STIPPLING (Neo-Impresionism & Pointillism)

Stippling is the creation of a pattern simulating varying degrees of value or shading by using small dots. Such a pattern may occur in nature and these effects are frequently emulated by artists.

Artists like Seurat and Signac took advantage of this phenomenon

and tried to get purer colours by mixing them optically.

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Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. (Wikipedia)

GEORGE SEURAT (1859-1891)

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat

Just in case you want to know more about Georges Seurat here you have a short video.

And here you have a videotutorial on how to work using this technique (spanish subtitles).

We´re going to use this technique to colour these beautiful mandalas.