stipple

 
Pronunciation: /ˈstɪp(ə)l/

verb

[with object]
  • (in drawing, painting, and engraving) mark (a surface) with numerous small dots or specks: (as noun stippling) the miniaturist’s use of stippling
  • produce a decorative effect on (paint or other material) by roughening its surface when it is wet.

noun

[mass noun]
  • the process or technique of stippling a surface, or the effect so created: these pictures combine his favourite techniques—wash, line, and stipple

Derivatives

stippler

noun

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Dutch stippelen, frequentative of stippen 'to prick', from stip 'a point'