stipple
stipple — verb
- stipplepresent simple I / you / we / they
- stippleshe / she / it
- stippledpast simple
- stippling-ing form
1. to make a picture, shadow, or pattern by adding many tiny dots or short marks cl
to make a picture, shadow, or pattern by adding many tiny dots or short marks close together, rather than using solid lines
Diego stippled the old man's beard with hundreds of fine ink dots.
stipple + object (the area being built up from dots)
To soften the shadow, Yuna stippled the corner of the drawing with her pen.
stipple + object for building soft shade from dots
The art teacher showed the class how to stipple a cloudy sky.
Engravers once stippled metal plates so that printed faces looked smooth and rounded.
Christopher prefers to stipple his portraits instead of shading them with long strokes.
文法句型
stipple + object
用法筆記
Object is usually a surface or image (a face, a sky, a metal plate). Distinguish from sense 2: here the dots build up a deliberate picture or graded shadow, not a scattered, speckled look.
常見錯誤
2. to cover the surface of something with small scattered spots or flecks of colour
to cover the surface of something with small scattered spots or flecks of colour, so that it looks speckled
Rust had stippled the metal gate with tiny orange spots.
stipple + object for an uneven, speckled covering
Sana stippled the wall with a sponge to give it a rough, mottled finish.
stipple + with + tool that produces the flecks
Morning rain stippled the dusty windscreen with little wet marks.
Years of sun had stippled the wooden bench with pale grey patches.
文法句型
stipple + object
用法筆記
Subject is often a natural force (rust, rain, sun) that leaves marks by chance. Distinguish from sense 1: the spots here are scattered and accidental-looking, not arranged into a picture.
stipple — noun
1. a way of showing light and dark areas in a drawing or print by using many small
a way of showing light and dark areas in a drawing or print by using many small dots, larger spots, or short strokes instead of solid shading
The map used fine stipple to show where the hills rose and fell.
stipple as an uncountable technique noun
Zuri admired the soft stipple that gave the engraved portrait its rounded cheeks.
stipple producing graded light and shade
In old books, careful stipple made grey clouds look heavy and full of rain.
Talia learned that close stipple reads as dark, while spread-out dots look pale.
- hatching
shading with closely set parallel lines instead of dots
用法筆記
Uncountable and used mainly in art and printing. Refers to the shading method itself, not a single dot or the act of one stroke.