to stipple the intricate details of the portrait onto the canvas.
The fading sunlight inspired the painter to stipple warm golden hues across the landscape scene.
With precise movements, the artist carefully stipple contrasting colors to achieve the correct shading.
Stipple by stipple, slowly a textured background emerged in shades of blue and green.
Using an array of pastel shades, she managed to stipple an aesthetically appealing sunset in her sketchbook.