Editing Stippling

{{Short description|Method of creating a pattern}}
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[[File:Jar MET DP168331 (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Capodimonte porcelain]] jar painted in the stipple style of [[Giovanni Caselli]] with three figures of [[Pulcinella]] from the [[commedia dell'arte]], 1745–1750]]
[[File:Stipple Shading applied to seashell graphics complex in Mathematica.svg|alt=graphics complex of a seashell with stipple shading modeled in Mathematica 13.1|thumb|Graphics complex of a seashell with stipple shading modeled in Mathematica 13.1]]

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

==Art==
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[[File:Giulio Campagnola shepherd.jpg|thumb|upright|left|''The Young Shepherd'', [[engraving]] using stipple technique by [[Giulio Campagnola]], around 1510]]

In [[printmaking]], stipple engraving is a technique using flicks of the burin to build up the image in short lines or dots, often combined with conventional linear [[engraving]]. In [[engraved glass]] a similar stipple technique has often been popular.

In a [[drawing]] or [[painting]], the dots are made of [[pigment]] of a single colour, applied with a [[pen]] or [[brush]]; the denser the dots, the darker the apparent shade—or lighter, if the pigment is lighter than the surface.  This is similar to—but distinct from—[[pointillism]], which uses dots of different colours to simulate blended colours.<ref>{{cite book | title=The Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques| last=Ian Simpson| date=1987| pages=62–64| publisher=Headline| location=London| isbn=978-0-7472-0051-2}}</ref>

==Botany==
[[Image:Music MiguelEndara.gif|thumb|upright|Artistic composition of musical elements using stippling technique]]
In description of flora species, a stippling is a kind of pattern, especially in the case of flowering plants, produced in nature that occur on flower petals and sepals. These are similar to the dot patterns in artworks that produce an often intricate pattern. An example can be seen on the base of the petal insides of ''[[Calochortus luteus]]'', a [[lily]] endemic to [[California]].<ref>C. Michael Hogan. 2009. [http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 ''Gold Nuggets: Calochortus luteus'', GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. N. Stromberg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004094242/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/artspec_information.asp?thingid=97686 |date=2011-10-04 }}</ref>

==Other uses<span class="anchor" id="Other uses"></span>==
In [[forensic science]], stippling refers to a pattern of [[gunshot residue]] burned into the skin that results from close proximity to a discharged firearm.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://adfs.alabama.gov/Glossary.aspx |title=Glossary of Forensic Terms |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences|publisher= U.S. state government|access-date=18 August 2018}}</ref>

In [[Gunsmith|gunsmithing]], stippling is used to engrave patterns on the firearm's grip to provide a more solid grip by creating more friction.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pewpewtactical.com/how-to-stipple-a-glock/ |title=How to Stipple a Glock (And Not Ruin It) |author=Eric Hung |website=Pew Pew Tactical|publisher=Pew Pew Tactical|access-date= 22 August 2022}}</ref> This modification is done only on pistols with polymer frames since they have one-piece frames and solid grips, while steel-framed pistols usually have a hollow grip with textured grip scales to provide friction. If the user is willing to take the possibility of failing the procedure and getting permanent, unwanted results they can stipple their own pistols since the procedure only requires either a [[soldering iron]] or a small, handheld [[Die grinder|rotary tool]] with [[Burr (cutter)|burr]] bits.

==See also==

* [[Dither|Dithering]]
* [[Pointillism]]

==References==
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==External links==
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